Oct 21, 2012
Met up with Mary at Legends Casino near Yakima about 10:30
am, went into the casino for lunch. Food
has definitely gone downhill there over the last few years. The staff were friendly though and we even
got a ride back to our rigs with the shuttle.
Back to Hwy 82 and then on to 395 heading south towards
Nevada. Winding roads in the Battle
Mountain area and lots of wind again. By
4 pm we were ready to stop at Ukiah. At “The
Thicket”, a little bar and diner, we had a great burger and 14 bean soup (the
air was a little fragrant in the rig last night). Good food and great people. The owner said he would talk to a councillor
(in the bar next door) about us pulling into the city park for the night. The councillor (another nice guy) said he
owned the lots next door, and we were welcome to park there.
Woke up this morning at 4 am to a sky full of stars, Schatz
wanted to go outside, (could it have been the beans?) Back to sleep until 6 to wake up to heavy ice
fog. Think we may want to wait till the
sun burns through before leaving today.
The picture was taken at Canadian Tire in Kelowna. Tried to include it in previous posting but didnt work.
Parking at Ukiah
Oct 22, 2012
On to Nevada, very scenic drive from Ukiah to
McDermitt. Stopped early after a very
hilly drive. Woke up next morning to
snow and the threat of a major snowfall.
Time to leave Dodge.....
We ran into every type of weather imaginable . Snow, sleet, rain, wind..... By the time we
got to Hawthorne it was time to call it a day.
Driving in that wind is very tiring.
Luckily there was free parking at the Casino and good food as well.
Oct 24, 2012
Left Hawthorne about 8:15, cloudy but no wind. As we made our way south the clouds dissipated
and the drive was very pleasant. The
first sign of Joshua trees let us know we were headed in the right
direction. Made a stop at Mels Diner in
Beatty and then arrived at Pahrump about 2 pm.
Lyn and Pete had arranged guest passes to Preferred RV and met us as we pulled in. Thanks guys.
First Happy Hour of the Season was complete with Bob, Betty
and Donna joining us. Good to be able to
take off the jackets and lift a glass of wine.
A quick trip to Wal Mart, to find my phone was not going to
be compatible with Virgin USA . Ran into
Carol T and then Sally and Jerry, from Alberta . So good to see friends again. Never fails, always run into someone you know
at Wal Mart Pahrump. (Sort of like
Paris)