Out of the house and on the road at 9:07. That's a couple of hours later than usual, but we didn't want to arrive at our destination too early.
The first day for us is usually driving to somewhere to start of our trip. First days just are not that exciting and today was no exception.
The first two hours were to be spent driving West on Interstate 10 to Blythe, Ca;ifornia. Eleven miles of stop and go road construciton ran that out to about two and half hours. No problem, Starbucks was still there in Blythe and a mocha made things better.
Wanting to avoid anything near Las Angeles (for both traffic and politics), we dsregarded the lady in the dash and took US 95 North to Needles, California. US 95 is a two lane, roller coaster road that at times parallels the Colorado river. There must be significant floods in the area, as the highway had more dips for water to cross than I could count. At Needles we headed West on Interstate 40, which was a much better highway to drive then I10.
Our stay in Barstow, California was a repeat at the Hampton Inn. Nice room, nice location and near Chili's, where we shared some very good Fajitas for two.
Tomorrow we are off to Paso Robles to taste and possibly purchase wine.
377.5 miles today. About our limit anymore.
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This is actually SNK: When I lived/worked at Eagle Mountain in the early 70's I occasionally drove that part of 95 on the way to play some blackjack. At night, 1972 240Z at 100mph; had to back off entering those draws to avoid air and bottoming out...
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