November 5-9, 2012
Monday- We went to an internet café and got somewhat decent
speeds for surfing. We had our inaugural
commute via double scoot. It went very
well! Missy has definitely improved her
driving after her class! We’re going to
try to use the scooter as much as possible, since we get 60 mpg. The only snag in the plan is when we want to
go somewhere to have a hike. Then we
have to take the truck so Cassie can come.
But yay for having the option now!
After checking weather reports and seeing that the extended
forecasts were still favorable at our next spot (i.e. no scary snowstorms), we
decided to stay in our current spot for a bit longer. When we got back to camp, we checked out
the other side of the campground. When
we first got here, there were a couple of campers already here. Now that they’ve gone, we feel that they
had the best spot. Better views (we can
now see the river from our rig). We’ll
move tomorrow. We had a campfire
tonight. The stars put on a nice show
for us, as long as we were outside.
When we were ready to call it a night, I shoveled about 2 tons of sand
on that sucker to make SURE it was out.
Fire Safety is Important!
Tuesday- We got semi-packed and drove 100 yards to our new
spot. (We didn’t pull in the
slides). Love it!!!!!! We should have moved earlier when the other
people first left. This spot has 2
trees for shade…very helpful for the full sun and high 80s weather we’ve been
having. Other than moving, we spent
some time on bike projects.
Specifically: installing kick stands and bells. For some reason, WalMart doesn’t think
adults want bells. So I now have a Cars
bell on my bike, and Missy got the coveted SpiderMan.
Wednesday: Woke up
early this morning, but still had to wait almost an hour for the one English speaking
radio station to get around to announcing who won the Presidential
Election. Woo-hoo! No Mitt!
It was kind of a strange feeling not knowing who won, and more
specifically, not knowing whilst the rest of the nation DID know. We discussed looking into getting a cell
phone booster or satellite internet system.
We enjoyed the last of the shorts/flip flops weather for the foreseeable
future.
Thursday: Left early for a trip to Bakersfield. It’s about an hour twenty south. It includes a long stretch by the Scary and
Impressive Kern River valley. There
are tons of warning signs about taking the river seriously and not dying. I wish we could see it when it was running. We got into town around 9:30. Found out the library didn’t open until
11. So we did some shopping at Walmart
first. When we got to the library, we
found out that there was crappy wifi.
Sigh. I miss Colorado and its
great wifi and phone reception in the mountains. (I do NOT, however, miss its cold and snowy
winters). I did a lot of research on upcoming moves. Missy did a lot of research on cell phone
boosters and sat. It’s hard to do
anything without an address for shipping to.
We tabled technology discussions and left the library.
Next up: Costco. We
were extremely disappointed that they didn’t have the Kirkland sunglasses that
we have been desperately seeking. We
got them a while ago in MN, but since then, they’ve never been stocked
again. (ours have scratches). We were certain that CA, where it’s sunny and
warm still, would stock them.
Nope. This trip to town was
turning into a real bust. Interesting
notes about Costco: unlike the rest of
CA, the prices were pretty much the same as in MN. But some differences between states include:
in CA, the eggs are in one 18 pack; whereas in MN you have to buy two 18
packs. Also, they don’t sell caffeine
free diet pepsi. Boo-hiss! I guess they use that shelf space to sell
Squirt. Is that more refreshing than
CFDP? Hell No! And finally,
at the exit, one of the vendor booths you pass (carpets, furnaces, etc.) is for
caskets. Huh????? I wonder how many impulse buys for caskets
they get in a week.
Friday: Today was forecast
to be quite a bid colder. Highs only in
the 50s. We drove with the pooches to
check out that boondocking clearing we found last week. It was a great place to park and be able to
do a walk that Buddy could handle. It
was strange having the sun be as harsh as ever, but not provide much
warmth. As we were getting ready to go
back home, clouds moved in and we got some precipitation. Where we were, it was mostly rain with some
snow. But as each system passed over the nearby
mountain tops, it deposited fresh snow up high. Then the sun would come out and melt
it. Rinse and repeat all day. It was fun to watch this weather system all
day. At night, we had some cold temps
into the low 30s. Luckily, the furnace
worked wonderfully.
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