Riverside
to Borrego Springs, CA.
Was
an easy drive, less traffic and smaller highways as we get closer to
our destination, Leaping Lizard RV Ranch. Not sure what this place
will look like, but the conversation I had as we left Riverside with
Debora the owner made me feel like just what we would like. Polly is
relaxed as we drive, she doesn’t like the heavy traffic, I can do
it but rather be where I can drive with ease and stop and take a look
as we go. The trip is uneventful just less stress, Polly hasn’t hit
the floor with her foot for awhile, or said “Breeent!”, makes
life easier.
We
stop for a bathroom break, and lunch at a truck stop, and right
beside us is a desert buggy that has a huge engine, and paddle tires.
We have been passing RV’s on the other side of the highway going
toward LA for miles with some form of desert wagons on trailer behind
them. Now I look around, and all the trailers are toy haulers, I now
know there must have been a race event this past Presidents weekend.
Good we were out of the fray.
Polly
makes a couple sandwiches and we sit and enjoy lunch in the shade of
a freight truck. No snooze today, trying to get away from this right
now, waking up in the night. As we leave a jacked up pickup is at the
edge of the lot in the sand doin doughnuts, still haven’t had
enough I think. Dirt bikes all over the place, with young kids on
them, playing in the desert. This is the entertainment here for all
those that are in the city, and want to play in the desert, ATV’s
and all sorts of sand buggies, and motor cycles. Not for me now, back
wouldn’t take it, looks like fun though.
We
make it to Leaping Lizard, and meet Deb, and get the low down on
where we will stay, and what rules are. No Cell, or WiFi, well very
limited, I say intermittent now. After she guides me to our spot,
which really helps, we get setup then a Margarita is in order. Polly
and I talk about how nice the trip here went, only 4 hrs as we have
talked about in the past, don’t want to travel to far each move,
want to make this life fun, and relaxed, and stop as we go and look
around. Stopping isn’t easy with trailer, so will look around more
once set up, with truck only.
Next
day we take Bosco for a walk and meet another couple who have been
doing same as us, they are from Florida, and are slowly making there
way west. They told us about a few places we should see, and we head
out to Borrego Springs as there recommendation is to go to the
library for internet, in every town. Best place to get strong WiFi,
and as told it was good. Made a few posts on FB, and sent a couple
e-mails, and a few Messenger calls. That done we go get a couple
things from the market, Polly says wow, was expensive there, shop in
Yuma when we move. Now we drive around and stop at the “Christmas
Circle” A huge roundabout in centre of town that also has free
wifi. We have lunch, and listen to music in the park as today
musicians come and play. Warm, and beautiful day, we now make our way
to Fonts point to view an over look of the bad lands as were told to
see. 4 miles in on a lumpy road, seemed to be not to bad, but later
my back sore from all the lumping around in the desert. The view from
here was worth it though, WOW, was something I have never seen
before, Polly loved it too, but not comfortable getting close to the
edge, so she went back to the truck. I went up a little furthere, and
a little closer to the edge. After taking a few beauty pictures, I
decided to take a panorama shot. New phone, and I couldn’t figure
it out, so decided to take a live shot on FB. Well that turned into a
folly, I didn’t know how to turn it off after it started, and
thought it was on pause, while I looked around for a sign saying the
name of the place, took way to much time, and was recording all the
time. What a screw up. Live and learn hey! Was a beauty spot, and
learned not to live video...
Next
day we wake to wind, wow really windy, so we decide to stay another
day, and make a trip Polly liked the sound of, Julian Bakery in
Julian. So off we went on the windy road up 4000 ft plus, and colder
it got, glad we brought jackets, was 47 degrees F Brr.. We went to
the bakery after driving through town, finding a place to park was
tough, many others came for pie too I guess. Touristy small town with
a past. Haven’t looked up the past, but we decide after a piece of
there wonderful Apple pie, that we will come back when not so cold
and wander around.
On
the drive back we turn off and go to hot springs RV Park we were told
of, Aqua Calientie. We get there after going through a box canyon
with a historical past, Dug out with hand tools in the 1800’s, you
can still see the trail through the rock alongside the highway.
We
arrive at the hot springs, we drive through the park, looks nice, but
not sure we will take the trailer here, may come in truck again, and
enjoy the springs, but was in middle of nowhere, a little too off the
grid for us right now.
On
the way back I decide to stop and take a picture of cactus with the
sun behind them, been looking at them all the way, I know what I
want, and stop at just the right place. I get out, Polly says she
will stay put. I walk off into the desert in my shorts, and flip
flops, watching my footing. I get the shots I want, of Cactus, and
flowering Cactus. On my way back, I didn’t watch my footing as
close, and get a small cactus in the toe, as well as stuck to the
front of my flip flop. OUCH, I have to pull the flip flop off to get
the cactus off my foot, and the pick out the prickles, man they are
hard to get out, like a barb holds them in. No more getting into the
desert with flip flops...
Today
we move to Yuma and spend a week seeing what that place is all about.
Will meet up with friends, Don and Chris Wutke, looking forward to
this.
I love the desert, just not the prickles
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