Friday, April 3, 2015 – In to California

Here's our progress for our day....

Grants NM to Victorville CA - 231 Miles

We got to sleep in a little, and even spent some time washing up the BMW X-5.  At the next fuel stop, a couple with a brand new Volvo station-wagon came over to admire our old “Foxie’.  She deserves an extra bucket of oats tonight.  So far she’s hauled our camper 2,340 miles and only gulped up 166 gallons of diesel fuel.  It’s one of the best vehicles we’ve ever owned.

It didn’t’ take too long to get across the Colorado River into California.

Railroad bridge across the Colorado river into California.

We Made It!

The ancient road along the Colorado River (They now have a high tech zip-line criss-crossing it.)

A very old bill-board with two equally old enthusiasts......

We headed up north to Needles and then west through the Mojave Desert.  I think they must have had a "Paint the Town" event like we did at home.....

Jus.t south of Fenner the road was closed due to washout’s earlier this year, so we had to do a 40 mile detour and missed the “Cadiz Summit” and the 30 mile stretch of old ’66 where travellers write their names in stones on the side of the road.  (How many rocks would it take to spell “Keith and Ellen” anyway??)

 We did make it back to the old route at Amboy, where the famous “Roy’s Café” is located.  It’s supposed to be the most popular site on all of Route 66 for appearances in commercials, videos, and movies.

California has ridiculous prices for fuel.  This is more that twice a much that we paid for diesel fuel in OK and TX.

Our campground for the night was going to be in Victorville.  We stopped at the ‘California Route 66 Museum’ first and had a great visit with other enthusiasts and bought some souvie’s. 

At the Museum

Ellen in motorcycle 'bling'

Our campground was just a few miles away, and another nice “Good Sam” facility….

It is getting 'warmer'.  We finally put our winter coats out of the way.....