Barb - The scenery today can be described using one word: DRY. After locating gas and haircuts for both of us in Ukiah, we drove east about 85 miles on Highway 20 to connect to Interstate 5. We passed Clear Lake on the north - it's probably 15 miles long, so a little bigger than Clear Lake in Iowa. It appeared to have resort accomodations and businesses in the 3-4 little towns along the highway, but the lake's water level was down several feet and all surrounding ground is very brown. It may be more normal for California in September, but Ed and I both felt that everything looks like it could go up in flames with very little effort.
Ed - I had another interesting day today. We did not leave early, I turned the wrong direction on a very narrow highway and nearly could not get turned around. I missed the first gas stations we could have stopped at for gas and then had to drive an extra 10 miles to get the tank filled. When we turned on the scenic road (highway 20) that I feared would not have gas stations, they appeared every 5 miles or so. We stopped to have lunch beside a lake park and the only place available was by the septic outfall. Then the park banned dogs and beer - so much for that place, so we ate in the RV. Five miles later we passed a nice park on the lake with a beach to walk on! The road then turned narrow and winding for another 50 miles. When we finally reached Interstate 5, everything looked up and I ran the RV up to the posted RV speed limit - 55 mph - oh, well. We finally got to the RV park and set up only to find the RV power cord again malfunctioning. I had to completely rebuild it this time. That took an hour, but being calm and collected - not likely - would have helped. Anyway, we went out to dinner and that turned out well. It's finally dark and I am going to hide under the covers - maybe it will be better in the morning.
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