RAIN IN THE VALLEY

We left Mojave yesterday morning, with nothing but blue skies covering the high desert. The weather forecast for central CA was quite the opposite however, with rain predicted as far south as Bakersfield. Sure enough, as we made our way over the Tehachapi's, we could see the clouds ahead, and near the bottom of the pass, it started to rain. I stopped at the Flying J, north of Bakersfield, for fuel ($3.12 for diesel), and a new windshield wiper blade. It rained off and on, as we traveled north on Hwy 99 through the central valley, and about the time we arrived at David's house in Merced, the rain was pretty much stopped. After a short visit, and introduction to his new bulldog puppy, we went out to an early dinner. According to Dave, the house he is trying to buy in Modesto, is finally moving toward closing, and it shouldn't be too much longer before he is able to move. When that happens, his commute to work will be about 5-10 minutes, instead of 30-45 minutes. After dinner, he and Patty drove to Modesto, to check on a friends dog, while the friend is on vacation. While they were gone, I watched the Phoenix Suns lose the first game of their playoff series with the dreaded L.A. Lakers. Today, we make the short drive to our old hometown, where we'll park at Everett & Lori's for a few days. Again, this will probably be the last blog post until we leave Jamestown, unless Internet connectivity has improved.