ACROSS THE DESERT

The drive across the Mohave Desert from Barstow to Needles on I40 has become a familiar one, since we moved to Lake Havasu City 9 years ago. This is the most direct route into CA, and one that we have traveled many times. Even though the scenery is mostly desert landscape, and there isn't much else to admire, it's a drive that I rather enjoy. If I'm on the Harley, I often take the old Mother Rode, through Amboy. It's a little longer, but Route 66 has a few communities like Essex, and Amboy that are kind of fun to check out, especially the old gas stations and restaurants that have long been closed.

We arrived at the casa in the early afternoon, and began the process of unloading the motor home. Since we have no plans to use the house on wheels anytime soon, we're not only unloading a lot of stuff, but also doing some serious cleaning before parking it under the shade cover.

It's good to be home, with lots of projects on the table, and ample time to hopefully get most of them done. Due to a rather normal routine while home, the usual daily blog post while traveling will become a little more sporadic. It's not exactly exciting, nor very interesting to write about trips to the grocery store, and mundane things along that line. If by Chance, there is any breaking news from Lake Havasu, rest assured that you'll probably read about it right here on Travel by Chance.