DRIVING IN THE DESERT

Marc and Chandra picked up Laila yesterday morning, and we pulled out of the Pima County Fairgrounds around 9:30 am. It's always bittersweet when returning our grand daughter to her parents. The time we have with her is so special, watching her almost grow before our very eyes. I must also admit, that a 4 1/2 year old turns your typical routine upside down, and despite Laila's behavior being almost perfect around Grandma and Grandpa, there is a little sigh of relief when she is returned to Mom and Dad. Yesterday being Sunday, we drove west on I10, straight through Phoenix, across the Mojave Desert, and into the outskirts of L.A. There seldom is a reason to drive through L.A., so I left I10 in San Bernardino, and climbed the Cajon Pass on I15, took Hwy 395 north to Hwy 58, then west to Mojave, CA. Since the bypass was put around Mojave, I hadn't been through that town in years, but it was getting late, (around 7:30pm), so I drove to the McDonald's, where there is a large parking lot behind the restaurant, and we stopped for the night. According to the GPS, we covered 546 miles, and it was a good day on the road. Today, we'll stop in Merced, and visit with Patty's son David, then up the hill to Everett and Lori's in Jamestown for 5-6 days. This probably will be the last post until we leave Jamestown, because that is about the only place in our travels, that we haven't been able to connect to the Internet.