Day 28, Monday, leaving Arizona
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Lots and lots of farming .... well hope it all is organic ;)
Oj vad vi sov i natt. Skönt att vakna utvilad, hoppa in i duschen och så en tallrik gröt. Redo att möta dagen. Dan hade kvällen innan hittat en RV butik där vi kunde köpa lite delar till vår camper. Det blev en ny taklucka (en av fyra) som var sprucken. Denna byttes på parkeringen utanför butiken. Sen blev det några småsaker som var skadade. Hittade även ett nytt dusch hantag som skulle vara snålspolande. Så rullade vi iväg mot nya äventyr. Vi valde vägar som ledde oss till Mexicos gräns men vi valde att stanna på vår sida. Gjorde stopp för sen lunch, tvättning av Iris hår och rakning av Dan´s skägg. Sen åkte vi västerut på vägar som bara var raka och långa. Ganska tråkigt tills vi hittade Salton Sea Beach som ligger vid en sjö.
När vi svängde höger mot Beachen noterade vi en Dodge pickup med en camper på som inte helt oliknade vårt ekipage. De stod parkerade med varningsblinkers på mellan körfälten. Vi hade väl bråttom till stranden så dom fick ingen hjälp av oss. När vi närmade oss stranden kan det som mötte oss inte beskrivas med ord. Tur att vi har bilder. Kolla på dom så förstår ni inte heller någonting. Fin sjö, vacker omgivning, snygga berg i bakgrunden och så total missär på de tre nedersta husraderna vid stranden. Vi tog några bilder och så rullade vi tillbaka. Dodgen stod kvar och nu var huven uppe. Vi parkerade vid vägkanten och korsade Highway 86 med livet som insats. Det visade sig vara ett par som gjorde det samma som oss men under en längre tid. På deras t-shirt stod det ”naked hippie” och så heter deras blogg .Efter Dannes handpåläggning startade Dodgen igen, Killen skojade om att vi tillförde energi. Han hade förstås inte koll på att Dan alltid har tur med sig. Trevliga människor som vi säkert kommer träffa på Facebook. Tyvärr glömde vi kameran i bilen när vi sprang över motorvägen så ni får att kolla deras blogg istället. Nu är det mörkt och vi har kommit till Indian Wells tror vi det heter. Hände inte så mycket idag sa vi, men det var ändå en bra dag.
Yuma
Oh how we slept last night. We woke up refreshed, jump into the shower, then a bowl of porridge and we were ready to face the day. Dan had the night before found an RV shop where we could buy some parts for our camper. It became new sunroof (one of four) that was cracked. This we changed in the parking lot outside the store. Then we bought some small items that were damaged and also found a new shower with less flush to save the precious water. Then we rolled off to new adventures. We took roads that led us to the Mexican border but chose to stay on this site of the border or the US. We stopped for late lunch in the RV, washing Iris hair and shaving Dan's beard, out in the sun.
Then we drove west and north on roads that were just straight and long. The journey was pretty boring until we found the small town Salton Sea Beach which is located on Salton Lake. When we turned right towards the town we noted a Dodge pickup with a camper on that looked a lot like our traveling caravan. They were parked with hazard lights on between the lanes on the Highway. Well we wondered if they already had some help on the way and then rushed to the beach, so they got no help from us. As we approached the beach, what met us not be described with words. Luckily we have pictures. Check on them then you understand. The lake is beautiful, the surroundings are beautiful, the mountains in the background and are wonderful but then this former beautiful beach is completely a wrack The strange thing is that there was a small community with nice houses just next street to the former beach.. We took some pictures and then we rolled back. The dodge was still standing on the crossroads and now with the hood up. We parked at the roadside and run over the Highway 86 with our lives in hold. It proved to be pair that just like us, is on road trip but a much longer one. They have been on the road for more than a year. On their t-shirt said "naked hippie" and so is their blog called too. After Dan did some “laying hands” over the motor, the Dodge started again, the guy joked that we had brought some good energy. Of course he didn´t know that Dan always has luck with everything he touches. Nice people that we will certainly meet again on Facebook. Unfortunately, we forgot our camera in the car when we ran across the highway so you have to check out their blog instead. Now it's dark and we have come to Indian Wells in California or that’s what we believe it's called. We felt nothing much happened today until we meet our new friends, so it still was another good day.
check out our new friends blog
http://www.nakedhippies-simplefreedom.us/blog/category/mindset