Happy 113th Birthday to my grandpa, Arlee Maxwell. He looks too serious here, I always remember him with a smile on his face.
That's my grandma, Verdie Rea Robinson Maxwell with him.
Also, since today is veteran's day I want to thank all the veteran's out there and those now serving in the military who put their lives on the line to keep our country safe. Thank You!
We left before 5am Arizona time pulling a twenty two foot trailer behind us. As is my usual activity when James is driving I slept and read, outloud to James of course.
We stopped in Ehrenberg on the Arizona/California border at the Love Gas Station. While James got gas I went in and ordered breakfast from Wendy's: a bacon, egg biscuit for each of us and a diet coke for me.
Bakersfield is 500 miles from Phoenix. MapQuest took us there but once we got to Bakersfield it sent us on a wild goose chase. We finally had to call the company we are getting the tank from, Containment Solutions, for directions.
It's loaded!
Making sure it is secure.
Now for the trip home. We head south on the I-5 and then east on the 210 back to the 10. We stop in Banning at the Sizzler for dinner. It took us a few minutes to find a parking space big enough to park this rig!
We ordered Malibu chicken to share and the salad bar. I forgot how good their Malibu chicken is. This was so much better than fast food!
Yummy!
We were headed towards Blythe and realized we forgot to get gas so we turned around and headed back to Coachella. James decided he was tired and we were going to spend the night in Coachella. We stayed at the Quality Inn, room 120. It was nothing fancy but the sheets were clean and comfy, I had a nice pillow and the air was cool. I am looking forward to a shower in the morning!
