Harris Ranch (2)

Rejoice! Rejoice! Winter break has begun! Once again, we head south and toward the deserts, and again, we have chosen to break up the long travel days with our customary stops. Harris Ranch was more pungent this time than last, but not enough to cause eye watering or loss of appetite. We see signs posted now announcing a future RV park. I must admit, staying for free in the parking lot is a big part of the draw for this place. It also has fun Christmassy decor, excellent BBQ, and amusing shopping, but we’re both wondering if we we would feel like paying a bunch of money for that. But at least for this year, we got to squat for free, less the expense of tri tip, chipotle chicken, and fixins.

Not much else to report quite yet. We both noted how much better it is to get out of our driveway with the extra long ramps. It eliminates the problems associated with caravan movers not fully engaging because we can just use the winch to get her almost all the way into the street. At that point, even if the rotors are not fully in place, they can maneuver Dory over to the car to hitch up. Way, way better.

We want to remember next year, assuming we are both still working the same jobs, that Richard should just take the Friday before winter break off. There is a lot to do the day of departure and it made it rather busy to get it all done after he got home. But we were rolling down the road by 2pm, which gave plenty of time to get to Harris Ranch by dinner. I5 is not a stressful drive through the central valley, so the first day of the trip went well. Lafayette shows a lot of rain the next week or so, and we are sailing toward sunny skies and 60-70 degree weather.

Hurrah!

Total miles from home: 168.0, 18.7 mpg, 3 hours 50 min. Excellent cell. No hookups or anything. Lots of gas stations and a bazillion Tesla charging stations.