We got up pretty early and got going at 8:00. We really took it easy and didn’t get to Bakersfield WalMart until 4:00. That was 3 hours longer than the computer (MS Streets & Trips) said it was. That was because we took it really easy. First reason was I kept trying things on the cruise control.
Vixen 21 - pretty rare - only about 360 made
Second reason is because we spent some time talking to some folks we met at Kramer Junction. When we were pulling into the Pilot gas station at the intersection of highways 58 and 395 we saw this strange looking motorhome. Carol was busy taking this picture and the driver was waving at us. He turned into the gas station so he could take photos of his coach and ours together. This thing is pretty small – about the height of an SUV, 21 feet long. The top tilts up when parked to give you head room. The killer is that it gets 28 mpg!! Turns out that the BMW turbo diesel pusher is pretty underpowered and he seemed to be having a hard time getting over Tehachapi pass after we parted company.
Vixen 21 at the gas station
Green hills - Spring in Northern California
The last few times we have been back to California we came too late and missed the green hills. In the late Spring the hills turn to gold and are, we think, very pretty but it sure is nice to see them green once in a while. When the rains come to the area in the Fall or Winter, the hills turn green and stay that way as long as the rain keeps coming – about April or May – and then turn brown/gold.
