We drove out of The Fountain of Youth Spa RV Resort at about 9:00a.m. and headed south to I-8. Today’s travel distance was about 300 miles – a little longer than we like but getting home a little late and tired is not all bad. The route is pretty boring except for that little tiny church on the hill and the Imperial Dunes Recreation Area – awesome.

When we got home we took everything out of the GMC and I went out to put the recyclables into the trash bin and found a big rattlesnake in my way. It was really hard to see the snake and shocking to actually see one even though you are looking for them. Ever since I found a rattler under my trash can 7 or 8 years ago I watch carefully where I step so I saw it before I got too close – unless 3 or 4 feet is too close. The photos were taken over the top of a 4-foot wall separating me and the snake. We decided to wait until morning to see if it was still there before doing anything about it – like calling for someone to get rid of it.