7:38 am - Wednesday - October 22nd - Andrade, CA - 65° F, humidity 24%, wind 3 mph out of the north.....partly cloudy today with a forecast high of 91° F. On this date in 2020 TLE and I revisited the Cape Blanco Lighthouse....
....it was extremely windy that day, so the lighthouse was closed. We had driven down from Seal Rocks RV Cove that day to spend a couple of nights in the area during our year long stay on the Oregon Coast.
I did not make a post about Monday first thing Tuesday morning as we had a very early dental appointment with Dr. Urena for our semi annual checkup and teeth cleaning. I fully intended to write the post when we returned to the Newell, but why I didn't is another story. Anyway, let me catch you up on the details of our Monday journey to Andrade, CA, where we are now.
We were up early Monday to make the 217 mile drive to Andrade, CA where we would spend the night, and then head to our 8 am dental appointments the next morning (Tuesday). We had all day to get there, but it was going to be 'hot' (92° F), and we wanted to get there before the heat of the day. Normally we would avoid this area until early November when the temps have dropped into the low 80's, but we want to be at The Wilson Wilderness before then.
As might be expected traffic was still heavy at 9 am, when we departed the Fontana/Rialto Elks Lodge, even though it was at the end of the traditional rush hour, the I-10 eastbound was still pretty busy, but as we continued eastward, and began to escape the congestion of Fontana, Riverside, and Redlands, traffic began to thin quite a bit, and by the time we hit Beaumont Pass it was much lighter.
We made our usual rest stop on the Salton City Travel Center for about 20 minutes, then continued south and east on US-86 to I-8, and then eastbound once again for the California/Arizona border. The Newell ran well, and the 217 miles melted away quickly. Soon we were exiting I-8 at Algodones Road and within minutes we had secured a site at Sleepy Hollow RV Park (operated by the Quechan Indian Tribe). This privately owned RV park had fallen into disrepair over the 10 years we've been visiting Dr. Urena's dental office, and was even closed for a few years during that time, but then the Indian Tribe took over, and revitalized the park in 2023. As you may recall, we used to dry camp in the parking lot of the Quechan Casino Resort when we were here overnight, but it's just too warm to do that right now. Anyway, the nightly rate at Sleepy Hollow (right next to the border parking lot, also operated by the Quechan Indian Tribe) is just $40 for full hookups. It is only a few more minutes walk than from the border parking lot to Dr. Urena's office from there.
By the time we were setup in our site the temp was was almost at the high of the day, and it was after 2 pm. We had both A/C's going for about 2 hours to cool down the Newell interior, and were able to shut off the final A/C around 7 pm. We spent the afternoon reading, and then watched the 7th, and deciding game of the ALCS (American League Championship Series) between the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Seattle Mariners in Toronto. It was a close game with the Mariners leading 3-1 in the bottom of the 7th inning when Toronto scored 3 runs on a 3 run homerun, to take the lead 4-3, and that was the final score. The Dodgers will travel to Toronto for the first two games of the World Series, then back to Dodger Stadium for the next three. If the series is still not decided by then, they will return to Toronto for the final two games, if they are both needed.
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