Saturday, January 4, 2020

Orange City

For those of you just waiting on the edge of your seat for news of the latest and greatest bullet train, I present you this picture.  It's a terrible picture, but the best I could do.  The battery on my camera died, leaving me with a hard-to-hold phone.

You probably don't remember the last picture I posted.  No worries, it looked exactly like this one except for the crane.  That part that looks like it just ENDS on the left?  Yup ... it just ends in mid air. I think this section is maybe a mile long?  Then there's a big break with another section at the other end of town.  I'm pretty sure it will not be finished until I'm dead.  At any rate, there you go.
Traffic was very heavy along Highway 99.  I guess I missed the memo from the truck drivers saying we are all going to travel 50 mph.  The speed limit is 55.  I spent most of my time trying to pass trucks.  Lucky for me, it was a bright sunshiny day.

In no time I arrived at Orange Grove RV Park.  There's a good reason they call it that. The spaces are in between rows and rows of orange trees.  Grab a bag because you get to pick all you can fit in one bag for FREE.

I would say this year they are a little worse for wear.  Not the smallest I've seen, but not the biggest either.  I'll taste test one before offering them up on the fruit platter at the rally.
The second I arrived, I started and completed the age old crappy task of dumping the black tank.  Nancy was a bad girl and completely forgot to dump it.  I put everything I could think of down that hole and drove for 3-1/2 hours, hitting the brakes every so often to slosh things around.  Everything came out roses, so I dodged a bullet.

So there you have it ... an amazing adventurous day.  I won't mention the guy who pulled in next to me in his huge 45 foot fabulous rig and left his engine running for 30 minutes, nor the guy on the other side who has had his jet-engine heater roaring all night long.  Why not buy a little electric heater for $25 and plug it in.  It sure would keep the park from feeling like an airport.

I'm off early this morning.  The forecast is for wind, but only if you look at the front page.  Delve further into the weather app and it says 2-6 mph.  Who knows.  I'll drive slower.





12 comments:

  1. An overnight stop in a park should not be a place to have to listen to noisy trucks! That's too bad but you're moving on today. Drive safely, hope the winds do stay at bay for you!

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    1. That isn't the quietest park in the State, for it's right on the way and you get free oranges! LOL

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  2. Some people only think of themselves or are too lazy to go the extra step.
    Continued Safe Travels and Enjoy the Adventure.

    It's about time.

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    1. I can't believe anyone could sleep with that heater going!!

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  3. nic that you got there safe. yanks dumped snd all set up; have fun

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  4. Geez. Good thing you only had to stay there one night. Safe travels!

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  5. We have a oil-filled electric heater, no flame, no worry of starting a fire, and it keeps us very warm until we get under 45, then we supplement it with the heat pump (part of A/C), and if under 32, we use the gas "chew up all your propane" floor heater.

    As for the past Governor Jerry "Spend all your Money" Brown, back in the late 70's I golfed at Haggin Oaks every week and there was this freeway overpass that just stopped. Yep, when Jerry came to office he stopped the extra freeway headed to downtown Sacramento and had it torn down....millions of $$$$$ up in smoke.

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    1. It's ridiculous the amount of money they are wasting. Their excuse is that it's providing jobs, but at what cost?

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  6. You survived, you posted and he's now on the wall of the post office in the 'wanted' section.
    Glad you're moving right along safely. Loved the oranges. I get grapefruit from my SIL in Indian Wells and just love 'em. Continued safe journey.

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    1. So far so good, although the second day could have gone a little better. My fix-it list is growing!!

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