Month: April 2018
Big House, Trip Summary – Tuesday April 10, 2018
We are back to the Big House for a month. Current plan is to leave the second week of May for Montana.
Today’s drive:
Trip summary:
Motorhome 3409 miles
Pick-up 1150 miles
Gas prices
High $3.14 – Bakersfield, CA
Low $2.50 – AZ-CA Boarder by Blythe, CA
Avg $3.15
449 gallons
Interesting gas prices, this is how they changed from February on the way south and April on the way back north.
Chehalis, WA
February $2.89
April $3.09
Grants Pass, OR
February $2.78
April $3.09
Dunningan, CA
February $2.80
April $3.20
AZ-CA Boarder – Blythe, CA
February $2.50
April $2.94
Bakersfield
February $2.98
April $3.14
Cottage Grove Rest Stop – Saturday April 7, 2018
Day of rain and wind.
Rained hard all night, campsite picture is out the front window.
On our way to museum in McMinnville, Or which houses the Spruce Goose airplane. Drive there today, see museum on Monday and continue to the big house on Tuesday.
Orland, CA – Rest Stop – Thursday April 5, 2018)
Today’s drive
This is the same rest stop we spent two nights at on the trip south, other side of the road of course.
This is the campsite picture because I didn’t want to go outside and get my iPad wet to take a picture. Watched a little TV however kept loosing the signal because of the heavy rain.
Boron, CA – Monday April 2, 2018
We have been here before, we are heading north.
Today’s drive, 267 Miles.
Rest stop campsite, have an island so we can have the bedroom slide out.
Tomorrow is about 530 Miles to get Richard and Vickie’s in Sparks. The goal is to be on the road at 5:30 a.m.
McMinnville, OR – Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum – Sunday April 1, 2018
We are here to see the Spruce Goose airplane. They let folks boonedock in the parking lot for two nights, so that is what we are going to do.
Campsite
Today’s drive
Rained off and on all day.