We went to Phoenix to have dinner with Gail and Gail. Since we were in town we drove out to Queens Creek Olive Orchard to get an olive oil garlic Parmesan salad dressing we like. The orchard has a nice big parking area so we spent the afternoon setting there until we headed back to Mesa to have dinner with the Gails. We had a great time and didn’t leave until the restaurant closed. They did close early, some sort of fire in the kitchen.
The original plan was to spend Friday night at a rest stop 70 miles west of Phoenix. When we got to the rest stop they had a closed sign on one two signs at the rest stop turn off ramp. In the dark and a lot of traffic I miss read what was closed. The closed sign was for the next rest stop. We ended up driving all the way to Quartzsite. Traffic was real heavy on I-10 going both west and east. I had a semi next to me at least a third of the time. The speed limit is 75 most of the time. Our coach really handles the best at anything 65 and below. Above 65 the front end gets light and it was also windy in spots.
Where we stay in Quartzsite is just open BLM desert land.
