Day 6

Jan 23 Sun Day 6 Foggy & cool this morning
Out Merced River RV Park 11:00 @ 135682& down the hwy in light fog. Drove through Selma which claims to be the raisin capital of the world. Yesterday we drove past a lot of flooded fields which turned out to be Rice paddys, there was a rice packing warehouse as well. Then past groves of Olive trees and a couple olive stores. Pulled off hwy at 12:40 to Wal-Mart for groceries & RV supplies, we even bought lunch from the deli – a Chinese type meat dish & a side dish, $3.00. Out to hwy @ 2:05, Sheila driving at 2:30. Off hwy for gas @ 135948 @ 3:35 to a Flying J. Still getting gas at $3.19 a US gallon which is about 87 cents CDN a litre. Back on hwy 3:50 and on to Fort Tejon for the night. Paul & Yvonne are ahead of us & phone to say that the camping at the State Park is only for groups. We pull off anyway for a tea/coffee break 4:50 – 5:10 @ 136029. So now we head for our backup spot, Camping World on the outskirts of LA. We go over what must be the second highest pass on the ”I”5, Tejon Pass @ 4144 ft. We pull into Camping World at 6:05@ 136098. We make spaghetti with Prego meat sauce & Paul/Yvonne come over with some salad & dessert. After supper, a few hands of bridge, then a walk around the area on a nice mild evening before turning in.

Distance travelled 416kms/258 miles, 5hrs5mins driving time, ave 82kph/51mph