My blog is a day behind so what you are reading today was written yesterday.
Today I drove far too many miles. We went from LeGrande, Idaho to a rest area
just south east of Glenns Ferry, Idaho.
We stopped at a couple of rest areas along the way just to stretch our
legs. There were corn fields on our left
and rolling hills on our right.
Elevation was quite high. Our
Idaho map did not give elevations, but my old motorhome slowed down quite a bit
several times today. From what I have
seen of Idaho it is a beautiful state.
We could see snow covered mountains in the far distance on both sides of
the highway and were glad that we could admire them from a distance and not
have to drive through them. We passed
several areas that reminded me of Cypress Hills and the area approaching
Medicine Hat from Sask.
When we reached Merridian (west of Boise) the hwy became 5
lanes in each direction and often a 6th lane was added for exiting. I don't see anything when on this type of hwy
as all my concentration goes into driving.
It can be confusing at to what hwy you are on. Today we did a stretch of hwy that was hwy
84, 30, 20, and 26 at the same time. I
think it means that while on that stretch of hwy 84 you will meet up with the
other hwys, but it is confusing if this is new territory and you are concerned
with missing your turn.
Continuing on 84, I stopped at a country truck stop to gas
up. I decided to trade my motorhome for
the older model RV I saw in the restaurant of the truck stop. I just have to find horses and then I will be
on my way. I also need to carry a supply
of hay, but I think it will be cheaper than gasoline. It will take us longer to reach our
destination, but we are thankful that the weather has been warming as we
continue our journey.
I also found a man for Brenda. He is a bit stiff, but he is quiet (won't argue none), cheap to feed, won't snore and could be a comfort in the cold should we run out of wood.
Last night we parked at a rest area. In Idaho you are allowed to park for 8 consecutive hours or 16 consecutive hours at the rest area depending on what kind of hwy it is.
We took the scenic hwy....hwy 30 through Bliss.
We passed fields of lava stones and then came upon the falls.
Today we are parked outside of Cactus Pete's Casino in Jackpot, Nevada. I stopped for gas and asked the attendant if there was an RV park around here. He said at the casino. I asked if it had wi-fi and he said he knew the casino did but was not sure about the park. I told him we needed wi-fi, so he phoned over and said, yes, the RV park had wi-fi and gave us instructions to get here. When we arrived we realized we had electric and dumping at our site. The water has been turned off for the season, but we can park for the night at no charge. Now that is a deal! The weather is 19C at 11:21 am and will be 26C by Wednesday. We have been putting on a lot of miles as we wanted warmer weather. Gasoline is more expensive in Nevada. We just paid $4.10/gal.
Brenda is cleaning the motorhome and I am just doing my blog. She opened a bottle of wine and we are just going to take it easy for a day and a night. Later this evening we will go into the casino just for an evening out. Neither one of us gambles.
Hope you all are keeping warm and happy.
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