Tuesday 2 April 2013

Los Angeles here we come!

31st March - Easter Sunday
10am.  Picked  up trailer in yard full of compressed hay.  Went straight to weigh truck, overweight on front axels so had to move fifth wheel back 2 notches as before.  Then straight to the US border, no inspection on trailer as it was hay.  Down through Montana but on the west side, interstate 15.  We followed the Rockies, this time very picturesque, all log cabins with a river flowing though.  Stayed at Butte that evening.
Monday 1st April
Americans don`t recognise Bank Holiday Monday.  Into Idaho this morning, passed through Idaho Falls, then into Utah, through Salt Lake City, didnt see much of this as the interstate is on the outskirts, We watched a thunderstorm along side of us with fork and sheet lightning, we could see the rainfall on the mountains, we had sun infront of us and clouds on the other side, we were watching three different weather systems at once.  Stopped at Beaver for the night.
Tuesday 2nd April
Early start (i stayed in bed, maddy too) stopped for breakfast at Cedar City then travelled into Arizona, the rock formations were unbelievable, all different shades of red in the rising sun.  We were only in Arizona for about an hour before entering Nevada via Mesquite (state line) we dropped down about 4,000 ft into the
desert.  We were on our way to Las Vegas, we were giving ourselves the afternoon off.  We parked up north of the strip " Dean Martin Dr" all three of us walked down Las Vegas Boulevard, maddy the only dog on the strip, it was 76 degrees. At Barstow for the night, we had wifi so put maddys recent fame photo on facebook.  Not far to go tomorrow, Wilmington near Long Beach.    















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