Grapevine

Just going up the dreaded Grapevine Hill between Samta Clarita and Sacramento. It is 35 C right now, noon. Just passed a highway sign "Radiator water 1 mile.". Should get about 10 degrees cooler once we get to the other side of this puppy.

Ah, just dropped 7 degrees C at Gorman, just before the big downgrade onto Grapevine. This road is total shit, like spring breakup in the Cariboo.

Just pulled into a big truck stop at Lebec, CA. Two CHP cops were leading a guy in handcuffs to their car. One was carrying a bag of ice. After we filled up we went and parked at the other end of the lot. We noticed two fire trucks, two sheriff SUVs, four marked CHP cars, and one unmarked car surrounding a parked rig.

One of the CHP came over and started chatting with us Good sense of humor. I guess they have a lot of domestic violence calls to that truck stop. I was impressed with the turnout.

Okay, we made it through Grapevine and can smell the millions of sweet orange blossoms blooming in this valley. Yay.