California here we come -- Finally! Happy Birthday Dixie!

Jan 18 – 21, Fri – Mon .... We drove 500 plus miles to Balmorhea, Tx and stopped at an RV park along I 10 for the night. When we woke up on Friday morning the temp was 23 degrees!!!! We hit the road just after 7am and made our first stop about 70 miles down the road in Fort Stockton. The battery on our car was dead so we got a jump start from a fellow rv’er (we have to stop every 200 miles and start the car while towing so the transmission fluid circulates). Well, when we stopped the next time, it wouldn’t start again. This time we went into Deming, NM trying to get a new battery with no luck. We spent over an hour trying and ended up getting another jump and moved on. At the next stop we realized that the rear defogger was turned on & that was what was running the battery down. We made our stop for Fri. evening at a Walmart parking lot in a suburb north of Tucson, AZ. We put the battery charger on the car battery and all was well the next morning and no problems since. We headed out once again a bit before 7am to complete our journey west. We arrived at Desert Pools RV Park in Desert Hot Springs, CA about 230p. It was a long trip but Dixie helped out with the driving so it wasn't so bad (except for the fuel stops, they hurt!) Danny & Lexi came for a visit Sat. evening. On Sunday we met up with our friend, Ross at the Bob Hope Golf Tournament. After that we stopped at an RV park near us to watch the football game & have dinner with some friends from Chicago. On Monday we celebrated Dixie’s birthday with Dixie’s brother, Danny and Jim & Diane Jenks, some friends from Montana. We all went out for a great Italian dinner & lots of conversation!