Eastward HO Step one

 

June 29

This morning we began the first step toward heading home.  Leaving the Pacific and heading east.  We will say good bye to 50 degree mornings and upper 60 during the days.  Our trip is a reverse of what we did on June 26.  There were 145 miles of mountain roads with great views of steep canyons and vertical hills

that kept my attention totally focused on turns, ups and downs.  I was lucky to have a big road tractor behind me that kept other traffic from pushing me.  The truck and I worked well together.  I would pull away on the up hills and he would nearly catch up on the downhills.  We stayed together for over 75 miles.  Our trip began by climbing into and through a dense fog.  Once on top the view was remarkable, just like flying above the clouds. 

As Jan can confirm my attitude changed drastically after we cleared this area.

I know that we have heard a lot about the prices of fuel in California, they are pretty much true.  Before we left this morning, I filled with diesel with a price of $7.59.  We have to get home so the CA fuel bandit put his gun on me and smiled as I filled up.  I can take a small solace in that diesel has dropped a dime since we arrived in Arcata.

The mountain road was beautiful, so Jan told me.  I did not have the guts to pull out my camera and make pictures of these views.  So, Jan took her iPad and made all the pictures that we have of this drive.