Monday, March 16, 1981
Santa Ana to Schuck Ranch 12 to 8:15 – 344 miles
Allen picked avacados for us with long handled picker.
Left Allen’s at 11 their time – David & family enjoyed the heated pool at their motel before checking out. The Vagabond on First St. is the place to stay.
Santa Ana Fwy to 57 to I-91 to US 60 to I-10 to US 60. Stopped at Hadley for $54 worth of fruit & in Palm Springs at Casuelos for excellent Chimichangas, casadillos & burritos. Temp in Indio among the Date Palm Groves was 84 at 3:25. Gas at Blythe at 6:00 & saw the alfalfa fields where the truck loads headed west had grown. Arizona line at 6:15 & immediately saw saquero’s – Mountains turned “heather” & we sang “Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies.” Sunset along I-10 with Mts. silhouetted against pink sky. Jupiter & Saturn in conjunction looked like airplane lights in the sky. At Ranch at 8:15 following my directions. Warm welcome – but bunk house plumbing out so David’s to Wickenburg motel.