May 15 - Mojave, CA

Day 4: On Saturday morning after getting the cyclists off on the next leg of their journey (by the way, it reminds us of trying to get the kids off to school) Joe decided to, once and for all, get that darn air conditioner fixed correctly. Finding a major automotive service open on a Saturday morning in a large unfamiliar city can be a challenge. Nevertheless, he wound up in a Firestone dealership, open for business and willing to get it repaired that day. First, they ordered the incorrect part, then returned that part for another one, Joe drove out with a new compressor and leaner pocketbook, but really nice, cold air coming from the air conditioner vents. Now it is about 2:30 in the afternoon, and we still have to hook up the trailer and rendezvous with Carrie and Jerry in Mojave, California. We stayed that night again in an RV park that was pretty much a routine RV park, which had been established in the early 1950’s by a retired Marine Corps Sgt. Major. The site was not the best in the world but was in a beautiful desert setting and we had the only tree in the park in our front door. The day ended on a happy note because we had an excellent meal at a Mexican restaurant in the nearby small town of California City.

Carrie relaxing after a long day's journey on her bicycle

Lou whacked her head on the large branch of the tree in the picture and had a dent in the center of her head for several days. However, she didn't have any long term damage.