Harris and Judy's Great Adventures!: Spring Training 2016 Part 1

Sunday Feb 28th - Thursday March 3rd (Days 455-459)

This winter was the opposite of last year...nothing but rain and gray. Harris was more than ready to head south for Spring Training. He left Sunday morning at 5 AM with rain following him all the way to Southern Oregon where the rain stopped but the gray remained. The plan was to follow I5 to Central California since the night time temps were about 20 degrees warmer than going via the 100 mile shorter route through Idaho and Nevada.

Harris pulled over for the night just outside Bakersfield around 1AM Monday morning logging over 1000 miles, 2/3 of the way there. He found an exit east of Bakersfield to avoid rush hour traffic, followed it a ways and found a level spot next to some orange trees, and absolutely no traffic until 7 AM. This was definitely a spot worth remembering for future trips. With diesel prices of 1.55 outside of Portland, 1.80 in S. Oregon, and 1.90 in Bakersfield, Harris put Howie on a 65 mph cruise control course rather than the usual 60 mph ignoring the hit on fuel mileage (He thought of the $5 per gallon price of diesel when Judy and he picked Howie up in 2008).

The trip was made easier/quicker by listening to the entire Crimson Shore audiobook with breaks taken to listen to his XM radio. He pulled into North Phoenix RV park around 5 PM on Monday and was able to reclaim the same spot he was in last year.

Tuesday was spent adjusting to the weather conditions (tough job) and stocking up on supplies for the next few days. The Mariners have started the season with 2 wins against San Diego, but all Harris was grateful about was that the grass was green, the sky blue, and not a drop of rain in sight.

Mt Shasta is a favorite and looked forward to

each and every year.