It was some other long 24-hour interval of driving yesterday. We went 340 miles. We wanted a shorter day, but in that location weren't many places to remain along the way that didn't involve deviating from our path past times quite a bit. Coalinga seemed the best choice. We're inwards a business office of the nation dominated past times agriculture, too hence it's unusually remote past times California standards.
Before leaving Redding yesterday morning, I snapped this shot of the mountains. We could run into this from our spot.
Over my caput was this tree. It's difficult to tell if these are flowers, or the budding of novel foliage.
Yesterday's drive was dominated past times fruit too nut trees...mainly almond trees. They are inwards total flower, too hence the beehives were also placed roughly to encourage pollination.
We stopped at a residual station only due north of Willows, California, where I took a pic of this barn.
It was beautiful here...peaceful too serene...and the most heavenly perfumy fragrance inwards the air. We looked roughly for something blooming that would line of piece of employment organization human relationship for the lovely aroma. There was i tree blooming overhead, but that wasn't it. The odour permeated the air.
We considered the many eucalyptus trees growing here, but it wasn't that sort of a smell. (That's our rig through the trees there.)
Off inwards the distance was a blooming almond grove, too that had to hold upwards the origin. The air current was blowing from that direction. Lovely. I wishing in that location were a way to communicate that odour alongside words.
If you've never seen a eucalyptus tree, they are interesting alongside long flowing tendrils for branches too peeling bark on their trunks.
Back on the road, nosotros passed some other two-for-one barn view.
When nosotros stopped for lunch, nosotros allow the kitties out of the bedroom. They ride confined to the sleeping room at i time because of the way the novel steps come upwards downwards at the door. It's a flake of a to-do compared alongside the onetime rig. With the onetime one, the steps folded out from below the frame of the trailer. With the novel rig, nosotros must outset opened upwards the door broad too hence describe the steps downwards from the inside. It way opening the door far equally good broad to comprise whatever kitties who mightiness endeavor to escape. To avoid worry too angst, nosotros decided to restrict them to the bedroom. (That's to a greater extent than oft than non where they ride anyway.) And all of that to tell that Sadie likes to saltation upwards inwards the catio when nosotros stop. We stow their kitty pole inside while we're going downwards the road, too she likes it for her ain lilliputian kitty fort when nosotros stop.
Okay, hence dejeuner eaten, nosotros were dorsum on the road. We saw the Sierra Nevada hit come upwards into view. It looks similar a line of clouds inwards the prototype below. We'll hold upwards traveling on the other side of that hit when nosotros caput for home.
Oh yes...and some people run into quilts inwards non-quilt-related items. I run into cats.
Nearing our in conclusion destination, nosotros passed through miles too miles, acres too acres of green, greenish hills. (Happy St. Patrick's Day, friends!) I took a release of pictures trying to larn a experience for it. The side past times side ii are the best I could do. These are for you, Gail.
Also, the mustard is inwards bloom.
Smitty was itching to operate out on the catio when nosotros arrived.
Sadie preferred the comfort of their kitty quilt.
Since having our limes confiscated at the nation line, we've been looking for more. (How does i brand margaritas alongside out them?) We haven't pulled off the route anywhere to see a proper grocery store, but in that location was a pocket-size convenience shop nigh the RV park. This required a lilliputian flake of walking since nosotros left the truck hitched to the trailer. Along the way, nosotros saw this blooming cholla cactus. Look behind it, too you'll run into a blooming prickly pear.
Also, in that location was an orangish grove, of late relieved of its oranges. They missed this one, but in that location were oranges scattered on the dry reason equally well. Mike picked upwards a few, too we'll bring them alongside breakfast this morning. Oh yes, too nonetheless no limes. We'll larn to a grocery shop today.
We'll bring a much shorter 24-hour interval of driving today, which way a to a greater extent than leisurely morning. We'll hold upwards inwards Acton, California, past times this afternoon. We bring ii nights reserved in that location hence that nosotros tin see the poppy reserve tomorrow. After that, we're sort of on the combat almost maybe heading to Borrego Springs to run into to a greater extent than flowers inwards bloom. We'll determine subsequently seeing the poppies. That mightiness fill upwards our wildflower quotient for this spring.
It's Dominicus morning, too that way blueberry oatmeal pancakes for breakfast. It's our favorite 24-hour interval of the week. I've linked to the recipe there, but it doesn't include the blueberries. That's my addition. I only add together a few equally they're cooking.
Thanks to those of you lot who bring left safe-travel wishes too overnice comments. It's skilful to bring you lot along!