(Moab, UT/Virginia City, NV) We got an early start Monday morning and headed out of beautiful Moab. The first half of the day we had beautiful scenery. And we had really nice weather too which made it a nice day of driving for Mike. Boogie was a really good boy but all day is a long time for a puppy to be in a box.
The first night we made it to Wells, Nevada. I can't tell you a think about it as I never even got up to look out the window. But the RV park did have high speed internet - it was great to have such fast internet even if it was just for a couple hours.
Tuesday morning we once again headed out on a long day's drive. But today the scenery wasn't at all interesting and we had really strong side winds the entire day. It was a very hard drive for Mike to try and keep us on the road. The visibility was minimal as well since dust was blowing like crazy. This was one of the most difficult driving days we've had in our three years of traveling.
And it was another really long day for Boogie to stay in a box. He was really good about it but I felt bad for him. I'm sure glad he is such a good traveler!
The day didn't get better. It turns out that Virginia City is on top of a bluff. The road to get there is very steep and very curvy. That was really hard on my body and the three big dogs didn't like it either. To top it off, we missed the turn into the RV park and ended up on some small curvy road with no outlet.
Mike had to get out of the RV and take the car off so we could back up and turn around. Then he had to put the car back on. It was really windy during this time as well. As you can imagine, this wasn't a pleasant time for Mike.
We finally got set up in our spot - right on the edge of a cliff/bluff. I was really worried we might back up too far! Scary.
We needed groceries and it turns out the nearest store is almost a 40 minute drive away. While Mike was gone we were having 50-60 mile an hour winds. It was hitting at an angle from the side (coming from the front). I've never heard such loud noises and felt the RV shake so badly. All the dogs were scared but Slugger was petrified...which means he wanted to sit on me...not good. I was truly worried about being blown over the bluff.
When Mike got back, he saw the problems we were having with the wind. It was so bad that he decided it would be very wise to bring the slides in. Now the dogs were very scared and very worried.
So far I'm not real impressed with Virginia City. But to be fair, I'm not happy with much right now.
Debbie
4/28-29/08
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