Spring Training 2026 - Day 72

 We left our RV park in Eloy, AZ arround 9:00 am and made it through Phoenix, travelling around  the 202 loop and then west, through the western Phoenix suburbs alomg I-10W.

It was pretty much a straight shot to Palm Desert, CA to our stop for tonight at the Emerald Desert RV Resort.  Judy and I stayed her many times.  It is a great RV park, close to a lot of things around here, well maintained, and very comfortable.  We are just here for an overnight stop, but it would be a nice snowbird stop.

The trip was fairly easy, wind wise and when we entered California at Blyth, the price of gas went well into the $5.00+ range. We filled up at the last gas stop near the AZ border.

After dealing with a few RV/truck maintenance issues, we rested and went out for dinner at a nearby Italian restaurant. Bucatini's. We have eaten there before and had another excellent meal.  We had a bruschetta for an appetizer, I had linguine and clams, and Kevin had the Oso Buca lamb shank. 

We are headed for Bakersfield tomorrow, our last overnight stop.  There are several ways to get there.  The shortest, mileage wise is through LA and over the Grapevine into the San Joquin Valley. The other way is to head north at San Bernadino then west over to Tehachapi and the Tejon Pass into the valley.  This route is a little longer but is an easier drive, depending on the weather.  We are going to take the Tehachapi and the Tejon Pass route.  The weather looks good. Traffic may be a little better avoiding LA.

Closer each day; Almost home.