We had a great time visiting, but it was time to move on to see our youngest son in Southern CA.
The weather was fantastic. We only needed to travel 250 miles. We checked Google Maps and our GPS for the route. Both systems gave us the exact same route. Our travel time was to be about 4.5 hours. We left at 10:00 AM. We stopped for fuel after about 60 miles and for lunch after about 120 miles. We expected to be at out destination by about 3:00 pm even after our stops.
Boy were we wrong! Once we left I10 we slowed way down. Traveling through Indio, Palm Desert. La Quinta, and Indian Wells was slow, but the scenery was beautiful. However, once we were out of Indian Well we started the climb from under 1,000' to about 5,000' on an unbelievable twisty-windy road. Then, we descended to about 2,000' on an equally miserable road. We were continually pulling over to let a dozen or so cars pass.
Neither of us enjoyed the last 50 miles...we are lucky to still be speaking to each other!
So, we arrived at our destination at 4:15. It is a gated community that closes the entrance gate at 4:00 (and the office is closed on Sundays). Luckily, after a short stay at the gate, a good Samaritan let us in and showed us to the "boon-docking" area.
I am glad that this day is almost over!
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