Day 8

Today is laundry day and we also fill our fresh tank more with the help of the ice chest holding 8 gal of water. We bought 2 more gal of drinking water. Mel use the library rest room while I read a book about Marshal South. We found out they have Wi-Fi in the library. The RV across the road in the Peg Leg Monument has a big New Year motor cycle racing party. It is noisy until very late at night.

Day 7 - Salton Sea

We went visit Salton City today. The city is about 25 miles away.
Try to go to Font point, but I felt too sandy and turned around after a mile. We stopped by Calcite trail head to talked to a friendly guy Burney from SF driving a small Ford truck with camper. He told us we could drive down the little canyon road down below to start the hike. He just hike the Calcite and the neighboring slot in the morning only took 4 miles in about 3 hours. We went on to Salton City. The city tried to build and sell new house, but I still saw a lot of empty lot. Seem liked the bad economy caused what happen. Stopped by the shoreline of Salton Sea. The water looked very dirty and little smelly. But water was much clear on the other side of the jetty. We went to a new casino 5 miles away to check out overnight camping and dumping. Look good except there is a little slope on the RV lot. Mel stopped by the little market to get some groceries. One of them was being built on the corner of S2 and 86.

Day 6

Tom and Mel took their showers in the pay shower – one quarter for 2 minutes. Also had the 2 gallons tank for additional time but not working very good. Mine was too hot. We add more fresh water to our tank. I linked up the trailer and moved 7 miles out to Pegleg Monument. We bought 4 gallons of water in water machine outside an empty store. We did not go anywhere for the day. Lawrence and me dig a hole 18 inches deep to drain off some used water.



Here are some cat pictures

Day 5 - To Algodones, Mexico

We had bacon, eggs and bread again for breakfast. Tom wanted to go hiking again, but Melanie and Lawrence were too tired to go, so Tom decided to go to Mexicali to buy HBP pills. We used highway 78. On the way there we were hungry so we stop by the Sonic in El Centro for lunch. We found out that they cost a lot to buy a 10mg with 100 tabs, cost $22.99 a bottle. Tom walked around the street and looking for a bwtter price, but they were all the same, either they didn’t have it or about the same high price. And the expiration date was too short also. So Tom decided to go to Algodones. But Tom had to drive fast to get there, because it was already 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. By the time we were there it was past 6 p.m. Most stores were already closed, because today was Sunday, and they closed at 4:00 p.m. Only few stores ware open late, we found one store name Grupo Lizuis on the corner was still open, they didn’t close until 10 p.m. It only cost $13.44 for two 100 mg bottles and I bought a hair color for only $3.61 each. Tom bought another bottle at another store for $9.80. After that we drove to Yuma El Pollo Loco for dinner which was same as last year. We went to get some gas. It was verycheap at $1.59/gallon. On the way back we stopped by Walmart in Brawley, and I bought Chips Ahoy, Donuts, Orange Juice. We went back to our site very late past 11:15 p.m. It was too late to start the generator. We couldn’t turn on the heater for the night. We had to sleep in cold that night.

Day 4 - Hiked to Palm Canyon - Anza-Borrege SP

In the morning, me and Mel filled up the fresh tank again with a cutoff bucket and our modified funnel.

We went to check out the museum in Anza-Borrego SP. The back of the building is built into the landscape as you could in the pictures.



This is Lawrence typing the honest and original account of the day at Anza Borrego. I (That’s me) got up and Honorable father Tom and loveable mother Melanie were already woke up. Even the slightly overweight house cat, Odie was already up too.


Had the Breakfast of ham, egg, and bacon. To me it was bland and unoriginal. Pretty soon Tom had convinced us to go to the three-mile trail called the Palm Canyon Trail.



Could you find me in this picture.





I was not intersted to go, but I still went there anyway. At first, there was a trail, but in the middle you go your own way. I went the hard way and Melanie and Tom went the easy way. In the hard way I had to step across stones and slide down rock and ran through the cactus. Fortunately I had a jacket so I didn’t get hurt, but in the end I put my palm to a log and get spiked. It hurt very, very bad. Pain for 15 minutes.

So at the oasis I eat tangerines and we start our way back. When I got back Melaine and Tom went to Central Market to buy pork steak and apple pie for dinner.

Day 3 - Arrived at Anza-Borrego SP

Next morning we got up and went to Walmart to get the RV battery case. Luckily, they only had one left. I also bought some Hi-C drink for Lawrence they were on sale for $1.50. Then we want to eat breakfast at McDonald inside Walmart, but it was too small and no table for us. Also they don’t have computer plug in. We went outside and looking for another place for breakfast, we found Burger King. But they didn’t have plug in either. We only drink coffee, ordered hash-brown for Lawrence. Then we went to Food4Less for groceries, we got white corns 3 for $0.99, but the cashier only count for 3 corns instead of 9 corns. We used state highway 78 past through Julian which was very traffic congested. We reached Anza Borrego Desert State Park around 3 p.m. The site was $20 a night with no hook-up.

We slept there for 3 night, but it did not have hot water to wash dishes. Showers was$ 0.25 for 2 minute a little distance across in the other side of the loop. We filled our fresh tank with our water hose with the public faucet on the site next to us. We all had hot showers in our trailer that night except I was the last person and ran out of water in the end.

Day 2

We get up in the morning and fill up all our 20 lb propane tanks. At first we plan to go to LA to have Dim Sum, but we did not get up early enough, we get up at 11am. So we did not get any Dim Sum. Tom wanted to go to Camping World in Santa Clarita, but today was Christmas day, all stores closed except chinese store. We went to San Gabriel/Valley mall to have chicken rice for Tom, and some dim sum.

The custard was good cost $1.50 for 3 pieces. The skin duck eggs cake was very good too cost $1.39 for 2 piece. Drove highway 10 then 71 & 91 state highway and then to 15, we miss exit for highway 79, cause Lawrence was sleeping. No one was checking the road for Tom. We already pass the Temacula. It is a very small town. I saw a Super Walmart before Temacula, but it was too late by the time I saw it, we were already past the exit. So the next closed town was Escondido. First we wanted to go to Camping World to sleep for the night, but they have gate. Then Tom went to San Marcos Walmart to stay for the night and get battery box the next morning. It has a T-Moible store too with hotspot. We also connected to internet.

Day 1 - Trip to Ansa Borrego Springs

We went to Chi shop around 11 a.m., cause Chi told Tom that he will be leaving soon. Tom found out the vespel material was not thick enough. So we went to bank for cash and deposit Tom ktc paycheck. Then we went to library to return the book, after that we went back home and start loading the RV. We left the house in late afternoon, we stop by Gilroy Costco to get gas. We stopped at Lost Hills to get gas bypass the high priced 198/5 intersection. Lawrence estimated miles was wrong, he told Tom from Gilroy to Lost Hills was 190 miles, instead it was 160 miles.
We reached Flying J (Lebec) around 8:00 p.m. Tom said we should slept here tonight, cause the wind was blowing 30-40 miles per hour. Our RV battery cover was blown away by the wind. Tom used the plastic bag and rubber band to cover the battery and it worked until we got our battery box. Also we needed some propane, but Flying J worker told Tom we need to wait until daytime to fill propane tank. (Flying J gas was expensive at $1.97/per gallon due to bankruptcy filing). Across the road at Shell was $1.8 something.