Lucky in Winnemucky

The long and boring drive

We arrived safely in Winnemucca, Nevada late this afternoon.  As I predicted it was a long boring drive through Idaho, Oregon and into Nevada.  We were very lucky as an 18 wheeler carrying a load of hay had a rear tire blow out right before our eyes.  The trucker was traveling in the opposite direction facing us. We saw some smoke and then the tire blew and flew across the highway in front of us. Luckily, Jim swerved a little and avoided hitting any big pieces.  Still the best driver ever!

There's not much to say about the drive, there were a few small towns with some very large farms along the way, but mostly everything out there looked hot and dry for the whole 237 miles.  It's been over 100 degrees all day, so I'm glad Jim kept the air conditioning running.

The dog wash

We were pleasantly surprised at the changes made here at the RV Park.  We stayed at this park a couple of years ago and I don't think it was a KOA then.  Well, they have really cleaned the place up, moved most of the old trailers out, and moved the tenting area into the back of the park.  They also added a second dog park and a very cool dog wash area.  Good thing I got a bath in McCall or I would have to take a bath out in front of God and everybody. A poor German Shepard was headed in that direction tonight!

After we got settled in Kathe and Jim made a quick trip to one of the casinos in town.  Kathe left all of her money there, but Jim brought home 3 extra dollars! Not too lucky, but they had some fun. They got home just as the dark clouds moved in and now we are starting to hear some rain drops on the roof.  I hope that helps to cool thing off tomorrow.  We will head to Truckee, California tomorrow for two nights.