Good bye CA, Hello NV! (5/21/2014)

This morning we left Bakersfield with the goal of reaching Lake Mead, NV. Up until now, we have been averaging about 110 miles per day. Today would be almost 300 miles. Barbara drove the first leg to Barstow which is where I40 & I15 come together as well as Route 66. We saw the value of the Gas App on the iPhone. We passed a station selling regular for $4.699 and right behind it on the next street, we paid $3.939. I took over the driving towards Las Vegas. Throughout the day, we were driving in the Mojave Desert. The scenery was amazing with the mountains and hills always changing. We needed a break from driving and found the perfect oasis in the desert. (Baker) We found a DQ and enjoyed a wet and cold blizzard! YUM! We continued on and turned just short of Las Vegas to get to Lake Mead, right outside of Boulder City. We are camped in Boulder Beach in the non-RV section. (No hookups, and room between sites) We backed up into a site that overlooks the lake. So when we wake up and look out our window, we will see the sun rising over the lake. Since we are moving into the Memorial Day weekend, we decided to spend 5 nights here. With the solar charging the battery and a dump station in the campground, we will easily be able to handle the 5 nights. After dinner, we took a walk down to the lake and I found out that I will be able to swim in it. The temperature felt to be somewhere in the 70’s to me. Definitely much warmer than the Pacific Ocean that we spent so much time by over the last 2 weeks. So, until tomorrow…..