Saturday, May 5, 2012, Gardnerville, NV

Happy “Cinco de Mayo!”  Yesterday (Friday), we made it all the way to Betty & Judy’s in Gardnerville, NV.  We left Salina, UT about 8:30 AM MST and arrived at Betty & Judy’s about 6:30 PM PST.  With the one-hour time difference it was 11 hours total travel time in the RV.  This is not something we will try again, 6-7 hours in the RV is enough.  There were really not a lot of places to stop along the way which is why we opted to drive straight through.  Now we have two full days of rest before heading to the 49er in Plymouth, CA. 

The drive from Salina to Delta was very interesting, we could actually see why they call it “Delta,” there is a lot of water in that area with lots of flies!  You could see them in small clouds hovering over the lakes and over the road.  Drove through a few, what a mess!  It was not just one bug hitting the windshield; it was a whole army of them.  There are also about a zillion mountain passes you have to cross as well.  Ok, maybe I exaggerated a bit but it felt like all we did was go up and then down, up and then down over and over again.  Plus, the headwind was horrific, our fuel consumption was noticeable.  At least diesel was not too bad, mostly around $4.10 a gallon.

Once we entered the beautiful Carson Valley where Betty & Judy live the drive was worth it.  What a beautiful, green valley!  At their house, Judy had pulled their rig up so we could park ours behind theirs.  Lengthwise we fit fine, unfortunately, our slide-out is wider than hers so we were unable to get the slide all the way out.  It didn’t matter, we were quite comfortable and didn’t spend that much time in the coach.  Betty & Judy are awesome hosts, they like to spoil their guests and spoil us they did!  We ate well, did some sightseeing and enjoyed their company immensely. 

Betty & Judy's house, you can see our coach on the right.

That's Lake Tahoe!