Our first cloudy day. But not for long, the sun soon came out.
Finally I could put our destination as California in to our GPS!
There weren't too many reasons to hang out in our hotel so we got up and got moving. As Elko is to be the future home of Donny and Kelly Dumont we thought we would check it out on their behalf (they are expecting to arrive on Saturday.) So after stopping by "Bail Bonds, Elko" (Ollie was in a spot of trouble) we drove to Spring Creek and were amazed at the enormity of the Ruby Mountains and also the National Park.
Our journey then took us through Winnemucca which doesn't have much to boast about except: Butch Cassidy Left Here Rich... ahh yes, but he left didn't he? rich or not, he still left... and so did we.
We also drove passed a "Correctional Facility" we were advised not to pick up hitch hikers:
But the man in the orange suit looks so anxious and hot standing out in the sun.
The drive took us through Sparks and then through North Lake Tahoe.... wow, this is our home! the lake was sparkling brilliantly under the sun, the Sierras were on the horizon and the smell of pine was just perfect. We stopped off at King's Beach, just outside Incline Village on the North Lake, Ollie had a race around with another dog in and out of the water, splashing around and I got chatting to a girl who had lived in Lincs (UK) for a few months. So far, a very nice place and we'd only been there an hour or two and one of the other dogs on the beach was an English Springer!
Then back in the car and onwards to Stockton, CA to spend some time with family via South Lake. The base at Heavenly looked amazing with all of the new renovations and shops - our new mountain! I am looking forward to patrolling here (once I fill out the application...)
We arrived in Stockton at about 10pm after having driven on I-5 (the road where all of the famous car chases happen! we even saw signs to Los Angeles...) spent some time chatting to Baba (Steve's Grandmother) and then fell in to bed. We're here until Thursday then off to South Lake.
We are now Californians - like super, whatever, like ohmygod, it's totally awesome.
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