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October 2003 |
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| Place |
Date |
Weather |
Activities |
| San Diego |
Monday, 06.10.2003 |
 19°C |
Got up at 03-45. Flight via London to San Diego (16 hours). First day with Winnie, Michael and Michèle. |
| San Diego |
Tuesday, 07.10.2003 |
 26°C |
Got a mailbox address, paid for Winnie, saw magical blue plankton lighting up sea and our feet. |
| San Diego |
Wednesday, 08.10.2003 |
26°C |
Getting car insurance is a real experience, internet. |
| San Diego |
Thursday, 09.10.2003 |
26°C |
Insurance, registration and driving test |
| San Diego |
Friday, 10.10.2003 |
23°C |
Faxes to get insurance. Kayak and bikes. |
| San Diego |
Saturday, 11.10.2003 |
26°C |
Guided walk, rearranged cupboards, star party |
| San Diego |
Sunday, 12.10.2003 |
35°C |
Awning, roof window curtain, manuals, diary. |
| San Diego |
Monday, 13.10.2003 |
35°C |
M&M joined us for breakfast, first time driving Winnie, laundry, petrol. |
| San Diego |
Tuesday, 14.10.2003 |
32°C |
Social Security Number, internet, partial Hookup Campground at Lake Jennings. |
| San Diego |
Wednesday, 15.10.2003 |
32°C |
Walk by Lake, website, used electric oven to make baked potatoes |
| San Diego |
Thursday, 16.10.2003 |
28°C |
Water tank shower, cinnamon rolls, website. |
Anza Borrego
Desert Park |
Friday, 17.10.2003 |
35°C |
Crashed library computer. Free camp in Anza Borrego Desert Park. |
| Joshua Tree NP |
Saturday, 18.10.2003 |
38°C |
Drove to Joshua Tree National Park. Awning collapsed. History of park talk. |
| Joshua Tree NP |
Sunday, 19.10.2003 |
38°C |
Morning coffee and guided walk with ranger, sunset and camp fire. |
| Joshua Tree NP |
Monday, 20.10.2003 |
38°C |
Skull rock, Keys view, Cap rock, coyote and home made shower. |
| Joshua Tree NP |
Tuesday, 21.10.2003 |
38°C |
Hidden valley, Keys view, Barker Dam, tarantula, fire and barbecue. |
| Joshua Tree NP |
Wednesday, 22.10.2003 |
38°C |
Pee'd on T-shirt. Winnies petrol tank problem. Black rock camp site. |
| Palm Springs / Indio |
Thursday, 23.10.2003 |
40°C |
Palm Springs. Winnie amongst all the new Toyotas. Updated website. Chopped up wood. Showers! |
| Palm Springs / Indio |
Friday, 24.10.2003 |
39°C |
Laundry. Cinema. |
| Palm Springs / Indio |
Saturday, 25.10.2003 |
35°C |
Writing diary on computer. Home made Cinnamon rolls & Panaculty. |
| Palm Springs / Indio |
Sunday, 26.10.2003 |
32°C |
Triathlon. Writing diary on computer. |
| Palm Springs / Indio |
Monday, 27.10.2003 |
34°C |
Day of changing plans. Updated website. Found out about really bad fires in Southern California. |
| Palm Springs / Indio |
Tuesday, 28.10.2003 |
35°C |
New dates for driving test, checked emails, managed to fill up with petrol, hire car. |
Indio -
Mojave Desert NP |
Wednesday, 29.10.2003 |
25°C |
Smoke cloud, bumpy road, lunch in Winnie, free camp in the desert. |
| Mojave Desert NP - Lake Havasu |
Thursday, 30.10.2003 |
24°C |
Trail through gorge. Tried to fill up with water. Very windy driving to Arizona. London Bridge. Campsite next to Colorado River. |
Lake Havasu -
29 Palms |
Friday, 31.10.2003 |
27°C |
Walk along Colorado river, Parker Dam, Kirsten got wet again! |
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