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Day 9 – On the Road Again toward Sequoia

We ended our 7-hour drive from Las Vegas to Visalia (near Sequoia) with . . . a traffic jam. We were stuck in traffic for 1 hour and 45 minutes – due to a haz mat spill on the freeway. Poor Ross. He was tired before we hit the jam.

While we sat (and I mean literally sat without moving), I discovered another advantage to the RV – access to food and water. Plus, we could drink the water without fear of repercussions – because we had a BATHROOM. At one point, Ross left the driver’s seat and used the facilities. You can’t do that in a car.

Before we reached the traffic jam, we had been driving by farms for miles around Bakersfield. It was fascinating because each small grove of orange trees was at a different stage of growth.

We could see what the trees look like in all phases – as baby saplings stuck in white tubes, as little “toddlers” starting to spread out, as teenagers almost ready, and as mature adults heavy-laden with fruit. It was like a science class in the real world.

When we finally arrived at the Visalia/Sequoia KOA campground, Eunice was waiting …

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