We left the Marin RV Park about on schedule at 9:15 am this morning. The first part of the trip was tedious city driving - over the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, through the Oakland/East Bay freeway system and eventually to I-5 and down the San Joaquin Valley. The traffic actually wasn't too bad, just the usual stop-and-go back-up where I-80 goes over the Bay Bridge and I-580 heads South.
The trip through the Valley was uneventful and almost pretty. The fruit trees are in bloom which made for a nice visual addition to the generally boring drive on I-5. The weather was partly cloudy and no wind to speak of. As we approached Lemoore NAS we started to get a few sprinkles and after we hooked-up, we had a pretty good rain shower. We made a quick trip the Base Exchange and Commissary for a few supplies, had dinner in the RV, and rested-up for tomorrow.
The forecast tomorrow is not very good. A storm is predicted to move inland over Southern California and maybe bring some snow down to 4,000 ft over the passes. Our route tomorrow is over the Grapevine (the pass at the end of the Valley into the LA Basin). Snow in this area can be a real problem due to the volume of traffic, inexperienced winter drivers, and the grade and frequent curves up and down the route. We'll check the forecast and road conditions in the morning, and act accordingly. There aren't a lot of alternate route options; they all require going over the mountains to travel East. Tomorrow is also our longest leg of the trip with 300 miles planned. It could be a very long day - or maybe a very short day if the weather is bad.
Day 3 Pictures
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