920 March 9, 2023 Blythe

We left early this morning and traveled 70 miles to Blythe, California.  The weather north of here is just not nice.  So, we plan to stay for a week here and see what happens next.  There are forecasts for 9-12 inches of rain and lots of snow in the Sierras and high wind warnings in the desert.  We are glad to be away from Borrego for that reason and we are very glad that we decided not to head toward the coast.

Today it was 76 degrees and gorgeous here with a weeks’ worth of equally lovely weather forecasted…we shall see!

We are camping at Mayflower Park where we have stayed several times before.  We settled in and I took a walk down by the Colorado River.

Then, through the surrounding neighborhood.

Tim walked along the river and saw a coyote near the lagoon.  Later he tried to ride his bike but he has another flat and no spare inner tube after using the extra to repair his front tire last week.  He took my bike out for a short while.

We relaxed this afternoon.  Tim spent time looking at maps.  I secured a California BLM Campfire Permit after watching the safety video and then passing the quiz with a perfect score.

We watched the sunset while I grilled fish for dinner. 

We are looking forward to being here.