La Ventana

After visiting with my brother Jerry in Borrego Springs, I had an enjoyable but uneventful drive down to La Ventana. The roads were fair and the weather just right for windows down, XM up driving. Baja California not being in finance, manufacturing or construction seems to be muddling along just fine. Every one was glad to see me, the hotel clerk, the waiter, even the young military men at the check points were just curious as to where I was going. I never even opened a door for them to investigate my stuff. I'm sure it will be different going north.
My trailer was fine except for a flat tire, but the spare was good. The camp seems a little less full this year, but that was expected. It's good to see all of the gang (200 or so) with three volleyball courts and MWF bicycling.

On the road again

I often wish that the story behind Willie's song had more to do with the open road of travel rather than his band going out again. Then it would be more my song.
So its off to La Ventana and the gang there, leaving Prescott on 8 January and stopping by Quartzite for new batteries and a door for my trailer. Spend the evening and night at Jerry's in Borrego Springs, then cross over into Baja at Tecate early Sunday morning and be in La Ventana by Monday afternoon.
I'll return to Prescott on March 15th to celebrate St. Patrick's Day and do my taxes before leaving for Greece on the 23rd. Athens for a week, then April in Crete and finish up on the island of Tinos to do some marble sculpting and getting home on 12 May.
That's the plan for now.