Days 3 and 4 - AZ

I left Phoenix this morning with a restored 1959 Mercury station wagon bound for France and now sit outside my delivery point near Los Angeles. My stay in AZ was outstanding. Adrienne - you're the best!

Saturday, as planned, turned out to be a BIG party. The Hideaway - a biker bar in Cave Creek - is off the hook. An absolute 'MUST SEE" if you get to Phoenix. I also went to Paul Yaffe's Block Party. He is a custom bike builder specializing in 'Bagger' creations. I got out to West World, were the rally was headquartered,a little before dark. All the vendors and bike manufacturers were there. George Thorogood and the Destroyers was the headliner. I was about 10th row center - awesome show!

Somehow I ended up in the wrong lane when leaving and wound up heading south when I should have been going north. I made the best of it and went to the Billet Bar in Scottsdale and asked directions. Not sure when I made it home but I discovered Adrienne's Pomeranian really does have a bark; a loud, incessant one when disturbed unexpectedly. Oops!

Sunday turned out to be a day of recovery. Just as well actually. It was 98 degrees outside! I did get the bike loaded and laundry done.

It was about a 7 or 8 hour ride across I-10 into LA. I can't say that mountains are something I associate with California but there was a phenomenal site as I came thru Palm Springs. The interstate runs thru a valley between the San Bernandino Mtns to the north and San Jacinto mtns to the south. San Jacinto peak is about 10,200 feet while I-10 winds less than 2 miles away at about 300' elevation. The snow capped top and the way it shoots virtually straight up from the valley floor is breathtaking.

The mountains to the north are also quite high - San Gorgonio is 11,500' - and it creates a wind tunnel effect thru the valley. There are hundreds of windmills all over the place generating electricity.



This next week is a whirlwind tour thru south-central CA as I visit lots of family. First up is Cuzzin Sam who is immigrating to Israel later this month. I will have more on that later. Wednesday nite is a niece and her family and then Thur is an aunt and uncle up near San Francisco. Then it's over to Sacramento for the weekend and another cuzzin. I will be loading another car Thursday morning going to San Francisco and deliver it Friday.

But now, it's nappy time.