Headed to a party following directions from memory. The party is on BLM land in an area we’ve visited before so we think we know where we are going. Past the Shell station, turn right, go about three miles, look for our group on the left. Likely to be the only RV group with a boat here in the desert.
So, we go past the Shell station, turn right at the sign that says BLM 14 day use area, drive about two and a half miles down the road and suddenly find ourselves in this.
Now, we know all the other RVs in our group did NOT drive down this road. So we pull off to the side to turn around.
And get our Sandcastle caught in a sand trap!
Put boards under the jacks to lift the wheels enough to put boards under the wheels then try to drive out.
Alley oop! Onto and over the boards. Into another hole. Now what?
Call for reinforcements. Dave, Lee (driving his 4-wheel drive truck) and Mike come to the rescue.
Much discussion. More people arrive to help. More discussion. I start worrying about the view through our windshield.
Lee drives his truck around the area in front of us looking for the firmest ground. We jack up the RV again and make use of every one’s wood to build a road out of the hole.
And drive right out!
And down the correct road, the one RIGHT behind the Shell station. The one that’s paved all the way down to our site.
It’s dark by the time we get to the right place but, hey! We are HERE!
TTYL,
Linda
Oh, did I tell you that when we got stuck we discovered our toilet is leaking again and had overflowed? Now where’s that boat?
Just another adventure to add to that book you need to write! At least you’re safe and sounds for a while now.
I am so glad you guys made it out of there. And Jim says the boat is ready to rescue you if you need it.
WOW! I never knew you had a blog! I’ve wanted to respond to your comments LOTS of times, but from my old commenting system on blogger, it showed your website wasn’t functional. Like you had started a blog, but never finished putting it up. SO GLAD to have found it now 🙂