Nothing too exciting to report about today – I spent the morning having the clutch adjusted at a local Chevrolet dealer (the Atom generated some strange looks when I rolled in, but the only real problem was deciding how to write up the paperwork\u00a0 – finally they decided to write it as a Cobalt with the Atom’s VIN). Very good service for a roll-in visit with a car they weren’t expecting.<\/p>\n
I spent the afternoon in a coin-op laundry\u00a0catching up with the dirty laundry – I really didn’t want to take a load of dirty clothes to\u00a0Death Valley tomorrow! I also picked up some detailing supplies so I can try to clean the grime off the car tonight before Crystal Cove.<\/p>\n
Saturday early morning I’ll be at Crystal Cove, probably across from the Starbucks as I hear that’s the good spot to get, then I’ll be coming back to the motel and loading up the car for the run to Death Valley. For some inexplicable reason, a gaggle of foreign tourists (their words) have booked the entire Stovepipe Wells concession in Death Valley. Why they’re there in the hot (117 degree) off season escapes me, but I got the last\u00a0room at Panamint Springs, just\u00a0at the entrance to Death Valley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Don’t expect any posts Saturday night as there is no cellular service in Death Valley. Hopefully I’ll have a mega-post Sunday night after I make it to Barstow, but it depends on how tired I am…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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