Internet Highway Roadblock

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Internet Highway Roadblock

India has been enjoying her time on the road but has had the hardest time keeping connected. Just because an RV park advertises it has "WiFi access" does not mean it is fast or even existent. Looking past that, India did enjoy her rest break while traveling through the Mojave Desert. I think she was thinking dessert and not desert.

Getting to Las Vegas and seeing the bright lights was a welcome sight. Three road weary and tired dachshunds were happy to arrive at the "Hitching Post RV Park".

Upon arrival at our camping spot, India immediately made a new friend. We have seen hundreds of the "Rent Me" RV's traveling on the highway, each with fun, traveling graphics, depicting families having fun. One company thought it would be cute to have a big yellow dog looking out the RV door. Cute, yes. Annoying to a dachshund, YES! India seemed to think the big yellow dog next door was trying to stare her down so she went into "Dachshund Alarm" mode.

Our neighbors in Las Vegas, the ones with the big yellow dog graphic, just happened to be from Holland. These were just a few of the German and Deutsch people we have met on the road. We could hear them talking about the "Teckel" as we would walk by. Seeing the dachshunds somehow made them homesick I think.

On the last leg of our journey, we made a short detour through the world of "Flight Test." We have a few friends that work at Edwards Air Force base and, being retired military, we have access to the base. So we went for a visit. The dachshunds started a minor security alert at the gate as they all started barking at the armed guards. Luckily, we were able to convince the guards that the dachshunds were unarmed and harmless, so we were able to go on base for a visit. Sorry, no pictures from on the base, but believe me, there are no UFO's here.

We finally made it to Oxnard, California. We all exited the truck, after 3,200 miles on the road, and dipped all of our toes into the Pacific ocean. It was truly a Coast to Coast Dachshund adventure.

Our official "End of the Road" adventure photo was taken at the end of the old Route 66 on the Santa Monica Pier.

1 comment:

RgutroJune 12, 2015 at 9:25 AM
What a great adventure! I really love the picture of India looking at the Golden Retriever. Looks like a doggone great time had by all. Great family photo at the end of the road.
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About Coast to Coast Dacshund Rescue

Our Upcoming Appearances

Come out and meet us at these dates, times and locations. DEPARTURE: May 27 We depart from Point Lookout State Park in Scotland Maryland to explore the country and meet you!

· May 27 arrive by 9:30 p.m. EDT at the Pilot Travel Center, Grantsville, Maryland.

· May 28 - Arrive by 5 p.m. in Terre Haute, Indiana at the Terre Haute KOA Kampground, 5995 E. Sony Drive.

· May 29 by around 5 p.m. CDT, they'll arrive at their next stop in Eisenhower State Park, 29810 South Fairlawn Rd, Osage City, Kansas.

· May 30, there are a couple of stops along the way today where people can look for them:

- At 7 a.m. CDT depart Eisenhower State Park via I-35 and arrive in Wichita Kansas.

At 11 a.m. CDT depart Wichita via US 54 W toward Dodge City.

At 2 p.m. CDT they'll mosey into Dodge City where they hope to meet people.

At 3 p.m. CDT they'll "Get Outta Dodge" and hit the highway, finally ending around 7 p.m. CDT at the Star of Texas RV Park and Horse Hotel 5680 TX Highway 15, Stratford, Texas.

· May 31, their trip brings them to the USA RV Parkat 2925 W Historic Highway 66, Gallup, New Mexico (Route 66), whenever they can get there.

· June 1, they will arrive at Goulding's Monument Valley & RV Park Campground Monument Valley, Utah, where they will stay for two nights, so there will be lots of opportunities to say hello.

· June 3 - the last two days of their outbound trip bring them to Hitchin' Post RV Park. That's located at 3640 Las Vegas Blvd North Las Vegas, Nevada.

· June 4, the last day of the adventure, takes them to the Oxnard, California Naval Air Station Point Mugu.

Thursday, June 11, 2015