Mammoth Workhorse, Day 8

Saturday, May 23

Slow Saturday. It was very windy and sunny in the morning. That's been true of almost every day we've been here. The wind  dies down by noon and clouds start to build up, but it’s still hot. Not super hot yet—just in the 90s.

After fixing bacon, eggs and leftover muffins from Walmart, I jogged around the high school. Teams of kids were having soccer games on the football field and I wanted Ethan to see them.
But somehow they all decided to go, too. By the time they got ready and we drove (very very slowly behind a big RV) over to the field, it was fiercely hot. But one team was still playing so we watched for a while.

Then to Chuck Heinrich Memorial park to play on the playground. It borders Franklin Mtns SP and has cool trails all up into the mountains. No trees of any height--mainly creosote and stuff--so it would be pretty hot hiking around there. I saw a hummingbird but didn't have my binoculars with me--I took them but left them in the Jeep.

 

We returned after two p.m. and decided to eat an early supper at Lin's buffet. It was a longer drive on busier highways than I expected--route 54 and Interstate 10. They had pretty good food (but a horribly skimpy sushi selection) and plenty of variety. Very, very expensive, of course.

I ate pretty sensibly until it was time for dessert. Then I pigged out with pudding, cake, ice cream, and more cake.

By the time I finished my three (or four) desserts and we got home, Molly got only a short walk and it was pretty much time for baths. And of course time sped up until it was bedtime.