Bakersfield, California

This campground is bliss. We have internet service, cable television, a laundry, hot showers. We will be moving on shortly for Morro Bay, a 140 mile trip from here.

It rained all night. The freight trains close to our sites went through about once an hour. I imagine the full timers here get used to that noise quickly.

We watched the Oscars all the way through to the end -- an event we rarely stayed up for back east because of the late hour. This morning was full of emails and watching the news. We feel like we are back in civilization.

On to the Pacific Coast!