We arrived at Joshua Tree National Park about 5 p.m. after a grueling eight-hour day of driving. Our trip was made longer by stops at Camping World and IKEA just outside of Phoenix. The latter was a one-hour stop in one of our favorite places. We sorely miss the IKEA we used to regularly visit in New Jersey. The stop was a treat and we stocked up on candles and napkins and placemats and other unnecessary stuff.
We entered the Park at the South and drove 50 miles to the north entrance. The natural beauty of the Park was pretty astounding and we grew more and more excited as we drew closer to Indian Cove campground where we had reservations. As we found our sites the sun was falling, the wind was up, and the temperature had dropped low. Ann and Lyn managed to get their Airstream into their site but we could not get Diana Rigg into the site we reserved. All civility broke down in the dark and cold and finally we moved to a vacant site whose pitch was not as deep as the original site. Ann and Julie managed to get us settled while Lyn and Paula drank wine in the warm Airstream.
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