Headed home-
This pic is between Rosarito and TJ. Of in the distance you can see downtown San Diego
With all the caravan activity that's been happening, we did not know what to expect, just the week before the border had actually closed for a few hours...
Here we are in line at the San Ysidro Border Crossing.
The line is not bad at all. We remember, decades ago, waiting in lines much longer than this.
BUT, as we get closer, we see more concrete blocks and Razor Wire, creating choke points. Never saw that before!
I thought I might have chosen the wrong lane. It was a pretty tight fit...had about 6 inches on one side and 8" on the other.
We thought for certain we would be routed to secondary. Nope. Answered a couple of questions, agent stuck his head in the trailer, and we were on our way.
Back in the States, rolling thru San Diego County.
Running up the little mountain range east of San Diego....
...the HDPP handled it easily. It was windy and even in the curves it was rock-solid. Going down the 6% grade the engine braking worked like a charm, never had to touch the brakes.
Crossing into Arizona-
Once out of California I decided to run between 70-72 mph. I had kept it at 65 mph on the way out. The trailer tires are rated for 75 mph, and I am monitoring them with TPMS, so decided to cut a few hours off the trip by running a bit faster.
Entering New Mexico-
We called it a day, around dark, and stopped for the night in a Walmart in NM.
Did a little shopping, took showers, ate dinner, watched a show, & did some work before turning in. Love having our home on wheels! Immensely better than staying in motels/hotels.
Conclusion in next post.
