Today was one of the hardest days of the entire ride. The wind was so strong that it was blowing us all over the road. That is not the situation you want when you are on one of the busiest interstates in the country. We struggled to get just 27 miles today. We were hoping to get to Barstow - 62 miles away from Baker, but we only made it as far as the Afton Road exit. There was a mini market there, so we went inside for a drink and the owner suggested that we just pitch our tents and stay for the night. The name of the "stop" was the Desert Star Ranch. It was an unexpected Oasis that was much needed. It was truly in the middle of nowhere, but they had wifi available for us and sometime in the middle of the night we were treated to live music. The only negative is, because the wind was so blowing so hard it snapped one of my tent poles even though we set up our tents behind a huge water tank to shield us from the wind. I tried duct tape, we will have to see if it works.
