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    Quote Originally Posted by BoganInParasite View Post
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    A great doc about the Salton Sea and a great thread bogan.


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    We drove across to the Pacific Ocean side of Point Lomo.
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    If your lucky TC, I won't mention that to her.
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    ...she looks a tad more robust than that...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoganInParasite View Post
    If your lucky TC, I won't mention that to her.
    ...I appreciate your discretion...

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    Then back to the city. Some streetscapes. Think I took the last photo because it was one of the few older style buildings in the central business district.
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    Afternoon tea had been targeted for Extraordinary Deserts. Given we hadn't really hadn't had lunch and what was available, we ordered quite lightly. Was delicious though.
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    Agreed. Watched the first few minutes. I've seen it before and it is really good. Was extraordinary the towns and resorts around the Sea in its heyday.
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    It was on our way back to the hotel when I saw it. A vision from the Middle East...a kebab shop. Not wanting to get carried away I approached it with caution. Was their concept of a kebab the same as mine? Did their ingredients match up with my essentials? Yes, yes and more yes. I'm not saying I'm a kebab fanatic but it is a fact that before the current wife and I retired to the hotel suite on our wedding night, we consumed a chicken kebab with the lot and BBQ sauce sitting on a seat overlooking Manly beach in Sydney. This was okay, a commendable effort for a cuisine that the USA seems to struggle with...solid 6 out of 10. Needed BBQ sauce for an extra point.
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    Next morning was Tuesday 4 July. We left the hotel and headed back to Phoenix on a more southerly and direct route using I8. Oour first stop was in Pine Valley in the mountains to grab some morning tea,







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    We continued east on I8 looking to hit Arizona at Yuma. It was interesting drive through the mountain meadows, then down into mid-level desserts and dry mountain passes, then finally onto the low flat plains that was greened from agriculture in some places.
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    As you may well imagine I'd given the rental car a bit of a nudge but had a hell of a scare when I didn't spot a patrol car parking in the middle of the interstate and presumably checking speeds. It was on a slight left hand bend and he was hidden behind low bushes. Without any time to react I've gone past him above 100 mpg. He didn't chase and I never got a ticket in the mail so the Gods must have been with me. But it did give me such a scare I dropped back to 85. Appreciated the adrenaline hit though.
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    The main street in Yuma. There may be a reason this place exists but it is not obvious. It gets awefully hot, often 5+ degrees hotter than Phoenix, even in heatwaves.
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    Continuing east we had to get fuel at Gila Bend. This shop was part of the gas stations. A few eccentric elements.
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    By now we were well into southern Arizona and familiar Sonora desert landscapes. But were a little behind time in getting the rental car back so could.nt stop and enjoy the sights. We turned north off I8 onto #84, then #347 and entered Maricopa county. We enjoyed the trip and hope you did too.
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    Kebabs...doner kebabs...droooooool...

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