05-02-23 Bakersfield to Needles, California 5+ hours
"A good man does not take what belongs to someone else." (Pueblo Proverb)1
We stopped to get gas in Tehachapi, and I left my phone in the bathroom. I went back to check, and it was gone... Damn'it!!!! Asked everyone in the place if anyone had turned it in, and of course not. So we told the rest of the group to go ahead and we will catch up. Used the MyFind app to turn it off. Called T-Mobile to suspend my account. I reset important passwords just in case. I felt devastated. We took off and talked about whether to replace it or not. I was not a happy camper.
The drive was harrowing. Over San Bernadino mountains, Bristol mountains (2700 ft.), down through Mojave National Monument, over and down the Sacramento Mountains into Needles. We experienced cross winds most of the drive, which made it hard to drive straight.
I called ahead and found a T-Mobile store in Bullhead City. Once we hooked up, we drove to Bullhead City, passing through California, Arizona, California then again into Arizona, about a 30-minute drive. The rest of our group went for Mexican food. It still was daylight. We passed a resort and a huge casino. Found the store, and took about 2 hours to get everything settled. No dinner for us. By the time we returned, it was 9:00 PM.
We had a light snack. K&J came over to console us, but it did not make me feel better. They said the Mexican food was just OK, and we did not miss anything. Today was a hard lesson for me, and I did not sleep well.
And yes, there is nothing in Needles, California!
[1] Zona, Guy A, The Soul Would Have No Rainbow If The Eyes Had No Tears (New York: Touchstone, 1994), p.23.
Oh, a bummer about the phone!
ReplyDeleteThat sucks about your phone. We depend on them now adays!! Glad you got it taken care of. Some how I missed this post!! Enjoy the rest of your trip!!
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