Day 37 - Bakersfield, CA

Today was a long travel day as far as time and not miles. About six hours for 280 miles. The first three hours were in 2nd and 3rd gear winding up and down through the mountains. Very scenic but 10% grades were the norm. They would be great motorcycle roads but not ideal RV roads.

We are back at the Orange Grove RV Park in Bakersfield for the next couple of days. We stopped here before last year on our road trip. Kinda expensive but a nice RV park. I remember spending some quality time in the pool. 

At the pool but it is freezing. Maybe not really freezing but cold. It does look refreshing though. And after only five minutes, I’m no longer feeling warm. It’s called “Orange Grove” because of the orange trees between the sites. 

BTW, I think I discovered the reason for the trailer light problems. I noticed that only the tail lights were working on the cargo carrier. Upon closer inspection of the wiring harness, the wiring for the four pin trailer connector at the back of the trailer was trashed. Right next to the badly frayed wiring, the heavy cable I have securing the e-bike was damaged. Tomorrow, I'll fix the wiring and examine the cable more closely,.

I guess that I’ll pick up that heavy chain that I was considering last summer. And probably start putting the bike in the back of the truck locked to the hitch.