Whew. You want to talk about heat! We drove through Death Valley today. Originally it was a 6 hour trip. However, driving a 40ft rv while towing our grand cherokee turned it into an 11.5 hour trip. I am so glad that we left early. I didn’t realize the amount of mountains we would drive up. 

  I also didn’t realize how hot brakes would get going downhill. We actually had to pull over while they cooled down.  I miscalculated the amount of steep grades and will try to post some pictures later that may give you an idea of how steep it is. 

  We ended our dad at Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, VA.  We will stay here for a short time and will get to visit my cousin. 

Take care y’all