Stretching the Miles Day 5

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Today we have only 360 odd miles to get to Roshan's place. We set off after a leisurely breakfast at the Best Western in Barstow which claims to be on Historic Route 66 on it's sign. There have been a few places since our dinner at the Picket Fence Cafe that we have encountered Route 66. R has been talking about driving it from end to end sometime and got an idea of parts of it on this trip.
We left the Mojave desert landscape and drove past orange, almond and pistachio groves, (both mature and newly planted), okra fields and grape vines. Saw a truck carrying open trailer bin of tomatoes. And drove by bare, dry fields with signs protesting the government's management of water. We can see the drought condition here, it's dry and dusty.
Stopped at a fruit and nut 'stand', sampled some nuts etc. and bought some.
Huge windmill farm, solar panel farm and even a oil drill all typical of California welcomed us to this state.
Passed Gilroy but did not see a sign about garlic.
We made good time and reached Sunnyvale at 4 pm. We were stretching miles so as to not reach Sunnyvale too early and be at Roshan's before he got home from work.
No more blogs for a while now. Not sure if I'll be able to write while on the next part of our road trip in September.

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