Trip to Southern California

From February 16 to March 8, 2018, we took our new Unity motor home on its maiden run to Southern California.  We were traveling south on the #101 trying to keep ahead of a storm that was rapidly going south.  We were unable to stay ahead of the cold winds and rain/sleet.  But we finally travelled far enough south to get into some warmer weather.  We spent a few days in the Desert Palms area and then headed north again, up the I-5.   We got to Sacramento where we met another storm heading south.  We spent two nights in the campground there.  The second day was a trip to Rocklin to the Mercedes Dealer.  The engine light had come on some days ago and we had to get it looked at.  This half hour trip in high winds and sleet was extremely stressful.  We made it to the appointment on time and had the matter resolved.  It was a software update that caused the light to come on.  The trip back to the campground was less of a stress as the winds and rain were letting up.  Next morning the weather looked far better.  We had clear sailing up the I-5 into warmer weather than we had down South.  Every day of the trip we were learning something new about the Unity; that is: how to operate things.  We still have much to learn, but are much more comfortable with it, than we were while setting out in a storm. 
The top photo is from the coast of Oregon.  The winds made the ocean spectacular to watch.  The bottom photo is somewhere in the Yucca Valley.
In the garden the crocuses, daffodils and wind flowers are in bloom.  The Harry Lauder's walking stick bush is dressed in its long golden catkins.  The pond/moss/Japanese garden area looks so much different with the old plum tree cut down.  Looking over the deck I get a clear view of the pond and rest of the area. There will be more light, so perhaps I can attempt to grow water lilies again.  There seems to be 4 fish left in the pond.  Maybe I can get shubunkins when it warms up again.