We were up around 6:00 and had a nice relaxing start to the day. Especially nice after three days of having to get moving to get on the road. It was definitely nice not having to go anywhere.
I managed to latch onto someone's weak MiFi signal (how come they managed to get a signal and I can't...hmmm...time to look into that signal booster) and get co-ordinates for the satellite and check email. After breakfast and a shower, Steve decided to head outside and try once again to get a satellite signal. After still having no luck, he suggested I try the bedroom TV receiver...and we managed to latch onto a signal! What's up with that? Well, it turned out that there had been a loose connection on the main TV receiver and after resetting the receiver, the signal came in...yay! Now I just wish it would be that easy to pick up a signal on our Verizon MiFi!
Getting dark so fast last night surprised us, so I forgot to walk down to the automated kiosk, plug in our credit card and pay for our stay. So while Steve was up on the roof cleaning the solar panels, I went and paid for 3 nights. We will likely be staying longer but decided to just pay for a few nights at a time...no refunds if you change your mind.
With all the odds and ends taken care of, it was time to explore around Furnace Creek. We started by heading over to the visitors center. This is the view looking back over to the campground and our rig...The one and only station in Furnace Creek...pretty pricey...mind you, perhaps not as bad as BC...
Another gorgeous day! This is the walkway to the VisitorCenter...
Looking back towards the campground....
There is an extensive interpretive display section in the center and we went through it as well as sat through a 20 minute film about the park. After we had finished there, it was time check out Furnace Creek Ranch.
The rooms at the ranch...
Then we walked through the museum...there was also a craft show on as part of the 49ers celebration...
After our bit of exploring this area, we went home and relaxed a bit before Steve set up the generator. I had discovered that they had free WiFi at the visitors center. It wasn't very fast but it was likely caused by the number of people sitting there using it.
We had retreated inside due to the wind and I left Steve in his recliner, deciding to go over to the visitors center to use the WiFi. I had check email and was responding to some when the WiFi shut down. I checked with the ranger and found out that it is turned off at 3:00 because they have limited bandwidth. It was 3:15 so I guess I should be happy they left it on for an extra 15 minutes but it would have been nice to know it was being shut off...oh well, now I know
AAAAAAHHHHH ok feeling better now, Can you throw me a bag of chips please, getting a little hungry riding alone. nice pics safe travels... Chris
ReplyDeleteThere was a nice ranger program about the Furnace Creek Lodge. When we were there we went to the charcoal kilns and made snow balls. Lots of places to tour. Enjoy the park.
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