Travel Day 4, Rye Patch to Rio Vista

Last 295 miles behind us. What a difference the lack of wind makes! Not much wind today. So coming down out of the Sierras the pickup was seeing upwards of 12mpg. Which is good, as the California gas pumps were seeing over $5/gal for gasoline! Last night didn't drop down as cold as the forecast, but still saw 23 degrees on the outside transmitter. Inside, the Webasto kept our cabin at 62, while the V-Berth was 49. Good thing for a warm wife and big heavy sleeping bag! lol. The V-Berth always seems to run 10-12 degrees colder than the cabin. Perhaps I need to find a way to plumb some of the heated air from the heater into the V-berth. Currently I only have one vent in the cabin. We were back on the road by 7am. Arrived here at the Delta Marina in Rio Vista at 2pm. Pretty drive coming through the Sierras. Last time I was here (2023), we stopped at the Donner Pass rest area and took a photo of the boat with the plowed up snow behind it. Didn't stop this time, and there wasn't as much snow, but there was snow! We thought we'd be the only C-Brats pulling in today, so was a bit surprised to see our friends, Steve and Karen with Sea-Spray, in the parking lot prepping Sea-Spray for launch. We checked in at the marina office, then took our time getting C-Traveler prepped to launch. (This also gives the trailer brakes and bearings time to cool off so they don't suck water into the bearings and hubs.) Finally got everything set up and then launched C-Traveler. They had me park the truck and trailer in a fenced in maintenance lot, and I managed to get the rig in there before they closed the gate at 4p. I didn't get a chance to check the trailer brakes, but will so tomorrow. For those that know, I've had a lot of past issues with the brake calipers and pads. I think I finally got those issues all taken care of, as I haven't noticed any problems on my walk arounds during each stop on the way out here.
We'll hang out here in the marina for the next two nights, waiting for the others to get here as we all depart on Sunday.Read more