This is our trip to Blythe and then Twin Peaks Campground day. Even though we still don't have confirmation of our Amazon delivery, we loaded everything up, pulled up stakes and headed to Quartzsite. There we filled the fuel tank of the motorhome, and left it in an empty lot beside the Chevron station, and headed to Blythe.
Once in Blythe we stocked up with groceries, went to the Cricket Wireless store to pay for another month of cellular data for our hotspot, and then to Ace Hardware to pick up a few screws, etc. to keep available for miscellaneous maintenance around the motorhome.
Then, we sat outside the Blythe Pharmacy and waited for UPS to make our Amazon delivery. Last time we picked up at Blythe, the UPS truck dropped off at about 10:30 AM PST. Unfortunately today, the UPS truck didn't come by until about 2:00 PM PST - that was 3:00 PM MST. That put us way behind on our trip to Twin Peak Campground in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
It was almost getting dark by the time we made it to Gila Bend, AZ (where we picked up another couple of Amazon packages at the Hub Locker in town). We headed south after a minor glitch with our new Garmin GPS. The road south is Highway 85, but strangely when we left the Amazon Hub Locker, Garmin was attempting to take us to Tucson first. Once we figured out that we were headed in the wrong direction, we consulted Google Maps which put us on the correct route. Unfortunately, the Garmin GPS kept squawking that Highway 85 was closed! It wasn't until we were a few miles down the road that we noticed a sign saying that the US-Mexico border crossing south of our campground was closed from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The only thing we can figure out is that Garmin was taking that as meaning the road itself was closed, and so tried to take us another route. Annoying, and perhaps we'll contact Garmin and see if they can figure out what caused the issue.
Fortunately, Highway 85 is a very good smooth road, although narrow in places - 2 lanes with no shoulder. By the time we reached Ajo it was dark. We passed through town having a chance to see what amenities were available. Once past Ajo, we reached the small town of Why, AZ. Apparently it is called Why because there is a "Y" in the road, where Highway 85 continues south and Highway 86 splits off and heads east.
Once south of Why, we finally reached the Twin Peak campground, found our campsite, setup, and had a beer in hand by 8:20 PM.
It was a long day, and a tough last couple hours of driving on a narrow, unfamiliar road in the dark.