The Motorcoach Resort
One of the longest legs in our drive to California. From Van Horn, Texas to Chandler, Arizona. About five hundred and thirty miles, give or take a few. We left Van Horn early in the morning, 6:45am and we reached The Motorcoach Resort just before 4pm. Ten hours behind the wheel, taking into account a time zone change as we crossed state lines.
The entrance into the Motorcoach Resort is not grandiose by any means. It looks downright industrial as a matter of fact.
Our reservation was in a box on a sign by the entrance gate. Site 9. Here are a few shots of our site.
There are only 32 sites at the Motorcoach Resort. The resort is situated right beside the Interstate, I-10. We thought that the highway noise might be an issue but it really wasn’t. Or we can just thank Newmar for a well insulated coach.
We spent a few days here recovering from what has amounted to a pretty major drive from Florida to California. Only four more hours to get to our final stop in Indio, California.
As I write this post, we are now in Indio, California. Desert Shores is a stunning property, easily one of the top resorts in the country. My only concern with Desert Shores?
Too many Newells. Way too many.
A clip of our drive from Van Horn to Chandler.
We were stopped at a checkpoint in New Mexico. Fear struck deep largely because of this story.
About a month ago, the 27-year-old was driving through Georgia to Tennessee, where she had just completed a master’s degree in geology. Nield’s route took her along the I-75, which is often used by Canadians making the trek to and from Florida.
That’s where she was pulled over for speeding, and the officer asked to see her licence. Nield handed over her Ontario driver’s licence, but wasn’t prepared for the officer’s reaction.
“She kept saying, ‘No, Canadian licences are not accepted,'” said Nield. “I was flabbergasted. I just kept saying this can’t be right — a Canadian licence is always valid.”
Nield told CBC Toronto she was then asked to prove she was Canadian and although she had copies of her passport, Nexus card, and birth certificate on her phone, the officer wanted to see an original hard copy.
“When I failed to produce it, she reached through the window of my car and she put handcuffs on me,” said Nield.
“She told me that I have just been arrested for driving without a licence and that I needed to go to jail.”
It is not always easy being a Canadian.
Wow..you must be getting so ready to be in California. That story about the Canadian driver is terrible. What an abuse of power!! I hope someone got reprimanded for that action!
We are so happy to have arrived safe and sound in California.
Although I quoted the news report about that Canadian driver, it received a lot of media coverage in Canada when it happened, I suspect that there may have been more to the story. That said, we are always very cooperative when engaging with the authorities in the United States. We love travelling here and we love our American friends and family. We are not looking for any trouble during our time stateside.