We meandered along the Madera Wine Trail to Bakersfield, our favourite memory of this town is the story of our friend Brent, from Chester, who spent four days in the hospital here years ago, he used to work in the oil fields and believe it or not, got bit on the bag by a black widow spider, he tells the story about how all the nurses wanted to see his appendage, swollen beyond the normal size! This city's other claim to fame is that it is the home of Buck Owens! Trish enjoyed her first ever Denny's breakfast in Bakersfield, it was so generous we got a doggie bag and had a second Denny's breakfast in the camper, the next morning! We seen wind power at it's ultimate near Tehachapi , hundreds and hundreds of wind turbines, maybe even a t'ousand! Very Impressive! We have finally found the heat, there is no doubt, it only took us four months, we are in Needles on the Colorado River, and the temps for the next week are predicted to be in the high eighties and even ninety! Low at night 60. We are in the Mojave Desert. We are staying for a week, the park manager asked if we had air-conditioning, we said no, he said you will be spending a lot of time in the air-conditioned rec hall, we said, we don't think so! Burn, baby, burn! We travelled the historic Route 66, we think it is pre-historic, very rough, it is a National Trails Highway, but the federal government can't afford to repair it, I think we might need new front shocks!