Gasoline in Holland is about $3.75 a LITER. 3.8 liters to the gallon, you do the math!

Other than the fact that these folks were really tired from nearly a month of living on the road - talk about your road trips! - and the summer heat here in the Southwest, they seemed to be enjoying the trip a lot.

I suggested to several of their members that the next time they plan a trip over here they might want to get in touch with some local residents to figure out the best time of year and what goals to set.

Some daily driving goals were nearly beyond the tolerance of the drivers and their cars, although the cars seemed to be in overall great condition. I know that if I had planned their visit to my desert home they would have had a great time and had a chance to see things most folks never hear about - like the Trona Pinnacles at Searles (Dry) Lake where the original Star Wars and the more recent Planet of the Apes remake were filmed. Nearly every place you go around here has a history of some movie or other being shot because everything is so scenic.

Virtually every old Western movie was filmed just down the road at Red Rock Canyon.

I'd also have had them visit here in April, May, or early June when the desert wildflowers are in bloom and the high temperatures are in the 80's!