Peggy Sue’s Diner

We’ve all stopped at one of these 50’s type diners from time to time and so we couldn’t pass this one by.  Located in Yermo, just north of Barstow, California on I-15, this is a fun stop.  This diner is right off the freeway, easy off and back on, and plenty of free RV parking.  You could probably boon-dock there if you wanted.
We went to Peggy Sue’s for dinner on Thursday night on our way back from Primm.  We spent the night at the local KOA and then went back to Peggy Sue’s for breakfast.  BTW, I DO NOT recommend the Yermo KOA.
So why did we eat out when we had just picked up our new motor home?  We had our rental car so packed for the trip to the factory that we didn’t have room for everything we needed.  We have nothing to cook with and no utensils other than plastic forks and paper plates.  We figured we could get by on cold cereal, sandwiches, and frozen entrees for a few days.   However, if I had it to do over again, I would have found a place for those kitchen items.
So we needed a good hot meal.  Thursday night we were tired and hungry and Friday morning we were COLD and hungry.  We awoke to temps in the low 40s on Friday morning and when I tried to start the furnace it blew only cold air.  Russ tried it several times and NOTHING but cold air.  We were able to light a burner on the stove and we ran the heat pump, but we were very disappointed and grumpy after we could not get the furnace to work. 
We finally called the factory and they said to bring it back.  So back to Montclair – not the direction we had wanted to take.  We arrived at the factory and Vince told us he would take a look.  He wasn’t gone very long before he came back into the office.  “Come here Russ,” he said, “I want to show you something.”
Seems Russ had turned the propane off instead of on but had it not shut off all the way.  Enough gas was getting through to light the one burner on the stove but not enough to run the furnace.  OOOPS!!  This is NOT our first RV but I guess we have forgotten to check the obvious.  Oh well, that little side trip changed our plans and we went north on Hwy.101 instead of I-5 and I think it was the best plan.  It was a beautiful drive most of the way.  We ran into some light rain and snow showers just south of Paso Robles but it wasn’t bad at all.  Tomorrow we get to meet Kate and Terry  from Cholula Red so it should be a fun day.
Here’s some photos from Peggy Sue’s.  Yes, it’s campy and a tourist trap but fun all the same.  If you are a boomer, you will enjoy seeing all the memorabilia.  I have never seen such a vast collection.  This is just a sample.