I drove out of Phoenix heading west on I-10. We stopped at the Rip Griffen for a meal & shower. Again, westbound on I-10, Lori went to sleep and I drove into the sunset. I love the view out my office window. You just have to experience it.
Climbing some mountains, I experienced what Lori had earlier. The speedometer started showing that I was going slower and slower when I was not. The tach was still at 1500 RPM and I was in 10th gear, so I know I was doing 65 MPH. Then the cruise control tried to compensate for what it thought was a reduction in speed. I watched the tach climb clear up to 1700 RPM which I know from my times going downhill is about 72 MPH. Well, I wasn't about to stop it :-) Cool! But then, the speedo shows my speed increasing to 55, 60, and finally 65, where the cruise levels out. Then 70, 75, 80. By now the cruise had disconnected totally and I was slowing to less than 65 actual MPH (I can drive by tach alone). Forget this! I clicked the cruise switch off and put the hammer down. I drove like this the rest of the way to Fontana CA.
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