We enjoyed a great dinner in Port Angeles at Michaels Steak and Seafood.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Olympic Peninsula National Park
Drove the Hurricane Ridge Road in the park today. Beautiful but foggy at the top so we didnt get pictures of the mountains.
Eugene OR to Sequim WA
Long travel day! Too much for one day but we got it done. I could barely walk once we arrived (very bad knees) but I survived! Mostly uneventful, the way we like it. We were behind a large 5th wheel when the poor guy had a tire on the trailer blow out. Lots of flying debris and a fender cover went floating by but no harm for us. The guy got it off the road quickly and safely.
Our accomodations for the next three nights are in a stunningly gorgeous location but the premises is very outdated. I was hoping for rustic but this is like 60's outdated. But like I said it is all about the location.
Monday, August 8, 2016
Back on the Road!
We are back on the road again! WooHoo! Life threw
us a bit of a bump earlier this year but we are on the other side of that now. We are sans the motorhome but hopefully we can get back to it in October.
It is so blazing hot in SoCal we decided to head north where it is cooler and it actually rains from time to time.
This is Day 2 and it was a long travel day, Sacramento to Eugene OR-470 miles. But it wasnt long we were blessed with cooler temps, beautiful green trees, and sprinkles falling from the sky! Lovely I tell ya, just lovely!!!
Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure!
Mt Shasta
Saturday, August 6, 2016
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
October 26, 2015 WE ARE HOME!
Left Quartzsite and headed for home. Ah, yes, California - what a mess. Hot, hot, hot and traffic is just miserable. The only appeal California holds for me these days is my family is there. The more time I spend away from here, the more I want to spend time away from here.
I was very happy to see the grands and they seemed to genuinely be happy to see us. That's always fun and our lil miss is saying so many more words - she actually calls me Mimi now! So awesome. C has grown taller and he is doing really well at his new school.
We got right to work Tuesday unloading the MoHo and Gary and T got it over to the storage yard. Lots of laundry to do and things to tuck away. We've been spending time with the grands and getting reacquainted a bit. Fun stuff for sure.
We will probably stay put now until after the first of the year. Thinking we might go to Sedona Arizona after the first of the year and thinking about plans beyond that as well. So many places to visit!
In summary:
We visited 11 states
Stayed at 17 different campsites
Traveled approx 6500 miles
Saw lots of wildlife, to include moose; elk, big horn sheep, fox, lots of deer, snake, Canadian geese
Saw lots of roadkill (ugh)
Visited with lots of family and friends
Met some new folks
The most beautiful spot was Elk Creek Campground in Grand
Lake, Colorado (where we saw the moose family)
Least favorite was in Kansas (not much happening in Kansas)
We had incredible mild weather - it was windy in Illinois and of
course there was that rain/hail incident in New Mexico.
It was an incredible journey. The MoHo performed very well, considering it was our everything! We have just a couple issues to follow up on, the water pump won't switch on and the antenna handle fell off. So I'd say that's pretty good. She turned a year old while we were out and we really are happy with the brand.
Stay tuned but I won't be blogging regularly, until we hit the road again. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for following along. It's been fun.
I was very happy to see the grands and they seemed to genuinely be happy to see us. That's always fun and our lil miss is saying so many more words - she actually calls me Mimi now! So awesome. C has grown taller and he is doing really well at his new school.
We got right to work Tuesday unloading the MoHo and Gary and T got it over to the storage yard. Lots of laundry to do and things to tuck away. We've been spending time with the grands and getting reacquainted a bit. Fun stuff for sure.
We will probably stay put now until after the first of the year. Thinking we might go to Sedona Arizona after the first of the year and thinking about plans beyond that as well. So many places to visit!
In summary:
We visited 11 states
Stayed at 17 different campsites
Traveled approx 6500 miles
Saw lots of wildlife, to include moose; elk, big horn sheep, fox, lots of deer, snake, Canadian geese
Saw lots of roadkill (ugh)
Visited with lots of family and friends
Met some new folks
The most beautiful spot was Elk Creek Campground in Grand
Lake, Colorado (where we saw the moose family)
Least favorite was in Kansas (not much happening in Kansas)
We had incredible mild weather - it was windy in Illinois and of
course there was that rain/hail incident in New Mexico.
It was an incredible journey. The MoHo performed very well, considering it was our everything! We have just a couple issues to follow up on, the water pump won't switch on and the antenna handle fell off. So I'd say that's pretty good. She turned a year old while we were out and we really are happy with the brand.
Stay tuned but I won't be blogging regularly, until we hit the road again. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for following along. It's been fun.
Octoer 24/25, 2015 Quartzsite Arizona
We spent two nights in Quartzsite Arizona. We had heard and read a lot about Quartzsite. It's population swells drastically in the winter. Lots of RV Snowbirds and they camp on BLM land so everywhere you look there are RV's. RV Dealers even set up temporary dealerships and there are fields of vendors in tents selling anything you can think of. We were a bit early in the season so there were not a lot of RV's here yet. We checked Yelp for a spot to eat and then went and had breakfast there. Hilarious being the youngest people in the place. The two gentlemen behind us were talking about going into the service in 1953! What? I was born in 1953. Anyway Quartzsite may be a mecca for snowbirds, but I don't imagine we will be back.
The desert is beautiful at sunset and there was a gentle breeze blowing, so it was very comfortable being there. We drove over to Parker to check the Colorado River out, honestly I was surprised at the amount of water. I guess I expected it to be much lower.
The desert is beautiful at sunset and there was a gentle breeze blowing, so it was very comfortable being there. We drove over to Parker to check the Colorado River out, honestly I was surprised at the amount of water. I guess I expected it to be much lower.
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