Back Home to the Rain

Sunny skies are temporarily a thing of the past.  After reluctantly leaving Pismo Coast Village RV Park on Wednesday morning, we stopped for the night at Kit Fox RV Park, a Passport America park in Patterson, CA.  On Thursday we had a short drive to Sacramento, where we stayed at our usual place, Cal Expo RV Park.  We enjoyed a dinner at Outback in Roseville with our sister-in-law, Pam, and two of her four daughters.  Both Patterson and Sacramento treated us to sunshine.

We passed through downtown Sacramento on our way back to I-5 North.

Friday morning we left Sacramento and headed to our destination of Yreka, way up near the northern border of California.  Yreka had sunshine waiting for us, but the overnight temperature was a cold 30 degrees.

Heading north.

Mount Shasta

We had only planned to go part of the way home on Saturday, but the weather was nice, and after stopping for gas at Seven Feathers in Canyonville, OR and eating an early lunch at the rest area there, we reached our intended destination of Rice Hill RV Park by 1 pm.  We decided to drive further, and as the good weather continued to hold throughout the afternoon, we pushed on to home, arriving in Vancouver, WA at 4:15.

Today, Sunday, was spent regrouping and unloading some things from our motorhome, doing laundry, getting groceries, etc.  Tomorrow Dave is having lunch with a couple of his football friends, and on Tuesday I am meeting up with a couple of my friends.  Also tomorrow we will have a chance to see our two granddaughters!

We had a marvelous winter trip down south and were gone for a total of 98 days.  Now it’s back to rainy weather, but no problem, the rain usually disappears by the 4th of July! 

Guess Who Came to Visit?

Merikay and Craig, that’s who!  They are anxiously awaiting the close of the house sale and then they will be hitting the road as full-time RVers.  They escaped Camp Driveway for a few days and visited us in Pismo Beach.  We hadn’t met them, but now we’re in-person friends as well as blog friends.  You can read about their present and future adventures by clicking here.

Their rig was parked near ours, so going back and forth was very convenient.

This couple are quite the hikers.  They put in a total of around twelve miles during the first two days they were here.  Dave and I didn’t join them for those hikes because a three mile hike is more than enough for us! 

Today was a more relaxing day.  This morning, Merikay and Craig joined me on Dave’s and my usual walk to town (Pismo Beach) and and the beach.  After a brief stop on the pier to watch the surfers, we were home again after 1.5 hours. 

Yup, this is the obligatory picture from the pier.

This afternoon, Merikay and I went for a short drive to Shell Beach, Avila Beach, and Port San Luis.  On the way home, we stopped at the Apple Farm Produce Stand.  It’s a fun place, but we both thought that the prices were high.  We also visited the Oceano produce stand, a not-so-fancy, but more reasonably priced produce.

After the drive, Merikay and I went for a swim.  The sun was still out and the (outdoor) pool was heated to a comfortable 84 degrees.   Since we kept our heads out of the water and did water aerobics instead of swimming laps, we didn’t have to stop talking while we were at the pool!

Merikay and Craig return to Camp Driveway tomorrow for a couple more weeks, then they will (hopefully!) be off on their new adventure.

The news from back home is that our daughter-in-law, Kiersten, was suddenly admitted to the hospital on Sunday, and on Monday (her birthday!), she had an unexpected operation to remove her gallbladder.  She’s home from the hospital now and doing well, but with two small girls (1 and almost 3), the no-lifting restriction has been stressful for her.  With the help of church friends and other friends, she and Tim are managing.  That unexpected incident was a scare for all of us, but especially Tim and Kiersten.