Well, we left Washington on Friday as I stated in my last blog entry. Have you ever driven through Portland, Oregon on a Friday afternoon around 3:00 p.m.? Ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I decided that Portland is an L.A. wanna be. Not only was the traffic horrific in Portland, but it didn't let up until we were almost at Eugene!! So glad we decided to try out this little campground near Springfield, OR. So at least we got to stop before my stomach showed it's nasty contents from being stressed about the traffic getting way too close to our motorhome! We stayed at this little campground in the Oregon mountains for the night as well as the full next day. Then we were on the road again! (gee didn't somebody once put that in a song and make a few million off of it?)
Drove to Yreka, CA and stayed the night in a WalMart parking lot again. Notice, this was Yreka and not Eureka. My question is why Yreka even exists! What a little podunk town. Oh and the interesting people you see going through the trash cans in the parking lot. EEEEWWWWW! White guy with blond dreads about a foot long. I can only imagine what was living inside that lovely hairdo. Oh yeah, now I remember why Yreka exists. The pot growers in Northern California have to have somewhere to go and buy groceries and other necessities. Now, I understand.
Left Yreka Monday morning early heading for a campground just south of Sacramento. Oh yay! More city traffic with this big motorhome towing a car. Need I say more? No wonder I really need to relax once we reach our destinations. Anyway, we stayed at the campground for the night and the next day as well. Not quite as nice as the one in Oregon. But at least we got to relax by the pool and catch some rays so it looks like we actually were on vacation.
Left Sacramento early yesterday morning. Mike originally said that he was only going to drive to Bakersfield and we would find another WalMart parking lot to park the night in. Lo and behold, once we got near Bakersfield Mike informed me that he was just going to drive the rest of the way home. No problem with me sir! Oh wait, traffic around L.A. during rush hour!!!!!!!!! Lord help my eyes not see and my stomach not lurch! I couldn't handle it for very long and spent most of the last 60 miles laying on the couch behind the driver's seat. Have you ever tried this while being seat belted in? Quite interesting to say the least. At least I was able to save my sanity by not having to watch the traffic and idiot drivers.
We got home last night about 6:30 p.m. Home was a sight for sore eyes. Why is it you can't wait to leave, but are really happy to return?
Today we spent the day unpacking the motorhome as well as some needed chores done around the house. Laundry is going to wait until Monday. Oh, the mail load? Priceless!! Guess I really didn't have to work out this morning. Carrying that load out of the post office was work out enough. Whoa!!!!
Thus ends this portion of Patty and Mike's RV Adventures. Hopefully it won't be too long before we hit the mighty road again.
