Left Lodi early this morning. Stopped by the office and they weren't open yet. So we dropped off our comment card in their comment card box and hit the road.
Kept driving south on Interstate 5. Not going to take the 99. The 99 about beat our motorhome to death the past two years, so not going to take that road and have it happen again this year.
It was quite hot outside and we were worried about climbing the Grapevine. Not pretty. Especially with me so dang worried about breakdowns. Just kept my finger crossed until we started to hit the traffic around LA. Yup, you guessed it. My favorite thing. Traffic in highly congested urban settings. Just love it. NOT!!!!!
Traffic only slowed once or twice and we took the 210 all the way in to Rialto.
Got home about 3:30 p.m. Very happy to be home. Don't even want to unpack the motorhome we are soooo tired. Tomorrow is another day and we will unpack then.
Ta Ta for now till our next RV Adventure.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Leaving 7 Feathers Oregon
Well, as if finding this place for the overnight stay wasn't good enough, as we were leaving this morning and talking about finding a gas station to fuel up we looked up and they had a gas station right there before you enter the highway. How convenient was that????? We will definitely keep this place in mind for future trips!
Heading on down into California. Things just don't seem to change that much. You know that highway work that was going on last year?? Guess what, it is still going on. Not much progress being made at all. The only thing that seemed to change alot is the amount of snow still on Mount Shasta. Way down from last year. And Shasta Lake is so far down from the past two years it is almost terrifying! So sad to see. The water is all yucky and muddy looking too.
Decided not to make any stops at the resorts that we visited two years ago. Really just want to get home. I think we are tired. So we looked at the map and decided to stay in Lodi. Found two campgrounds in Lodi and I called them. Made reservations for the night at Flag City RV Resort.
Arrived at the campground around 5:00 p.m. Yeah, driving through Sacramento was almost as fun as driving through Portland. Can you tell, I am not a fan of driving through densely populated areas during busy freeway times. I just want everyone to STAY CLEAR of our motorhome. Is that really too much to ask?????
OK, I digress. We arrived at the campground around 5:00 p.m. Gorgeous campground and very friendly office personnel. I am surprised this place is only $48 a night. It truly is a resort. Got all checked in and assigned our spot. Drove to the spot and pulled in. Mike got us all hooked up so that we could get the air conditioners started. Of fun. The circuit breaker on their power pole keeps popping. Mike called the office and they sent the manager to our site. What a rude, rude man. Tried to tell Mike he didn't know what he was talking about. Yeah, that's right. Mike is only a retired electrical engineer. Hmmmmm. Me thinks the man knows electricity. Anyway, the manager wouldn't change out the extremely old breaker. So Mike put our 50 amp adapter on and found out that the park had two 50 amp services on the pole rather than one 30 amp and one 50 amp. Yeah, who doesn't know what they are talking about??????????
Decided we will spend the night here tonight since it is already paid for, but will definitely write a letter of complaint to Good Sam's Club since they are an affiliated park.
Heading on down into California. Things just don't seem to change that much. You know that highway work that was going on last year?? Guess what, it is still going on. Not much progress being made at all. The only thing that seemed to change alot is the amount of snow still on Mount Shasta. Way down from last year. And Shasta Lake is so far down from the past two years it is almost terrifying! So sad to see. The water is all yucky and muddy looking too.
Decided not to make any stops at the resorts that we visited two years ago. Really just want to get home. I think we are tired. So we looked at the map and decided to stay in Lodi. Found two campgrounds in Lodi and I called them. Made reservations for the night at Flag City RV Resort.
Arrived at the campground around 5:00 p.m. Yeah, driving through Sacramento was almost as fun as driving through Portland. Can you tell, I am not a fan of driving through densely populated areas during busy freeway times. I just want everyone to STAY CLEAR of our motorhome. Is that really too much to ask?????
OK, I digress. We arrived at the campground around 5:00 p.m. Gorgeous campground and very friendly office personnel. I am surprised this place is only $48 a night. It truly is a resort. Got all checked in and assigned our spot. Drove to the spot and pulled in. Mike got us all hooked up so that we could get the air conditioners started. Of fun. The circuit breaker on their power pole keeps popping. Mike called the office and they sent the manager to our site. What a rude, rude man. Tried to tell Mike he didn't know what he was talking about. Yeah, that's right. Mike is only a retired electrical engineer. Hmmmmm. Me thinks the man knows electricity. Anyway, the manager wouldn't change out the extremely old breaker. So Mike put our 50 amp adapter on and found out that the park had two 50 amp services on the pole rather than one 30 amp and one 50 amp. Yeah, who doesn't know what they are talking about??????????
Decided we will spend the night here tonight since it is already paid for, but will definitely write a letter of complaint to Good Sam's Club since they are an affiliated park.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Leaving Poulsbo Heading South
Got everything all packed up and headed south this morning. Heading home. Still haven't decided if we will stops along the way. I personally still don't trust that the motorhome won't bread down on us again.
As we drove in to Oregon we noticed that the fuel prices were quite a bit cheaper than in Washington. We knew they were cheaper than what we were going to purchase in California so we decided to make sure to purchase fuel in southern Oregon before we hit the California border.
You know how I said that I hate driving through Spokane? Well, guess what????? I absolutely abhor driving through Portland!!!!!!!!
Decided we were going to drive as far as Roseburg and park overnight in the Walmart Super Center parking lot. Wow, when we pulled in to the lot there were more "No Overnight Parking" signs than I have ever seen. I swear they were every 10 feet. We saw a Walmart employee and asked if there would be a problem with us parking the night and he told us that we could NOT. So, off we went. We decided that we would take our chances and go further down the road to Grants Pass to their Walmart Super Center.
As we were driving along I noticed a "Rest Stop" sign. I pointed it out to Mike and asked him if he wanted to stop for a cigarette break there. In other states where they have "Rest Stop" signs, it usually indicates that there is a gas station and a fast food restaurant with a large parking lot for you to park and come in and purchase something from them. It is not actually a Rest Area like we are all used to. Anyway, Mike said that he really didn't need to and that he was just going to keep going to Grants Pass.
As we got closer to the Rest Stop turn off Mike changed his mind and exited the highway. We found out that this Rest Stop was affiliated with the 7 Feathers Casino and RV Resort. However, as we kept driving into the area we noticed that there was a motorhome and a couple of semi trucks parked in a lower parking lot. Mike kept driving to the upper parking lot and we noticed signs that stated "No Parking Longer than 12 Hours." We decided well, we wouldn't be there that long so we decided to stop for the night. Much to our surprise we discovered that this parking lot had a 24 hour security guard who took note of who came and went, wrote down license plate numbers, the whole deal. Talk about feeling safe. We had dinner and are staying the night. So happy we found this place!!!!!
As we drove in to Oregon we noticed that the fuel prices were quite a bit cheaper than in Washington. We knew they were cheaper than what we were going to purchase in California so we decided to make sure to purchase fuel in southern Oregon before we hit the California border.
You know how I said that I hate driving through Spokane? Well, guess what????? I absolutely abhor driving through Portland!!!!!!!!
Decided we were going to drive as far as Roseburg and park overnight in the Walmart Super Center parking lot. Wow, when we pulled in to the lot there were more "No Overnight Parking" signs than I have ever seen. I swear they were every 10 feet. We saw a Walmart employee and asked if there would be a problem with us parking the night and he told us that we could NOT. So, off we went. We decided that we would take our chances and go further down the road to Grants Pass to their Walmart Super Center.
As we were driving along I noticed a "Rest Stop" sign. I pointed it out to Mike and asked him if he wanted to stop for a cigarette break there. In other states where they have "Rest Stop" signs, it usually indicates that there is a gas station and a fast food restaurant with a large parking lot for you to park and come in and purchase something from them. It is not actually a Rest Area like we are all used to. Anyway, Mike said that he really didn't need to and that he was just going to keep going to Grants Pass.
As we got closer to the Rest Stop turn off Mike changed his mind and exited the highway. We found out that this Rest Stop was affiliated with the 7 Feathers Casino and RV Resort. However, as we kept driving into the area we noticed that there was a motorhome and a couple of semi trucks parked in a lower parking lot. Mike kept driving to the upper parking lot and we noticed signs that stated "No Parking Longer than 12 Hours." We decided well, we wouldn't be there that long so we decided to stop for the night. Much to our surprise we discovered that this parking lot had a 24 hour security guard who took note of who came and went, wrote down license plate numbers, the whole deal. Talk about feeling safe. We had dinner and are staying the night. So happy we found this place!!!!!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Touring Seattle
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| Mike on the ferry boat leaving Bainbridge Island |
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| Patty on the ferry boat coming in to Seattle |
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| Seattle skyline from the ferry |
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| View of the Space Needle from the boat |
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| Larry and Hana on the Argosy Harbor Cruise |
After we finished the cruise we said our goodbyes to Larry, Hana, Paul and Diane. It was Diane and Paul's first time in Seattle so they wanted to go see alot more sites. Mike and I used to live there so we decided to go and see one site we hadn't seen before and then head on back to Poulsbo.
We went to Pike's Market Place. This is the place that you see featured on TV where the fish mongers actually throw the fish from person to person when one is purchased or delivered. It is also where the original Starbuck's Coffee is located. Yup, it all began right there.
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| Pike's Market Place |
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| The crowd in Pike's Market Place |
Once our feet began to hurt we decided to head on back to the Ferry Terminal and catch the ferry back to Bainbridge Island, picked up our car in the parking lot, and drove back to the campground. We did decide to go out to dinner and then concluded our evening at the wonderful Poulsbo Central Market. Just love that store!
Tomorrow we are taking off for home sweet home. Looking forward to getting there.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
A Little Bit of Touring Around the Bremerton Area
Since Larry and his folks are going to their church today and won't be back until early afternoon, Mike and I decided that we would do some things on our own. Went to mass in Poulsbo and then headed into Old Poulsbo to go to the fabric store I have going to for the past two years. I couldn't believe it when we walked in and they had less than half of their inventory! They are closing their doors because the ladies that own the shop are planning to retire. I will sorely miss this shop. They have awesome fabric. I did purchase a few items and then we went down the street to Mike's favorite shop, "The Cargo Hold." It is a shop full of nautical and Naval items. We purchased several things for the motorhome. I have decided to change my decorating decor to represent us better. The motorhome is now going to be know as our Land Yacht. So we purchased a brass plaque for the bathroom door that says "Head," some anchor robe hooks, and a couple of new keychains for our motorhome keys. I am going to have so much fun with this decor! Can't wait to get home and get it all started!
From Poulsbo we drove over to Port Orchard to find a fabric store I have been planning to go to for almost a year. Found it, and boy did I spend a bundle! Mike is going to get five new shirts as well as a couple of new pairs of shorts. At least this way he can't complain about how much I spent. See, my old brain is still working!!!!
As we were driving over to Port Orchard we had the perfect picture opportunity to take pictures of the Naval ships in the Bremerton Ship Yards. Such an awesome sight. Once you've been in the Navy, it never gets out of your system!
I know one of those carriers is the USS Ronald Reagan, but I am not sure which one.
We drove over to Larry and Wendy's apartment and spent the rest of the day visiting and playing cards. Went out to dinner at Red Robin. That turned out to be a horrible fiasco. Took forever to get our food. Once we got it it was ice cold. Even the cheese was congealed. Yuck. We got new food and the manager paid for everything. Love Red Robin. They stand behind their product and service and make it right when things go wrong.
From Poulsbo we drove over to Port Orchard to find a fabric store I have been planning to go to for almost a year. Found it, and boy did I spend a bundle! Mike is going to get five new shirts as well as a couple of new pairs of shorts. At least this way he can't complain about how much I spent. See, my old brain is still working!!!!
As we were driving over to Port Orchard we had the perfect picture opportunity to take pictures of the Naval ships in the Bremerton Ship Yards. Such an awesome sight. Once you've been in the Navy, it never gets out of your system!
I know one of those carriers is the USS Ronald Reagan, but I am not sure which one.
We drove over to Larry and Wendy's apartment and spent the rest of the day visiting and playing cards. Went out to dinner at Red Robin. That turned out to be a horrible fiasco. Took forever to get our food. Once we got it it was ice cold. Even the cheese was congealed. Yuck. We got new food and the manager paid for everything. Love Red Robin. They stand behind their product and service and make it right when things go wrong.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Bremerton Beer Fest 2013
We headed over to Larry and Wendy's apartment around 10:00 this morning. Larry had arranged to have a babysitter baby sit Hana while the five of us went to the Beer Fest. So when he got home from dropping Hana off, we all piled into Diane and Paul's van and headed on down to Bremerton to the Fest.
Didn't quite know what to expect. There were live bands playing and over 30 microbreweries providing tastings of their products. Wow! Mike and I are not beer drinkers per se, but we sure tasted some pretty yummy and some pretty gaggy products.
Mike had to buy one of the pretzel necklaces. He thought they were pretty darn cool. Of course they were very tasty and nothing goes better with beer than pretzels. He says he is planning to make some of these and take them to the club the next time we go camping. Hmmmmm, I think my creative side is rubbing off on him!
After the Fest we went back to Larry and Wendy's apartment. Larry went and picked up our little Hana. I spent some time playing with her. We also played cards and visited with Larry, Paul and Diane.
Didn't quite know what to expect. There were live bands playing and over 30 microbreweries providing tastings of their products. Wow! Mike and I are not beer drinkers per se, but we sure tasted some pretty yummy and some pretty gaggy products.
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| Larry, Diane, Mike and Paul |
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| A bit of a crowd! |
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| My pretzel King! |
After the Fest we went back to Larry and Wendy's apartment. Larry went and picked up our little Hana. I spent some time playing with her. We also played cards and visited with Larry, Paul and Diane.
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| Cutest little girl around! |
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| Just way too precious! |
Friday, July 12, 2013
Poulsbo Here We Come!
Left Moses Lake pretty early this morning. Got to Poulsbo mid afternoon. We got all checked in to the Eagle Tree RV Campground. We got the same spot we had last year. It is really a nice spot here in the woods. Lots of trees and an end site. It is one of the larger sites so we are very happy.
Headed over to see Larry and Hana in Silverdale. Larry's parents Paul and Diane are visiting from Michigan so we finally got the opportunity to meet them. We spent a few hours visiting and then decided to head on back to the motorhome to get some sleep. Pretty tired and tomorrow we are going to the Bremerton Beer Festival. Should be fun. Mike and I have never been to a beer festival before.
Headed over to see Larry and Hana in Silverdale. Larry's parents Paul and Diane are visiting from Michigan so we finally got the opportunity to meet them. We spent a few hours visiting and then decided to head on back to the motorhome to get some sleep. Pretty tired and tomorrow we are going to the Bremerton Beer Festival. Should be fun. Mike and I have never been to a beer festival before.
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