Redding, California

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.  We've been parked at the Redding Premier RV Resort since last Friday.  This is really a very nice RV park.  We are in a pull-through spot in a new section that they just opened up.

The weather has not cooperated.  Right now it is pouring outside.  Most of the time it has been overcast if not actually raining.

On Sunday afternoon, we managed to have one of Jerry's "invite the people around us for hors d'oeuvres" while they bring there own drinks.  Had about nine people show up.  People enjoy these little get-togethers.  Even though I took a couple of pictures, I won't post any of the people to attended because one guy didn't want his picture on the internet.  So here is the set up without the people.

Jerry's been working on another book while I've been scanning old family pictures into the computer.  I brought a load of old pictures back from my trip to Minnesota and have taken on the project of scanning them into the computer and distributing them on DVDs to my family.  It's a big project!

We leave tomorrow and head up to Oregon.  Jerry's been checking the road situation as there is a chance of snow on the roads.  We plan to be in and about Oregon for the whole summer.

Sacramento, California

This is how the blog works.  Everything stops when I leave town.  Sorry, folks, for the break in updates.  Or --- maybe you enjoyed the break!

I got back to Sacramento on Tuesday after being gone for 16 days.  The super glue is still holding my tooth in place.  Spent a week in Pennsylvania at my sister, Lavern, and her husband's lake home place near Elk Mountain.  Here is a picture of where all four of us sisters stayed while we traveled the countryside, laughed, talked and ate -- and caught up with each other's lives.

And, here are the four of us.

Lavern, Dorothy, Me and Ann

Meanwhile, while I was gone, Jerry did an hour spot on a local business radio show in Sacramento, and continued to work on his next book.  He did spend some time with John up in the mountains outside of Lake Tahoe for a couple of days.  They woke up to snow.  Even though he sent me a text before the "end of the world" was predicted to occur on May 21st saying that he had decided, with that in mind, not to clean the coach, he had the place spotless when I returned on Tuesday.

We had to see my friend, Dolly, and her husband, Lance, who live in Fairfield before we leave this place.  So, we joined them for breakfast at a great restaurant this morning in Davis, CA.

 Dolly and Lance

Tomorrow we leave for Redding, California where we will be situated over Memorial Day Weekend.  

Sacramento, California

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TOMORROW TO ALL THE MOTHERS AND MOTHER SUBSTITUTES OUT THERE!

We just spent a great evening with Jerry's sister, Linda, and her daughter, Shea.  They are on their way from visiting Pat and Bill in Cambria, and will make it back home to Grants Pass, Oregon tomorrow.  Lots of laughs when the family gets together, especially when Jerry starts with his stories.

So, tomorrow, I'll be with my family in Minnesota.  As for updating this blog while I'm gone until May 24 -- that will be Jerry's job.

So far, the crazy glue is holding my tooth in place.  We'll see if the TSA will let me take crazy glue on the plane.

Shea (Jerry's niece), Jerry and Linda (Jerry's sister) with Chanti

Sacramento, California

Arrived this afternoon in Sacramento, CA and settled in at the Stillman RV Park.  Not an especially fancy park, but they have 50 amps.

Jerry will stay here for three weeks while I fly out on Sunday for Minnesota for a couple of days.  Then, my two sisters and I will fly into Scranton, Pennsylvania to spend a week with our other sister at her lake home near Elk Mountain, PA.  First time all four of us have been together for a week without husbands.  I will spend another week in Minnesota before flying back to Sacramento on May 24.

Meanwhile, Jerry and Chanti (dog) will be holding down the fort.  John, our friend, is planning on spending a week in this area with his RV.  Jerry will be hanging out with John.

Here are a couple of pictures from the Delta Marina area in Isleton where we just left.

  The RV park we just left. It was in the middle of farm country.

This part of the Delta was right across the street from the RV park.

Strawberry fields everywhere.

We stopped along the road to buy some of these sweet strawberries.

Now, here is an issue when you are a full-time RVer.  Even though we just had all of our medical exams completed when we were in Pismo Beach, what do you do when something unexpected arises??  I just broke off my front capped tooth on a chocolate candy bar this afternoon.  It's Friday, and all the dentist offices we called were closed.  In the interim, we will use super glue to put it back on tonight (after dinner).   If that doesn't work,  I will not be smiling on any of the pictures with my sisters.

Isleton, CA

We are updating this blog today even though we just posted an entry two days ago.  Why?  Because the last blog got messed up somehow.  In our last blog, we discussed our stay in San Francisco, but the blog software put the entry underneath our previous blog from Avila Beach.  We were so excited to be working with 4G in San Francisco.  Everything was moving so fast that something along the way went wrong.  Rather than deal with it and probably really mess it up, just scroll down past the Avila Beach pictures to get to the San Francisco entry. 

Right now we are staying at the Delta Shores Vista Resort and Marina.  Got here yesterday.  Winds are at 18 miles per hour and gusting up to 26 miles per hour.  Our coach is rocking a bit ever since we arrived.  The temperature is 62.

Parked at Delta Shores in Isleton, CA

This morning we had a great pancake, eggs, sausage, and bacon breakfast at the club house for just $5 each.  They also have a jacuzzi here that we will use once the wind dies down.  We will be here for a week.

Let's see what happens when I post this one.

 

San Francisco, CA

We have 4G speed with our new Samsung device, so we'll update this blog today.  The internet is lightning fast when it works!  Problem is -- it is not constant.  But, San Francisco has 4G, so we are happy campers for now.

After leaving Pismo Beach, we spent one night in Avila Beach (where AARP took our pictures last year).  Weather was great.

Parked at Avila Beach, CA

Avila Beach

Sea Lion in Ocean

Jerry and Chanti walking the pier

Wider view - RV in background

Chanti running on the beach

Chanti on beach after sunset

Evening

We are uploading lots of pictures because it is taking less than 5 seconds to upload a picture with the 4G.  Loving it!

Then, on Tuesday, after getting the generator serviced and stopping to see Bill in the hospital after his surgery, and visited with Pat, we made our way to Scots Valley to see Greg and his kids.  It is always a challenge getting into his place as he is up in the hills about 68 miles south of San Francisco.  Had a nice evening with Greg and Jerry will be making his next pork loin the way Greg made his that he served us that night.  It was sooooo good.  Unfortunately, we didn't get any pictures of him and the kids because we thought we would be at his place for longer than we were.  Instead, we left his place and drove to San Francisco yesterday.

Found an RV park located right next to Candlestick Park.  We are staying here for two days, leaving tomorrow.  But, yesterday, Jerry drove me into downtown San Francisco to spend the afternoon with my really good friend, Jenny.  Only had my cell phone with me, so didn't get the best pictures that I could have if I had my camera.  Didn't matter -- we had a great time catching up.

Here we are today parked across the street from Candlestick Park

Taken from the window of Jenny's office area on the 19th floor of Steuart Tower

Jenny and I walked the city and talked, talked and talked.  Jerry joined us in the evening for dinner.  Jenny took us to Petroni's -- a great Italian restaurant and a very busy one for a Wednesday night.  

The lighting didn't help -- but here we are at the restaurant -- Jenny and me.

I had the halibut which was delicious!

Then, this morning, Jerry found a walkway along the ocean.  Here are pictures I took when Chanti and I went on the two mile walk.  These are taken with the cell phone, too.

Pathway along the ocean

Fishermen on pier along the path

Who would have thought that we would be parked so close to the ocean!

We are going to be soooo spoiled when we leave San Francisco and have to go back to 3G!

Pismo Beach, California

Well, we leave Pismo Beach tomorrow and may not be back here for the rest of this year.   But, first, here are some of the events of the last week or so.

First of all, last Sunday (April 17), Pat and Bill joined us for dinner here on the coach.  While we were sitting outside before Jerry had the meal fully prepared (ribs on the grill), a lone RVer, Mario, with a rental RV drove up and parked right next to our spot.  We got to talking with him and asked him to join us for dinner.  We had the most interesting evening.  He flew to Miami from Germany, drove a motorcycle across the lower half of the USA, rented an RV in San Diego and drove to Pismo Beach.  We was on his way to San Francisco to pick up his wife who would be flying in from Germany two days later.  Here's his job in Germany: he is an air traffic controller.  After his wife arrives, they will take another 6 weeks traveling across the top of the states and flying out of New York to go back to Germany.  We all exchanged Facebook info and when Pat became a friend of his on Facebook, she was surprised to see that it was all in German.  But, the pictures show his trip.

 Pat and Bill with Mario (from Germany)

Then, on Wednesday (April 20), Jerry spoke to the Pismo Beach Tri Cities Chamber of Commerce.  He had a great time speaking to business owners.  And, the next day, he spoke to the Arroyo Grande Kiwanis Club.  He's a speaker and he loves it.

Yesterday (April 23) we drove to LA to spend time with the kids and grandchildren for Easter.  There was the egg hunt for the little and big ones, honey baked ham and lots of food, and the traditional egg bopping contest.  The contest is always a competitive loud affair. This year's winner is James (age 7) who beat his dad.  Too bad, Tom, who announced that this year there would be no cheating, and then goes ahead and claims he had picked number 1 (meaning he would go first), when he actually had number 5.  (It came to light when it was number 5's turn and no one came forward.)

After the egg hunt -- Brenna and James (front), Erin, Samantha, Christian, and Natalie (second row), and Sara (top)

Selecting the right egg is the first crucial step. (Erin)

Punching your opponent is against the rules. (Erin and Tom)

As is covering your whole egg with your hand.  (Christian and Shan)

Jerry presents the trophy, an egg agate that travels to the winner's house for the year, 

to James -- the 2011 winner.

Tomorrow, Jerry has an appointment to get the transmission checked on the coach, as we leave Pismo Beach and make our way north.