tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38718799277435207292026-06-16T06:11:34.874-05:00Living full time in our motor home allows us to be Ready To Go. . .on to the next adventure!Janice Williford Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322596945199192769noreply@blogger.comBlogger474125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871879927743520729.post-53686056114793942352015-05-31T13:47:00.002-05:002015-05-31T13:47:27.858-05:00

Wow. . .I am ashamed that it has been an entire six weeks since I last blogged. . .goodness. I hope you will forgive me for doing this as a bit of a catch up post. . .to be perfectly honest. . .I find it easier and faster these days to just put my pics into an album, and caption each pic for our personal enjoyment. . . Maybe I'm getting lazy. . .but in a moment of self reflection here,

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We are loving the weather and scenery in California. . .the prices. . .not so much. . .but it goes with the territory. . .We would certainly need to workamp in order to stay out hereif it weren’t for our Thousand Trails RV Park Membership. . .it has been a lifesaver, with parks fairly close to where we wish to be. . .FRIDAY – APRIL 17a day with friends at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz

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but wait. . .did you know there is another National Parkthat is practically connected to Sequoia?well guess what?  Neither did we. . .until I began my research in TripAdvisor.combut Kings Canyon National Park is barely a stones throw from Sequoia. . .our original intention had been to stay in Woodlake,and drive into Sequoia, as that seemed to be the closest town with RV Parks that could

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WHY you may ask. . .or at least that’s what two of our friends asked.  There’s nothing there. . .We know, we know. . .but. . .this is going to beour last stop with down time for awhile. . .and we have chores that need doin’. . .AND. . .as it turns out. . .Bakersfield ended up being a fortuitous decision. . . There’s a CUMMINS Repair Shop there. . .and SINCE we seem to be touring their

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well. . .our trip to Channel Island National Park was a bit of a bust. . .not a COMPLETE bust. . .but not a huge success either. . .First off. . .the National Park is a Marine Sanctuary located about12 miles and, an hour and a half by boat, from the mainland. . .started out so promising. . .clear skies. . .beautiful seas. . .ahhhhh. . .Dave valiantly whale watching. . .the brown pelicans flew

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I’m only going to show you a few of our very favorite pics. . .it’s just too much to take in. . .and there’s no way to ever explain it all. . .plus. . .we went on a Saturday. . .and it was packed,so I asked the docent if it was better during the week. .She said they have school groups in every day. . .hmmm. . .packed with adults vs packed with kids. . .yeah. ..we’ll stay and deal. . .thanks!first

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.Venice Canals. . .yup. . .that’s one of the canals right there. . .we passed by it on our way to Marina del Rey Harborand Fisherman’s Village what a beautiful place. . . to just be by the water. . .and unwindwe were looking for seals, but the tide was in. . .so. . .no luck. . . some beautiful boatsand. . .a fabulous 4 story yacht that you can charter for only 1 million $$$$ per WEEK. . .wow!

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We determined that of the five routes available on the HopOn/HopOff Tours,there were only TWO that we were interested in. . .The first day we did the RED ROUTEand parked in the garage at the Chinese Theatre. . . we decided the second day, for the GREEN ROUTEthe better plan was to park in the garage nearSanta Monica Pier and start our tour from there. . .worked out perfectly. . .we’ll get on the

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  after lunch at the Farmer’s Marketwe headed to Sunset Strip in Hollywood. . . Liz got an exceptionally good pic of the Hollywood sign. . . here are a few more things we saw as we whizzed past. . .Capitol Records all things garlic restaurant. . .yum! the Beverly Hills Police station where Zsa Zsa Gabor was taken for slapping an officer. . .oops! actually the Beverly Hills City Hall. ..

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After seeing a special on NatGeoI knew LaBrea Tar Pits were definitely on the “must see” list while in Los Angeles. ..as you walk up the big “tar pit” is front and center. . .(behind a fence. . .of course)with floating tar (the lowest grade of crude oil)visible on the surface of the water. . .and the very distinct “smell of money” in the air. . .I grew up in the big oil town of Sour Lake TX. . .I

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Having Madame Tussauds tickets included in the purchase price of our tour was a great perk. . .since I’m not really into celebrities,prolly wouldn’t have paid the $29.95 to go inside. . . but since we’re here. . .let’s have some fun. . .Meryl Streep – as with any wax museum I’ve ever been in. . .very lifelike. . .we just all acted like big goofs. . .and most of these pics were taken by Liz and

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StarLine Tours in Los Angeles$59 per personwith Madame Tussauds $30 value includedas you know. . .we love, love, love guided tours. . .especially hop on/hop off tours. . .but. . .there are advantages and disadvantages the disadvantage. . .you must take pics quick as you roll past. . .the major advantage. . .Dave gets to sit back and enjoy the ride and the scenery. . .this particular tour

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I have decided that we simply MUST visitChannel Island National Park while we are this close. . .andthe best way to get information is to drive over to the Channel Island National Park Information Centerlocated in Ventura California. . . it just so happens that good friends, Janice (AJ) and Debi (and their hubs)are staying not too terrible far away from Ventura. . .perhaps we could meet for

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we figured out very quickly that Death Valley,much like Yellowstone,has a lot of beautiful sights. . .with a whole lot of nothingbut highway and desert in between. . .but always, always beautiful views in every direction. . . our first stop. . .Dante’s View. . .1600 feet above the desert floor. . . this scene to me. . .epitomizes Death Valleythe salt flats . .the desolation. . .the

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moving London Bridge to Havasu City Arizona. . .what an ingenious touristy enticement. . .   I doubt seriously Dave or I would have feltthe need to stop over in Havasu City otherwise. . .             but the story of how London Bridge ended upin the middle of the Arizona Desert was too intriguing to bypass. . .I seriously doubt the town

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The Leaf Verde Verde RV Resort manager, Steve,was very understanding about our need to cancel a few days early, and issued us a full refund for days not used. . .haf’ta show you this funny sign in the park. . .is that hilarious or what?our part is in, so we get set up at the Cummins Repairon Tuesday, in preparation for a 6A Wednesday appt. . .that means a 5A ALARM. . .what?  UNBELIEVABLE. .

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another State Capitol today. . .although visiting this one was a little different the beautiful building you see was originally the State House. . .but is now the State Capitol Museum. . .and no longer houses any of the government offices. . .Government functions are now housed separately. . .Senate in the left front. . .Congress in the right front. . .and the Governor’s Offices in the building

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we enjoyed an afternoon at the ballpark with Marsha and Paul. . .(Where's Weaver)we were there to see our Texas boys. . .the Rangers. . .and they were there to see their Cleveland Indians. . .they know the names of all their players. . .true fans! Now. . .we don't know the name of one single player on the Texas Rangers team, because, actually. . .we are Houston Astros Fans. . . but hey. . .you

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well. . .dear Lord in Heaven. . .thank you once again for your angels of protection on our travel day. . . Left Palm Desert CA bright and early this morning. . .trust me, 8:30A is early. . .headed to Phoenix to meet up with RV friends Marsha and Paul for a Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians Spring Training game. . . 'bout 20 minutes out of Indio, as we're climbing the mountain, we begin smelling

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in December we celebrated the 40th anniversary of our wedding. . .however, postponed the actual celebration for now. . .Dave really wanted to go to Hawaii again, but I didn’t want to fly that long, or spend that much. . .so we decided to celebrate on Catalina Island when we got to California. . .after much research, I discovered we could do a five day cruiseto Catalina Island and Ensanada Mexico

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thank goodness when Rick suggested a day trip to the Salton Sea,we decided to ignore the negative reviews on TripAdvisor, and go for it. . . no doubt about it. . .a very strange and unusual place.we paid the $5 per vehicle entry fee at the State Park to be able to walk on the beach. . .          and see the piles of dead fish skeletons. . .isn’t that exciting?next up in

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eight of us headed out to explore this morning. . . but first, we must stop at Coco’s for nourishment and strength to make it through the day. . .purty tasty vittles. . .and then, sixty miles away. . .the Main Attraction. . . the Joshua Trees and the rock formations are just fabulous   we were very sad to find we had just missed the spring bloom. . .bummer pics must be taken. . .  at

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and it is lovely. . . the gang’s all here making it even better. . .thanks for the pic Ed. . .(I see you Rick!)  just remember. . .paybacks . . .LOL! we had the best time at a street fair in Palm Springs. . .Gail took these pics. . .and ate that cheesecake. . .she’s a tiny little thang that can get by with that. . .Dave and I were good, and skipped dessert. . .however, had the line not

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We met these awesome folks,Al and Diane, Sue and Dennis in 2009 at our very first Workamper Job in San Antonio. . .so much fun. . .then and now. . .FaceBook is fabulous for staying in touch,so, realizing we were all in the San Diego Area,we made arrangements for lunch in Old Town Temecula. . .Here we are at the Temecula Olive Oil Shop. . .that was so much fun. . .it was like a little olive oil

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ugh. . .this getting’ old is for the birds I tell ya. . .The GP in Livingston discovered something on my EKG that he thoughtlooked as though I had an “episode”. . .I guess that’s what they call it now. . .BUT. . .he was SURE it wasn’t anything to be concerned about. . .HOWEVERhe would like me to see the cardiologist. . .BUT. . .don’t call them. . .they will call you and set up the appt. . .they

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