Back in Tucson

It was a long drive, but uneventful. Great to be home. 

Laundry. 
Discovering things I bought way back in late June or early July and being pleasantly surprised! 
More to do. Getting ready for bed now!

taken at the Twentynine Palms RV Resort early a.m.

We were surprised by the number of hills in town!

Yesterday's picture of the thrift store 

Twentynine Palms

I probably took a few pictures, but my camera is in the trailer and I am in the RV Park office--no wifi on the individual sites--and this is billed as a resort!

We got here in time for lunch, only one mix up on where we were supposed to go. Blame the driver! Ate lunch, then checked the town for possible restaurants, even visited a thrift store. Speaking of which, there was an acre long yard sale in Apple Valley--Roy Rogers Country (missed taking the pic of Happy Trails Highway)--but we couldn't stop!

We ate supper at Denny's, didn't want to risk eating Mexican or Chinese and possibly having gastric repercussions! It is hot here, but we are not surprised. Thank goodness for AC.

This town is home to a Marine Corps Air Combat Center. Lots of Marine Haircut barbershops!

Our second night on the hide-a-bed was as restful as the first.
It is about seven hours from our front door...eager to get there.

Most people would not even think about sharing this picture. It is in front of one of the barber shops advertising Marine haircuts This was the last picture I was able to take before the batteries completely conked out. I took it Sunday on our way home.å

Catching up! too much to tell now, but sharing pictures!

We have had quite the adventures since I last wrote. I may never fill in all the details, but wanted to share the pictures of our journey from Eureka to Ukiah to Dunnigan to Lodi to where we are tonight--Bakersfield!

 I have seen two of these cute rentals during our trip.

 We got a very early jump on the day, so I made pictures of the changes in scenery we saw before going to bed Thursday night.

Murals are big here and in Crescent City.

And--surprise--more fog!

Reminds me something that could be in a Stephen King novel--or an episode of Twilight Zone--so eerie!

Quite the change! Now we are seeing rolling hills and very different vegetation.

Blue sky, my favorite!

When we stopped on the highway to use the bathroom in the trailer, I took these pictures. Then Cary noticed the water puddle under the truck!

The next decent sized town was Ukiah. They have had a Dodge dealer only since December! They had time to diagnose the problem, send for a water pump, and do the work. Four or five hours and nearly $900, we were on our way. I had already imagined sleeping in the parking lot!

Pretty hillsides

The drive around these lakes (Clear Lake, Blue Lake...) is not that much fun ever. With the holiday traffic starting early, it was less so!

This is the first sunset we have seen in two months!

Our plan was to stay in Dunnigan, but there was no room. I called Lodi ad they had spots open. We got there about 8:30--the place is not clearly marked (the sites) so we drove around and around, stopping every so often to get out with a flashlight to see what was what. Then to top it all off, the bedroom slideout would not come out all the way....a problem we thought was fixed last spring! We spent several minutes getting it to go out 3 or 4 inches, back in, out, in...ugh. We slept on the hideabed. I was able to slip through the narrow opening to get out some bedding, changes of clothes, and Cary's battery charger for his implant device. We slept very well!

The next morning we walked down to the RV repair place, but they had no time till next week. Called a mobile RV repair person who came out and he and Cary were able to get it pushed in all the way so we could travel. This was after two calls to the manufacturer were unproductive.

It was another long drive to Bakersfield, but I knew we had a spot saved.

Lunch at a rest stop.

We are taking no chances with the slideout, will spend the next two nights on the hideabed.

Eureka

Only one of these pictures was actually taken in Eureka. First I finally managed to take some photos of the newest camping option in Village Camper Inn. They call it a yurt, but that would give most people a whole different idea...this is a tiny cabin with a bunk beds and some floor space, blinds and some electric outlets and lights. I wish I had taken pictures as it was built!

A few nights ago a family of five slept there for the first time that it was used. Mom, Dad, probably Grandma and two cute little girls, ages 2 and 4.

We left Eureka around 9:45 a.m. You have to always expect construction on Highway 101 during the relatively dry summer months--working to repair parts of the road that wash away or have suffered other serious damage.

Gorgeous views

Vibrant green against the vivid blue sky

We are so happy to see blue skies!

I am not sure if these are raspberries or blackberries--too far off the road to pick!

 This is the picture I took in Eureka--Bunny Hop Quilts--new in this location, new to me. I also shopped at Ocean Waves Quilts while Cary checked out the Subaru dealer. 

After supper at the Sizzler, we took a walk around the park--two more pictures:

This is where we are staying.

Flowers the colors of autumn!

Monday, Monday

Our last day at work this year--beautiful scenery as we walked up to the lighthouse.

It is so tempting to just keep taking pictures!

Finally! We were able to corral Ken and Barbie and their son, Dan, to get our group picture taken. We will be working with them again next August--what a team!

On the way out, one last view--

Sunday, Continued

Before we left for work this afternoon (hours were 2:30-4:00) I wanted a picture of the blue sky, just in case I didn't see it the rest of the day!

This is a Carriage (brand) 5th wheel, owned for over nine years. It has to be one of a kind with that paint job! Yes, it came that way. Carriage, like HitchHiker, has been out of business for quite some time.

 Taken as we leave the lighthouse around 4:30

This was the first day that we were able to spot the St. George Reef Lighthouse!

Flowers on a drizzly morning

More rain during the night. I couldn't pass up these beautiful flowers in the garden of one of the RVers--gently touched with rain drops.

 This one reminded Cary of a gear shift knob like the ones on hotrods in the 1950s! So romantic....

Since yellow is my favorite color, I took two pictures of this one. The raindrops really show up well.