Arriving near Vian, our instructions from hosts, Dave and Lynn Gray went something like this: “Your GPS will never get you to us. So here is what you do…take a right at the (one) stop sign in “Downtown” Vian. Drive…
Bottoming Out…In Sedona!
Well, it finally happened. We have bottomed out! I don’t mean personally, chemically, emotionally, politically. Well, maybe politically. But I am actually referring to the Tow-hitch on the bus. We found a driveway with too big a dip. Safety…
A Flagstaff Valentine
We stayed in Bullhead City, Az. overnight, but NOT at the Moose Lodge. We could have, but I was worried about the entry to the lot—a very high driveway ramp looked like it would at the very least bottom out the…
Marin-Time
Three days spent in Marin country having an AWESOME time with college-friend Mark and his charming wife, Tracy. Despite the rain. And RAIN IT MOST CERTAINLY DID. Enough to affect in some small or not so small way everything we…
Half Moon Bay
Spending several days in Half Moon Bay, just south of San Francisco. This is more like we imagined our travels. Up until now, we have been pretty actively moving. At HMB, we have been pretty actively relaxing! Our friends Mike…
Lake Marin (and “PRB”)
Before you look it up, there is NO LAKE MARIN. Just a reference to our RV park, which became a lake after torrential (and nearly perpetual) rain. The bus is high and dry, but there is a lake at the…
Half Moon Bay
Spending several days in Half Moon Bay, just south of San Francisco. This is more like we imagined our travels. Up until now, we have been pretty actively moving. At HMB, we have been pretty actively relaxing! Our friends Mike…
Santa Cruz: “Overflow Parking” and Chinese New Year
After our great experiences in Central California, we continued North to Santa Cruz. There, our friend Phyllis arranged for us to park in the overflow area of the Pasatiempo Golf Course, where she lives. With all the rain they have had…
Heading North(ish)
Weather still sucks as we left Palm Desert, but begins to improve as we get a little north of Los Angeles. We decided to stop for the night at Carpinteria State Beach between Ventura and Santa Barbara. WHAT AN AWESOME…
Again, The Weather Stalks us!
We made it across Arizona and NM. It rained off and on throughout this desert. Then we spent some time with friends in San Diego. Our friends, Stefania and Jim, arranged a street parking permit for our RV and we were…