Mar 15, 2013 - A Change of Scenery

We are not fans of Yuma or the desert, especially when the daytime temps start hitting the mid 90's in March. On Thursday, we endured a record high of 96. The "Yumans" (those RVer's who winter in the Yuma area) were rejoicing, while we were longing for the coolness of the Oregon coast. -- In spite of the heat of the day, however, Nancy, Sherry and I made the trek across the border into Mexico where I scored some good bargains and more tacky jewelry, which I love. This year, I also bought a small collapsible patio table with a bright...

Mar 21, 2011 - NO TRAILER!!

We had a good flight back to San Diego today, got the truck from Park and Fly, and drove over to pick up the trailer. Now I could proceed with a major rant, but what would that accomplish. Tonight I am blogging from a hotel room in Santee California within a few miles of the trailer. The repair place did most of the repair work early last week and then went on to other jobs. They returned to working on our trailer this morning at 11 AM to finish the job and realized they had another problem. Unable to determine what is wrong, we are left...

Mar 4, 2011 - Santee, CA

We arrived at Padre Dam's Santee Lakes Campground in Santee, CA this afternoon. It is actually part of San Diego. The campground is run by the Padre Dam Water Commission. The sites are spacious. We have a brook running in back of us. It was a long ride - about 360 miles, which is long for us. Brad drove most of the way. He turned it over to me to drive about 50 miles between rest areas, however the next two rest areas were closed. The drive from Tempe to where I took over in CA had been pretty flat. No more had I started driving than we hit...

Jan 30, 2011 - Santee Californie

Bonjour à tous, Nous avons passé quelques jours à Santee Lake California, c'est en fait dans la banlieue de San Diego. Santee est une petite municipalité a 25 minutes du centre-ville de San Diego. Un vrai camping avec 7 lacs pour la pêche. On c'est beaucoup reposé, la température était parfaite encore beaucoup de soleil, aucun nuage et entre 23 et 25 degrés. C'est le repos avant la folie, prochaine destination Chula Vista en plein San Diego. Je vous laisse avec quelques photos de Santee et je vous donnes des nouvelles de San Diego bientôt,...

Jul 12, 2010 - Day 11

We have not been able to get the Internet for days now. We went to Santa Barbara on the 6Th and the fog was like rain all day. We went back the next day & it was very nice. We went to the Harley dealer on Tuesday & they were closed so we looked at bikes on Wednesday. Murphy ran in the wthebeat.combea...ch and bit at the surf. ‎7-4 Joe, Pat (grandson Taylor) & Io Solvang to watch the a parade & the fireworks. It was about 90 degrees so we rented a Surrey and peddled around town. We went to the carnival at the Mission & watched the fireworks...

Jun 29, 2010 - Day 4

We both relaxed. Sandy by the pool and Joe worked on the motorhome & napped. and applied for a job here at Soladad. There is a LARGE spring fed pool (see pictures) Couldn't get it all in 1 picture. It is cold but beautiful..I went to swim 2 times & read & tan. Then there is the old people pool & jacuzzi. we went there and enjoyed it tonight Look at the pictures

Jun 28, 2010 - Day 3

Today is out 3rd day. We drove a whole 91.9 miles to Soladad Canyon in Acton. It is an Oasis in the desert. We found a beautiful site with grass and trees. Murphy is in heaven. It was 98 degrees so we drove to Palmdale to shop (cookies, candy & donuts). Joe didn't get his nap because the breaker kept blowing but I went to the BEAUTIFUL pool. Life is good.

Jun 27, 2010 - Day 2

Day 2: Here at Fisherman Retreat Sunday monring a thought It to see the site's, though I would try my hand at fishing! go to get a permit $15.00 for 12 hour to much for me. So got Sandy out of bed went to breakfast at the cafe, just going to relax and check the motorhome out. On Monday we leave for Soledad Canyon in Acton, CA

Jun 26, 2010 - TRAVEL

Day 1: Hi everyone! Today Sandy, Murphy & I left on our West Coast vacation. to start this morinig Sat. 26 and drove a whole 106.3 miles. Redlands us in Redlands California at, "Fisherman's Retreat". This is a Coast to Coast resort. It has 3 lakes. pool and jacuzzi. Everything you need, right? We will be here until Mon. 28. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Jan 31, 2010 - Heading south again!

We left Bakersfield and headed through a mountain range and through Los Angeles (five lane highway each way and the traffic to match) to San Diego the furthest city south in California. Here we found a wonderful campground in the hills at Santee Lakes, where we decided to spend a week.

Jan 27, 2010 - Our Campground in Santee

I want to tell you about our campground at Santee Lakes. It is owned and operated by the Padre Dam Municipal Water District. This is the first time I've seen a water district own a campground. We are in a 190 acre park surrounding a chain of seven lakes. There is a day-use area for such things as picnicking, fishing and bicycling. We are in the camping area which is divided into three sections. We are surrounded by hills, with one hill having some houses on it. It is only a 30 minute drive to downtown San Diego, but when we are "back home"...

Jan 23, 2010 - Old Town San Diego Historic Park

Loving history as we do, we went to a state park that is the location of the first settlement of Mexicans and then Americans in San Diego (1821-1872). Mixed in among the historic buildings were lots of private enterprises - stores and restaurants. It made for a lively atmosphere and there were a lot of other people like us that were out enjoying the first sunny day of the week. We joined a small group on a guided tour of Old San Diego. The guide took us to two homes. One was a modest adobe home of the Machado family that showed how a...