Redwood Forest, Klamath, Ca - March 31,2009

We arrived in Klamath, Ca. from Dutchercreek yesterday. What a beautiful drive up the coast with the ocean lapping on the shore. On our way we drove thru part of the redwood forest district and today we drove thru more national parks and stopped at the Big Tree (304 ft tall,21.5 ft in diameter and 1500 years old); drove thru the middle of a tree with the car; saw the corkscrew tree (shaped like a corkscrew) ;the Indian Cermonial grounds (Yurok band) and stopped at the Trees of Mystery Museum. We met Paul Bunion and his ox Babe at the museum. The redwood trees are magnificant, reaching for the sky as straight as a pin. It is well worth taking the trip up the coast just to see the wonder of the trees.

San Francisco, March 30, 2009

Today we headed for San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. What a lovely site to see. It was a bit hair raising to get there on the narrow streets and windy roads but we made it and enjoyed crossing. We arrived in Dutchercreek R.V. Park where we will stay for 1 night.

Winery visits with Tanya and Parm, March 28,2009

We are still in Morgan Hill visiting more wineries with Tanya and Parm, We had lunch in Los Gatos at the California Cafe in Old Town before going to the wineries. We visited 3 different ones today , away up a windy road in the mountains , rightfully one was called the Mountain Winery. They had a hugh amphitheater there where world famous entertainer preform and today they had a wedding going on.

We came back and had supper at Parm's brothers and visited with his 8 mos old nephew and family. Then we had to say goodbye as we leave tomorrow and they fly out on Monday. This part of the California is beautiful and we are glad we had the chance to visit it.

Morgan Hill meeting Tanya & Parm, March 27,2009

We are in Maple Leaf RV Park in Morgan Hill, in the middle of wine country. We met up with Tanya and Parm who are visiting his brother, sister and her family here in Los Gatos. They took us out for a delicious Thai supper. We visited a few wineries the next day, then Chuck and Shirley joined us for supper and we all filled up on turkey from the ronco.

Happy Hour - March 19, 2009

We gathered at Catalina Spa to say our goodbyes to Vicki and Pepe and Joan and Barry.
Everyone brought appies and a great time was had by all. It was about 92 degrees so we had to find some shade. Quite a change from the last time we all got together.

Farewell to our american friends, March 15, 2009

Eight people gathered for a hamburg supper to say goodbye to Dawn and Bob our new american friends who we enjoyed having with us for a few weeks. The weather turned cold so everyone got out their mexican ponchos to keep warm. Some peopole even tried to share theirs. See you next winter Dawn and Bob.

Paso Robles, Ca, March 25, 2009

We travelled to Paso Robles along the coast and arrived about 2:30 at Maple Leaf R.V. Park. We decided to do some wine tasting as we seem to be in the middle of wine country. We managed to fit in 3 wineries in 2 hours and tasted about 15 different wines.

Leaving Catalina Spa for Ventura, Ca., March 23/09

Well, the time has come and we have to leave for Canada. We decided to go up the coast and meet Tanya and Parm in Los Gatos. We stopped in Ventura, California for 2 days. It is right on the Pacific Ocean and we enjoyed a great 2 days. We visited Spinnakers resturant for a seafood platter and we found 5 thrift stores right on Main Street. The following day we went to Oxnard and walked in the ocean and on the pier. What a lovely place. We found a Soupplantation to have lunch and enjoyed another nice day with Chuck and Shirley The guys managed to fit in an air museum as Shirley and I watched the police cadets being put through theiir routine exercises.

Yuma and Los Algodones, March 13, 2009

Paulette,Shirley and Linda took off for Arizona market and Los Algodones looking for mats for the motorhome. We found them and some other things as well. We stopped for supper at Pueblo Viego in Los Algodones, Mexico where we were entertained by dancers and a singer. It was a busy day, arriving back around 10:30 P.M.
The guys kept busy by going to the air shows in Palm Springs and El Centro, California.

Lois' Birthday, March 21, 2009

Six couples got together to celebrate Lois' birthdaqy. A good time was had by all and appies flowed again. The wind came up and it was quite a change from yesterday when it was 93 degrees and still 78 at 10:00 o'clock. Havoc even sang happy birthday for Lois.

Catalina Spa - January, 2008

We stopped at Catalina Spa to meet Denis' school buddy and his wife. We joined the resort and are spending time in the area. We find Desert Hot Springs close to Palm Springs and want to explore the territory. Denis likes it as there are lots of golf courses close by.

Hemet and Ramona Canyon, February, 2009

We went to Hemet, California and stayed at Golden Village Palms R.V. Resort. It is a wonderful park and close to everything. They have three pools and hot tubs with a complete gym which we visited every night. After a week we went on to Ramona Canyon. It wasn't a great park and the weather was rainy and cold. The only good thing was the prime rib at the casino for $5.99 and the baby back ribs at the Veterans of Foreign Wars. We visited Jullian while at Ramona Canyon. It is situated in the hills with a windy road to the small town. Lots of craft shops and tourist drawing exhibits. Our cat enjoyed the rocks at Ramona Canyon and looks like a cougar setting there.

Grand Canyon, November, 2008

We crossed the border on November 5 to meet up with Chuck and Shirley and Art and Lois to travel to Grand Canyon and on to Catalina Spa. We encountered a snow storm in Williams on our way to the Grand Canyon. The canyons are magnificant but it was definately too cold to enjoy them to their full extent. Williams was alight for the Polar Express and everyone was dressed in their night attire for the train ride. We stayed their for three cold days taking the train to the canyons. On the returntrip we were held up by bandits which we had to pay off. We are definately looking for warmer weather now.

Trip across Canada, May 2008

We started our trip across Canada at the end of May after spending time with our daughter, Denise and family in Williams Lake, B.C. and Denis' brother and family in Quesnel. We want to get to Ottawa by the end of June to take care of our grandson. We spent the month of July and first of August in Ottawa. Ottawa is a beautiful city with lots to do. We visited the military museum, parliament buildings, canoed on the lakes, and rode our bikes on the many trails. We had a great visit with our daughter Tanya and son, Joseph, Ruth and Sam. Our oldest granddaughter flew out for the mionth of July before having to return to Williams Lake for hockey. Both our granddaughters are hockey players. Court, the oldest got accepted to play with the Prince George girls team and go to school in P. G. We travelled to Nova Scotia from
Ottawa taking the ocean side of New Brunswick. We spent time with friends and relatives. Paulette visited her old elementary school and her mom's house, before heading back. We encountered Chuck and Shirley in Ottawa and spent some time with them. The fall colors were in their glory on our trip back.

Los Vegas, March, 2008

On our way back to Canada we stopped off in Los Vegas with Chuck and Shirley. We visited the casinos and took in the water show, venetian water rides,and the sites and sounds of the big city.

The Living Desert, January, 2009

A group of 10 people visited the living desert in Palm Springs. We seen a variety of different birds, animals, insects, ect. in their natural habitants. Paulette had her picture taken with the giraffe. It was to early for the humming bird exhibit but otherwise we learnt a great deal about the desert inhabitants.

Motorhome house warming February, 2009

Our friends had a house warming when we bought our new motorhome. We had 16 people in the motorhome for a delicious supper and lots of fun. We bought a 2004 Sahara Safari, 40 foot class A motorhome. We are settling in and enjoying the extra space. The animals are adjusting to the change and we are enjoying not having them caged at night. They sleep at the foot of the bed on the floor and only Mittens, the cat wakes up in the morning.

Needles and Oakman, February, 2008

We took a trip to Needles, and visited Oakman,Arizona where the donkies roam the streets and time was rolled back to create an old time town.They has giant turtles that are protected and gun fights in the streets to entertain you.

Christmas December, 2008

We had a great Christmas Eve party with about 30 friends at the club house in Catalina Spa. Everyone had a great time and it was made extra great as Tanya joined us for a couple of weeks. The weather didn't cooperat but it was still a good time. Christmas dinner was at the Augustina Casino in Palm Springs. We decided that next Christmas dinner would be more personal as something was missing. Boxing day was buffet breakfast with everyone including orange juice with champagne

We celebrated New Years with about a dozen friends and a rib dinner. Art even stayed up to see the new year in.

Yuma, February, 2008

We spent a week with Bruce and Lil in Yuma and met George and Carol there. Bruce and Lil have a lot in Yuma and we were able to stay for a week in their neighbours lot. We went to the Yuma market and across the border into Mexico to do some shopping. We then went back to Catalina Spa in Desert Hot springs to spent a couple of weeks before we headed for Los Vegas and home.

Learning to blog with Ann and Shirley

March 9, 2009

Ann agreed to teach Shirley and I to blog. Guess what it isn't all that hard. Thanks Ann.