Quartzsite stay

We got into Quartzsite Thursday afternoon and have been enjoying the sights. Not a lot of vendors here yet, they come in thru the end of this month and by Jan it will be full. We are in a rv park close to all the activity. This morning I hiked up the peak next to our park and took some pictures. It was a lot more steeper than I thought. Had to stop a few times to allow my heart and lungs to come to grip with this climb. Made it up with the help of a couple elderly ladies. We plan on staying here until after the rv show at the end of Jan. They have about 150,000 people come thru the show. It has a 68,000 sq/ft tent for the show. Today Jackie and I are going to wander around some of the vendors who are set up. The weather is PERFECT !!. It was 68 yesterday with a light breeze, clear skies and a low of about 50.

Arrived in Las Vegas Monday afternoon to visit some friends Carl and Judy. Carl and I were in the Air Force together in the late 1960's to 1971. We are parked near Fremont Street so we could walk around the area, just went there once not much interest in the casinos. We drove out to Hoover Dam and drove across the new bridge. Driving across you can not see anything, they have about 5 foot high concrete walls so seeing down in impossible. Driving across you don't even feel like your on a bridge. If you drive down to the dam there is a area before the dam that you can walk across the bridge. It is done real well, there is a quad that has lots of info on the construction. Played golf with Carl and then had dinner at their house last night. We leave today (Thursday) for Quartzsite Az, we will be staying there for a while. Want to enjoy the Quartzsite experience and catch the RV show. They expect 150,00 people to come to the show. Pepper doesn't like the park we are in, all black top and a nasty dog run area, she will like the next spot we are staying at, desert.

Santa Paula Ca.

We are visiting Jackie's brother and sister-in-law for a few days. Jackie is scared of heights but went up with her brother. He took us both up for a while Friday and then on Saturday. They are only about 15 miles from the coast so we flew some of the coast up to Santa Barbara. The plane is a light sport class, carbon composite construction so it is very light 750 lbs. It even has a parachute ( which we were glad ). We flew over the rv park where we are staying, it is a county park with full hookups and there is only one other rv there so it has been very quite. Sunday we are going to the airport for what they call 1st Sunday. The owners of the hangers open them up so you can tour the hanger area. Leaving here Monday morning and heading to Las Vegas for a few days to visit an old Air Force buddy of mine. Then heading down to Quartzsite Az.

Finally were off!!!!!!!

Well, those of you who were wondering when we would wander we wandered today. Left the kids at Gridley and drove to Paso Robles. We drove 334 miles today way more than we like but the route we took, down I-5 there are no rv parks that would divide up our trip to Ventura ca. Will spend the night here then on down to see Jackies brother and sister-in-law. For the guys I checked the mileage I was getting while pulling the trailer was 13.09 miles per gallon. The truck computor said 14.3 so it is close to what we got. Of course I was driving down the freeway at 25 miles per hour. Not really I kept it at around 60 mph. We are spending the next few days in Santa Paula at a county park. The place we stayed at before has become a KOA campground. They want $49.00 per night to stay there. The park is not worth $25 per nite, we hate KOA's never stay at them, overpriced and overrated. I hear the Scotch bottle being opened.....Oh..Big Larry, tell everyone at the safety meeting I said hello and miss their abuse

Had a nice Thanksgiving with the family, about 14 of us got together. Picture of Clint and his family and a picture of the girls sitting while I did all of the work. Not really this is the first Thanksgiving that I didn't do anything but eat. And I can get use to that! We are going to sit here until Monday and then head out. Don't want to do the holiday traffic. Just made Pepper a hair appointment for Wednesday in San Luis Obispo. Have to make her look smaller. We want to stay in a Rv park in Las Vegas but dogs can only weigh up to 20 pounds. They asked if she was a lap dog, you know what I said. Depends on size of your lap. I asked them if the weight the dogs, she said they might let her in they would have to look at her. I am going to call again an offer to pay a surcharge if she can stay. The park only charges $102 plus electricty per week, very cheap for las vegas. I googled earthed it and it looks nice.

Updated schedule

Having to have the eye surgery put us behind what we thought was our schedule. We had begun to feel as if we had not started are journey until we left the area where we lived for 40 yrs. We forgot we were calling the 1st phase our family and friends tour. I guess we were anxious to get somewhere new and now realize that we have unlimited time to get there. Also seeing and experiencing new things we haven't done are a major reason to go somewhere. So our plan is to drive south on hwy 99 to Fresno Ca and turn right and head to the coast. Spend a night or two in San Luis Obispo, then on to Santa Paula to visit John and Robin, Jackie's brother and sister-in-law . We want to see Thumbleweed and its home. From there on to San Jacinto to visit Jackie's cousin Brenda. Then if all goes as planned over to Las Vegas to visit a friend from my military time. Then south toward Yuma. From there work our way to Florida.

Frankentraveler meets Cute Grandkids

Well I survived this week of needles and knives. Every doctor I go to here they cut something off, I told Jackie I wasn't to go to an urologist. I don't know if Jackie got a compliment or I was called an old fart. I was being released yesterday and Jackie went to get the truck to pick me up. After she left I has some things to finish with the nurse. The nurse said " Lets get you in the wheelchair while your DAUGHTER gets your car". I told her she was my wife and damn don't tell her you said that. I don't know if she thought Jackie looked so young or I just look that old. Jackie says its both. Patch is off and vision is alot better, still a little blurry but will get better in a few days. The other pictures are our Granddaughters and Great Granddaughter. Melissa and her baby Annabell are here thru Christmas