tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80329862017544398602024-03-13T05:04:00.777-05:00On the road again; Caching Places We've Never BeenBarbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-74563390828401279132014-10-21T14:59:00.000-05:002014-10-21T15:00:19.691-05:00Slowly heading West<p>Last weekend we stayed at the Fairgrounds in Durango, a very comfortable, no amenities other than 50 amp and water, but perfect for $17 a night. It was time to catch our breath, do a little grocery shopping, winterize our blankets, and do a lot of laundry. We also wanted to check out the free dump station at Santa Rita Park. But first brunch was on the top of the list. I “Yelped” a good breakfast restaurant and Bobby “D” Deli came up with lots of starts and reviews and it was only 1/2 block from the fairgrounds. Perfect! We drove the .2 miles only to find a tiny Taco shop.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-s9P-PNSngYQ/VEa6XAWvCCI/AAAAAAAAIC0/JV_HIYmo00w/s1600-h/IMAG60997.jpg"><img title="IMAG6099" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMAG6099" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2W1GSzVh3kY/VEa6YNxzNLI/AAAAAAAAIC8/c9XN5oJMNgM/IMAG6099_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="368"></a> </p> <p>There were lots of cars in the parking lot in back and we decided to try it. We got the next to the last table and it was only 11:15 a.m. I ordered the fish tacos and Tom ordered the Pork Pastors and both were absolutely outstanding. By the time we had our desert, a shared sopapilla with chocolate drizzle, whipped cream and honey, people were standing in line to get a table. Sorry no pictures as it was so good we ate it all before I could get the camera out.</p> <p>Oh, I forgot to mention on our last blog I made the delicious chicken soup we had at the after balloon crewing party. I cooked the chicken and onions in chicken broth in the crockpot while traveling from Gallop to Durango. Then just added tomatoes, potatoes, pinto beans, okra, and lots of spices. We loved it as much if not more the second day when I added more chicken stock and corn. I definitely will have to do that again on a long drive day.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OjtY3NcZ9zA/VEa6Yo7IvbI/AAAAAAAAIDE/liAv-HGEw4k/s1600-h/IMAG60016.jpg"><img title="IMAG6001" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMAG6001" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLljEjC03mF3czeml3H4ft_mRpHIh-c0tK8x6H5n4fqCeFWylzjLClcmIjkWGEISE_Qj5REbCPc0l1iVC3IMqbRCk7Gikq8I8J03Odf-0utyGXgPF_ZfQHx5keYLxALMsaTe4EpmgP5oL/?imgmax=800" width="270" height="185"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-M27QEJNCt6w/VEa6aLabx-I/AAAAAAAAIDU/4B7k3ao72ts/s1600-h/IMAG60026.jpg"><img title="IMAG6002" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMAG6002" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kTbfoVvi7x8/VEa6am8xyVI/AAAAAAAAIDc/j1dx_BMKzJU/IMAG6002_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="275" height="197"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Well, we managed to do our laundry among the weird tattooed, drugged out guys that sat on the floor while we kept feeding the dryers quarters. We took the sweaters and the comforter back to the RV to dry. It was a nice quiet evening eating our leftover chicken soup and French bread to sop up the broth.</p> <p>Sunday we rested! About dinner time we headed to the Serious Texas BBQ. It was seriously HOT. 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We talked, ate, talked, ate and talked some more until the quarters on our parking meters ran out. They followed us back to the fairgrounds to check it out and then they left for doctor’s appointments and we left the fairgrounds to dump tanks and hit the road. We were late getting on our way so weren’t sure of how far we would go. We checked out the Walmart in Cortez, but that did not look easy to get in and out so we continued west to the Sleeping Ute Casino RV Park, a PassPort America campground. We parked and went into the Hotel to register. We got a $5 off coupon and asked about the Member card. We registered for those in the casino and as this was our first time in this casino we got $10 on Tom’s card and $15 on mine. We tried to get them to work on 4 different penny slots and had to call for help. After the assistant got our machines working I got a “free spin”. I asked the assistant could I bet any amount and would it count against my original “free” card. She said no it was a free spin and I could bet any amount. I pushed the highest amount and it went crazy; spin after spin, adding more numbers to my card when it was done I had $47. I cashed out for my first $5 on my card. I reinserted my card, bet the penny minimum and cashed out with $.09. Tom played his free card and cashed out with $5. So all in all we got $53. and change and went to dinner in the casino. We even got the senior discount; dinner $15, parking $16.50, we made $21 and change. This was a wonderful stop. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aKvvGx2_Aj0/VEa6cvkdcLI/AAAAAAAAIDs/Uw6ZJqADMsQ/s1600-h/P1180535%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1180535" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1180535" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JVDaXSCP31Q/VEa6drgkDHI/AAAAAAAAID0/m8E2VLZdKCs/P1180535_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="486"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GONp6p9Py3g/VEa6fZr2PsI/AAAAAAAAID8/k4VQnHU-Kb4/s1600-h/P1180536%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1180536" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 38px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1180536" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k76FK90Q9Y4/VEa6gKSl6BI/AAAAAAAAIEE/9hVj-d6zHJo/P1180536_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="646" height="486"></a></p> <p>Now traveling through some of the most beautiful picturesque country that will be on our next blog. Stay tuned.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-6556608189300727752014-10-18T23:09:00.000-05:002014-10-18T23:09:11.148-05:00On the Road Again -- AloneWell, it's just the two of us (well Pansy actually makes 3) on the road again. Nancy, <a href="http://kissackadventures.blogspot.com/">kissackadventures.blogspot.com</a>, has left us and gone back home. We are heading home too, but with a couple of stops.<br />
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We stayed one more day in Gallup before driving north to Durango, CO. We checked into the Fairgrounds and drove to the Durango/Silverton train station to pick up our tickets. I had ordered them online and we wanted to check the location and avoid the long ticket line in the morning. We knew we had to dress warmly as I had reserved 2 seats in the open air gondola car. Having ridden excursion trains before, I knew the best pictures are taken from that type of open air car.<br />
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We had worked on the crew of the Golden High Hot Air Balloon starting at the very chilly 5:00 a.m. so we were prepare to bundle up. (just a reminder, our travels for the last 6 months have been wonderfully blogged by Nancy mentioned above if any of our readers would like to catch up on our summer/fall travels). I just have to add a few of my own pictures of the special shapes.<br />
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Back to the Durango/Silverton Train ride. It is the time in Colorado when the Aspens turn a beautiful golden, the oaks are turning red, and the Anamas River is cascading down the canyon.<br />
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We did arrive 45 minutes late into Silverton because the sanders that deliver sand to the rails in front of the wheels on the engine were malfunctioning so the wheels kept slipping. It sounded like chug, chug, chug, swish..., chug, chug, chug, swish.... We shopped twice in addition to taking on water for the engine men to try to fix it. These are just a tiny percentage of pictures I took from the train. I listened to CW McCall on my earphones as we chugged up the canyon.<br />
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We had a great time on this all day trip and would recommend it to anyone who loves steam locomotives and riding a rocking narrow gauge rail car.<br />
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Today we did laundry and had a great Taco lunch at Tacos Nayarit just at the next corner from the Fairgrounds. Tomorrow we may just go for a couple of geocaches; then again we may just relax and watch our favorite Sunday TV programs. Who knows? We're retired.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-16906122654516736272014-05-11T00:21:00.001-05:002014-05-11T00:21:34.004-05:00Our Great Adventure with Nancy<p>This is our first trip in tandem with another Rv’er so I guess this might be classified as an Adventure. When we were with Nancy K in Quartzsite, she expressed interest in traveling with us as she had never been to the East Coast. As a solo women, she was a little reluctant to tackle that trip alone. Nancy is a real trooper and willing to try almost any new experience. She is a runner, a skin diver, a horse owner, and a real cowgirl (her family had a cattle ranch as Nancy grew up). Another item I might mention is she is a daily blogger so if our family and friends want to hear about our travels, I suggest you check Nancy’s blog every day. <a href="http://www.kissackadventures.blogspot.com">www.kissackadventures.blogspot.com</a>. </p> <p>We began our adventure leaving Fresno, meeting up with Nancy on Hwy 99, and traveling to the FMCA Golden Spike Rally in Fullerton. This was Nancy’s first time driving through central LA and I think it might just be the last. We made it without incident, checked in to the very nice (and very expensive) Orangeland RV park. We joined about 20 ‘Spikers’ for the Tuesday Knott’s Berry Farm Chicken Dinner Buffet. It was delicious. There was fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes with chicken gravy. There was also a full turkey dinner complete with dressing. Yes, I did have a very small piece of boysenberry pie. </p> <p>It was good that we came down on Tuesday because on Wednesday the strongest winds to hit the LA area at this time of year started. In the park it blew down trees and an information shelter.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wYvB3MuzcXM/U28IpSeX4WI/AAAAAAAAH8w/3uc6DRfXk00/s1600-h/IMG_20140430_103745_134%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20140430_103745_134" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20140430_103745_134" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zue8WA8cY1M/U28IqX33TWI/AAAAAAAAH80/gJZwdmU0zew/IMG_20140430_103745_134_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="438" height="330"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lAyGca4bwiQ/U28IrYEyeFI/AAAAAAAAH9A/FiJLU3WhU3E/s1600-h/IMG_20140430_104420_803%252520-%252520Copy%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20140430_104420_803 - Copy" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20140430_104420_803 - Copy" align="right" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yz8-zVs5Yw0/U28IsARph9I/AAAAAAAAH9I/xqqcQygERm4/IMG_20140430_104420_803%252520-%252520Copy_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="251" height="334"></a></p> <p> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left">The rally was very well planned by Ed and Anita Price assisted by Dan and Betsy St John. They were so organized they had all the members volunteering in one activity or another. We were busy every day: </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:da444438-fce3-4ee7-b217-7b7faa38e58e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:666px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1682&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!APDA2AacfxRcVjo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9DS2w3vOktk/U28Is6RDpkI/AAAAAAAAH9Q/eXEgHDg2DJ0/Union%252520Station%252520%252526%252520downtown%252520LA%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:666px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:666px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1682&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!APDA2AacfxRcVjo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:666px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Day1-Union Station, downtown LA</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1682&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!APDA2AacfxRcVjo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1682&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!APDA2AacfxRcVjo" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:69cf774b-5136-4a8a-be62-da492c09c87c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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When Tom began to install it he discovered it was the wrong size (right number in the book – go figure). It was too late to order the right one and it could not be delivered on the weekend. We decided to move to the less expensive Garden Grove Elks Lodge RV Parking area. It is an easy in and out, super friendly camp host, and also close to Disneyland. We called our niece, Denise, to see if she could sign us in to Disneyland, but she got sick and was not working on Monday. We then called our friend, Justin, and he graciously signed us in. Both Denise and Justin are Pyrotechnics at Disneyland, but there are only fireworks on the weekends during the off season. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-cryingface" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Crying face" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RsWSL9fvAkk/U28Ivf1s_8I/AAAAAAAAH9w/oQui9zklWSY/wlEmoticon-cryingface%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> We made up for that loss by having the most scrumptious dinner at the Blue Bayou. My Portobello mushroom over corn risotto was the best I’ve ever had. Nancy and Tom’s dinners were equally outstanding.</p> <p>Tom got the new air cleaner installed and we were on our way to the Salton Sea State Park. Of course we had to stop at the Morongo Casino for lunch. When we parked at the beautiful state park we were almost alone. The sea was a beautiful blue, the birds were flying and the weather perfect. Other than the trains that rumbled by until midnight blowing the whistle at the nearby crossing, it was a perfect 3 day stop. We ate at the lovely Shields Date Café then went shopping at Costco where Tom bought 4 new deep cycle batteries for DA PAD. The old ones were at least 7 years old and were struggling to maintain their voltage overnight. We even had to jump DA PAD with DA TOAD the last time we boon docked. </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:e53bd603-6103-4645-bc12-44b63ecdc6a7" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:670px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1716&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMaY8VTS62lpyR8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mvzoLvj_2rg/U28IwIKDIYI/AAAAAAAAH94/H-OM6L2QmLE/Shields%252520Date%252520Cafe%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:670px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:670px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1716&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMaY8VTS62lpyR8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:670px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Shields Date Cafe</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1716&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMaY8VTS62lpyR8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1716&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AMaY8VTS62lpyR8" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cbxHanR0yQk/U28IxTSDrjI/AAAAAAAAH-A/nM8jWzzJ-WI/s1600-h/P1160568%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1160568" style="border-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:676px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1720&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AEf9dxNDtd-o1mY&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fVQNmhsUXbY/U28I0y_JXBI/AAAAAAAAH-c/i6txxnXqBzM/album%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:676px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:676px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1720&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AEf9dxNDtd-o1mY&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:676px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Salvation Mountain</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1720&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AEf9dxNDtd-o1mY&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1720&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AEf9dxNDtd-o1mY" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We drove south on Hwy 111, turned on dirt roads and arrived at the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW-bHBSh_Dk" target="_blank">Mud Pots of Salton Sea</a>.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:8f3f2aaf-6249-4061-adcb-fad9f0f0225c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:656px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1730&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMjcb-FnpnFbCHM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uZqextHoxfc/U28I1W7bvdI/AAAAAAAAH-o/K8TVd4YFDOA/album%25255B20%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:656px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:656px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1730&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMjcb-FnpnFbCHM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:656px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Mud Pots of Salton Sea</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1730&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMjcb-FnpnFbCHM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1730&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AMjcb-FnpnFbCHM" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Then skirted around the south end of the lake then up the west side to Borrego Springs to see the incredible <a href="http://www.abdnha.org/borrego-springs-sculptures-of-ricardo-breceda.htm" target="_blank">Borrego Springs Sculptures</a> of Ricardo Breceda.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:e643b616-a98e-48b8-a3c9-e1a63c92321e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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We then drove into Borrego Springs to have lunch and it turned out to be one of the most delicious Mexican lunches we’ve had in a long time. On our way home we visited several more of the 127 sculptures here. </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:ec45119a-7530-415f-b906-8792e179081b" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:656px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1747&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ACar5iNJDfYGQLs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a31yHc3dlUw/U28I2pl_teI/AAAAAAAAH-4/WyFOeBndLEI/album%25255B24%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:656px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:656px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1747&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ACar5iNJDfYGQLs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:656px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Borrego Springs</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1747&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ACar5iNJDfYGQLs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1747&parId=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ACar5iNJDfYGQLs" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We left the Salton Sea yesterday and stayed overnight at the pristine Saddle Mountain RV Park, did 2 loads of laundry, found 2 geocaches and drove to the Verde Valley, Nancy at Thousand Trails and we at Clarkdale Elks, today. </p> <p>For many more details on our travels, be sure to read <a href="www.kissackadventures.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Nancy’s Blog</a>.</p> <p>And we are shamelessly influencing Nancy on Geocaching.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-65750347282039040182014-05-04T00:13:00.001-05:002014-05-04T00:13:03.131-05:00Back in the Saddle Again<p><font size="3">I guess it is time to get back to Blogging. We have taken a long vacation from that activity although we have been very, very busy with the Event of the Year, granddaughter Julie’s wedding. There were showers (2), the wedding, the reception. There was also the writing and rehearsing of the wedding ceremony performed by Tom, now affectionately known as the Rev. Tom, the setting up and decorating the beautiful Dellavalle yard, and the massive organizing and cooking for the reception. Every moment was a joy. Everything went so well and it will be remembered forever. I’ll share just a few of the hundreds, and hundreds of pictures taken by the official photographer and some from the the site where so many of the wedding party and guests posted their candid pictures.</font></p> <p><font size="3">We got back to Fresno just in time for Julie’s first shower held at our Friends Community Church. </font></p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:cf566fb6-4021-485c-a95e-ae8d6b22ea9d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:643px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1636&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AB8ZON16wXNusUQ&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SZzD4Ro6AXI/U2XL9FN0yXI/AAAAAAAAH3s/5Yv0zptF97E/album%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:643px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:643px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1636&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AB8ZON16wXNusUQ&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:643px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">All the ladies from the church out did themselves at the luncheon.</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1636&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AB8ZON16wXNusUQ&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1636&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AB8ZON16wXNusUQ" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><font size="3">We had fun eating, talking about Julie and Claudio’s long romance, and then Julie opened presents.</font></p> <p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:30c55c0b-8d0e-46bc-83d5-e136bbe9613c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:660px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1640&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ABK-SuUBMqXS05U&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-52KK4ZR2zj4/U2XL9163vJI/AAAAAAAAH30/ANn8ej9zH6s/Lovely%252520deserts%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:660px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:660px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1640&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ABK-SuUBMqXS05U&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:660px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Lovely deserts & so many presents</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1640&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ABK-SuUBMqXS05U&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1640&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ABK-SuUBMqXS05U" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><font size="3"></p> <p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:deef62ec-664e-4b27-adac-931e46e942aa" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1646&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AB8Mb4JX-ETYCew&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1VCB9xEusfs/U2XL-dT66sI/AAAAAAAAH38/Wla7MYr412o/album%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1646&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AB8Mb4JX-ETYCew&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here"></span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1646&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AB8Mb4JX-ETYCew&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1646&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AB8Mb4JX-ETYCew" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5bUYM8Qw3iU/U2XL_Gli5XI/AAAAAAAAH4E/1o3O6sSBaj0/s1600-h/P1160354%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1160354" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1160354" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GZlCXrEDT-Y/U2XL_9v_tLI/AAAAAAAAH4M/vL4XS8X9TDE/P1160354_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="404"></a><font size="3">After all the presents were opened, Jenny made a bouquet out of the ribbons and wrapping paper for Julie to use at the wedding rehearsal.</font></p> <p>This was shower #1. The following weekend was shower #2 put on by Julie’s Maid of Honor, Christy. Julie and Christy have been friends since they were 5 years old when Christy moved next door to us and across the street from Julie. They have been best buddies ever since.</p> <p> </p> <p>This next shower was for friends and family and was held at Jenny’s house. Christy did a great job on the food and games. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-r9P5_gwXKMo/U2XMAwevIgI/AAAAAAAAH4U/vQegAtzCOYI/s1600-h/IMG_20140329_141747_916%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20140329_141747_916" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20140329_141747_916" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6UFH48WpGE8/U2XMBmxzfNI/AAAAAAAAH4c/5PazqEcjhKo/IMG_20140329_141747_916_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">The next week we took the motor home to a very nice RV park in Morro Bay, Rancho Colina. We probably got the prettiest site in the park.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AWfEPviq068/U2XMCuoaQ1I/AAAAAAAAH4k/rJGGiAmkJus/s1600-h/P1160359%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1160359" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1160359" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DmsTdb3kjDo/U2XMDXTnr0I/AAAAAAAAH4s/F_Ki_f_rjn0/P1160359_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><font size="3">The park was only 5 minutes from where Julie and Claudio were to be married. We took Mom with us and arrived 2 days before the wedding. Most of our time was spent modifying and rehearsing the wedding ceremony. Friday was the rehearsal so most of the wedding party was there. Tom was a little nervous and I think the bride and groom were too. Julie had planned every detail of the wedding. Their theme was all about literature. The wedding was to be held in a quaint small chapel behind a book store on Main Street Morro Bay. All the bouquets were made by Jenny out of pages of classical books. The invitations were designed and made by Julie, Claudio, Jenny and Greg. This was a very intimate and personal wedding; only the bride, groom, 5 bridesmaids, 5 groomsmen, and 12 family members attended. The wedding was video taped and photographed to be shown at the reception held 2 weeks later. These are some of our special memories:</font></p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:172411e3-5ebb-41b4-8244-40c712a5cfa6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:664px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;width:261px;vertical-align:bottom;' > <a href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1668&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1651&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AK-Y2gzFUvnuoqU" target="_blank" border="0" style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;"> <img 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Jason prepared all the food the night before and Tom, Greg and I finished it the day of the reception. We fed 150 guests salad, rolls, 3 kinds of pasta, Alfredo, Creamy Pesto, and Marinara sauces, chicken, and vegetables. The logistics were a little nerve-racking. Even Greg said in a toast that the next wedding would be catered. The food, audio-visual, toasting, dancing, cupcakes and fellowship was perfect. There were so many wonderful and sometimes tearful moments, it is impossible to capture to totality of this special time, but I hope you get the essence of this joyful occasion. Our next blog will cover some of our stay in Fresno. Unfortunately, not too much caching, but then again not too much on the road either. </font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-35759259342452385732014-03-07T00:16:00.001-06:002014-03-07T00:16:18.960-06:00Moving from Arizona to Nevada<p>It has been a long time since I updated our Blog. Normally I read the most recent Blog first of those I read regularly. There are lots that I read so thank you to all you responsible regular bloggers out there. I, however, find it very hard to get going on a blog. There is always something else to do: reading is an obsession and our friend, <a href="http://gypsyjournalrv.com/category/nicksblog/" target="_blank">Nick Russell</a>, is always recommending a book to read. Since I really respect Nick and love reading his books, I just have to download another book for my Kindle and then I’m lost. I usually read until I finish the book. No blogging, no sleeping, and no cooking. What can I say? I love to read. Then there is my knitting. I have to have my hands busy. A good friend brought my ‘busy hands’ to my attention when I hit my head and lost consciousness, my hands did not move. That’s when she knew it was serious. I think I have inherited this from my mom because she is also a ‘busy hands’ persons doing needlework for the Shrine, computer jigsaw puzzles, reading and also knitting. Lastly, I am addicted to card games. I cannot open my computer, tablet or phone without playing at least one Spider game. So all that said, writing a blog is the last activity I choose to do on my list of things I <em>should</em> be doing. </p> <p>I’m going to try a different approach to this blog. Since I have not written anything down for so long the chance that this might be quite long and my readers might get very bored hearing what Tom, Pansy and I have been doing, I will start with today and go back in time. That way when you get bored you can just quit reading, but know where we are now and what we are doing now.</p> <p>Now we are in a little, and I’m talking really little, town of Wikieup, Arizona. The ranger at the Casa Grande National Monument told us about this restaurant and RV park so we set it as our destination. We have no Verizon, the regulars in the park have been here so long most of the trailers are up on blocks. When I was walking in checking out the road Tom would be taking, a man was walking with a phone to his ear speaking quite loudly toward a trailer. The woman in the trailer opened the door shouting for him to get out, go away and some other choice words. Fortunately, he left and I did not see any firearms. We have seen a couple of other residents and they are quite friendly. We ate at the Chicago Style restaurant and it was good, a hamburger and onion rings for Tom and Wings for me.</p> <p>Our drive today from the Moose lodge in Arizona City through Phoenix up Hwys 10,17 to 93 was uneventful but beautiful. The recent rains had brought out the Cholas’ white needles, and the bright green leaves of the Joshua trees. The roadway was ablaze with yellow, coral, and baby blue flowers. The ride was lovely.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Yesterday</strong></font></p> <p>We had originally planned to leave Arizona City yesterday, but realized we had paid through today. Staying at the Moose is very economical, $5/day for 30 amp and water, but being frugal we were not going to throw away $5. We spent instead $37 plus gas to visit the Casa Grande Ruins, saw the movie Legos with popcorn, and ordered a pizza to go from Tommy’s Bistro in Casa Grande. So much for frugal.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Tuesday, March 4</strong></font></p> <p>My cousin, Robyn, and husband Mike live in Chandler so anytime we are near we try to make it a point to visit them. Robyn is still working so we planned on dinner. Robyn said Mike will use any excuse to order pizza and she made a scrumptious salad. We picked up a couple bottles of red wine recommended for pizza. We had so much fun catching up on our families, our travels, and touring their beautiful condo which sits on the 5th hole of the golf coarse. We sat out on the patio until the mosquitos forced us inside. We reluctantly left after 9 since Robyn is still a working girl.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Monday, March 3</strong></font></p> <p>We had planned to visit Escapee Friends, Diane and Andy Hitzel, at the SKP Co-Op park in Casa Grande. I thought I had the route planned, but I should have put the address in the GPS because I figured wrong and we got to Happy Hour so late, everyone was just leaving. We talked to Diane, Andy and their friend Bruce, got a quick tour of the park including the original space of Joe and Kay Peterson, founders of the Escapee Club. We learned this was the very first Escapee Co-op park that the Petersons have started. We moved to the Hitzels’ patio and talked until we all got too cold and dinner was calling.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Sunday, March 2</strong></font></p> <p>We got up early and drove down to Tucson to go to the North Tucson Friends community church. Our friends, Anne and LeRoy Willis have their beautiful Liberty bus parked right in back of church. We chose the perfect weekend to be near Tucson to go to church. Matt Macey, from Wichita spoke on Missions and we were asked to stay for the potluck. Now let me share, the potlucks at Friends Churches are the best! There was even a whole room for just the deserts! We visited the Willis’ bus after church and Matt and Pastor Adam joined us. We had a great visit. We left north Tucson and drove to Vail to see our Golden Spike buddies, Patty and Dan Chance. If you are a follower of Dan’s blog, <a href="http://www.travelbychance.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Travel by Chance</a>, you know he is busier than any beaver building everything from a huge garage, a wall supporting the extension of the drive, a shelter for the tractor, gate, and more improvements than I can even list. We couldn’t wait to see their new beautiful house and desert land. Patty even sent us home with her famous Mac ‘n Cheese. Soooo good.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Friday, February 28</strong></font></p> <p>We decided to have dinner at the Moose Lodge. The menu was fish and shrimp. We had just sat down and were eating our salads when Escapee Boomers Diane and Andy Hitzel walked in. We knew they were staying in Casa Grande Escapee Co-op and had just moved to a new space (we follow them on Facebook). We didn’t expect to see them at the Moose in Arizona City. It is always amazing to be somewhere in the US, small town or large, and see an RV’ing friend.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Wednesday, February 26</strong></font></p> <p>We move from Yuma, Southern Mesa RV Park, to Arizona City Moose Lodge. We had spent a week back in Yuma. We ate out several times and I picked up some bad food and was sick for several days. Finally feeling better we made plans to meet Cool Judy and Luke Rinehimer for dinner at Lins Chinese Buffet. Another get together with RV’ing friends was when we met Betty and Jim Steindorf at Kneeders, a sandwich and bakery. We really like the Yuma area, lots of shopping opportunities, Wednesday Movie and Dinner with the local SKP Boomers, and great restaurants. </p> <p><strong><font size="3">February 10 – 18</font></strong></p> <p><strong></strong>This is the week of the Western Pyrotechnic Association’s annual conference, Winter Blast. This year it was the 25th Silver anniversary and was going to be the best ever. Mom and daughter, Jennifer, a member of WPA, drove over from Fresno and stayed with us. We went to the Fireworks display Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We see so many of our Escapee friends at Winter Blast. This year our friends, Terry and Nick Russell joined us for the Friday display. Here we are, Tom, me, Terry, Nick, Mom, Denise our niece also a pyro, and Jennifer. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jxCDrDuY1qY/Uxlj4GyHdLI/AAAAAAAAHz0/sKeEUiNwtR4/s1600-h/P1150323%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150323" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150323" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B0gEEWmXnO0/Uxlj5AgHbZI/AAAAAAAAHz8/c92YuIvVxsg/P1150323_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>These are only a very few of the hundreds of pictures I took.</p> <p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:5da7fae8-7873-4aa9-a859-7623eeb697c7" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 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href="https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1635&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1609&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AKUcBe-5AFnLAsY" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="124" alt="View album" title="View album" height="124" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZFKFbpuuzNQ/UxlkL8uuVfI/AAAAAAAAH3U/-b9do6_ht0c/884872390CD4C246.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td></tr></table></div></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3">February 3-10</font></strong></p> <p>Yuma for the South West Arizona Geocachers, S.W.A.G., Mega Event. It is a multi-day event including a Flash Mob, dinner at a local restaurant, and the big caching event. We stayed at the Villa Alameda RV resort. We rarely stay at such a pricey park, but this time of year most of the parks are full of the winter snowbirds who spend the northern cold winter months in the warm Arizona dessert. We visited Nick and Terry Russell, shopped, went to the movies twice, dined with friends, Margie and Tom Malloney, and read, knitted and did I mention shopped? I even found the perfect outfit for the event of the year, our granddaughter, Julie’s wedding.</p> <p><font size="3"><strong>January 23 – February 2</strong></font></p> <p>Scaddam Wash for the SKP Geocaching Rally. We were part of the Administrative team and helped present workshops, helped with the evening projections on the side of our RV and generally anything that needed to be done. It was a busy week. We did some night caching, ate out, held lots of drawings and gave away wonderful prizes. We were so happy to see Linda and Joe Garvin come and learn about our fun hobby, geocaching. Linda and I graduated from High School together and we always hope we will see them on the road. This year we did! </p> <p>Well, that about ends this blog. I don’t know who could possibly read this to the end, but if you did, congratulations. Maybe I can get myself in gear and at least do one a week, but who knows? I feel like such a slouch since <a href="http://gypsyjournalrv.com/category/nicksblog/" target="_blank">Nick</a>, <a href="http://www.travelbychance.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dan</a>, <a href="http://www.kissackadventures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nancy</a>, <a href="http://coolrvers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cool Judy</a>, <a href="http://2010liberty.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Anne</a>, <a href="http://shadonrv.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sharon</a>, <a href="http://www.ourrvadventures.com/" target="_blank">Greg</a>, <a href="http://rvdrivingschool.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dennis</a> and <a href="http://travels-with-emma.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">so many others</a> I read every day can do a blog. WAIT, maybe I don’t blog because I read too many other blogs every day. Well, I’m not going to stop that so I guess I’ll just have to try harder.</p> <p>So until next time, cache on!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong> </p> <p><strong><font size="3"></font></strong></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-25098240840448080882014-01-24T00:50:00.001-06:002014-01-24T00:50:51.440-06:00Rally to rally to rally<p>We spent a lot of time with family this fall and holidays. It was wonderful! We have a very close family; our two children and their families literally live across the street from each other. It doesn’t get any better for a Mom and Dad. My Mom lives a short distance away in Fresno so all that closeness makes it hard to say goodbye. But the hitch-itch was hitting us pretty hard and there were rallies to attend, so we hit the road on January 4th for the first of the 3 back-to-back rallies, the Western Family Motor Coach Association rally in Indio, California. We always begin the trek south through Bakersfield into Boron. This time we met up with Nancy Kissack south of Fresno she followed us to Hodel’s Buffet where cousins, Ellen, friend Dennis, Susan and husband Gene joined us for lunch. Fun, fun, fun. I must mention that Nancy Kissack is a really great and regular blogger and photographer, so if any of my readers would like to read a really good tale of our travels, check out <a href="http://www.kissackadventures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kissack Adventures</a> and member Dan Chances blog, <a href="http://www.travelbychance.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Travel by Chance</a>. When we arrived in Boron several of our Golden Spike Chapter members were already parked and by 6:00 ten of us were munching on chips and salsa, catching up of our travels, and eating the delicious Mexican food at Domingos. </p> <p>The next morning, Sunday, we traveled to the Wal-Mart parking lot in La Quinta. </p> <p>Again, Chinese dinner with about 25 Golden Spikers. Monday morning 18 rigs and tow cars all caravanned about 3.5 miles through 5-6 stop lights to the Riverside Fairgrounds in Indio. I’ll bet those other cars who got caught in this string of behemoth vehicles were not very happy. </p> <p>The FMCA rally was pretty typical of all the other FMCA rallies we’ve attended, the ice cream social, </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ySIAyKabMos/UuIM81j3AzI/AAAAAAAAHw4/S4HOEk_XZBQ/s1600-h/P1100558%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1100558" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1100558" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iuoQVw3a61I/UuIM9q5CkRI/AAAAAAAAHw8/XbSvogLudXk/P1100558_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>participating in the Chapter Faire where we were able to tell other rally goers how much fun we have riding trains and traveling to the western states with the friendliest RV’rs in FMCA.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Bfb7XOj3k54/UuIM-b0WIJI/AAAAAAAAHxI/5a_SkS2QcyM/s1600-h/P1150069%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150069" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150069" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-P-Y77TOUOrU/UuIM_GlskYI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/wraMauQSMzs/P1150069_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--VaIgfY-noo/UuINAEvoiKI/AAAAAAAAHxY/XGsSk0MgmQA/s1600-h/P1150120%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150120" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150120" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KSQ6T1Ls0rI/UuINA_VhbTI/AAAAAAAAHxg/3fFq6xqyGyU/P1150120_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Of course we had nightly happy hours, a potluck, tours of new RV’s for sale (no we were not tempted), and perused the vendor tent. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Y86tnKYw0Vc/UuINBjgEubI/AAAAAAAAHxo/Z7n-8FNxAsk/s1600-h/P1150079%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150079" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150079" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-osw1PRJ7iiI/UuINCenovxI/AAAAAAAAHxs/SPOkErCHcLA/P1150079_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We enjoyed one of the best entertainment sessions, Three Guys and Thirty Instruments. Fabulous! </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WKSpMoGA0as/UuINDCFZgYI/AAAAAAAAHx4/qwniF2wcmKA/s1600-h/New%252520Oddyssey%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="New Oddyssey" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="New Oddyssey" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZA2slIHzm-k/UuIND-jWPOI/AAAAAAAAHx8/V0VhyaPkmmM/New%252520Oddyssey_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="407"></a></p> <p>We also sat through one of the worst entertainment evenings too. I will not mention that group’s name; maybe it was just an off night. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-O3m1krJfe6E/UuINEa-upVI/AAAAAAAAHyI/fsZsJR0P2B0/s1600-h/Boomerama%252520Blast%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="Boomerama Blast" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Boomerama Blast" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZJd12iQZgj0/UuINFCO-4-I/AAAAAAAAHyM/rvgGiD4hxPQ/Boomerama%252520Blast_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="400"></a></p> <p>The theme of the rally this year was Dog Patch USA and the the chapters at the parade were definitely in the theme’s spirit.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NApI7jxzmbs/UuINF1he7ZI/AAAAAAAAHyY/hW6Svo1yTJY/s1600-h/P1150095%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150095" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150095" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6UwPAt9O2vk/UuINGb1gsNI/AAAAAAAAHyg/aBFFVlmspmQ/P1150095_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xi1DhweFIoI/UuINHfwODaI/AAAAAAAAHyo/T4Ij_h5Qk0Y/s1600-h/P1150106%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150106" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150106" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0d6zjXyEFyA/UuINNiVcJzI/AAAAAAAAHyw/p7dOlm8Gz3E/P1150106_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We finished the rally by driving the grounds in golf carts picking up trash. This is actually an easy job as the RV’ers all pick up after themselves. I think most of what we ‘bagged’ was from former visitors to the fairgrounds. </p> <p>We stayed two more days at the fairgrounds recuperating, doing laundry, </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--ehcKeAHui4/UuINOfXOWaI/AAAAAAAAHy4/Xfrlz8AI5t4/s1600-h/P1150124%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150124" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150124" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7W6uYvyEqgU/UuINO8GhOEI/AAAAAAAAHzA/iRjv-YFG9aA/P1150124_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>and stocking up on food for the next rally, dry camping in Quartzsite in an area called Boomerville. This is an area where members of the Escapee Boomers call home for two very busy weeks in January. It would take way too long to explain all we are doing here, but Cool Judy Rinehimer does a great job in her blog, <a href="http://coolrvers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CoolRVers on the Road</a>. </p> <p>We have three more days here in Boomerville then we will move a short 2-3 miles to the other side of Scadden Wash to the Escapee Geocacher Rally. There are four of us on the Administrative Team that provide sessions on how to geocache and team up with the folks attending the <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4V7KW_rally-in-q-2014?guid=3f9bc36b-8fcc-4f33-bf3a-1d94eda62002" target="_blank">Rally in Q in 2014</a> to help them find some of the nearly 2000 caches in and around Quartzsite. </p> <p>We have had some spectacular sunsets on our trip so far but these two were the best; the first in Indio at the Fairgrounds and the second in Boomerville, AZ.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0l-rOwHzkbA/UuINPvdyEaI/AAAAAAAAHzI/Pw1y7GRFTIE/s1600-h/P1150059%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150059" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150059" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xIztZYIRACo/UuINQ0aEVnI/AAAAAAAAHzQ/b6C4kxdqFfE/P1150059_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KZp0ir_iy4c/UuINRbC-iUI/AAAAAAAAHzY/AsRw6FbfEoo/s1600-h/P1150135Ver2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1150135Ver2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1150135Ver2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9n9KS_UF4Y8/UuINSEIEzzI/AAAAAAAAHzg/R71CBrOAVnY/P1150135Ver2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Happy caching until next blog.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-69605395331639233482013-12-16T02:12:00.001-06:002013-12-16T02:12:03.575-06:00Not much happening<p>I have been challenged to write another blog (thanks Miss Terry <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-confusedsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Confused smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BiTvnTrEVhY/Uq61hGcKeJI/AAAAAAAAHvg/KXHZ5Y0OVEs/wlEmoticon-confusedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">) so I might consider this more like one of those Christmas letters included in the Christmas Card documenting the previous years’ life. However, this will only include November and December and WILL NOT be written in third person.</p> <p>The month of November has found us scheduling weekly doctors’ appointments. We have been poked by phlebotomists, drilled by dentists, and examined by our favorite doctor, Dr. Rosalinda Nogales. Tom has been run through the CT machine and blown in the nebulizer. Now enough of the yucky medical stuff and on to the fun things we have been up to.</p> <p>A bonus of visiting back in Fresno is having the grand boys visiting us after they come home from school. They talk about all they are learning and it is fun to hear and encourage this younger generation. One of the biggest joy has been spending time with our number one (oldest) granddaughter. We have shopped, helped with Thanksgiving dinner, and shared cooking tips and recipes. I could write pages about the Facebook and texting exchanges we have; needless to say it fills my life with lots of laughter and pride in our self-proclaimed overachieving granddaughter.</p> <p>Our Escapee friend, Margie Rogers, asked us over a year ago to place flowers on her mother, uncle and grandparents’ graves of we are near Tulare in November. We planned this mission on the weekend of November 23rd. There is a lot of early California history around the Visalia/Tulare area. We drove a short 40 miles to the Visalia Elks for the weekend to explore an area that we haven’t spent very much time visiting. Seems like it is the localities closest to your home town that you visit the least. </p> <p>We bought flowers, went to the Dollar Store for 2 nice vases, and found the grave sites of Margie’s family. We had a lovely time looking around this very old cemetery. We even tried to find a geocache, but apparently the recent storm had either washed it away or buried it in mud.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KpImPG7Ok6g/Uq61i_WDjkI/AAAAAAAAHvo/dPIgJiYTt-Y/s1600-h/PB230213%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="PB230213" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="PB230213" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pgdk8aoAATo/Uq61kUuMiPI/AAAAAAAAHvw/GxlV-V1Yl5A/PB230213_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Tom had been researching the 1880’s history of Sontag and Evans, 2 train robbers active in the Visalia/Tulare area. Most interesting to us was the connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad as both our fathers and many relatives were engineers for this company. John Sontag went to work for the Southern Pacific Railroad. He was eventually killed at the Stone Corral north east of Visalia. We found it on Google Earth. That’s it in the upper left side of the picture below.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_4Y3ijO2f_g/Uq61oSpDCYI/AAAAAAAAHv4/e6Dmja-X5gw/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mhGq6Mv0tsI/Uq61r7CHxWI/AAAAAAAAHwA/OmPriEua7_s/image_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="571" height="418"></a></p> <p>Unfortunately. the Stone Corral Ranch, located just below the the green area in the lower part of the the picture above, had a locked gate across the road and we were not able to drive up to the corral where <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/sundog/sontag_evans.dhumphrey.html" target="_blank">this incident</a> occurred. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-FxLKTlvl39g/Uq61t5enEkI/AAAAAAAAHwI/2d3wRLSGIgg/s1600-h/image%25255B6%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 9px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rQzEzkF8VXM/Uq61vW5FJKI/AAAAAAAAHwQ/JtcR-uFulks/image_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="404" height="287"></a></p> <p>At first John Sontag looked with favor upon the railroad, after all, he was an employee of the Southern Pacific. However, when he was injured on the <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/sundog/sontag_evans.dhumphrey.html#">job</a> in 1889, and was taken off the <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/falcon/sundog/sontag_evans.dhumphrey.html#">payroll</a>, Sontag turned to a life of crime. For four years, he and his partner, Chris Evans, terrorized passenger trains in the central San Joaquin Valley. Finally the two men were cornered at Stone Corral near Visalia by a sheriff's posse. The result was that both robbers were badly wounded. On July 3rd Sontag (shown above, propped up on a mound of hay) died, and the next day was buried. Hiram Rapelje (second from the left) attended his funeral and eulogized the outlaw as a "brave man." Ironically, etched on Sontag's tombstone is a steaming locomotive. ~Fresno county historical society~ <p>Another excursion was to the small town of Exeter to have dinner at Monet's, a tiny French restaurant recommended by our son, Jason, who is an Executive Chef. It was beyond delicious. Cauliflower soup, crab cakes, steak, lavender water, a decadent chocolate cake for desert… beyond delicious! <p>Another simply delicious event was Thanksgiving at our granddaughter, Julie’s. The turkey was stuffed with oranges, and drenched in beer. We had riced potatoes and gravy, stuffing, Mexican corn, the most delicious corn muffins made with creamed corn and honey, biscuits, and about 6 different kinds of pies. We played Cranium until 2 o’clock in the morning and laughed until we cried.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:deead904-ac0d-4c76-988e-19da0d388f6a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1590&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AO5n9iEchc25Cx4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PuPZc1iFelU/Uq61wYVM9xI/AAAAAAAAHwY/DfI276BIt1E/album%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1590&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AO5n9iEchc25Cx4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Thanksgiving at Julie and Claudio’s</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1590&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AO5n9iEchc25Cx4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1590&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AO5n9iEchc25Cx4" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Sandwiched in-between the doctor’s appointments, the holiday festivities and Christmas shopping, helping Mom buy then set up her new Windows 8 computer (I am so envious), I did manage to attend the 1960 Roosevelt High School girls’ Christmas luncheon. We had a great time telling stories when we were in high school. What a great group of girls! <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-efmgGMRXdBU/Uq61yTmghSI/AAAAAAAAHwg/hKZL-j3ckqw/s1600-h/Girls%252520Luncheon%2525202013%252520Rev%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Girls Luncheon 2013 Rev" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Girls Luncheon 2013 Rev" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mmF6NxNugiU/Uq610IoS80I/AAAAAAAAHwo/Dnmwt6BdLXs/Girls%252520Luncheon%2525202013%252520Rev_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="579" height="484"></a> <p>We look forward to a wonderful Christmas season. It is freezing cold in Fresno now. After the holidays, we will be joining our Golden Spike chapter at the FMCA Indio Rally. After that we are off to Q with the Boomers and the Geocachers. </p> <p>If we do anything ‘exciting’, I’ll try to blog again before we leave California.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-60484437527615896522013-11-16T00:43:00.001-06:002013-11-16T00:43:19.553-06:00Escape to the Beach<p>After being in Fresno for almost 2 months we have escaped to the Central California Beaches. We were busy while in Fresno: Doctors’ appointments, Roosevelt High School Class of 58 Reunion for Tom, and helping daughter Jennifer at the Big Fresno Fair. Of course we had some grand parenting fun times especially watching Logan in the play, Pirates, The Musical. He did a super job. We enjoyed Julies’ first dinner party in her first apartment, and we especially enjoyed the surprise visits on a regular basis from Ryan. But it was time to leave.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WZRQKziMPDs/UocT25y3RjI/AAAAAAAAHtY/AcuzbKY7D9A/s1600-h/IMG_20131109_082114_199%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131109_082114_199" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131109_082114_199" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-715wuQnUTAU/UocT3lb2y5I/AAAAAAAAHtc/SMzpgq121Yw/IMG_20131109_082114_199_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>For the last week we have camped at the San Luis Obispo and Santa Cruz Elks lodges. Last Friday we left Fresno at 9 a.m. and arrived in San Luis Obispo in time to attend the Christmas open House at the Apple Farm Inn. The Christmas decorations were wonderful and the flowers at the Inn are always outstanding. We had lunch, a real comfort food experience. They also had wine tasting and beer tasting. I didn’t think the wine was that good and quite honestly I am just not a beer aficionado so half of mine went in the flowerbed. We did bring home yummy muffins for breakfast the next day. </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:ba71140d-9f45-436d-b071-6d4ef68f42b2" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1580&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAjKqwo34kAYJX0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7rfkA8dGAm4/UocT4VKtVYI/AAAAAAAAHto/_CA3dy93X2U/album%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1580&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAjKqwo34kAYJX0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Apple Farm Inn</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1580&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAjKqwo34kAYJX0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1580&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAjKqwo34kAYJX0" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Sunday we had breakfast burritos at the Elks. Later that afternoon we visited the Chapel in Morro Bay where Julie and Claudio will be married. As Tom is officiating we are a little anxious and excited about this very special event. </p> <p>Monday we drove to Pismo Beach, one of our favorite little towns alone the coast. Tom’s family has gathered there for many years first clamming and building campfires on the beach. Now we search out the best restaurants, walk on the pier, and eat gooey cinnamon rolls in the morning. We went to Mo’s BBQ where they have now started serving the best fish tacos with a lime cilantro sauce. That is my new ‘go-to’ menu item in Pismo. We topped that off with a kiddy-cone from Scoops Ice Cream Parlor. We walked down to our old hangout motel, Wave Court, and discovered the bus barn and all the cabins on the south end are gone. We walked north along the beach and found the restaurant, Pierside, is now out of business and boarded up. Pretty sad to see these changes.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GhC9qpg3Q6o/UocT5AFmhaI/AAAAAAAAHtw/oepIAZ3Jrbk/s1600-h/IMG_20131111_155923_745%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131111_155923_745" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131111_155923_745" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-F9XzAQklbEA/UocT59lffLI/AAAAAAAAHt0/U_M1mcCs0D0/IMG_20131111_155923_745_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fH7Or9naTqM/UocT6kfkgCI/AAAAAAAAHuA/PIXQgjPYNRY/s1600-h/IMG_20131111_164607_924%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131111_164607_924" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131111_164607_924" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-obrUn8EnAPI/UocT7B6h9HI/AAAAAAAAHuE/0zlF6IqI6bk/IMG_20131111_164607_924_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BuvZPb7nkEY/UocT7kzbGGI/AAAAAAAAHuQ/tmw6UZRwfDI/s1600-h/IMG_20131111_165400_194%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131111_165400_194" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131111_165400_194" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-69QRB_xwqII/UocT8TjNXeI/AAAAAAAAHuU/woLu_Zdspw8/IMG_20131111_165400_194_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bDdf2tWbHI8/UocT9Aha5XI/AAAAAAAAHug/uhQqVwm_uwk/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="image" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AvLz2c776s0/UocT9zmyfmI/AAAAAAAAHuk/mf-7RhiY5Dw/image_thumb%25255B5%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="157" height="118"></a>Tuesday I wanted to get some yarn for another project so in to downtown SLO. I found a pretty midnight blue yarn with a little sparkle thread in it. I am knitting a sweater. Hopefully I can finish before next spring. Then with the memory of those Pismo tacos still in my mind, I looked up fish tacos on Yelp and found a little Mexican place in SLO and we took home 2 dinners. I even had enough to have leftovers.</p> <p>Wednesday we drove down to Solvang. Love the huge pancakes at Paula’s Pancake House. We walked the full length of Solvang, bought some humus at the street market, indulged in the Swedish bakery goodies, bought the cutest hat, and another Kachina doll for our American Indian décor bathroom</p> <p>Then yesterday we drove up to the Santa Cruz’ Elks. We decided to save a little money and eat in last night; fish and a nice salad. Well, not only did we not save, our dinner cost us lots. I was microwaving some panko crusted fish when I opened the microwave door and the ceramic plate literally jumped out, hit the Corian counter and BROKE. We ate the shrimp salad and checked the internet for a replacement plate. $64.86 later we have a new plate coming for our Sharp Carousel Microwave. I think we should have gone out to dinner. <img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-confusedsmile" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="Confused smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i3xWi4N2-E8/UocT-Sqc6GI/AAAAAAAAHuw/M6WgW6ZOt8s/wlEmoticon-confusedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p>Today we drove up to Davenport on the Cabrillo Highway 1 to see the remodeling job that Jason had worked on at the Davenport Café. It still looks good and we had lunch too. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xlEUaldCG-s/UocT_dBwZdI/AAAAAAAAHu4/R2G33rwUqF8/s1600-h/IMG_20131115_120723_989%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131115_120723_989" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131115_120723_989" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5uN7mQsgGHs/UocT_zHSNtI/AAAAAAAAHu8/VaQDur8-zO0/IMG_20131115_120723_989_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We found a geocache at the Jail and then drove about 45 minutes to New Almanden. We have an App on our Smart Phones called History. It highlights historic houses, museums, districts, and other places of historic interest. We saw the New Almanden, historic district, Casa Grande, and the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum. Since we have visited gold, silver and copper mines in our travels and have learned the importance of mercury, this museum sounded like one we would enjoy. We met a interesting docent that not only had worked as a docent for 25 years, but was also the daughter and granddaughter of mercury miners of the Quicksilver mine. She was being photographed for a story for the San Jose Mercury News newspaper. It looks like we, too, will be in the story as interested visitors to the museum. We were so impressed with the quality of this museum, a 2013 award-winner, and highly recommend it. This picture demonstrates how Cinnabar ore was heated to extract mercury.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fzqW8SqvfUA/UocUAovXp_I/AAAAAAAAHvI/CGLoPlp7iqw/s1600-h/IMG_20131115_152018_982%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20131115_152018_982" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20131115_152018_982" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Mk967VCNtGE/UocUBUF501I/AAAAAAAAHvQ/sYyJxnE0Ilk/IMG_20131115_152018_982_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Tonight we had a excellent dinner at Firefish Grill on the Wharf where our neighbor and Julies’ best friend, Christy, works. </p> <p>That’s our week at a glance. It has been 2 months since I have blogged so this is a rocky resumption. So between my knitting, playing spider solitaire, geocaching, I will be sometimes blogging when we do something worth documenting.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-48203500691205629992013-08-15T01:55:00.001-05:002013-08-15T01:57:53.657-05:00Washington and Oregon<h1 align="center">WASHINGTON</h1> <p>We returned to Monroe, WA, after a couple of years to see some old friends. But sometimes the best made plans don’t turn out like we want them to. That is what happened when we went to Monroe. We wanted to see our friend Bonnie who we played a lot of cards with, partied with, and shared a lot of dinners with way back when we were first married and lived in the LA area. When we called Bonnie, she answered and informed us she was in LA! Well, that messed up that plan. Next we called our friends Dennis and Jill to see if we could get together with them. We got their answer machine, but left a message hoping we could see them while in Monroe. We found lots to do like getting hair cuts, shopping at the local fruit stand, and eating some delicious meals.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:13e31b36-c779-4877-b741-7c172cbfb4fc" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:648px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1544&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ABUjbHnGKXgasyI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SBLq9TfspDU/Ugx6cxZkiDI/AAAAAAAAHsg/rjZRUHQo10o/album%25255B41%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:648px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:648px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1544&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ABUjbHnGKXgasyI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:648px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Mi Tierra Mexican Restaurant</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1544&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ABUjbHnGKXgasyI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1544&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ABUjbHnGKXgasyI" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>So after 3 days with no friends around we were getting packed up to move south when Dennis called. We really wanted to get together so we made plans to meet at the Lakewood Elks for the night. Dennis & Jill have a Class B motor home and they drove down from their summer home on Bainbridge Island. Dennis was one of Tom’s groomsmen at our wedding 51 years ago. We had lots to reminisce about and get caught up on where we’ve been traveling. It seems that Dennis & Jill had been visiting many of the same areas in Idaho that we have been only days after us. We ate at the Elks and heard some pretty good karaoke. The next morning I actually fixed a very rare breakfast for the 4 of us. It was sad saying good by to our ‘old’ friends. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nKwjRUN5uwQ/Ugx6lUt5W3I/AAAAAAAAHpY/CpSOA9hjhtM/s1600-h/IMG_20130802_111153_141%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130802_111153_141" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130802_111153_141" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uWgTOd9DqEY/Ugx6nzvLubI/AAAAAAAAHpg/cqpFnZlMpBU/IMG_20130802_111153_141_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We continued our travels south as we were registered for the North Western FMCA rally in Albany and had a couple of stops planned along the way. Our first was to see Tom’s cousin, John, in Longview. We parked at the Kelso Elks, had dinner at the Elks and then John stopped by to plan for the next couple of days activities. John was not on call for the weekend, his wife, Nancy, was with friends, daughter, Olivia, was at camp, and only John and son, Joseph, was in town. The next day we drove to John’s beautiful home overlooking all of Longview. We talked for several hours before John took us on a historical tour of Longview, one of America’s most beautiful cities. We even got a cache along the Columbia River.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5fm_MnOJxFk/Ugx6rtDngvI/AAAAAAAAHpo/w9VAfUOHzt4/s1600-h/IMG_20130803_192205_335%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130803_192205_335" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130803_192205_335" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--q-3xyPQdR0/Ugx6tfB_6SI/AAAAAAAAHpw/_8AxJAnRkOw/IMG_20130803_192205_335_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>The next day we drove to Mt. St Helens and John joined us. The weather was perfect, clear, sunny and warm. We opened the top of the Liberty and enjoyed the view.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-94wvOKD-bWY/Ugx6xsAE-HI/AAAAAAAAHp4/MG1qQZF637w/s1600-h/P1130919%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1130919" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1130919" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jZajGSyPKNI/Ugx6zx2setI/AAAAAAAAHqA/PRYKCAnnWaQ/P1130919_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:d87ec43a-05b2-4301-9ed7-40de46d62e81" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:638px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1548&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AOhVVZIv9b1m4XY&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Px9EbVa4Qdk/Ugx61qDSX6I/AAAAAAAAHso/lS23hqQcUCI/album%25255B42%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:638px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:638px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1548&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AOhVVZIv9b1m4XY&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:638px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Local Flowers</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1548&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AOhVVZIv9b1m4XY&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1548&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AOhVVZIv9b1m4XY" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We visited the Johnston Ridge Visitors Center, saw the movie, and participated in the Ranger talk. Tom, John and I all had parts spoken by real people that were at the eruption, some died, some lived; it was quite moving.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OqKXIK1t8ww/Ugx65DR_WaI/AAAAAAAAHqQ/gTd2X7kafI4/s1600-h/P1130899%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1130899" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1130899" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Vr9dt5pz9N8/Ugx67OTKolI/AAAAAAAAHqY/u2mQe9Dr2SM/P1130899_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We stopped by the Weyerhaeuser Museum on our way down from the mountain and Tom found a piece of hand made art made from Mt St Helen’s ash. It hangs perfectly with the other Indian pieces displayed in DA PAD.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p7tIggdoC7c/Ugx69WDVtOI/AAAAAAAAHqg/TB1c9lhqObY/s1600-h/IMG_20130805_141933_012%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130805_141933_012" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130805_141933_012" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dy9JFwodnd4/Ugx6-tus5vI/AAAAAAAAHqo/6CP7Osh283o/IMG_20130805_141933_012_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-azdk0H2mjnY/Ugx6_zGCWDI/AAAAAAAAHqw/K87qiz2ZtlY/s1600-h/Indian%252520pieces%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: 0px" border="0" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-b1snp3jKcD4/Ugx7AhYI4XI/AAAAAAAAHq4/UeT3tfp-JhI/Indian%252520pieces_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="253" height="404"></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>We celebrated Tom’s birthday at Red Lobster thanks to a surprise gift card from Cousin John. Getting a very clever cache ended our perfect time in the state of Washington.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-R9-1-iHU5AM/Ugx7D_Pc4II/AAAAAAAAHrA/32hciDgYU5M/s1600-h/IMG_20130805_120026_022%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130805_120026_022" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130805_120026_022" align="right" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qZ_u9VZLoPI/Ugx7EzhcnHI/AAAAAAAAHrI/Y5-_ry-_BiI/IMG_20130805_120026_022_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="230"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZlQQo4W37Vg/Ugx7HmD8ReI/AAAAAAAAHrQ/RxPUn45iRBY/s1600-h/IMG_20130805_120040_938%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130805_120040_938" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130805_120040_938" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kmGkQitvMhA/Ugx7IvhvEtI/AAAAAAAAHrY/01PhyUxW2R8/IMG_20130805_120040_938_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="230"></a></p> <h1 align="center">OREGON</h1> <p align="left">We had reservations at Hee Hee Illahee RV park in Salem meeting up with part of our Golden Spike Chapter. We were going to caravan down to Albany to the North Western FMCA rally. We had dinner at McGrath’s with the Pooles, Simons, and Schneiders. Really great food and really great company!!!</p> <p align="left">Our time at FMCA was pretty standard, checking with vendors, attending a couple of seminars, eating out, more eating at FMCA, ice cream socials, checking out new and used RV’s. The only thing we bought was an ‘egg’ for the back of our RV that displays our geocaching travel bug. This was made for us by Chuck McCubbins and is available for geocachers who have their RV registered as a TB. Contact Chuck at <a href="http://www.plak-r.com/frame-rite.php" target="_blank">Frame – Rite/Plak – R</a> to order one for your rig.</p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-mqs5TQzY718/Ugx7JqER5NI/AAAAAAAAHrg/SAovCJT0Reg/s1600-h/IMG_20130809_152329_240-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130809_152329_240-1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130809_152329_240-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XIrEaZagzxw/Ugx7LB6uMaI/AAAAAAAAHro/RLD8kSd2ygQ/IMG_20130809_152329_240-1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="268"></a></p> <p align="left">We did have one memorable event though. We had our front window replaced because while traveling across Wyoming and Montana we picked up a couple of big rock chips. One extended all the way down to the edge of the window and had black asphalt embedded in the chip.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:cc8cfac3-ae69-4e64-8fa6-1fc4ddf51431" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:668px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1552&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ALExSkjXE93PSQo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-z0twn21DE4A/Ugx7MWTY8WI/AAAAAAAAHsw/YJyHsQH7W3Y/album%25255B43%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:668px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:668px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1552&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ALExSkjXE93PSQo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:668px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Window replacement</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1552&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ALExSkjXE93PSQo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1552&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ALExSkjXE93PSQo" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="left">On Sunday we drove from Albany to the Tillamook Elks with the cleanest front window we have had in a very long time. This was our 51st anniversary and we celebrated by going to a restaurant my sister, Janet, loves and we have eaten at with her and my mom before. Roseanna’s in Oceanside is always special and delicious. </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:8001825d-c2f3-438b-8477-aa4920ebecee" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:642px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1556&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ACPMhI7Na1AUxyk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sS10AsZ0d4M/Ugx7NzBEygI/AAAAAAAAHs4/Kdus-BsgTy0/album%25255B44%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:642px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:642px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1556&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ACPMhI7Na1AUxyk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:642px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Anniversary dinner at Roseanna’s</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1556&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ACPMhI7Na1AUxyk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1556&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ACPMhI7Na1AUxyk" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZqF8Y6saugc/Ugx7RjY8t7I/AAAAAAAAHsA/ObKqi_ekrQM/s1600-h/IMG_20130811_162159_163%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130811_162159_163" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130811_162159_163" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z9WTWhIKpso/Ugx7Tnn9FJI/AAAAAAAAHsI/TO-zARkYtzw/IMG_20130811_162159_163_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">Still crazy after all these years</font></p> <p align="left">Monday we met our Golden Spike buddies, Pooles, Simons, Schneiders for a day of crabbing. We had 2 boats, crab baskets, gloves, and a sense of adventure. We added lots of laughter and it added up to one of the most fun days we’ve had in a long time.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:a3bdb94f-badb-43ac-93b7-4ce6d872ee28" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:655px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1561&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AJ3TtJal3pK7R9s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hQoXJLno5Iw/Ugx7U0WRuUI/AAAAAAAAHtA/N_dGsRa5oSg/album%25255B45%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:655px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:655px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1561&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AJ3TtJal3pK7R9s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:655px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Crabbing</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1561&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AJ3TtJal3pK7R9s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1561&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AJ3TtJal3pK7R9s" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:a9cb7ec5-c4e7-4cac-b7be-976e618e1be3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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What do RV’ers do when they get together? They eat! And eat together we did: last night at the Old Oregon Fish Market, a good but not great halibut and chips dinner for all of us but Tom who had shrimp and chips. Today we took a scenic drive along the coast and then on to dinner at the Pacific Oyster in Bay City. We all raved about the food, all agreed we are coming back very soon, and all ate more than we should (we just couldn’t stop). So that’s about all we did in Washington and Oregon…. so far. We started spending time with some long time friends and ended up spending time with our new friends. Both so much fun and many more memories created. We love this life and are so blessed to be able to do this. More to come as tomorrow starts our Golden Spike Garibaldi to Wheeler Railroad Rally.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-50709265412705118862013-07-31T01:23:00.001-05:002013-07-31T13:44:56.626-05:00Learning as we TravelLast Wednesday morning, that is a week ago Wednesday, we left Sidney, Nebraska, and drove to Cheyenne, Wyoming. We had an appointment at the Jolley Roger RV Service Center at 12:30 to have them connect the wires of our US Gear in the Jeep. We did not get it working before we left Fresno. We thought the ‘break-away’ was working, but found it was not holding the brake on in the Jeep for longer than about 5 seconds – not long enough. After checking everything for about 1 1/2 hours, and still not getting it to work, our technician called US Gear and the conclusion was it was a faulty controller box next to the brake peddle in the Jeep. We ordered the part. It was coming from Denver and would arrive by 2 p.m. the next day. We were parked in back of the Service Center for the night at $20 a night. <br />
We were able to stay one more day after the US Gear finally worked perfectly. Cheyenne Frontier Days started on Friday and the RV lot was booked for something like $56 a night. We left Friday morning. We had checked the weather in Boise, Idaho, and discovered they were in a heat wave and it would be 106 degrees when we would be there. So we shook to “Jell-O” and departed for Montana instead of Idaho. <br />
Our first stop was a real find, Kaycee, Wyoming. We stayed at a little PassPort America park with the friendliest owner. She lives in a log cabin in front and is on the Chamber of Commerce of Kaycee. She told us not to miss the Chris LeDoux park in the middle of the very small town. Not being rodeo followers, we had not heard of Chris LeDoux. His wife had this lovely park constructed in his honor following his death in 2005. W found a nano geocache in the fence at this park. It was very hard to find and we almost gave up; persistence won out.<br />
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From Kaycee our next stop was Billings and the Moose Lodge. As we were driving to Billings we saw the historic park, Pompey’s Pillar. This was a landmark on Lewis and Clark’s Corp of Discovery, one of our favorite parts of history. Tom is also reading Stephan Ambrose’ Undaunted Courage so this was a must see park. We visited the gift shop, the very nice small museum and took the walk to the pillar where William Clark wrote his name. We decided the steps were too much for my knee so we took lots of pictures.<br />
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We wanted to refill a couple of prescriptions at a local CVS Pharmacy while in Wyoming and discovered there are no CVS’s in Wyoming, Idaho, Washington or Oregon. Our medical plan uses CVS so that meant we had better get all our Meds through August while in Montana. We got one prescription filled but CVS did not have 90 pills so we knew we would have to made another stop in Montana. <br />
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We wanted to visit our friends, the Steindorfs, in a little town called Charlo. We called and left a message and drove to River Edge Casino RV park. This was on the river’s edge, but hardly a casino like we’ve stayed at before. We didn’t see any gambling, only a small restaurant that was overpriced.<br />
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We fixed dinner and drove around to the Natural Pier Bridge. <br />
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Later that evening, Betty Steindorf called and we made plans to drive to Charlo. This is on the Flathead Reservation. Jim Steindorf’s father was a homesteader and got 40 acres in 1910, his aunt got 40 acres, and the family has added another 20 acres over the years. This is such an interesting area formed by glaciers eons ago. So there are what are called pot holes (small ponds). They are throughout the valley and Jim and Betty have 2 on their property. Jim’s brother farms this land, his sister has a trailer she stays in when she visits, there are several houses on the property that family members stay in when they visit. Betty has a great garden. <br />
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We had some delicious meals prepared with vegetables from the garden. We went on a drive around the area with Jim giving us the history of 100 years of his family living here. We drove up to MacDonald Lake; it was quite low as water was being released for the farms in the valley. Jim and Betty posed for me very near an area their family has picnics. <br />
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The next day we drove up to Polson to buy some of the famous sweet cherries. We got 12 pounds for $22. We shared with Betty and Jim. Boy oh boy are they delicious! <br />
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We also visited the museum that Jim volunteers at. It houses so much local Indian history, we only scratched the surface of the information on display. A highlight of our day was our visit to Charlo High School. We drove around to the back side of the school where all shops are. We found the shop teacher, Stan Asthley. He is the woodshop, metal shop, and drafting teacher. He is also a SkillsUSA Advisor. He showed us his projects that were at the Nationals in Kansas City.<br />
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Our next stop was Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, Elks RV park. This is a very nice 50 amp and water hookup for $18 a night. Thursday,we just hung out in the RV in the morning as we were just plain pooped after a pretty busy week. Later that afternoon we went to Fred Myers to do some shopping and to get a discount card. We also received our registration for the Jeep in Fresno so Jennifer took the paperwork to our credit union to change the loan from Wells Fargo to EECU. We were able to FAX the paperwork that EECU needed right from the Customer Service desk at Fred Myers. Pretty amazing this technology. <br />
Saturday we drove about 40 miles north to Sandpoint on Lake Pend Oreille pronounced “Ponderay”. In fact the police car has Ponderay Police Department on the side of their cars. We read about a very interesting museum that should not be missed. It was quite a ride through the woods for about 6 miles, well worth it. It is called the Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center. This museum is worth it to plan your trip around this stop. There were a lot of airplanes, cars, military information like a lot of other aviation museums we have been in, but the difference was the relation to Dr. Forrest Morton Bird. He either flew, drove, improved, fixed, or invented something related to that display. We were personally given a tour by a neighbor/docent who was a WWII pilot. His granddaughter and her husband were visiting from Seattle and we were invited to join their personal tour. We toured the Invention Center and saw many inventions and inventors’ projects. We then went through the area featuring Dr. Bird’s inventions: the respirator that replaced the iron lung, the infant/preemie respirator that has saved thousands of babies. the G-force pressure suit for pilots, the oxygen anesthesia mixing devices used in surgery. <br />
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We had made reservations for the sunset - eagle watching – dessert cruise on the
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wonderful way to end our Idaho travels. <br />
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We left Idaho and continued on to Washington. We are staying in Monroe at the Fairgrounds. We are catching up; laundry, sleep, shopping. We had hoped to see our niece, Paige and family, but they were leaving town for a wedding. That is one nice thing about being a fulltime RV’er, we can always come back. Maybe next month…………<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-26198204084171719612013-07-18T00:31:00.001-05:002013-07-18T00:31:48.633-05:00Have you heard of DeWitt NE<p>Well, the first we heard of DeWitt Nebraska was when the folks in Wilber Nebraska said that the best fireworks around was 7 miles south in the little (population +-600) town of DeWitt. Their celebration was on the Saturday after Independence Day. We had planned to stay through the weekend at the American Legion Park anyway. A really nice 50 amp spot for just $16 a night.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y7A-_ju3Hv0/Ued9V2CY8yI/AAAAAAAAHfc/WW8sZ8J_R_g/s1600-h/P1120780%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120780" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120780" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WtQKZEqNE_c/Ued9W7_tWiI/AAAAAAAAHfk/ss90y7YzqkE/P1120780_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>The celebration in DeWitt was pretty good: a car show, community pulled pork or BBQ chicken dinner, parade and of course the small town parade. </p> <p>\ <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:bf19b571-0127-406b-9f2d-a5eb18c4e645" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:637px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1463&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AGNt6rChOBcNgFg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X8UyzrOqfos/Ued9XVebBOI/AAAAAAAAHfs/un10SBCNAE4/album%25255B18%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:637px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:637px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1463&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AGNt6rChOBcNgFg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:637px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">DeWitt Celebration</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1463&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AGNt6rChOBcNgFg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1463&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AGNt6rChOBcNgFg" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p>We thought this was so ‘mid-west’, this young man with his girlfriend riding on his tractor in the Independence Day Parade – now that’s love.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f8IcvPDS2-E/Ued9YA8MHlI/AAAAAAAAHf0/s0CgMwPWEP8/s1600-h/P7060065%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P7060065" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P7060065" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6qMHUd1dCZg/Ued9Y66U0DI/AAAAAAAAHf8/kYYfIdTogr0/P7060065_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Then came the fireworks. While we waited we sat next to a sweet older couple and we talked about how they grew up in this part of Nebraska, no electricity, a snow tunnel to the outhouse, how she grows the biggest and most beautiful Hollyhocks in Wilber. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gq5wW12oKzQ/Ued9ZnQXK0I/AAAAAAAAHgE/bqvqK-Nx2po/s1600-h/P7080129%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P7080129" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P7080129" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AfhG_Ryzvpw/Ued9avTBYeI/AAAAAAAAHgM/cFFWHfmIIO8/P7080129_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Then we watched the best fireworks so far this year in <em>Nebraska</em>.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:e3b2e904-234b-41c2-8589-b01e1810aea5" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; 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style='vertical-align:middle;margin:0px;padding:5px 5px 5px 0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:373px' > <div style="margin-left:10px;top:-3%;" > <div style='width:373px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1467&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAqibL0OLq-1IqM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:373px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">DeWitt Fireworks</span></a></div> <div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;width:auto;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:10px 15px 6px 0px;"><a 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href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1473&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1467&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAqibL0OLq-1IqM" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="126" alt="View album" title="View album" height="126" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ab-m87DO_Og/Ued9eMw8nvI/AAAAAAAAHg8/IJKf04dE2n8/12887418755E5E7CC7.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td></tr></table></div> <p>We were told about DeWitt’s most famous product that unfortunately is now produced in China, Vise Grips. We drove over the next day to see the plant. This is a town of 600 that employed 300 in the Vise Grip plant. Tom checked his Vise Grips and they said, Made in DeWitt Nebraska. What do your Vise Grips say?</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:4f1ec494-ab15-4d11-8b66-0e64bc48b6ea" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:657px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1474&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ADCmEVR2Q7rOfsc&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LyRtj1p09js/Ued9emsGl7I/AAAAAAAAHhE/edQrLda7HZY/DeWitt-Home%252520of%252520Vise%252520Grip%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:657px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:657px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1474&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ADCmEVR2Q7rOfsc&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:657px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">DeWitt-Home of Vise Grips</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1474&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ADCmEVR2Q7rOfsc&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1474&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ADCmEVR2Q7rOfsc" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We left Wilber and drove west, not on I-80, the interstate, but on the Lincoln Highway, Hwy 30. This is an easy driving 2 lane road through the heart of Nebraska. Corn Fields, long Union Pacific trains hauling coal. small towns only a block or so long and lots of grain elevators.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-962Cl3DF5bI/Ued9fcKnQlI/AAAAAAAAHhM/V5cILUCDCOM/s1600-h/P1130520%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1130520" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1130520" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1Oy12jTej4g/Ued9gLoCKgI/AAAAAAAAHhU/0HQW2NH0Khg/P1130520_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We stayed 3 nights in Kearney at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds. We love the staff here and the fairgrounds have 50 amp power, water, and a convenient dump for $15 a night. This was the fairgrounds where we stayed over Memorial Day 4 years ago in the massive Exhibition Center.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:d68950d1-63b1-464f-88e0-f369469bad18" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:662px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1479&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AD-t1ceo0q-_PLk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-T1jOxsE-FoA/Ued9guxYmSI/AAAAAAAAHhc/jX5Y_MM2cxk/album%25255B20%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:662px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:662px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1479&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AD-t1ceo0q-_PLk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:662px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Exhibition Center 2009</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1479&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AD-t1ceo0q-_PLk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1479&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AD-t1ceo0q-_PLk" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Then the unimaginable happened, a tornado completely destroyed the Exhibition Center.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-uXgR8wZai94/Ued9hP2A3FI/AAAAAAAAHhk/QEJPWDcYmt8/s1600-h/05-30-08tornadophotosparttwo%25252833%252529%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="05-30-08tornadophotosparttwo(33)" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="05-30-08tornadophotosparttwo(33)" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0w1mM7vI4uM/Ued9hsU_FMI/AAAAAAAAHhs/1kgODn-gwZM/05-30-08tornadophotosparttwo%25252833%252529_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="343"></a></p> <p>This is the beautiful Center today. The picture below is from the same vantage point as the one above. Quite a change.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PIE9OMUmYXQ/Ued9iSpZLZI/AAAAAAAAHh0/0FlJQQVhr1w/s1600-h/2011-06-17_14-16-39_650%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="2011-06-17_14-16-39_650" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="2011-06-17_14-16-39_650" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rjSUxXISU3g/Ued9i1cAnMI/AAAAAAAAHh8/6kzsiZ8ETgM/2011-06-17_14-16-39_650_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>From Kearney we again drove along the Lincoln Highway to North Platt. We stayed at the Buffalo Bill Cody State Recreational Area. A really nice park right on a small river, 50 amp, and water for $15 a night.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Dl0inLjlbUY/Ued9jq4s0-I/AAAAAAAAHiE/Za6bGC7thZU/s1600-h/P7120154%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P7120154" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P7120154" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xawZWLifNHQ/Ued9kWbBtiI/AAAAAAAAHiM/RGTtZI-qTNo/P7120154_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>When we first arrived, the small park was about 1/2 full. Tom noticed this ‘camper’ and just had to take a picture. Later that weekend there was not an empty space. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-o9AXb4fMWUU/Ued9lIjWodI/AAAAAAAAHiU/exMmvHIZ4uw/s1600-h/P7120146%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P7120146" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P7120146" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KWufdY6vf0w/Ued9mJJ0dqI/AAAAAAAAHic/XIpY7c9aULY/P7120146_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Yep, no kidding this is how it was used for the whole time we were there. 4 guys were living in this. They would drag a picnic table to the back, step on the bench, step up to the table and go in the back door. </p> <p>There was a field of flowers behind us and there were tons of fireflies every evening.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:4cce9349-ea9c-48b6-baac-8dba47b6b471" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:629px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1487&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMSPADFshRaJtsg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zwgkbQSrb60/Ued9mlW2myI/AAAAAAAAHik/s-Ui9BulNO8/album%25255B22%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:629px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:629px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1487&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMSPADFshRaJtsg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:629px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Wildflowers</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1487&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AMSPADFshRaJtsg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1487&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AMSPADFshRaJtsg" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We went caching at the Buffalo Bill Scout Ranch on the 13th and got our Geocache Souvenir for that one. We went back the next day, got another cache and toured Buffalo Bill’s house and huge barn.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:cd0d210a-38ac-4834-97d2-417ed814f746" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:642px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;width:253px;vertical-align:bottom;' > <a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1499&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1491&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AIFVf_zYj4sUVK4" target="_blank" border="0" style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;"> <img 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href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1500&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1491&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AIFVf_zYj4sUVK4" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="124" alt="View album" title="View album" height="124" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BXAL5C5nI6g/Ued9sko4dCI/AAAAAAAAHj8/EIF2hx6ZA_8/1563794284042FA356.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td></tr></table></div> <p>The heart with the hole in it at the peak of the barn was Annie Oakley’s trademark and notice the gun stock eaves at the roof of the barn. This was a very nicely done museum and very educational.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jNLXz7tGLzE/Ued9tVB94aI/AAAAAAAAHkE/heKFyPbUfMU/s1600-h/P1130591%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1130591" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1130591" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DDHVeJ6i-us/Ued9uOhWkjI/AAAAAAAAHkM/u933pruLC4g/P1130591_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a> </p> <p>We later went to the Union Pacific Bailey Yard and watched the trains being made up at this ‘Hump’ facility. There were 2 humps at one end of the yard and a smaller hump at the other end. The statistics are mind boggling. The yard is 8 miles long with 315 miles of tracks. 12,000 railroad cars are handled each and every day and 9,000 locomotives are serviced each month. 125 trains are handled each day. The cars are pushed up to the top of the hump, separated from the previous car, and shoved down the other side of the hump – weighed – braked and joined to a car on one of the 30 tracks on the other side of the hump, making up a train. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WIOyx3JzN5Q/Ued9ulNWfWI/AAAAAAAAHkU/0YCZLFPDr_c/s1600-h/P1130613%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1130613" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1130613" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zWOiVr4hoNM/Ued9wJzWfBI/AAAAAAAAHkc/rORRUuULe-s/P1130613_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="427"></a></p> <p>Couldn’t resist a picture of DA Toad, that black top rolls back and is our sunroof.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:29a956e0-65d2-4f80-ab65-80aef22cea10" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:638px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1503&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AD5h7TKNt9asQ6c&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cK8aAGJsrI8/Ued9wtbz_JI/AAAAAAAAHkk/nhOEG6NVg0o/album%25255B24%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:638px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:638px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1503&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AD5h7TKNt9asQ6c&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:638px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">View from the Tower</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1503&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AD5h7TKNt9asQ6c&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1503&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AD5h7TKNt9asQ6c" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Then we were on to Sidney along the Lincoln again where we stayed two nights at the fairgrounds for $10 a night and $3 to dump. While there we saw the cute movie, Despicable Me 2. This is a town of 6,000 so the Fox Theater’s shows were at either 7 or 9:30. There were 2 shows, Despicable Me and Lone Ranger. I think the other 10 people saw the Lone Ranger. We also visited the Sidney Museum while there. This was once a very important Fort protecting the building of the Transcontinental RR in the 1860’s. The fort was no longer needed in the early 1900’s and all but 3 buildings were sold. Today it is the headquarters for <a href="http://www.cabelas.com/" target="_blank">Cabela’s</a>. There is no unemployment and Cabela’s is actually bringing in families from India to work here. Apparently not a lot of young people want to live in the lonely middle of West Nebraska.</p> <p>Finally, today we moved to Cheyenne, WY, to have the US Gear Brake Assist fixed. We had it installed in Fresno, the brake-away worked, but the brake-assist did not. It was a faulty control module. We have ordered the module and it will arrive tomorrow and will be installed at Jolley Roger RV Service. We are very happy with the troubleshooting and professionalism of this staff. We are staying in their lot at $20, pricey for 30 amp, but handy. </p> <p>We will continue west through Idaho, Washington then Oregon for the FMCA NW Rally and our Golden Spike train excursion rally. Mom and my sister, Janet, will join us for the train ride as it is almost on my birthday. COOL.</p> <p>And this is long enough; thanks for sticking with it. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-74345659766194605752013-07-11T00:50:00.001-05:002013-07-11T00:50:07.632-05:00Small town 4th of July Celebrations<p>We left Kansas City after a whirlwind week of SkillsUSA activities. We wanted to slow down and ‘smell the roses’. We thought about hurrying up to Gillette, WY, to see all our pals at the Escapee Escapade, but that was a very long trip, lots of diesel, plus $60/day to walk in the rally, We made our decision on the side of reason: save money, save wear and tear on our bodies, and avoid the horrid thunderstorms up in Gillette. We still really missed our friends, but know as full-time RV’ers we will be seeing them down the road.</p> <p>We drove up US-29 as far as 136 and took the 2 lane back roads all the way to Stagecoach County Park. We stayed 2 days. While at Stagecoach we drove west to Crete, NE, for dinner. As we were walking into King Chinese Buffet we talked to a very nice couple asking them where we could find the best 4th of July celebration in Crete. Pam Schuerman, Wilber Care Center Activities Director and her husband, Bill, said that first we should consider parking at the American Legion Park in Wilber. Then on Wednesday, July 3rd, come to the Care Center for a free picnic, games, and fireworks, Then on July 4th, we should drive about 35 miles north to Seward, Nebraska’s 4th of July Capitol. Seward hosts so many activities the only way they could list them is by using a 7 pt. font and both sides of a poster. Pam then suggested traveling 7 miles south of Wilber on Saturday to join the folks of Dewitt, NE, for their full day of celebrating. This was small town Mid-America patriotism at its best. Wilber, population 1875, is the Czech capitol of the U.S. This little town grows to about 20,000 the first week in August when Czech Days are celebrated. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FLVoNcSUHAI/Ud5HQI_bjaI/AAAAAAAAHbc/mzmAPdOd4T4/s1600-h/P1120796%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120796" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120796" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kYo5bu-JTDk/Ud5HQybYytI/AAAAAAAAHbk/s2j_4UDW_7g/P1120796_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We packed up on Tuesday, July 2, and drove the 20-some miles from Stagecoach to Wilber. One surprise we encountered on our short drive was a roadside sign stating that the litter control of that portion of roadway was sponsored by the Norris HS SkillsUSA/VICA Chapter. Cool!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5tLX_BVTf4Q/Ud5HRkV84sI/AAAAAAAAHbs/IrhxSCiHqow/s1600-h/P1120779%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120779" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120779" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-JLkG6MrhZOs/Ud5HSXx8RkI/AAAAAAAAHbw/hDa81SQSTko/P1120779_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We were one of 3 other rigs parked at the American Legion Park just south of Wilber. It is a great park that has about 40-50 sites, 30/50 amp with water and a very clean dump station at the north end of the park. <img style="float: left; display: inline" alt="Photo of New York-style strawberry kolache." align="left" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/New_York-stylestrawberrykolache.jpg/220px-New_York-stylestrawberrykolache.jpg" width="319" height="239"></p> <p>We drove the 6 blocks to the main street of town and found a Czech Bakery. They were about to pull Klatches out of the oven in about 45 minutes. </p> <p> </p> <p>We ordered an assortment of 12 and visited the Czech Museum one block away.</p> <p> </p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:c61afe2a-8851-4ad7-8ba2-e9d68499bb8a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:640px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1396&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AFONcMkTPjIZSw0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XQefkKeHU28/Ud5HTCwV4AI/AAAAAAAAHb4/7KkNLfqTnW0/album%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:640px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:640px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1396&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AFONcMkTPjIZSw0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:640px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Czech Museum</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1396&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AFONcMkTPjIZSw0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1396&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AFONcMkTPjIZSw0" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>About 5 p.m. we drove to the Care Center. There were delicious hot dogs, hamburgers, beans, potato salad, lemonade, watermelon and cantaloupe.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:e38bed19-3787-41c5-8dec-903179b47fce" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:645px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1403&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ALZZfjj7FYT_Idg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-O15edFFkYAY/Ud5HTlaJF5I/AAAAAAAAHcE/aqfCfi3nBjY/album%25255B17%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:645px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:645px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1403&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ALZZfjj7FYT_Idg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:645px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Food and more food</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1403&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ALZZfjj7FYT_Idg&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1403&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ALZZfjj7FYT_Idg" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>There was the fire department and rescue squad showing the kids (and there were lots of kids) how to put out a fire.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:38b331d8-d118-4f8d-918f-8f988120e472" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130703_191453_922" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3NNJPHiYh3k/Ud5HV7qQs6I/AAAAAAAAHcc/xSRM9KH16DI/IMG_20130703_191453_922_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hRR_yVJiSPQ/Ud5HWgSNCPI/AAAAAAAAHck/xpbJ19UF6uo/s1600-h/IMG_20130703_191936_051%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130703_191936_051" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130703_191936_051" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yePl8T_Dd2k/Ud5HXZPJ9hI/AAAAAAAAHcs/xr2mIfEb9UE/IMG_20130703_191936_051_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>What would a picnic in the Czech Capitol have for music? A Polka Band of course.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VE0l32UoiP0/Ud5HYLn75yI/AAAAAAAAHc0/UU8yEVwp5Ao/s1600-h/P1120801%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120801" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120801" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sWXnvzuUibU/Ud5HY8JdUOI/AAAAAAAAHc8/2iFBc6dHXN4/P1120801_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>As it got dark, the kids were playing ball, chasing lightning bugs, and we were enjoying popcorn, the fireworks started across the street, Hwy 103, behind the cornfield. Only in Nebraska.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3mqimQS1G4s/Ud5HZqU4olI/AAAAAAAAHdE/AdpnceO1Q8s/s1600-h/P1120866%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120866" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120866" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uLhTRVACesM/Ud5HaMivPjI/AAAAAAAAHdM/-vAmD9UJwc0/P1120866_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>On our way back to the park, we stopped by the newly dedicated Veteran's Memorial.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:4160d972-76eb-4ba6-a140-531b76ac01be" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:646px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1413&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AF1r_z2CJd2asrM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W9peo8eb7CU/Ud5Ha_CbOnI/AAAAAAAAHdU/6VNTp2nFvgk/album%25255B21%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:646px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:646px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1413&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AF1r_z2CJd2asrM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:646px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Veteran’s Memorial</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1413&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AF1r_z2CJd2asrM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1413&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AF1r_z2CJd2asrM" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>And this was just our first day celebrating Independence Day!</p> <h1 align="center">Seward’s Celebration</h1> <p align="left">Our first actual 4th of July activity was the airshow at the Seward Airport. We were parked behind the Lincoln Channel 10/11 news photographer who came over before leaving to tell us about the Seward Celebration, where to park, and how to ride the shuttle.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:4423f8c0-57bc-4039-8182-bdc2930c31db" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:657px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1418&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAcTsMTfeLFDhTs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img 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href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1448&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1437&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AHdiUN00r5dcXYw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="124" alt="View album" title="View album" height="124" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yx9xfvp3Dfk/Ud5HiP56ttI/AAAAAAAAHe8/Dr4IoWxfV1A/844770326671DCADE.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td></tr></table></div></p> <p>The parade had everything, horses, tractors, fire engines, princesses, politicians, and more candy was thrown and collected by the kids than I have ever seen. They brought shopping bags to collect the candy. As we were at the very beginning of the parade we walked quickly to the shuttle stop and got on the first shuttle back to our car. The driver drove to the shuttle route which just so happened to also be the parade route and we found ourselves the last vehicle in the parade. I think those watching the parade were as confused as we were because we weren’t throwing candy.</p> <p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:b7401f11-9746-4010-8027-dc2c50ab25f6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:640px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1449&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AG7-o532CGjURBE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WR1RKytge2Q/Ud5Hi1TllqI/AAAAAAAAHfE/YciatwvlDZY/We%252520were%252520in%252520the%252520parade%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:640px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:640px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1449&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AG7-o532CGjURBE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:640px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">We were in the parade</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1449&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AG7-o532CGjURBE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1449&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AG7-o532CGjURBE" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p>Our Jeep was parked at the Elementary School and we drove a short 1/2 mile to the closest parking spot to the park and walked about a 1/4 mile to where we wanted to sit. We met an amazing couple on our trek to the hill overlooking the fireworks display area. They were interested in RV’ing upon retirement and we talked for a couple of hours. We exchanged business cards and I know we will see them somewhere in our travels. We meet the most friendly and interesting friends in our travels.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:e596151b-566a-411a-8d83-1188ac45d99a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:645px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1453&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ANZs3JlrAWy5xVw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cG6BCOqEDHU/Ud5HjQTeJNI/AAAAAAAAHfM/95Hd4SaomTs/album%25255B27%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:645px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:645px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1453&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ANZs3JlrAWy5xVw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:645px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Fireworks on the 4th</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1453&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!ANZs3JlrAWy5xVw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1453&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ANZs3JlrAWy5xVw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>It took us over an hour to get out of the little town of Seward, population 6,946, although I think there was probably over 20,000 people in town on this holiday. We love our new Jeep with GPS built in and Sirius Radio. It really makes traveling to towns near where we are parked fun and safe. </p> <p>I will continue our visit to Dewitt in our next blog: the best fireworks, meeting more local Midwesterners, a car show and of course another parade.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-71366930964402587772013-06-30T01:14:00.001-05:002013-06-30T01:14:46.567-05:00From Calif. to KC<p>We stayed in Fresno until the graduations, birthdays and Clayton Family Reunion were over. We then left for Kansas City traveling Hwy 99 south to Bakersfield then east on Hwy 58 to Boron. We always like to stay at the Arabian. This time of year it is only $12. We checked in pulled out slides and left for Domingo's, one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. This time I had their Avocado Shrimp Salad and it was outstanding. When I drove our new 2012 Jeep Liberty, I noticed it was very, very hard to brake. I pushed as hard as I could and it barely stopped. I had Tom drive the few blocks back to Arabian and noticed the Jeep stopped though Tom was pushing very hard, almost as if the power brakes did not work. I texted our mechanic, Daniel, that worked on setting up the US Gear Brake Assist and he called right back. Apparently, when checking settings in the system, the check valve was replaced backwards. Tom pulled it out, reinserted it in the right direction and the brakes work perfectly. </p> <p>We left the next morning early for Kingman, AZ. That was a longer drive that we usually take in one day, but we wanted to spend a couple of days in Tucumcari to visit friends. As it was an easy drive for Tom we kept on all the way to Winslow, AZ. We checked into the Elks, had a drink at the bar, fixed a quick dinner, and went to bed. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KtTMuSMWWhQ/Uc_Mh2e_uCI/AAAAAAAAHY8/abJy2obqRU0/s1600-h/P1120732%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120732" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120732" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Kd7HHm0kNI4/Uc_MiX-xmPI/AAAAAAAAHZE/UrwEjipr_jA/P1120732_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>The next day we did some geocaching at a couple of the local attractions, the “Standing on the Corner of Winslow Arizona” statue and the beautiful La Posada Hotel.</p> <p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:35cd3979-9bb7-4b7d-a7dc-9e7cee85691c" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:665px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1379&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AOLqbgKn7oXz5H8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z61Df51uJe0/Uc_MigLEmRI/AAAAAAAAHZM/nnOsZWGcuN4/album%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:665px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:665px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1379&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AOLqbgKn7oXz5H8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:665px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Winslow, AZ</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1379&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AOLqbgKn7oXz5H8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1379&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AOLqbgKn7oXz5H8" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p>After a half day of caching and touring Winslow we made the short 189 mile drive to Grants and stayed at a funny little RV park, Blue Spruce RV Park. It was a Passport America and we paid $14.45 plus tax for a full hookup pull through. The 80+ year old hostess was friendly and helpful. It wasn’t much to look at but we would stay here again just to talk to the quirky hostess. </p> <p>On Tuesday we left Grants and drove to Tucumcari, NM. We checked in at the Elks and then checked out our first geocache we placed in Tucumcari, “Home Away From Home”. We placed it last year after we were stuck in this charming town for almost 3 weeks last fall after blowing the head gasket, damaging the head, the piston and injector. While there we placed another cache at the Tucumcari Farm Equipment Store, “Buzzard Watch” . We met Stella and Jim Watson and they have become Facebook friends. We stopped in a couple of times to visit and to check on our cache. While we were at the Tucumcari Farm Equipment store we were under a Tornado Watch, then a Tornado Warning. We were watching the storm closely when Stella’s phone started ringing and my phone sounded an alarm. Stella said this was the first time the city had issued an automatic phone alert for the “take cover” warning. As the store did not afford as much safety as the Elks Lodge, we drove the half mile away from the storm back to the Elks. These severe thunder storms can rain over 6 inches in one neighborhood and nothing in only a few blocks away. We got only sprinkles at the Elks. </p> <p>We drove into Logan to check on our other cache, “Windy Break on Hwy 54”, and to visit our friends, Richard and Frances. They are doing a lot of remodeling of their garage into a music studio for Frances. Richard had just bought an older RV and we may just find them down the road one of these days. We went back to Tucumcari and Richard and Frances joined us for dinner at Pizza Hut Bistro. Good food and wonderful company. </p> <p>We left Tucumcari for Liberal, KS, and stayed at the Fair Grounds. $15 for 50 amp, and one of cleanest, best planned RV parking for an inexpensive overnight stop.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ElHi_2QTrjk/Uc_MjXFhdMI/AAAAAAAAHZU/BoMmTYlKAvE/s1600-h/FB_IMG_13717641006592865%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="FB_IMG_13717641006592865" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="FB_IMG_13717641006592865" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RdKv-J5YiTY/Uc_Mj3MHKPI/AAAAAAAAHZc/maO6PSok8V0/FB_IMG_13717641006592865_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We were on our way to Wichita, KS, when we came across this. We sure hope these guys got this under control before the truck was lost.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0lOwEousVEh8U4ff9DXdY8-8TX4EVQn2joSNfGdzY70PMcsA-R30XCNNcJilD_UvxI5lOAAIJREbh6BYvS-rYRd48kVp_HhafJkZlmEb5ShGFOp9CSBPWFcrm7zE1wFaai4Tg9WL9Gok/s1600-h/P1120751%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120751" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120751" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-N4MSBcVfPUM/Uc_MqtSDbPI/AAAAAAAAHZs/jvRtFe8mRZI/P1120751_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="216"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mL1rjfk0C84/Uc_Mr-vOQEI/AAAAAAAAHZ0/66fo5wlE4-Q/s1600-h/P1120752%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120752" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120752" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2JE4gc_op8s/Uc_MtInsBsI/AAAAAAAAHZ8/lntT6O-kCrs/P1120752_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="284" height="214"></a></p> <p>We were the guests of Leroy and Anne Willis even though they were on their way to the FMCA rally in Gillette, WY. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MJ2_7WKyY1o/Uc_Mtm6GngI/AAAAAAAAHaE/mMqRpuWF344/s1600-h/FB_IMG_13718470586922290%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="FB_IMG_13718470586922290" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="FB_IMG_13718470586922290" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fxyy32L6jcA/Uc_MtxLUMnI/AAAAAAAAHaM/13K5acDt6y8/FB_IMG_13718470586922290_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>While in Wichita we met our former pastor, Larry Kinser, for dinner at Cracker Barrel. We do not have Cracker Barrels on the West Coast, so I was happy to have my favorite Catfish Sandwich again. We had a fun evening catching up with Larry, hearing about Militia's business, Lacey’s family and the possibility of the Kinsers’ joining the RV’ing community in a couple of years,</p> <p>It was then on to Kansas City and the Blue Lake Campground. We have stayed here for several years and the setup is perfect. Jennifer and Jamie arrived later that evening after driving 2 1/2 days from Fresno. That is a grueling drive. Jenny had Technical Committee meeting the next day and we attended it with her. The days go very fast at the SkillsUSA Competition: Tuesday is contestant orientation, Wednesday is the elimination competition where Secondary and Post Secondary Gold medal winners from each state is judged by 5 teams of judges and a receptionists. 12 Secondary and 8 Post Secondary contestants are advanced to the Thursday Judging. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners are chosen on Thursday and the Awards Ceremony is held on Friday. We went to the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday night where the CEO of Caterpillar Inc. gave an inspiring speech and the Keynote speaker was Mike Rowe, creator and executive producer of Discovery Channel’s Emmy-nominated series “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe”. We were entertained, educated and encouraged by Mike’s talk on our education system’s Profoundly Disconnected. Check out his <a href="http://mikerowe.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. Seeing all these red coated winners from throughout the US was exciting. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PAuXnunZOH0/Uc_MxUmx-5I/AAAAAAAAHaU/hsrRANJDOZI/s1600-h/FB_IMG_13722912550853131%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="FB_IMG_13722912550853131" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="FB_IMG_13722912550853131" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vfwWyyWdgUE/Uc_M0Aci_XI/AAAAAAAAHac/pOqrCdGcrt0/FB_IMG_13722912550853131_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We had the same excitement at Friday’s awards night when all the winners are announced. Tom and I were privileged to hang the medals on the Job Interview Winners.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:66fad298-af04-4576-a0e2-b5d0787d99d0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:637px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1387&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAbrkFGRdm_gq2s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fEgepl79akw/Uc_M1Q3RO4I/AAAAAAAAHak/kY-YoxuQMg4/album%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:637px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:637px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1387&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAbrkFGRdm_gq2s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:637px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">SkillsUSA Awards night</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1387&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AAbrkFGRdm_gq2s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1387&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAbrkFGRdm_gq2s" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Today we slept in and then drove down to Westport, a trendy upscale part of Kansas City. We walked, shopped a little and had lunch at Pot Belly. It was good. I probably should mention we ate at Gate’s BBQ in KC, several receptions hosted by SkillsUSA for the Education Committees of which we are members. </p> <p>It has been a very busy 2 weeks so we will move on tomorrow, first to Omaha, Sioux City, and parts West as we will be spending time on the Washington Coast before attending our Golden Spike Rally in Garibaldi, OR, in mid-August. We hope to slow down and smell the roses and get some caches.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-8450736892445358062013-06-18T22:43:00.001-05:002013-06-18T22:43:28.551-05:00Why Did We Stay in Fresno–The Bad Side<p>We have been under a black cloud of repairs for about 6 months and hopefully we are at the end of these repairs. To keep things organized (and to help us remember the details) I am putting our repairs in topical order rather than chronological order. </p> <h1 align="center"><font color="#c0504d">RV Repairs</font></h1> <p>First off the body repairs on the RV, DA PAD. The blowout on the outer dual tire literally ripped the side of the rig off, damaged the air bag and did some minor structural damage behind the wheel.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:85efd3ba-7091-4d12-a846-89fcd246a799" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:641px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;width:253px;vertical-align:bottom;' > <a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1362&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1361&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AKDScDCDDjO0I2w" target="_blank" border="0" style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;"> <img 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href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1366&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1361&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AKDScDCDDjO0I2w" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="124" alt="View album" title="View album" height="124" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6X_WQ1WpWWk/UcEoz6l0OEI/AAAAAAAAHXk/RxioZJHK0JI/-1606616810555C8471.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:124px;height:124px;' > </td></tr></table></div> <h1 align="center"> </h1> <h1 align="center"><font style="font-weight: normal">Refrigerator</font></h1> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-j2EPgG03jaw/UcEo0C-xIkI/AAAAAAAAHXs/MZWFOqwPOw4/s1600-h/IMG_20130509_111533_854%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_20130509_111533_854" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_20130509_111533_854" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JdjzxiIjic8/UcEo0k9fRkI/AAAAAAAAHX0/p7m7USrF1vI/IMG_20130509_111533_854_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="125" height="219"></a>Refrigerator would not cool while plugged into electricity. Dometic was called and after technician, Daniel, had tested a lot of electrical wiring, Dometic said we should replace the computer card. Computer card replaced, electric cooling not fixed. Dometic called again, suggested heaters be replaced. Heaters replaced, electric cooling not fixed. Dometic called again, suggested a new cooling element. Cooling element replaced after 12 hours with 1-3 techs muscling the refrigerator out, laying it face down on the floor, and replacing the entire back of the refrigerator. Electric cooling not fixed.</p> <p>Final solution: A replacement refrigerator with our paying the difference between the old Dometic which was not longer manufactured or available and the new Dometic Elite 2_2.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:c883cbd4-369e-4fd5-af6d-cb02c9008a96" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:640px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;width:253px;vertical-align:bottom;' > <a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1368&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1367&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AN4f9W0pUMxGIM0" target="_blank" border="0" 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It started with the click, click, click and progressed to growl, growl, growl. The slider part was replace and it worked perfectly. We were scheduled to go to the WARE, Western Area Rally for Escapees, in Lodi and planned to travel on to Napa to visit with our cousins. While in Lodi we had no toilet problems, and while in Napa for a couple of days we had no problems either. That is until the third day. We detected a leak, a odiferous leak, we returned to Fresno. This was an easy fix with a sealer between the toilet flushing mechanism.</p> <h1 align="center"><font style="font-weight: normal">Hot Water Heater and Water Pump</font></h1> <p align="left">While not related both these appliances quit and had to be replaced.</p> <h1 align="center"><font style="font-weight: normal">Front Air Conditioner</font></h1> <p align="left">As if all the rest of the repairs were not enough, the summer heat in Fresno was just too much for our front air conditioner and the compressor went out. The fix… a new air conditioner.</p> <h1 align="center"><font color="#c0504d">Jeep Repairs</font></h1> <p align="left">The problems with the Jeep probably began when we were at the FMCA Rally in Indianapolis; the Jeep died while waiting for a signal to turn green and would not start. We called our friend, Quentin, and by the time he arrived the Jeep started. We did not have another problem until we were back in Fresno. It seemed this only happened when the weather was hot, the air conditioner was on and we had made several stops and starts during the day. The first time we were towed the Jeep died, we waited 5-10 minutes, the Jeep started, we drove several miles, and the Jeep died again. This happened 3 times within an hour and we had the Jeep towed in to Sunnyside Auto Repair. Because the problem could only be diagnosed when it was occurring, we picked up the Jeep and drove it to Harbor Freight.where it died, would not start and was towed again. Over the course of about 4 weeks, 3 rebuilt computer cards were replaced. To make a very long, long story shorter, we were towed 5 times. For a while it looked like the final card was working. Then our 3 month old battery had a dead cell and was replaced. Again, Jeep would not start, alternator was replaced, crank shaft sensor was replaced. Jeep worked for the hottest day of the year, 110 degrees, then the next day it wouldn’t start. We were scheduled to leave Fresno in a week. We bought a new Jeep.</p> <div id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:2a9a3c96-1713-43a9-ade0-03e097770ea3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:665px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1374&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AIJCUjIr-WhsH3s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v8CzA3zBLck/UcEo37cy8DI/AAAAAAAAHYs/6TNICCZ6hQs/The%252520Old%252520and%252520the%252520New%252520DA%252520TOAD%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:665px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:665px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1374&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AIJCUjIr-WhsH3s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:665px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">The Old and the New DA TOAD</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1374&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&authkey=!AIJCUjIr-WhsH3s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1374&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!101&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AIJCUjIr-WhsH3s" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p align="left">We hope this is the last blog detailing the worst sequence of repairs in our married life. We did have to laugh when our friends, The Kings, who are experiencing a couple of RV’ing mechanical problems, said if their problems did not stop they were changing their name to Westerfield.</p> <p align="left">So now we will be On the Road Again, Caching Places that We’ve Never Been IN A NEW JEEP.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-86497919251569278772013-06-17T09:35:00.001-05:002013-06-17T09:35:43.142-05:00Why, why, why did we stay in Fresno for 2 months?<p>Well, the answer to that question is complicated. We wondered ourselves when the thermometer topped 110 degrees on June 8th. There were many reasons: granddaughter, <a href="http://www.jwaite91.com" target="_blank">Julie’s</a>, graduation from Fresno State, granddaughter, Jamie’s, graduation from Clovis East High School, Mother’s Day, Mom’s 92nd birthday and knee replacement surgery, daughter, Jenny’s, Julie’s and Jamie’s birthdays, and fireworks. That’s just a lot of family celebrations and we wouldn’t have missed it for the world. </p> <p>Right now we are in Winslow Arizona on our way to SkillsUSA in Kansas City. This is my first blog in a long time so I will try to catch up on our news a little at a time in the next couple of blogs. I wanted to start with the good news first… our special family events.</p> <p>Forgive me if I brag a little, <a href="http://www.jwaite91.com" target="_blank">Julie</a> graduated Cum Laude, had the most original mortar board, and is now employed as a Design Specialist for the newspaper, The Fresno Bee. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uDdZuqSRkoI/Ub8eC-jWCnI/AAAAAAAAHSE/9Dyep3SfYu4/s1600-h/P5170460%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P5170460" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P5170460" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-C5ypX5egXHk/Ub8eEdJLsTI/AAAAAAAAHSM/JLKgTi-sYCY/P5170460_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WlS8VcHxj08/Ub8eFswzpUI/AAAAAAAAHSU/GyGsERWgdJ4/s1600-h/P1120278%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120278" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; 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style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:120px;height:120px;' > </td></tr></table></div> <p>Jamie is also an amazing young lady; in addition to riding her motorcycle (crotch rocket), training horses, has a summer job welding for ProSigns, she is also enrolled at Fresno State College for the fall. In her spare time she shoots fireworks shows with Jennifer. We just don’t know what she will end up doing with her life; maybe an Astronaut? </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-v8zo6vNjHDo/Ub8eQek2r4I/AAAAAAAAHTk/v0mYkdS0HnI/s1600-h/P1120654-2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120654-2" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120654-2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nhCRGyQ8MTw/Ub8eSeD445I/AAAAAAAAHTs/-6_L50OPalA/P1120654-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="419" height="484"></a></p> <p>And speaking of amazing, that’s my Mom who at 92 had her second knee replacement surgery. The Physical Therapists all said they had never seen a patient at that age do so well. The day of the surgery she could bend her knee at 90 degrees, straighten her leg to just short of straight, walked over 30 feet, and never had any pain medication stronger than Tylenol, and now just one month later, Mom is again driving.</p> <p>We had the chance to spend time with the 2 grand boys, Logan and Ryan. Ryan graduated from Pre-School, Logan was Student of the Month, and both played baseball. So we went to lots of games.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xW6k8yu6CCU/Ub8eTmvOMPI/AAAAAAAAHT0/g7whTda3FtI/s1600-h/P1120682%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120682" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120682" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wPqZ93HV4tU/Ub8eUyLvd7I/AAAAAAAAHT8/n3o5TVd69gg/P1120682_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="228" height="172"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-VjNY7u907Y4/Ub8eWVEAWgI/AAAAAAAAHUE/MwIo4WjZGww/s1600-h/P1120680%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120680" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120680" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CBZg8XMpfiI/Ub8eXiu4OZI/AAAAAAAAHUM/FHUQ5N2EQ9w/P1120680_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="225" height="170"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z6USY7v23hc/Ub8eYhj82bI/AAAAAAAAHUU/W2fZhqZMsLk/s1600-h/P1120683%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120683" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120683" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8qzqYYHtCcg/Ub8eZhgiG1I/AAAAAAAAHUc/bz9YodH83qs/P1120683_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="208" height="157"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UrWiaZpHL4g/Ub8ebFEX4YI/AAAAAAAAHUk/rkNTHjWi3D4/s1600-h/P1120687%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120687" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120687" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AUag-RqfxgY/Ub8ecKP_SKI/AAAAAAAAHUs/tOkImlnU-PY/P1120687_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="223" height="168"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-N-L07Qf1GWE/Ub8ed9S_DlI/AAAAAAAAHU0/lq8c0FnKl3Q/s1600-h/P1110477%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1110477" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1110477" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-iMUyJPzhgm4/Ub8efH5ED9I/AAAAAAAAHU8/2861NwtsiPg/P1110477_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></a></p> <p>Our last big event of our stay was our Clayton Family Reunion last Saturday. Tom's Mom was one of 11 living children and the family reunion is held in Fresno each year. Sometimes there are over 100 in attendance. 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Next time we will go into the details of our stay in Camp Central Valley RV in Fresno.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-THXNQknWmlw/Ub8euA6KBHI/AAAAAAAAHWs/Gedj4sLfJz0/s1600-h/P1120699%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="P1120699" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="P1120699" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cEjcidD9v_U/Ub8eu41321I/AAAAAAAAHW0/UqwYyyv_IrQ/P1120699_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="155" height="117"></a>To borrow an ending picture from one of our favorite blogs, <a href="http://travels-with-emma.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Travels with Emma</a>, by Judy Bell, this is the end of this blog.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-42626330302662039322013-04-09T00:38:00.000-05:002013-04-09T00:38:16.821-05:00The Saga of Vehicle RepairsWe are still in Fresno. Lots of family time since arriving. We have attended the grandson’s baseball games. Logan is quite the player and his team almost wins sometimes. Logan plays catcher. Tom says it is the most interesting and also the key player on the team. Think Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, and Roy Campanella. Maybe some day <img alt="Open-mouthed smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGkfTqmlYIE2mjRKspE8l1iVbheo7WjrtrHw631z5sw6BuO-Mcka8YU5l3C3l5kWYrPhjj6cbttkE_so9uq_R4HZMJ-RsAciAX-qzGyZAAj17PRgnZG2Ntxv0N8XZZa_vjCpA_zO9l4z6/?imgmax=800" />.<br />
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Logan is in 5th grade and is 11. Ryan is just 5 and also plays baseball. Watching Ryan’s game is like watching a bunch of cute puppies. The coach thinks it’s like herding cats.<br />
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We were in Fresno to get the RV fixed after the tire blowouts. The piece that Tom picked up off Hwy-15 was replaced, reinforced, somewhat reconstructed and repainted. Central Valley RV have done a superb job on this complicated repair. <br />
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The airbag was slightly damaged and the air leaked when the engine was not running, keeping it pumped up. There was some frame straightening that was done, the ‘whiskers’ behind the wheel was replaced and new lights were installed in the retrieved side panel. We are completing the repairs that were started in December/January before we had to leave for Indio and Quartzsite. The refrigerator is the most complicated. It works on propane just fine; that is how we were able to use it in January through March. It will not work on electric. We have thawed the ice cream twice thinking it was finally fixed. We switch back to propane and all is well. I think our repairman, Daniel, has ruled out all possible failures and will be back on the line with Dometic tomorrow morning and I think we can proceed with the final fix. We only now have one last fix… the toilet. It is electric and makes the most unusual loud clicking sound when flushed. The part for that has been ordered and should be fixed soon, but then we are all familiar with Thetford/Dometic.<br />
The other repair saga we are dealing with is DA TOAD. Our trusty Jeep has a dying problem. It died on Tom when he was south of Fresno. It started after sitting for about 30 minutes. Two days later after visiting old friends DA TOAD died 3 times within 10 minutes. After the third time it refused to start again. We had it towed to Sunnyside Auto Repair. The bad news was it was a computer. $800 later we had a warrantied rebuilt computer. We drove it about 30 miles and it died. It was after business hours so we had it towed back to the tow company’s garage to be locked up for the night. The next day the Jeep did not die so we picked it up and drove it about 25 miles and it died again… after business hours. Towed again.<br />
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Currently the shop has our tow bar setup so if it should die while testing it their own truck can tow it. The shop owner thinks they have found the cause of the failures, but they want to test drive it for a couple of days to make sure.<br />
So what else have we been doing? Easter was a fun weekend. Saturday was the Eggstravaganza at church, an egg hunt and games. We had a kissing booth. Tom bought candy kisses and we brought Panda. She was a great kisser.<br />
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The next day after church we gathered at Perko’s for lunch. Mom, Jenny and Greg, Julie and fiancé, Claudio, Claudio’s sister, Francie, Tom’s sister, NanCy, and Tom and I.<br />
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After lunch we all headed to Exeter to see the murals again. This time we were prepared with maps, descriptions, and information about the ‘hidden’ images in each picture. <br />
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Last Thursday was opening day at the AAA Giants’ farm team, The Grizzlies. Jennifer was helping with the fireworks and Jason is the Executive Chef for the Stadium. We were pretty proud to have both our kids working at the same venue, almost together. </div>
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On Friday night the Clovis Little League attended and walked the bases. Logan was sick and stayed home, but Ryan was excited to attend.</div>
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We have been staying at Camp Central Valley RV, doing some caching, fixing and replacing caches, and even placing a cache, called “Home Away From Home #2”. This has been our life for the last 3 weeks, but soon we will be On the Road Again, Caching Places that we’ve never Been AND attending the Escapee WARE Rally in Lodi.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-71578818487663945792013-03-12T23:41:00.000-05:002013-03-13T00:28:57.344-05:00Friends, Family, Fireworks, & Flat Tires<p>That’s about all I can say about the month of February. I finished the last blog with the tire damage sustained on Hwy 95 traveling from Quartzsite to Yuma. We did a lot of caching (for us) in Yuma very near the border and went to our first Mega Geocaching Event, S*W*A*G. We had a wonderful time with our SKP Geocaching friends and even ran into a geocacher, Ron Smith, that we met several years ago at Cattail Cove SP at an event and helped introduce to the hobby of Geocaching. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KYoalyCV38c/UUADQvIj-DI/AAAAAAAAHEI/x3Ne8saFL-E/s1600-h/2013-02-10_13-39-40_349%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-02-10_13-39-40_349" border="0" alt="2013-02-10_13-39-40_349" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XJC2OcVveRA/UUADRk8l6vI/AAAAAAAAHEQ/RckD5BYnRGg/2013-02-10_13-39-40_349_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>We stayed in Yuma for about 5 days then traveled back up Hwy 95 stopping in ‘Q’ for propane and Parker for diesel and checked into Cattail Cove SP for the 4th year in a row to see the 24th Annual Winterblast 3 nights of shows. </p> <h3>Family and Fireworks</h3> <p>Our daughter, Jennifer, is a member of the Western Pyrotechnical Assoc, WPA, that puts on the shows. Not only do we love having Jennifer and my Mom drive from Fresno to join us, but those who know me know I LOVE FIREWORKS! I will share a couple of my favorite pictures; I took close to 500 pictures, but I’m not going to include them all <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xfa2NoXhe3A/UUADSE4k5-I/AAAAAAAAHEY/ZooxzNbG01Y/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:346bc8e6-a561-4fb4-9155-68915a7283bb" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:658px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1249&type=5&authkey=!AB0hzDits7aZDms&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4ihN3i8rjyE/UUADS_7btFI/AAAAAAAAHFw/TdVgsurhOiA/album%25255B13%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:658px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:658px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1249&type=5&authkey=!AB0hzDits7aZDms&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:658px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Winterblast 2013</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1249&type=5&authkey=!AB0hzDits7aZDms&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1249&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AB0hzDits7aZDms" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h3>Friends:</h3> <p>We went to “Ed’s Birthday Party again at “The Steps”, part of the BLM land south of Cattail Cove S.P.. It was a delicious potluck with 2 big birthday cakes. This celebration started a number of years ago when Betty Anderson wanted to buy a birthday cake for Duane and the only cake available was one that was inscribed Happy Birthday Ed. Ed’s wife did not want to pick it up as Ed had passed to the Great Beyond. Betty got it half price and the tradition of celebrating Ed’s Birthday began. This year the cake was inscribed, “Here’s to our favorite Mr Ed. Even though you are quite dead, we celebrate your special day. Sorry that in the ground you lay. But Thanks for the Cake!” We sang the theme song from the old TV series, Mr Ed, took the picture with the whole group, and sat and talked to friends. Even our very old friends, Dennis and Jill Curtin (Dennis was one of Tom’s groomsmen in our wedding 50 years ago), came by as they were staying at the Fairgrounds to see the fireworks.</p> <h3>More Friends</h3> <p>The Cool RV’ers, Judy and Luke, moved into Cattail Cove and we were once again neighbors. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud" alt="Laughing out loud" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zjvhZfjdXfQ/UUADTV6M7aI/AAAAAAAAHEo/Bek460wFsb8/wlEmoticon-laughingoutloud%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">. There must be some kind of vortex or something at Cattail because we once again ran into Ron Smith and who should we spot walking by but 2 of my high school buddies, Larry Meacham and Ron Schreiner and their lovely wives. Ron and Teri Schreiner and Larry have a singing group and were performing at the Park Amphitheater two evenings that week. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-gpKUD49b3Oo/UUADUWj3-kI/AAAAAAAAHEw/RpEFayhRTVI/s1600-h/2013-02-24_17-41-07_395%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-02-24_17-41-07_395" border="0" alt="2013-02-24_17-41-07_395" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ijyDfhALqtw/UUADVOvEduI/AAAAAAAAHE4/vvkkeK9zfSk/2013-02-24_17-41-07_395_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>We did have a little problem, well it was a big problem, with our King Dome Satellite Dish. It would not find the signal. We got on Amazon and found a Winegard at a good price and had a terrific local installer, John Pacifico, to the installation. It was the most careful, neat, and thorough installation I have seen. We would highly recommend John for any electronic installation work. We now have a two feed satellite DVR so we can watch one station and record on another.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5qPi3__dxAo/UUAObjVYSYI/AAAAAAAAHF0/ISZZ7O-4URE/s1600-h/P1110341%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1110341" border="0" alt="P1110341" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qfDaD0Q1s-s/UUAOcUNG0II/AAAAAAAAHF8/DG1pxwAqP8o/P1110341_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <h3>Friends and Family</h3> <p>We traveled to Boulder City thinking we would continue to Carson City, drive over I-80 or I-50 into Sacramento for a meeting for Tom. We stayed at the very nice Boulder City Elks Lodge. We wanted to take a disc with the <a href="http://www.fmcagoldenspike.com/" target="_blank">Golden Spike</a> Newsletter, Telegraph, to Anne Slavicek. She is the new Editor and we see her first edition is gorgeous. We then met my cousin, Pam and hubby, Ed, for dinner. We talked, talked, talked all about our families (I think that might be called gossip in other circles) and it was super. We really need to see our extended families more often.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NgrphE1am1o/UUADVxNrt7I/AAAAAAAAHFA/ZbszRCikbVU/s1600-h/2013-02-28_20-31-55_631%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-02-28_20-31-55_631" border="0" alt="2013-02-28_20-31-55_631" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5cISmEcobs0/UUADWp1w0JI/AAAAAAAAHFI/PQhNu1hjXEY/2013-02-28_20-31-55_631_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>While in Boulder City we rode the Nevada Southern RR as guests of CEO, Peg, because our Golden Spike Chapter donated a Sustaining Membership a couple of years ago. We did continue our support by purchasing a couple of shirts and a pin.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZUH6NHAvfkU/UUAOdEn7-oI/AAAAAAAAHGE/p5bag7E14JI/s1600-h/P1110373%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1110373" border="0" alt="P1110373" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uMCaHqJcLfI/UUAOd0KqFqI/AAAAAAAAHGM/mFMpeSjY9dw/P1110373_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="288" height="217"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lQOgtSfsYok/UUAOevF_lCI/AAAAAAAAHGU/fXvK_9ly5Sg/s1600-h/P1110400%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1110400" border="0" alt="P1110400" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sF2bDYY3Yr8/UUAOfajXwvI/AAAAAAAAHGc/0h_mz7sVpvw/P1110400_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="229"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SvCoWg7LdH4/UUADXrAOvVI/AAAAAAAAHFQ/JQUN3ktj2UE/s1600-h/2013-03-02_13-23-27_41%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-03-02_13-23-27_41" border="0" alt="2013-03-02_13-23-27_41" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ii9IfQ5UDnM/UUADYOAeOrI/AAAAAAAAHFY/MfkcCIMzn30/2013-03-02_13-23-27_41_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a> </p> <p>We also did the Zappos,com tour in Henderson. What an amazing business philosophy. Customers first, Open communication, Embrace change.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:f1d5c82f-ebcd-4f6a-a3d2-967e145811bd" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1272&type=5&authkey=!AEFHzXjZ14KSgBo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-P-dpPdqhWNM/UUAOf2kpeHI/AAAAAAAAHGk/uqPVKxNbHTw/album%25255B15%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1272&type=5&authkey=!AEFHzXjZ14KSgBo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Zappos.com</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1272&type=5&authkey=!AEFHzXjZ14KSgBo&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1272&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AEFHzXjZ14KSgBo" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We had to shake the “travel Jell-O” and change our direction to Sacramento from I-80 or 50 to I-15. There was a blizzard forecast for Donner, CA, and our home does not travel in a blizzard. </p> <h3>Flat Tires</h3> <p>We were just passing Cactus Jack’s Casino at the Nevada/California border when we AGAIN heard a very loud bang, flap flap flap, and the tire monitor started screaming. Tom pulled over and inspected the damage and determined we needed to pull way off the road into a gully next to the road. The Big Rigs were whizzing by at 70+ MPH only a couple of feet from DA PAD. I thought DA PAD may just go over as he pulled down the slope to the gully. I prayed, God answered and he made it down safely. Pictures say it all.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:6b5d69dc-e590-4aa8-906e-26b3b4379553" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:644px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1267&type=5&authkey=!AEh7vWSnZh3f5Ec&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7GYX_JF7ALY/UUADZO3fC5I/AAAAAAAAHGs/lc_ugzdThsw/Tire%252520Blows%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:644px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:644px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1267&type=5&authkey=!AEh7vWSnZh3f5Ec&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:644px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Tire Blows</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1267&type=5&authkey=!AEh7vWSnZh3f5Ec&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1267&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AEh7vWSnZh3f5Ec" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h3>Family</h3> <p>After a couple of hours waiting for the tire service to bring out another tire and change it we were on our way to Bakersfield. We parked at Wal-Mart after a very long day. The next day we met cousins, Ellen, her boyfriend, Dennis, and cousin Susan for another long lunch. Were we gossiping? I’ll deny it if you ask. Boy did we have fun though.</p> <h3>Family & Friends</h3> <p>Finishing this long blog… Fresno – Sushi with Jennifer, Greg and Julie, Sacramento – EPT dinner with Dept. of Education colleagues, Ceres – lunch with neighbors who lived near us 30 years ago Gale and Phyllis, and finally back to Fresno where we sit now waiting to get DA PAD in for needed repairs at Central Valley RV next Monday. </p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:541c5a02-eb0b-4ebc-bcc9-ab416403f233" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:663px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1277&type=5&authkey=!AP4uRjVzBSkErZM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R3-Lhov80Ik/UUAOhWZbDWI/AAAAAAAAHGw/UqXWof4r2uc/album%25255B17%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:663px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:663px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1277&type=5&authkey=!AP4uRjVzBSkErZM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:663px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">EPT Dinner</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1277&type=5&authkey=!AP4uRjVzBSkErZM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1277&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AP4uRjVzBSkErZM" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p> </p> <p>While we wait we took Tom’s sister, NanCy, on the Blossom Trail ending up at Exeter to see the Murals.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5dcqNXaMT4g/UUAOiEjMClI/AAAAAAAAHG4/iagiYzmmNSw/s1600-h/2013-03-10_15-06-52_627%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-03-10_15-06-52_627" border="0" alt="2013-03-10_15-06-52_627" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IrdwVKR1MGI/UUAOi4zI6pI/AAAAAAAAHHA/OF8nI0OGC5Q/2013-03-10_15-06-52_627_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a> </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:cb002814-b207-4b93-aabc-69e1c3abb135" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:639px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1281&type=5&authkey=!AH2_ZpwuXG5i9l4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2pJsMl9p0Hk/UUAOjgPx2HI/AAAAAAAAHHI/dKO9IJVDZhY/album%25255B19%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:639px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:639px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1281&type=5&authkey=!AH2_ZpwuXG5i9l4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:639px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Blossom Trail</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1281&type=5&authkey=!AH2_ZpwuXG5i9l4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1281&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AH2_ZpwuXG5i9l4" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:ab9ab6bb-c2bd-46d1-b47e-9f50a9d3a4c5" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:646px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1286&type=5&authkey=!AFzzj7hEMdGgeJQ&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l5fcsLePHQE/UUAOkdUeMbI/AAAAAAAAHHQ/Ak1a0eU7WqA/album%25255B21%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:646px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:646px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1286&type=5&authkey=!AFzzj7hEMdGgeJQ&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:646px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Exeter Murals</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1286&type=5&authkey=!AFzzj7hEMdGgeJQ&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1286&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AFzzj7hEMdGgeJQ" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Saw Logan play baseball this evening. He is a good catcher (and also a good cacher). </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MG92AKKdozM/UUAOlAupB_I/AAAAAAAAHHY/DNhZgYY-JD4/s1600-h/P1110477%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1110477" border="0" alt="P1110477" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rEUxGEFZoQw/UUAOl28TzLI/AAAAAAAAHHg/JaUwz0ZaUdY/P1110477_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>We will be caching (5 yesterday) while we wait to be On the Road Again, caching places that we’ve never been.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-13725392961719461582013-02-06T01:25:00.001-06:002013-02-06T01:25:10.676-06:00If we didn’t have bad luck we would have no luck at all<p>I think it started in Tucumcari when we blew the head gasket in the motorhome. We had a few things that needed to be checked at Central Valley RV before we left Fresno, but nothing that we couldn’t live with. CV fixed the hot water heater which for me was very important for washing dishes and showers. </p> <p>Our last Blog was about the good time we had at the Western Family Motorhome Association. We stayed over 2 days with our friends, Cool Judy and Luke Rinehimer, at the Fairgrounds. That’s when we noticed a couple of problems with the RV. The first was a water leak around the area where the Hot Water Heater had been worked on. We managed to stop the leak, we thought. We also noticed the ER-13 code on the refrigerator was still a problem. We thought we could either drive back to Fresno and have it fixed to drive over to Quartzsite where upon calling Lifestyles RV Repair we were told they had the part we needed and they could fix it. So we drove to Quartzsite and checked in to Lifestyles RV. They thought the heater for the refrigerator we needed was one they had in stock. It wasn’t. We needed one that had to be ordered and sent from Denver. We left, filled up with propane, and parked out on Plomosa Road for one night. We later moved closer to Lifestyles RV in the Dome Rock area. We pulled into the dirt road and heard a scraping sound then the alarms started going off. We had dragged the air bleeding connector at the hitch and we had no air or airbrakes. We slowly got to level ground and stopped. After careful investigation and evaluation Tom and I drove DA TOAD to the hardware store for an easyout and a brass plug. Back to DA PAD… easyout would not work. Tom got it disconnected from the back side. Back to the Hardware store for a brass cap. After driving back to DA PAD it was an easy fix. We leveled up and retired for the the evening. </p> <p>While watching TV we heard a loud clatter coming from the heater. As we have a front and back heater, we turned off the front which was the culprit. The next day we pulled the heater apart and saw the blower had splines missing. We went to Lifestyles RV and lo and behold they had the part in stock. The shock was half of the blower assembly was missing from our blower (on the left).</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3iMsqi-BK4E/URIEzfj8vCI/AAAAAAAAHA4/zBQ2s_cmkuY/s1600-h/P1100635%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100635" border="0" alt="P1100635" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--sE5K0zu_t4/URIE014HUEI/AAAAAAAAHBA/HnrE4n5Ozkw/P1100635_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>This was my project and I got it all put together with no missing screws. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" alt="Open-mouthed smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2Lc7N9ebIzk/URIE1dGhWtI/AAAAAAAAHBI/Ur9i5iBLSQI/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_QLR9Z5z2uc/URIE3rX7pnI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/jO9U6c8oPmQ/s1600-h/P1100638%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100638" border="0" alt="P1100638" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VAIR7pwRTXw/URIE4yIQACI/AAAAAAAAHBY/tCJwNb8Wvh8/P1100638_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>The next problem we discovered was the leak from the hot water heater had not been completely fixed .This time Tom attacked the leak and found another source of water. He managed to get several more turns on the joint and we think it is fixed. </p> <p>The part was to arrive and we were to have the refrigerator repaired on Friday. Oops, someone forgot to schedule us in on Friday. So we picked up the the part, a defrost heater, and decided we would research how to disassemble a Dometic 4200 refrigerator. The next day we started, carefully removing each part according to the assembly diagram. We were told this job would be a 3-4 job… it took us 5 1/2 hours. Boy was it a tight fit. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aDF5rAYNgvQ/URIE6JYQfQI/AAAAAAAAHBg/8PjK69gMOwM/s1600-h/SmP1100649%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="SmP1100649" border="0" alt="SmP1100649" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8BTyQ4-F0r4/URIE7ja03mI/AAAAAAAAHBo/SyuNB2vYDps/SmP1100649_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>There was lots of stuff to remove, but we carefully labeled everything. Not too bad considering we completely removed everything from the ice maker to the side of the freezer compartment. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2yHiZhO26jo/URIE983I2MI/AAAAAAAAHBw/dW1bNhhq_sI/s1600-h/P1100651%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100651" border="0" alt="P1100651" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AuJdGMgacRw/URIE_dRdbAI/AAAAAAAAHB4/N4AsdYiIv6M/P1100651_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>WE installed the small heater and put everything back together. It worked!!!! This was the part that we replaced. The broken part is the small piece in the middle.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9GNtvSybFRQ/URIFDxq8lbI/AAAAAAAAHCA/NbTJwhxjDhY/s1600-h/P1100652%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100652" border="0" alt="P1100652" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nTnvbkr8_DA/URIFIqMRVeI/AAAAAAAAHCI/nNeXwTE541A/P1100652_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>With everything fixed we moved over to Boomerville on the south east side of Quartzsite. We spent about a week with our Escapee friends, competing in a Chili Cook Off contest, helping with the CARE auction where most of us brought our very best ‘stuff’ to auction off. The Boomers bid and donated over $3,000 that day to the Escapee charity that cares for retired RV’ers in Livingston, TX. After the Boomer rally we moved back to the Dome Rock area for the SKP Geocaching Rally. </p> <p>I started coming down with the ‘desert crud’ with horrendous coughing and fever. Though I did do a presentation on Geocaching Swiss Army Knife program and helped with a couple of other geocaching sessions, for the most part I stayed away from everyone and inside the RV. Three days into the rally the ‘crud’ hit Tom. He was miserable and didn’t leave the RV at all.</p> <p>When the rally was over all but 3 rigs left for other camping sites. We stayed in, ate soup, drank lots of liquids, slept and didn’t get any caches. Our friends, Pat & Bob DeSpains and Sharie & Jack Armand (Sp?) checked on us each day. We planned on driving to Blythe to get some supplies, but DA TOAD would not start. We tried several things including trying to jump from DA <br>PAD to get DA TOAD started, but we were feeling so weak, we gave up and went back to the RV. The next morning Bob & Pat DeSpain came by and tried jumping DA TOAD. It started right up. This was Sunday, Super Bowl Game day. We drove into Blythe, bought our food and came back to watch the game and commercials. This was the first game we watched since the last Super Bowl, I think. We enjoyed it. </p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0oNq-dg5pf8/URIFLzRNcyI/AAAAAAAAHCQ/-mEglEv1dlk/s1600-h/2013-02-04_13-20-22_489%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-02-04_13-20-22_489" border="0" alt="2013-02-04_13-20-22_489" align="left" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-CVEKathgTTU/URIFNAoD49I/AAAAAAAAHCY/AwKdOOz6m08/2013-02-04_13-20-22_489_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="125" height="218"></a></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left">Monday we pulled out of our spot. We didn’t realize how deep we had sunk in the damp ground. But after a week the ground had dried out and we just backed right out. </p> <p align="left">We got on Hwy 95 about 1 o’clock. Traffic was light, we were listening to Sirius Radio, 50’s on 5. I had checked the tire pressure as I always do and all was perfect. When we heard the loud bang and the Pressure Pro alarm went off we were both surprised. Tom eased the RV to the side of the road and we were able to pull off to a flat area just past MM50. We called CoachNet and they sent a tire repair truck with another new tire. We called Good Sam Warranty and were told to have the repair people call them when they arrived. We called Foremost Insurance because of the damage to the side of the rig. 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now we are in Yuma at the Southern Mesa RV park for a week. We are planning to attend the Geocaching Mega Event next weekend. We may even get a few caches around town too. We should have a good week.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-5970484131304779332013-01-16T22:21:00.001-06:002013-01-16T22:21:20.526-06:00WMHA Rally is History<p>We finished the rally by cleaning up the large lot on the south side of Dr Carron Road with Anita Price and Luke Rinehimer. There was no scrap of paper, cigarette butt or dead battery left after we finished. Cool Judy had checked out the extended parking options while we tootled around in our golf cart filling our garbage bags, and then we moved to our new spaces.</p> <p>While we were parked during the rally we noticed some water that was leaking into our bay. There was no time to take care of it while the rally was going on so after the move we attacked the problem. Tom pulled out the drawer in the bay and I crawled inside. I was able to twist around, over the rail and into the ‘bowels’ of the rig where the water heater, and inverter are stored. (Why would Monaco put water sources that could leak right next to all the electrical equipment?) I discovered the source of the leak, the gray ‘T’ fitting where it was screwed into the brass ‘T’ fitting. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TfAsBxcdV18/UPd75pPWeTI/AAAAAAAAG98/JYVfqKJjokw/s1600-h/P1100618%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100618" border="0" alt="P1100618" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6gamicZLqzQ/UPd7613x0pI/AAAAAAAAG-E/JUo7HVCwuQU/P1100618_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Now where can we get a replacement for the gray ‘T’? Nope, Luke did not have a single ‘T’ that we can use. So we all jumped into the Jeep and picked up a ‘T’ and a couple of nipples and went to the Fisherman’s restaurant for dinner. Boy was that a good choice. The Chivichi was outstanding as was my fish tacos. Everyone else was very happy with their choices too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UPheZb0oyBo/UPd79AOinEI/AAAAAAAAG-M/VeFEJQRgnTc/s1600-h/P1100626%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100626" border="0" alt="P1100626" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MVaiZFsCc7I/UPd7-Z1LV2I/AAAAAAAAG-U/MvoAGOxTA4U/P1100626_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Later that evening I revisited the cave under the motorhome and installed the new ‘T’ with new nipples all wrapped with Teflon tape. No leaks. Big bruise though.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xam1iB3Cbb0/UPd7_k-fFuI/AAAAAAAAG-c/hKo0-Z93ipw/s1600-h/P1100639-2%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100639-2" border="0" alt="P1100639-2" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-i32MZB3Uimg/UPd8A0IsFzI/AAAAAAAAG-k/5YcyEX3YlC4/P1100639-2_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="618" height="484"></a></p> <p>We left Indio for Quartzsite on Tuesday morning, and though a little windy, the trip was an easy one.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-cC-_X1MQ-CI/UPd8EJcpYYI/AAAAAAAAG-s/SUPqUFf_K-c/s1600-h/P1100627%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100627" border="0" alt="P1100627" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IiaW_bojSJg/UPd8FEcG-DI/AAAAAAAAG-0/nUjzkxxiHvI/P1100627_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We are having some repairs made at Lifestyles RV in Q so we did not want to make the long drive on a rough dirt road over to Boomerville since we will be having the work done on the rig Friday. Things are starting to look pretty busy near the big tent.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-m4XpyUMLpFI/UPd8GrcQ4fI/AAAAAAAAG-8/Sx6rGNfaMMs/s1600-h/2013-01-15_13-11-17_183%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-01-15_13-11-17_183" border="0" alt="2013-01-15_13-11-17_183" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JgSTxQUvBR0/UPd8HrXTsbI/AAAAAAAAG_E/bYBDTxJNtM0/2013-01-15_13-11-17_183_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>We drove up Hwy 95 for Propane at the Pit Stop then drove on to Plomosa Road and parked at a nice open area. The view was nice as we watched RV’s move onto the BLM land. We did notice another small leak in the bay and then during the cold night suddenly our heater sounded like a rock was spinning around inside of it. It was VERY loud and we shut the heater off immediately.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-30_BSZPSgrk/UPd8JWAHOtI/AAAAAAAAG_M/Wf4mv5-AWwE/s1600-h/2013-01-15_13-58-49_104%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-01-15_13-58-49_104" border="0" alt="2013-01-15_13-58-49_104" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MZFmryIEQPA/UPd8KB-uCgI/AAAAAAAAG_U/tCs-p_SsKpE/2013-01-15_13-58-49_104_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>We had decided to move closer to Lifestyles RV for the repair and because it was closer to the Escapee Happy Hour and the Local Geocacher’s Event.</p> <p>We drove west on Dome Rock then south on Cholla Road. We entered the parking area and Tom avoided the deep rut as we entered, but then things started to go south when we heard a scraping sound and the warning beepers started going off. We pulled around to a flat spot and turned off the engine. The warning lights indicated Low Air. Tom walked out to the road and saw the deep groove in the pavement. Back at the rig he checked the air bags – no damage. He checked the tow bar. The problem he found was a broken air connection at the tow bar. </p> <p>OK, problem 1, AOTHER leak in the bay. Problem 2 heater not working. Problem 3 no air pressure, no brakes, no leveling. </p> <p>Yup, I was back in the bay cave– this time the leak was from the pipe leading to to the water pump. I unscrewed the pipe, but the water kept flowing even though the pump was turned off. It filled a pan 3 times! I had my finger in the pipe and felt like the little boy with his finger in the dike. Tom discovered there was a siphon out of the fresh water tank and disconnected from there and we finally got the water stopped. </p> <p>We left to drop off the flyers for the SKP Geocacher’s rally at the Escapee Happy Hour and then drove to Boomerville to drop off some there too. We were happy to see friends from last year even though we follow most on Facebook or Blogs, there is nothing like hugs in person. Then to Hanks Hardware for an o-ring for the pipe and an easy-out and plug for the broken air pipe. O-ring was installed and the water leak was fixed. However the easy-out would not ease the broken piece of the brass pipe out of the housing, but Tom was able to unscrew the air hose from the back side of the tow housing. We went back to Hanks and exchanged the plug for a cap. Back to the RV and the air leak was temporarily fixed. We leveled up and pulled out the slides. </p> <p>Next chore was to investigate the heater problem. We had checked out how to remove the motor from the heater on the internet. The internet is invaluable to finding out how to fix things that go wrong on the road. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:aacfcb76-fc80-4e55-9ba9-a2d021517e30" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1228&type=5&authkey=!AH93TVF90xV6Jj8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-naj7Q73pwUc/UPd8LD2qpMI/AAAAAAAAG_c/Mvm7x40pYZo/album%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1228&type=5&authkey=!AH93TVF90xV6Jj8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">The Heater Repair</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1228&type=5&authkey=!AH93TVF90xV6Jj8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1228&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AH93TVF90xV6Jj8" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We pulled the blower squirrel cage and found 1/3 of the blades were GONE! We took it over to Lifestyles RV and low and behold they had them in stock. The SHOCK was not only were almost half of the blades were gone… HALF of the squirrel cage was missing. The old one is on the left and the new one is on the right. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-C5r5xerT_04/UPd8N5SDMXI/AAAAAAAAG_k/Rz7IbX2wsno/s1600-h/P1100634%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100634" border="0" alt="P1100634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLsFgEzA35htlZovUPGeIMT6fyqu2XKkAGVL-YQ-hNpQzsTdJwOVLZ30wUjPLBfUTODnqznU4bMIIHa5HJfbQf25PRJVXs-Vi1jMnD23dWd_jdBeZM66gFKqUWvHKW56CR2LkXpQi_eMt/?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>I got it all installed and even got a kiss for my pay from Mr. Westerfield! So all in all it was a very productive day. Tomorrow we will be manning Table G at the geocaching event and dinner with friends, Anne and Leroy Willis. AHHHH, life is again good.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-74832520920800008812013-01-14T02:25:00.001-06:002013-01-14T02:25:50.944-06:00I know, I know<p>When my friends and regular bloggers, Dan Change and Nancy Kissack reminded me this morning that it has been over a month since I checked in to the blogging world, I was ‘guilted’ into getting back in the groove; after all I did promise I would do better. I just don’t know how the time flies by; it seems like just last week or so that I did a blog. </p> <p>Well, it has been a busy end of the year and this will be a catch-up blog. </p> <p>We got back to Fresno and were treated to a wonderful play, Wagons West, put on by our local elementary school. This was another outstanding theater production that is put each year. Our daughter, Jennifer, has for many years made the costumes for the kids. Even though Granddaughter, Julie graduates from college, Jenny made her costume when Julie was in 6th grade. That’s Julie on the left and this years ‘school marm’ on the right. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8H8m0obipCo/UPPAl0ooEoI/AAAAAAAAG2I/3rRPtCKmmJw/s1600-h/IMG_4467%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_4467" border="0" alt="IMG_4467" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KLwj8Rl-GPg/UPPAmfA2nbI/AAAAAAAAG2Q/LYG_JNTmd-I/IMG_4467_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="304" height="229"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QBcN6mdgqh4/UPPAm6sQhII/AAAAAAAAG2Y/A6y8ViBhglY/s1600-h/PB090204%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PB090204" border="0" alt="PB090204" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q9Lca67wdHA/UPPAnHx_ffI/AAAAAAAAG2g/GkacpqRzM50/PB090204_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="303" height="228"></a></p> <p>The kids do an outstanding job and we expect to see one of them on Broadway on day just like Audra McDonald, a Fresno girl.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rg_S5TOCbpI/UPPAoOy_HyI/AAAAAAAAG2o/Nz7iWJumtRQ/s1600-h/PB090219%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PB090219" border="0" alt="PB090219" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3bJTSWpmkfA/UPPAoQ4oghI/AAAAAAAAG2w/vXYdITRy4pM/PB090219_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We celebrated Thanksgiving in Fresno at Mom’s house. Boy was it good. This is left to right, SIL-Greg, GD-Jamie, Julie’s BF-Claudio, GD-Julie, SIL-NanCy, D-Julie, Mom, and Niece, Denise.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lfZUP9JqD0A/UPPApid3O3I/AAAAAAAAG24/hJeRZMMUobE/s1600-h/P1100061%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100061" border="0" alt="P1100061" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LxRXtLZTCyg/UPPAqGcLSdI/AAAAAAAAG28/-4TzUEcdYfk/P1100061_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>The day after Thanksgiving we drove to the Coast and stayed in Lompoc at the Elks Lodge and drove to Ventura for Cousin Bob’s Son, Greg’s and Anna’s wedding. It was a wonderful time with all our Westerfield relatives.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3RnEfzNFZk0/UPPAqQs8kpI/AAAAAAAAG3E/2tIWzB7eAhE/s1600-h/P1100080%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100080" border="0" alt="P1100080" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-y_fPelPDZGw/UPPArIV5dxI/AAAAAAAAG3M/2buFUzMlJyQ/P1100080_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:22ff8719-dd09-4a1c-8b82-89f01f376686" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:621px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1212&type=5&authkey=!AO5Crt6LXtfD8Ww&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-zPCBJUAovv8/UPPArolTWLI/AAAAAAAAG3Y/c71hQAo3pm4/album%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:621px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:621px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1212&type=5&authkey=!AO5Crt6LXtfD8Ww&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:621px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Wedding Pictures</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1212&type=5&authkey=!AO5Crt6LXtfD8Ww&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1212&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AO5Crt6LXtfD8Ww" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>I did have one very embarrassing wardrobe malfunction occur on the way to the wedding. I put on my Clark shoes when leaving Lompoc, but when we arrived in Ventura they had split wide open… totally unwearable. So this is what I had to wear, Tom’s shoes.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h4ZRMWfAV60/UPPAsPHEqeI/AAAAAAAAG3g/MKa4T1jiY8k/s1600-h/2013-01-04_12-16-17_641%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2013-01-04_12-16-17_641" border="0" alt="2013-01-04_12-16-17_641" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Mpa6MlaMNZk/UPPAsrEdMwI/AAAAAAAAG3o/dMvGd8F7IEM/2013-01-04_12-16-17_641_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="349" height="198"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Xg_jUmC3nH4/UPPAs9p6YcI/AAAAAAAAG3w/lhVzdeO4tc4/s1600-h/P1100194%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100194" border="0" alt="P1100194" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wtYL8ckYuTA/UPPAtS4LzdI/AAAAAAAAG34/8lwnWJyriFY/P1100194_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="267" height="201"></a></p> <p>We loved the Pismo Beach area for the rest of the week especially the extreme high and low tides we saw.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--I8LOg5mUYE/UPPAuMFnlRI/AAAAAAAAG4A/YvFIxv-VJoQ/s1600-h/P1100239%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100239" border="0" alt="P1100239" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-CiRBOWTi1Z8/UPPAumXCEaI/AAAAAAAAG4I/sScWZHUQLNE/P1100239_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="301" height="227"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l69ChKtuU2M/UPPAvPZAX_I/AAAAAAAAG4Q/LV_A8icyCrw/s1600-h/P1100205%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100205" border="0" alt="P1100205" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3yWmGlPueNU/UPPAvjNEVoI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/LhVCtJ7uGms/P1100205_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="299" height="226"></a></p> <p>We enjoyed the very friendly pelicans on the pier, too.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:2b44dd94-f7c7-49fa-b821-ac08e0d42ce3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:609px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1218&type=5&authkey=!AEts4RPnd5pnIms&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6P_B0nMBZow/UPPAvwkq76I/AAAAAAAAG4g/YHMXkRmJITg/album%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:609px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:609px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1218&type=5&authkey=!AEts4RPnd5pnIms&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:609px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Shore Birds</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1218&type=5&authkey=!AEts4RPnd5pnIms&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1218&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AEts4RPnd5pnIms" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Then before you know it it was time to get ready for Christmas. We spent time with the family, shopped, took family Santa pictures and had a fabulous Christmas morning breakfast.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6oeSV23WaNs/UPPAwQ3nq2I/AAAAAAAAG4o/Ip9szvzpV2k/s1600-h/P1100356%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100356" border="0" alt="P1100356" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-V4nDGPD8duM/UPPAwjVo2sI/AAAAAAAAG4w/C81V-RN-8is/P1100356_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GKKrfo_Vbgg/UPPAxZsYDnI/AAAAAAAAG44/vV2d_mXUyHY/s1600-h/P1100375%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100375" border="0" alt="P1100375" 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href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qR7jiHZZ6vk/UPPA2JbxGkI/AAAAAAAAG54/VRiYdgc769E/s1600-h/12s_8040%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="12s_8040" border="0" alt="12s_8040" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LHioEyj19ZQ/UPPA2gMIt9I/AAAAAAAAG58/1FdIbilRWHg/12s_8040_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="428"></a></p> <p>For Christmas this year I decided to knit some hats.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:fc493a23-5faf-4c55-b8e8-c43e03fd7edb" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:641px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 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sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="124" alt="View album" title="View album" height="124" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rvov3jFoVCw/UPPA3u66WuI/AAAAAAAAG6M/mbWdxvfPuVw/19514302316026AECC.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:124px;height:124px;' ><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1226&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1223&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AI3OCUMb9uvhbNc" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img 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alt="View album" title="View album" height="124" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oMezJ8TdQ2o/UPPA4-x7vjI/AAAAAAAAG6g/lJ0fIfWQgVY/515116718121E4F57.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:124px;height:124px;' > </td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:124px;height:124px;' > </td></tr></table></div> <p>I even knit a couple for me… I know it will be cold in Q this year.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-66KYyzaAoGQ/UPPA5R7DQqI/AAAAAAAAG6o/BfA2aOX7ZSo/s1600-h/2012-11-28_19-57-12_948%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2012-11-28_19-57-12_948" border="0" alt="2012-11-28_19-57-12_948" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FdF-Uj6ZXUA/UPPA58LY6-I/AAAAAAAAG6w/6hybbkV3_iU/2012-11-28_19-57-12_948_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="229"></a></p> <p>We’ve had a couple of challenges with the RV and most are getting fixed. Tom and Jason pulled the awning off and we had it restitched. Then Tom and I put it back up. When they pulled it down it was so cold they had to use the hair dryer to melt the ice that wouldn’t let the fabric unroll.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fWWomPi_9aU/UPPA6WU2erI/AAAAAAAAG64/3LQWn3PdnnM/s1600-h/P1100478%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100478" border="0" alt="P1100478" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q9UyegTWVVQ/UPPA69cDkMI/AAAAAAAAG7A/Biu8iAYmjW8/P1100478_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="611" height="459"></a></p> <p>We left for the WMHA Rally in Indio on Jan 5, stopping in Boron for the night, and continuing to LaQuinta and the Sam;’s Club parking lot the next day. Jenny and Greg, Scruffy and Sampson gave us a big sendoff as we left.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eMhAnbbR53E/UPPA7aU4MjI/AAAAAAAAG7I/ZXFTYV3tJvA/s1600-h/P1100479%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100479" border="0" alt="P1100479" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HokS3vfJay0/UPPA7wuYcbI/AAAAAAAAG7Q/oLCKDP858Vg/P1100479_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Tom has been the Conductor (president) of the Golden Spike Chapter for the last 2 years in spite of being promised that he would never have to hold an office again. So turning over the Conductor Hat and President’s plaque to Kurt Simon was a very happy event. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hTSoep2y1Sk/UPPA9NN9DpI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/UWAUYnSR-hQ/s1600-h/P1100514%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100514" border="0" alt="P1100514" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TtJ3PeDsLR4/UPPA-dEIHvI/AAAAAAAAG7g/ArwQG4mtxWg/P1100514_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We gathered for our annual group chapter picture and also served ice cream only one day due to a mess up with ordering the ice cream. Fortunately it was so cold missing ice cream for one day wasn’t too bad.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-K7x3TYWneg4/UPPA-1nxJnI/AAAAAAAAG7o/IZfDXgPUEXk/s1600-h/P1100538%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100538" border="0" alt="P1100538" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S9yvCtw2ozA/UPPA_SKBssI/AAAAAAAAG7w/HBCjzrVJe0E/P1100538_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--qo1sgKyxCA/UPPA_gYxmvI/AAAAAAAAG74/SXwawvkZSiU/s1600-h/P1100562%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100562" border="0" alt="P1100562" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-a81yN-aaHCI/UPPBAIgETcI/AAAAAAAAG8A/a22nAq77h6Q/P1100562_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>The rally entertainment this year was very good: Doo Wop, Blue Grass / Jazz and the final night, a tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X_JiX9TNh5M/UPPBAuZpAzI/AAAAAAAAG8I/jxfDeSslKgE/s1600-h/P1100535%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100535" border="0" alt="P1100535" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WaaQUwlpeDw/UPPBBH9KkII/AAAAAAAAG8Q/u0E0Zx7xkl8/P1100535_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RRZnVUIsGr0/UPPBBh_auRI/AAAAAAAAG8Y/9cbTdSelIqw/s1600-h/P1100547%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100547" border="0" alt="P1100547" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0aTo5bwIlL0/UPPBCJuiGCI/AAAAAAAAG8g/92qntAwTrVA/P1100547_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eHfz591qU0Q/UPPBCg_zFyI/AAAAAAAAG8o/fkJIeU-QP7c/s1600-h/P1100607%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100607" border="0" alt="P1100607" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IZ11-PpGkHA/UPPBDNCRyNI/AAAAAAAAG8w/wuwv1x1QwRA/P1100607_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-41204573632784054422012-12-11T13:35:00.001-06:002012-12-11T13:35:14.133-06:00At long last… A Blog<p>My apologies to those who have checked out blog only to see Tucumcari again. That’s kinda how we felt in September/October, seeing Tucumcari again. We can now say we have REALLY done Tucumcari AND got the shirts.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nmVst4Ulg4o/UMeKnn3wJhI/AAAAAAAAGxo/uD9FB1MnBrw/s1600-h/2012-10-18_14-54-08_840%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2012-10-18_14-54-08_840" border="0" alt="2012-10-18_14-54-08_840" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-upCHP2aIhN8/UMeKoTBhaXI/AAAAAAAAGxw/_TN7umdv7Gs/2012-10-18_14-54-08_840_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="660" height="381"></a></p> <p>But we did get rolling to Albuquerque only no Balloon Fiesta, the balloons had moved on to happier skies. Cool Judy and Luke Rinehimer had not moved on as they were waiting for an important mail delivery of their tire monitors. Lucky for us though so we joined them at FamCamp for several days. We even got to meet up with our CokeCacher friends Wendy and Mike Lawrence for a yummy dinner.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sNcNw6y1y1I/UMeKpJzdrxI/AAAAAAAAGx4/tbsCHUr2d74/s1600-h/P1090903%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090903" border="0" alt="P1090903" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-OBjI1PjJfo8/UMeKp0E3v9I/AAAAAAAAGyA/KWjBbd8eMbs/P1090903_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We finally started to move slowly west stopping often to see SKP friends. For our readers who are not RV’ers, that’s <a href="http://www.escapees.com/" target="_blank">Escapee</a> friends. Our first stop was in Holbrook. We met Bob and Pat DeSpain, friends of the Rinehimers, and stayed the night at their beautiful ranch just outside of town. What a fun time we had going to their favorite Mexican restaurant, playing with their very energetic ball (and rock) retrieving dog, touring the ranch, and admiring the amazing petrified logs that Bob’s father found many years ago in the quarry he owned. Super couple who are now Facebook friends.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2uwGy3awkbo/UMeKqUwxcUI/AAAAAAAAGyI/lPbeGaSek64/s1600-h/P1090924%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090924" border="0" alt="P1090924" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bpHAAaY4JII/UMeKrBC_uiI/AAAAAAAAGyQ/zp19BspQSE4/P1090924_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We moved our caravan down the road the next morning stopping to rest, have lunch and get a geocache on our way toward the Elks Lodge in Clarkdale. I cut the bottom of the picture of Cool Judy off so there is no ‘spoiler’ (a giveaway of the location of the cache) shown. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AjjhFZEfYNY/UMeKr3CrYwI/AAAAAAAAGyY/wqeAj-M0Crc/s1600-h/2012-10-23_13-40-15_585%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2012-10-23_13-40-15_585" border="0" alt="2012-10-23_13-40-15_585" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ydc5GGDNAXU/UMeKsa_1ejI/AAAAAAAAGyg/685WDmbJ_80/2012-10-23_13-40-15_585_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></a></p> <p>We stayed a couple of days in Verde Valley visiting our favorite sites like Jerome, built on the side of a mountain, and the museum in Cottonwood that houses an amazing model railroad.</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:ca3461ad-7f27-4cdc-9907-b061123775e1" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:643px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1203&type=5&authkey=!ADGTDcUjWD_IW5c&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Cck8C9S8O0g/UMeKszZCwrI/AAAAAAAAGyo/nw4JrdGdC8Q/album%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:643px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:643px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1203&type=5&authkey=!ADGTDcUjWD_IW5c&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:643px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Verde Valley-Clarkdale & Cottonwood</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1203&type=5&authkey=!ADGTDcUjWD_IW5c&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1203&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ADGTDcUjWD_IW5c" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p>When we visited Jerome we had lunch at the Mile High café. I love the grilled cheese sandwich which is like no other. This time I had the fried spinach as the side. It is hard to describe this other than to say the spinach just melted on my tongue. Amazing!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-imP82Mzac2I/UMeKu8QUaGI/AAAAAAAAGyw/6yNYl2ywUyw/s1600-h/P1100004%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100004" border="0" alt="P1100004" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wx5vqtQU5E0/UMeKv1MsCuI/AAAAAAAAGy4/o10FvLAj72Q/P1100004_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We then drove to Prescott to visit more SKP friends, Greg & Sally Schindel. They had just gotten back from their trip to the northeast and their RV was still being unpacked in their spacious driveway. We enjoyed their hospitality and especially their beautiful view of Prescott. The Schindel’s took us to one of their favorite historic Prescott eatery, <a href="http://www.historicpalace.com/" target="_blank">The Palace Saloon.</a> This is the oldest Frontier Saloon in Arizona. Greg told us the interesting story about this saloon. On July 14, 1900, the town of Prescott was burning and when the fire reached the Palace the drinkers just moved the enormous bar out of the saloon to a safe place across the street and the beautiful bar was saved. </p> <p><img src="http://www.historicpalace.com/img/bar.jpg" width="666" height="444"></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pPAZ-ujo3gY/UMeKwS1_zWI/AAAAAAAAGzA/VNB2ZLenSMc/s1600-h/P1100013%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100013" border="0" alt="P1100013" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qRfPstD7ZPY/UMeKw0cCoTI/AAAAAAAAGzI/I1y5A8VNjBg/P1100013_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="324" height="244"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3JP_lV2O2K4/UMeKxuh1qqI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/PmhPIeimU88/s1600-h/P1100014%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100014" border="0" alt="P1100014" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Nu9Z8wGADSg/UMeKyQ-NVWI/AAAAAAAAGzY/zEq9Rz5gIO4/P1100014_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="325" height="245"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-o-l05oSekBY/UMeKzAy03oI/AAAAAAAAGzg/lJDJw0tjRFc/s1600-h/P1100022%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100022" border="0" alt="P1100022" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-E7OWuiEuaY8/UMeKzp-3HeI/AAAAAAAAGzo/LzQSAHRcqog/P1100022_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>As you can see we were SLOWLY moving toward California, but we were not done visiting SKP friends. Our next stop was the Avondale Moose, dry camping and visiting Robert and Barbara Moore. Dinner was a blast as Betty and Duane joined us. The restaurant almost had to kick us out as we talked and laughed long after our dinner was done. We sure have a great time on the road, traveling with friends and meeting old and new friends as we travel this USA. </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9wAkn5l4SzM/UMeK0t0TODI/AAAAAAAAGzw/DlENFk_8Oec/s1600-h/P1100026%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100026" border="0" alt="P1100026" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kjF8SoH4tZc/UMeK2hayAaI/AAAAAAAAGz4/LOlOKq8Rqts/P1100026_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We finally arrived back in California landing in Indio after 10 months on the road. We checked into the Indio Elks to rest for a couple of days. We even had the rig and toad washed by the mobile RV washers that regularly visit the Elks drumming up business. They were recommended by others staying at the Elks and we felt they did a good job getting 12,000 miles of road dirt off DA PAD and DA TOAD.</p> <p>We met MerrieAnn and Jeff Martin for dinner in Desert Hot Springs. I think this blog should be titled “Eating our way to California adding friends along the way”. </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yWAxjZpS1Wk/UMeK3L9Pz-I/AAAAAAAAG0A/urI15cSve4o/s1600-h/P1100032%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100032" border="0" alt="P1100032" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WjCb3sh_iXs/UMeK4Fy0jkI/AAAAAAAAG0I/hjuHYQ0zTH0/P1100032_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Our next stop on our way home was without Cool Judy and Luke. We were so sad to leave such fun traveling companions, but they had to get home to Cool and we were on our way to Fresno with one very special stop along the way. We found the West Covina Elks was pretty close to Arcadia where Kay and Tom Tierney live. They have been friends, very dear friends, since we met them just weeks after we were married over 50 years ago. We lived next door to each other for several years and visited them almost weekly after we moved to Redondo Beach and they to the San Gabriel Valley. (If it were not for Kay typing my homework, I probably would not have a college degree <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" alt="Open-mouthed smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aEr6aPrJAwo/UMeK4jvxdTI/AAAAAAAAG0Q/U6TA3PwGYXw/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800">). When we get together with Auntie Kay and Uncle Tom it is just one laugh after another. We got to see their new remodel of the room addition started about 35 years ago and check up on their Westie, Mensy.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:c2213fa8-3dfa-43f5-8eb5-1b9ecf4b88e8" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:678px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1207&type=5&authkey=!AAdv8AtHwijCAYE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PeI-1_zYOI4/UMeK5DpCNnI/AAAAAAAAG0Y/y0qCraq_ALU/album%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:678px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:678px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1207&type=5&authkey=!AAdv8AtHwijCAYE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:678px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Tierney abode & Mensy</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1207&type=5&authkey=!AAdv8AtHwijCAYE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1207&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAdv8AtHwijCAYE" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Daughter, Karen, joined us for dinner and we talked about Sherrie & Kevin. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-winkingsmile" alt="Winking smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ylM2_eqMvCQ/UMeK58_WYxI/AAAAAAAAG0g/97YdnvyYzJM/wlEmoticon-winkingsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"> That’ll teach them to not join us for dinner. tee hee.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-z8XMl-yaqf4/UMeK6YUgRvI/AAAAAAAAG0o/A5XwZ-fh-dU/s1600-h/P1100044%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100044" border="0" alt="P1100044" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-GgUjEAJag74/UMeK6-OpjWI/AAAAAAAAG0w/dBbntsjr_Ek/P1100044_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We finally arrived back in Fresno just in time to see the grandboys, Logan and Ryan, dressed up for Halloween.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_a-siU6_xtU/UMeK7XF30RI/AAAAAAAAG04/Fgp2bwkpIRc/s1600-h/P1100051%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1100051" border="0" alt="P1100051" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lXbJLJqy-A4/UMeK8HMideI/AAAAAAAAG1A/WR17mWqLm-8/P1100051_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="503" height="484"></a></p> <p>Until next time we will be On the Road Again Caching Places that we’ve Never Been. Thanks for patiently waiting for our blog. Next one will not be so late… I promise.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-50046244371657056972012-10-26T23:00:00.001-05:002012-10-26T23:00:02.506-05:00Wrapping up Tucumcari<p>First, let me say we have left Tucumcari and have headed west. We were there from October 1 to October 18. We had a couple of very frustrating and tearful days, but for the most part we were blessed with meeting some good friends, meeting up with some old friends, and caching places that we’ve never been. These are some of our favorite memories:</p> <p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:87a0e2dd-3353-4f99-b784-f0d97b3ae0eb" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:668px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1162&type=5&authkey=!ANREDan0qzn_2pI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fB69VUmiLdU/UItcHGQIMrI/AAAAAAAAGvY/efs5VYCy0Nc/album%25255B26%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:668px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:668px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1162&type=5&authkey=!ANREDan0qzn_2pI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:668px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Our time in the Best Western Discovery Inn.</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1162&type=5&authkey=!ANREDan0qzn_2pI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1162&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ANREDan0qzn_2pI" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></p> <p align="center"><font size="6">Boredom in the Motel</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WyFUKTUBXec/UItcIJERAII/AAAAAAAAGvg/G-h5VcZq2Vc/s1600-h/P1090701%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090701" border="0" alt="P1090701" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ocGK40vDvh8/UItcJd8QmnI/AAAAAAAAGvo/MPpfO5klRxY/P1090701_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="643" height="483"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="6">New and old friends.</font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:2b2ba601-4528-4260-ac4d-4a1ded9e3e84" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:656px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1166&type=5&authkey=!AIdrp7eSN1EJ_Qc&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IO4gmf3nZkU/UItcKHGlamI/AAAAAAAAGvw/glb-4LKWD7g/album%25255B28%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:656px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:656px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1166&type=5&authkey=!AIdrp7eSN1EJ_Qc&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:656px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Lft-Rt: Melissa, Jim & Stella, Mike, Tom & Steve, Anthony & Justin</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1166&type=5&authkey=!AIdrp7eSN1EJ_Qc&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1166&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AIdrp7eSN1EJ_Qc" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:163d1b3f-f116-4945-9540-bff858360327" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:649px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1173&type=5&authkey=!AN_z3lCk8A-HLUk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rEtVKLAj2Eg/UItcK1ofK4I/AAAAAAAAGv4/20Obqgflng0/album%25255B30%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:649px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:649px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1173&type=5&authkey=!AN_z3lCk8A-HLUk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:649px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">The Old Gray Cats, Carol & Robby, Rich & Frances</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1173&type=5&authkey=!AN_z3lCk8A-HLUk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1173&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AN_z3lCk8A-HLUk" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We did have some fun times eating and geocaching. On Friday, the 15th, on the recommendation of Rich and Frances, we went to lunch at the Watson’s Bar-B-Que. This is the twice a week restaurant next door to the amazing eclectic <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tucumcari-Ranch-Supply/100532519501" target="_blank">Tucumcari Farm Equipment Supply</a>, both owned by Jim and Stella Watson.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:0a0ab5d5-bd2a-4c56-8c9e-65ae8edda850" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1177&type=5&authkey=!ABeAJbzAbey9Y9s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0mMvMneKp3o/UItcLumyPmI/AAAAAAAAGwA/lza7VxcSs2c/album%25255B32%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1177&type=5&authkey=!ABeAJbzAbey9Y9s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Tucumcari Farm Equipment Supply</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1177&type=5&authkey=!ABeAJbzAbey9Y9s&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1177&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ABeAJbzAbey9Y9s" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>While eating our deeelicious lunch we looked out the window and saw A BUZZARD. We walked outside and spotted 2 more buzzards. Now Tom’s Indian Guide name when he was the YMCA Longhouse chief was Big Buzzard. Jenny was Little Bird and Jason was Road Runner. When we saw that Buzzard we knew we had to place a cache there. We check with owners, Jimmy and Stella Watson and they were so excited to have a cache at their store and to learn about caching. We were fast friends and were on each other’s Facebook within hours. That cache has now been found 3 times; the first to find was a local insurance lady that the Watson’s didn’t even know was an avid cacher. We were beginning to love Tucumcari.</p> <p>While in Tucumcari we were invited to join Richard and Frances and Robby and Carol at the Mesaland’s Rodeo. This is a Junior College competition and quite highly rated. There were cowboys and cowgirls from as far away as Australia. These are some of the exciting moments at the rodeo. I am happy to announce the bulls, calves, and bucking broncos won.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:76df77d5-c132-4904-babb-d1f791dc172d" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:651px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1183&type=5&authkey=!ALKZzaXLFD9E7yA&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UvhzFZW828M/UItcMbo56JI/AAAAAAAAGwI/Vj1p7rJ0Th0/album%25255B34%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:651px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:651px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1183&type=5&authkey=!ALKZzaXLFD9E7yA&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:651px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Mesalands Rodeo</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1183&type=5&authkey=!ALKZzaXLFD9E7yA&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1183&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ALKZzaXLFD9E7yA" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>I even have a T-shirt that Tom caught when they were chucking shirts to the crowd.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-QxKNT98jCEA/UItcNZdrLOI/AAAAAAAAGwQ/pz7b9vsNC1s/s1600-h/P1090819%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090819" border="0" alt="P1090819" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cuiptUBT-C4/UItcOeQqfeI/AAAAAAAAGwY/p8JMtYLYuRQ/P1090819_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>One of the most interesting thing we discovered in Tucumcari was the painted walls. Remember the old pool at 5 Mile Park in the last Blog? Well, it is found in a couple of Wall Paintings.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:cbe2b13e-22a6-430d-97f8-2f6423b8bc58" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:658px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1189&type=5&authkey=!AJOmjJSpcDJVCh8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--3sNUJGvTvk/UItcPPouhPI/AAAAAAAAGwg/lbtLqs3KoO0/album%25255B36%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:658px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:658px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1189&type=5&authkey=!AJOmjJSpcDJVCh8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:658px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">5 Mile Park</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1189&type=5&authkey=!AJOmjJSpcDJVCh8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1189&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AJOmjJSpcDJVCh8" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We decided on our last day to see as many of the Painted Wall that we could. We ran out of time, but here are some of the best.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:39c18e94-4e2c-4739-b2eb-7b3208a69f8f" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:654px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1193&type=5&authkey=!ALbrVmoau5DLYyM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rsaIbsALhro/UItcP20FgpI/AAAAAAAAGwo/4seZDZciH6I/album%25255B38%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:654px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:654px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1193&type=5&authkey=!ALbrVmoau5DLYyM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:654px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Painted Walls</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1193&type=5&authkey=!ALbrVmoau5DLYyM&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1193&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ALbrVmoau5DLYyM" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>That has been our time in Tucumcari. We missed the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta but there will be another Fiesta. I doubt we would ever have stayed in Tucumcari a half a month were it not for our break down. In hind sight it was a blessing. I think we have learned to slow down, when handed lemons… make lemonade, and to be thankful for every day we have on the road regardless of if it is our plan or not. </p> <p>So we will be on the road again caching places that we’ve never been.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-51317277042237784432012-10-10T22:28:00.001-05:002012-10-10T22:28:19.844-05:00Our Last Days in Tucumcari<p><font face="Cambria"><font size="3">Last Sunday friends, Richard and Frances, came by the hotel and we all piled into DA TOAD and we drove out to Rich and Fran’s ranch. They have 160 acres that are being planted by a sharecropper who farms about 10,000 acres. We drove DA TOAD all around the property and walked to the only building – a boxcar. The boxcar is inhabited by 2 barn owls.</font> </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:5cc14689-6ef9-4dd0-bd98-487929e52dc0" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:646px;border-collapse:collapse;' > <tr> <td colspan=2 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:5px 0px 5px 5px;width:255px;vertical-align:bottom;' > <a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1151&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1150&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAcmIN7otGYUZkw" target="_blank" border="0" style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;"> <img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" alt="View album" title="View album" width="255" height="255" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Jj0WkpvBZ_g/UHY72Rik7_I/AAAAAAAAGsA/QpPxu9BUv1U/-206019647341E6AC8.png?imgmax=800" /></a> </td> <td colspan=3 style='vertical-align:middle;margin:0px;padding:5px 5px 5px 0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:370px' > <div style="margin-left:10px;top:-3%;" > <div style='width:370px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1150&type=5&authkey=!AAcmIN7otGYUZkw&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:370px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Richard & Frances’ Ranch</span></a></div> <div style="padding:10px 0px 0px 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sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 5px;margin:0px;width:125px;height:125px;' ><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1152&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1150&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAcmIN7otGYUZkw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="125" alt="View album" title="View album" height="125" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NA-CI-Ugw3I/UHY76QYzTvI/AAAAAAAAGsI/Z54Vh4FOTHk/-19153619149E85325.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:125px;height:125px;' ><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1153&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1150&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAcmIN7otGYUZkw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="125" alt="View album" title="View album" height="125" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PyLWSxW58f4/UHY789lIm9I/AAAAAAAAGsQ/Gco3XtdZx0o/-19356780734F6D0B2.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:125px;height:125px;' ><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1154&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1150&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAcmIN7otGYUZkw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="125" alt="View album" title="View album" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekkcNpRgihl1HcbYw7Bwx5l6AfQJjh2fJC2MQwT9aQWLdLUTYxqHFUPuHQxrtjEWK5FNCw8LOTcDdGUTYGFk2DeEiLGDdCmm8e0acXqYPyEiW61NOAFs94SYBN8nPo5a7mPPSI0S_dv2x/?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:125px;height:125px;' ><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1155&parid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1150&type=1&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AAcmIN7otGYUZkw" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" border="0" width="125" alt="View album" title="View album" height="125" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-09R2sa4t0Ok/UHY8Fx0l5UI/AAAAAAAAGsg/Ib0FrZGpGto/-2039880647BDFF3AF.png?imgmax=800" /></a></td><td style='vertical-align:bottom;outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px 5px 5px 0px;margin:0px;width:125px;height:125px;' > </td></tr></table></div> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">We were treated to lunch at the Russell Truck Stop about 10 miles from the ranch. It was good lunch, but the free museum inside the truck stop was real interesting. There were cars including a 69 Corvette and 4 Shelby Mustangs, collectibles – lots and lots of <em>stuff,</em> and history.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-20LHjQsK4QI/UHY3thr6cdI/AAAAAAAAGpk/nksCjXA-YTY/s1600-h/P1090653%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><font face="Cambria"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090653" border="0" alt="P1090653" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3MS_IZ2xJJ4/UHY3ust8eiI/AAAAAAAAGps/gEP1dSDF7Dc/P1090653_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></font></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZauNjdWjIPU/UHY4DjUW39I/AAAAAAAAGqc/tRISoJFeMjs/s1600-h/P1090638%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font face="Cambria"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090638" border="0" alt="P1090638" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z3cPAQhWBf0/UHY4GPhMkRI/AAAAAAAAGqk/_ycxkmOzWx4/P1090638_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></font></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dIQLSrb0T-Y/UHY4IucfBdI/AAAAAAAAGqs/Zut1qNb_Vrc/s1600-h/P1090639%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font face="Cambria"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090639" border="0" alt="P1090639" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-s93C0Q3-weY/UHY4J3jSrSI/AAAAAAAAGq0/FI9ttOvWLL0/P1090639_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></font></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-piwSH1Jagro/UHY4L31b33I/AAAAAAAAGq8/E2CLWgipxJg/s1600-h/P1090644%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font face="Cambria"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090644" border="0" alt="P1090644" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ns_EjWuUddc/UHY4QVXAEMI/AAAAAAAAGrE/mzILitIHoGk/P1090644_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></font></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Wrt8RDKk77I/UHY8J2X2bjI/AAAAAAAAGso/hKW_EMRgS1w/s1600-h/P10906453.jpg"><font face="Cambria"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090645" border="0" alt="P1090645" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5FsVBBzCaAE/UHY8OYcOXSI/AAAAAAAAGsw/nwUB-Xgg_zg/P1090645_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="304"></font></a></p> <p><font face="Cambria"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">We then drove back to Tucumcari to sit in on another practice session of the Blue Grass Bank, Old Gray Cats. They were just great and we are sorry we will not be here for their performance.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8qlE7FqbuEE/UHY8PweHs6I/AAAAAAAAGs4/8pZnd98uTL0/s1600-h/2012-10-07_17-40-18_184.jpg"><font face="Cambria"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2012-10-07_17-40-18_18" border="0" alt="2012-10-07_17-40-18_18" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wj8gxeQ5wsk/UHY8RfMmwTI/AAAAAAAAGtA/37csXv8dl6Y/2012-10-07_17-40-18_18_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="365"></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">Later that evening we went to Denny’s with Rich and Frances, Robby and Carol. We laughed and carried on so I thought they may ask us to take it outside. We’ll miss these great friends.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">Monday we did some caching and had some unsettling and conflicting information from the insurance company. It was later resolved and it was agreed the shop had to tear down the engine to examine the piston and rod on the number 1 cylinder. That lead us to Tuesday. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">Good news. The insurance company agreed to pay for the parts and labor to replace the head, head gasket, and rod. There are a number of things they will not pay for. They will pay for the oil but not the oil filter. What’s the logic there? They started on the repair. After that news we went Geocaching. We had placed a geocache near the truck repair shop and needed the agreement of our friends, Rich and Frances, to maintain it for us. We decided to drive into Logan and get some caches and talk with Frances and Richard. We discovered a cache just next door to Rich and Frances’ house and they didn’t even know it was there. On our way out of Logan we placed another cache and picked up 2 more before eating dinner.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">This is the saga of our dinner experience last night. It was quite an experience getting dinner and desert in Tucumcari. We went to a Chinese Buffet only to find the buffet was only served at lunch. OK, no problem, we like Chinese food ordered off the menu. I ordered Hot & Sour soup and Crab Rangoon and Tom ordered Shrimp and Snow Peas. The family of the waitress came in and sat down next to us (we were the only 2 tables in the room). I was served my soup and rangoons and the waitress’ family was served shrimp, fried rice, and several other dishes. Tom was then served chicken and snow peas. He asked for shrimp instead of chicken. I ate my entire dinner; the table next to us with the waitresses sitting down with them ate most of their dinner. Tom was served his shrimp and snow peas about 25 minutes later.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">We were going to stop at McDonalds for a couple of pumpkin pies. When we got there about 6 cars were in the drive thru so we walked in to the front counter. On the other side of the store a Greyhound bus had unloaded it’s passengers, about 50, for a dinner break at Mickey D’s and we couldn’t even see the counter, so we got back in the car and drove across the street to KFC for Apple Pie where no one was at the drive thru. We ordered, drove to the window, our money was taken and then we were told they were going to put the pies in the fryer right then and it would only be a few minutes. We waited about 10 minutes and the drive thru window opened and we were told the cook dropped our pies on the floor and they were cooking another batch… could we drive forward so the car behind us could receive their order. (timing is everything) Another 10 minutes and we had our pies and were heading back to the hotel room. So that’s how we spent a week in Tucumcari</font> <strong><font size="3">yesterday</font></strong>. <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">This morning we went to the free breakfast again that is served at the motel. Mary, the hostess, is there each morning to greet us; the variety of breakfast choices is terrific. Fruits, yogurt, eggs, sausages, biscuits and gravy, green chili potatoes, Belgium waffles, bagels and cream cheese, and sweet rolls.</font> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iDVD73By49s/UHY8T53cJ7I/AAAAAAAAGtI/eJ1QlbyYKmg/s1600-h/P10906704.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090670" border="0" alt="P1090670" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UYO0Gqyi12s/UHY8XWB5A1I/AAAAAAAAGtQ/RZXZsIbZlgg/P1090670_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">Then we drove over to the repair shop and checked out the progress on DA PAD. </font> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MVb82znBTKw/UHY8aGIiOII/AAAAAAAAGtY/HWcyKbPI69c/s1600-h/P10906714.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090671" border="0" alt="P1090671" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Qn8A8-3H3_k/UHY8dcHQWaI/AAAAAAAAGtg/s5nS4rIGRqY/P1090671_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bjJUBeiLHSA/UHY8fWQKBpI/AAAAAAAAGto/3q_zBEYHBsE/s1600-h/P10906734.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090673" border="0" alt="P1090673" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eMDdc8exoYo/UHY8iwZisCI/AAAAAAAAGtw/h4UmLC4J-dk/P1090673_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">We then went to check out some more geocaches. We drove west on old Route 66 to 5 mile park. This has been abandoned for many years and the main building burned down in 2010. This was originally an Olympic size pool and is now beyond repair. This is typical of the result of the highway passing a thriving town by.</font> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9RQBS8BizZY/UHY8ncnehoI/AAAAAAAAGt4/AmyLzjsyYc4/s1600-h/P10906963.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090696" border="0" alt="P1090696" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-J9PFPAgM8kw/UHY8raZOvDI/AAAAAAAAGuA/TkRJ08dP9cw/P1090696_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="355"></a> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xN1oKjVvN24/UHY8um-LeKI/AAAAAAAAGuI/6EUYMVjEUjo/s1600-h/P10906883.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090688" border="0" alt="P1090688" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ApGqgY7Xd-Q/UHY8wwWochI/AAAAAAAAGuQ/Q-9efkjeK9c/P1090688_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="251"></a> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">This is a recap of our caching time in Tucumcari: found-26, placed-2. </font> <p><font size="3" face="Cambria">Looks like we will be loading all the cat stuff, clothes, and technology back into DA PAD and we will be on the road to Albuquerque tomorrow. Hurray!<img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" alt="Open-mouthed smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZPVtLGSb8Ek/UHY8yKKj3_I/AAAAAAAAGuY/rJ3Zp4Wt3UY/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile2.png?imgmax=800"></font> <p><font face="Cambria"></font></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-82375409295414116432012-10-07T00:15:00.001-05:002012-10-07T00:15:20.007-05:00Stuck in Radiator Springs<p>We have been in Tucumcari, NM, for 6 days. We have driven from the north to south and the east to west; we have seen almost all of Tucumcari and can’t help but think of the movie ‘Cars’. I decided to look up the the towns that were depicted in the movie on this <a href="http://route66news.com/2006/06/09/a-route-66-guide-to-the-cars-movie/" target="_blank">website.</a> </p> <p>“If you are able to drive to only one Route 66 city that best resembles Radiator Springs, I recommend <a href="http://www.tucumcarinm.com/">Tucumcari, N.M.</a> It’s a small town that boasts a bunch of vintage motels, a Mexican restaurant shaped like a sombrero, lots of neon lights, a Route 66-themed grocery store, Tucumcari Mountain and the well-preserved Odeon Theatre, which still shows first-run movies.”</p> <p>These are some of the scenes we found while geocaching in Tucumcari. This was a challenge. If we did not have the GPS working on our cell phones, there is no way we could have found a cache in this “pickers paradise”.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JmOfDTwvcHU/UHEPpcCfy0I/AAAAAAAAGmE/t221iDSZeVg/s1600-h/P1090591%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090591" border="0" alt="P1090591" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fp7QLnEur4s/UHEPq3QLQ2I/AAAAAAAAGmM/9qrjgwHxxBM/P1090591_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7Jt_9o3JlCg/UHEPsQUnOuI/AAAAAAAAGmU/bLiBGMYJfhI/s1600-h/P1090592%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090592" border="0" alt="P1090592" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8EtiY-IwtSw/UHEPtYu7YVI/AAAAAAAAGmc/y8fA2hj7rHI/P1090592_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Another cache was found in the iconic motel, Blue Swallow, also mentioned on the website. “Sally’s Cozy Cone Motel in the film is a composite of the historic <a href="http://www.blueswallowmotel.com/">Blue Swallow Motel</a> in Tucumcari, N.M., and the teepee-shaped Wigwam Motels, with <a href="http://www.galerie-kokopelli.com/wigwam/">one in Holbrook, Ariz.</a>, and <a href="http://www.wigwammotel.com/">the other in San Bernardino, Calif.</a> All of these motels are restored, well-maintained, and worth seeking out for a night’s sleep.”</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:63c7ef04-1956-4ddd-99cc-01cf232d670a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:667px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1144&type=5&authkey=!AKk5hiJpe2U75Y8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qqcEDP6qPjA/UHEPt6eQVOI/AAAAAAAAGmk/gy6Tlkza3N4/album%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:667px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:667px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1144&type=5&authkey=!AKk5hiJpe2U75Y8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:667px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Blue Swallow Motel</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1144&type=5&authkey=!AKk5hiJpe2U75Y8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1144&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AKk5hiJpe2U75Y8" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Of course the mountain shaped like a radiator cap that overlooks Radiator Springs is inspired by <a href="http://nenewmexico.com/legends.php?page=tucumcari">Tucumcari Mountain</a> in Tucumcari. The mountain is the dominant feature in that region for miles around. Local high-school students repaint the town’s initial on the side of the mountain each year. </p> <p><img alt="Tucumcari Mountain" src="http://static.flickr.com/59/162784003_41dc8348e5.jpg?v=0" width="669" height="365"></p> <p>We looked for a cache called Zombie Town. This was the huge Tucumcari Truck Terminal. There was a restaurant, diesel pumps (where the cache was located), a Shell gas station and store. This was totally abandoned because the Highway passed the town of Tucumcari by.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6J6sMTMbVFw/UHEPu4Fb3hI/AAAAAAAAGms/Quk4gl5Q6cY/s1600-h/P1090614%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090614" border="0" alt="P1090614" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Dpxku_NADJI/UHEPv5aRDSI/AAAAAAAAGm0/Z09eci_Q39o/P1090614_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cUgZ5QbOBK8/UHEPwgoM63I/AAAAAAAAGm8/Fs35zKT26r4/s1600-h/P1090615%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090615" border="0" alt="P1090615" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-r-iTYEEzS5k/UHEPxilnMII/AAAAAAAAGnE/K5UPUvIXVJ8/P1090615_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yV21FM3S1Kk/UHEPyfHfrVI/AAAAAAAAGnM/u50Xfw2Ytfg/s1600-h/P1090616%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090616" border="0" alt="P1090616" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yc_57zUz948/UHEPzRuGanI/AAAAAAAAGnU/iIpkj7AteL4/P1090616_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ph7acp1FxWA/UHEP0VY7MTI/AAAAAAAAGnc/6tt8iMGgG3U/s1600-h/P1090617%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090617" border="0" alt="P1090617" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ae5hh3S3HmU/UHEP1Nn76KI/AAAAAAAAGnk/XEjk3bawbvQ/P1090617_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-rBCwPNusx28/UHEP2JrwXHI/AAAAAAAAGns/jH4XrR2U8-w/s1600-h/P1090619%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090619" border="0" alt="P1090619" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-D-gZyCgTRco/UHEP3ZU28SI/AAAAAAAAGn0/0Z2rEzlJ_SM/P1090619_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>While we are stuck in Radiator Springs … Tucumcari we have been reminded that like Lightning McQueen we have had been forced to slow down. Whether we like it or not after all the crazy travel from Kansas City to Montana to Sault St Marie back to Indiana and back to Kansas City in just 2 months we slowed down even if we did not want to, just like Lightning McQueen. </p> <p>We have seen the specialness of this small town from the friendly waitress in Pizza Hut that sat down to talk to us to the lady at the hotel breakfast room that greets us each morning with a smile and is sorry we are still stuck here. While caching today we were sneaking around a little building outside a historic old home when the door opened and Robby, who we had dinner with last Saturday in Logan, poked his head out the door and asked what we were doing and then invited us in to listen to their jam session. What a wonderful time we had with Robby, Carol and Bob.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XkI6A9Y_xQQ/UHEP4lmb_AI/AAAAAAAAGn8/7Q-WwUdZ_D0/s1600-h/P1090602%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090602" border="0" alt="P1090602" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZLfBezpuXkA/UHEP5rWbMVI/AAAAAAAAGoE/bkPx09jN5fQ/P1090602_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>I think we are resolved to look on the bright side of this situation and there are really some good things going on. We eat a fabulous breakfast each morning, we have good internet, we take long showers, everyone is super friendly, and we have gotten almost all the available caches in Tucumcari. Tomorrow we will get the rest of the caches.</p> <p>The latest news on the repair is we are waiting for the adjuster to approve the recommendations Cummins suggests when a head gasket is blown. If they do not the predicted failure will cost much more than the $9,000 of this repair.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032986201754439860.post-20351618585939656242012-10-04T01:26:00.001-05:002012-10-04T01:26:21.709-05:00Logan NM to Tucumcari Eventually<p>We drove from Liberal, KS, on Hwy 54 to the little village of Logan, NM. We have stayed there before because 1) the State Park is a very nice stop, and more important 2) our friends, Rich Dahl and Frances Langley live there. We tried to call when we arrived at Ute State Park, but we had absolutely no signal, no data signal and no phone signal so we were not able to contact Rich and Fran. Fortunately, Richard drove up only a few minutes after we were parked. Frances was suffering from severe allergies so she begged off. Richard took us on a tour of Logan and then we had lunch at one of only two local eateries in Logan. We had burritos. This is a very eclectic place with lots of ‘stuff’ hanging on the walls. Tom said it was a picker’s paradise. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-auNWE_duiD4/UG0lJ21JnvI/AAAAAAAAGfk/9vgOTYxt0k4/s1600-h/P1090540%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090540" border="0" alt="P1090540" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q1C-NmRDWBw/UG0lLxBS4WI/AAAAAAAAGfs/Ms-_hd-nHo0/P1090540_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="460"></a></p> <p>That afternoon Richard drove us to Tucumcari because there was a local celebration, Fired Up. This celebration brought back the fire-based exhibits of last year as well as music, performances and railroad-theme attractions that highlighted Tucumcari's restored Rail Depot. One of the music groups was the Blue Grass Band that Richard and Frances play with, Blue Grass and Old Tyme Music.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xK8wjGaZlFU/UG0lOfcCcVI/AAAAAAAAGf0/rWYe8r1Hqkc/s1600-h/P1090355%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090355" border="0" alt="P1090355" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-gxF4jtWZPVY/UG0lQiyMVKI/AAAAAAAAGf8/LmwV2zW3wjo/P1090355_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="451"></a> </p> <p>Because of Frances not feeling good, Richard had not planned on attending so he just enjoyed the show with Tom.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uotpik3a7SU/UG0lT_UlxzI/AAAAAAAAGgE/ai8El6owMwg/s1600-h/P1090356%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090356" border="0" alt="P1090356" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ez31SOiqee0/UG0lWU7CqBI/AAAAAAAAGgM/hqpLyhM-cgw/P1090356_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>We toured the RR Depot which is being beautifully restored.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:d4963052-fe8d-41b5-aa7e-220985ff6aaf" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:649px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1108&type=5&authkey=!ALG3-eEI6R3TLnI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-5UI7QqQDTPw/UG0r1RCEC0I/AAAAAAAAGkU/M6IYEEbs-YA/Tucumcari%252520Depot%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:649px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:649px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1108&type=5&authkey=!ALG3-eEI6R3TLnI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:649px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Tucumcari Depot</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1108&type=5&authkey=!ALG3-eEI6R3TLnI&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1108&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ALG3-eEI6R3TLnI" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We checked out the vendors, demonstrations and even an airplane on a trailer.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:09567f4a-be1c-4085-8e66-15e262dbc195" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:620px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1112&type=5&authkey=!ACkbfBVN4xyw1Gs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9475jUSm5_s/UG0lZH22wpI/AAAAAAAAGkc/s0s-9aPzw5I/album%25255B48%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:620px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:620px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1112&type=5&authkey=!ACkbfBVN4xyw1Gs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:620px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Fired Up Tucumcari</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1112&type=5&authkey=!ACkbfBVN4xyw1Gs&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1112&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ACkbfBVN4xyw1Gs" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>Of course Richard tells Tom all about the world according to Richard including lots of factoids. <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile" alt="Open-mouthed smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-lGX7IXH-9jI/UG0lZ1VQIaI/AAAAAAAAGgk/iW7bAtClF_g/wlEmoticon-openmouthedsmile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-7Byv6tv-mcI/UG0lck46NWI/AAAAAAAAGgs/1bKKss2wQvU/s1600-h/P1090361%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090361" border="0" alt="P1090361" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mQm_ipqwWIM/UG0left0fcI/AAAAAAAAGg0/k0qDOgWFN-Y/P1090361_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="525" height="484"></a></p> <p>We then took a tour of Tucumcari; I thought often of the movie, Cars. This town was once a thriving vibrant community that when the highway passed it by, it almost died. We saw lots of Route 66 iconic motels and businesses and also many murals that have greatly improved the run down areas of this town.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JEFpciYbvso/UG0lgOqND8I/AAAAAAAAGg8/fGWc-yvJo_w/s1600-h/P1090381%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090381" border="0" alt="P1090381" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-EYoJyX4QRJ0/UG0lhxoCEgI/AAAAAAAAGhE/uu5N6vzMjXg/P1090381_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="477"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-mFOuVRo719s/UG0lkC5IgZI/AAAAAAAAGhM/7l6brv9dGQk/s1600-h/P1090389%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090389" border="0" alt="P1090389" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q78NN82XunQ/UG0llt1GwLI/AAAAAAAAGhU/3wM0uJfTKKw/P1090389_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q-evdl2rZXY/UG0lnha2VZI/AAAAAAAAGhc/liTeHpTu0I0/s1600-h/P1090403%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090437" border="0" alt="P1090437" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VDScB_58ZIk/UG0l_ieEiHI/AAAAAAAAGjE/OLmBFRtTMA4/P1090437_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></p> <p>Then we went back to the Tucumcari Depot and watched fireworks.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:19ca464d-4ff2-400b-acbe-69824628c4d5" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:641px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1116&type=5&authkey=!APkLR-sqmn39nsE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FXbb6KJZd5E/UG0mAoMWbzI/AAAAAAAAGkg/bN3WPAsZlGw/album%25255B49%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:641px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:641px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1116&type=5&authkey=!APkLR-sqmn39nsE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:641px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Fireworks</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1116&type=5&authkey=!APkLR-sqmn39nsE&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1116&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!APkLR-sqmn39nsE" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We planned to leave the next day so Rich and Fran brought us breakfast burritos and played some Blue Grass for us. What a treat; we had no idea they were such talented musicians.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AQOKfmOU6Hc/UG0mD8ILXFI/AAAAAAAAGjU/5TbNXkph6Io/s1600-h/P1090533%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090533" border="0" alt="P1090533" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PAohI_DYqps/UG0mGo_VI-I/AAAAAAAAGjc/jfaRxbtKSQg/P1090533_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="413"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JQ8NnCplkkI/UG0r7_VOMCI/AAAAAAAAGkk/oMBlqdn_iq8/s1600-h/P1090534%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="P1090534" border="0" alt="P1090534" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4d9BgiPNDR8/UG0r9Gmf9cI/AAAAAAAAGks/PEHWdxBLh60/P1090534_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="613" height="484"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Then we said goodbye, pulled in the slides, and started to leave. There was a <strong><font color="#bd7000">stop engine</font></strong> light shining brightly on the dash of DA PAD. We’ve never seen that before. Remember we had NO PHONE service. We did try to call out using the State Park Wi-Fi and Skype, but we could not keep the connection. So we drove over to the Dahl’s to use their phone. We called Cummins then Coach Net and it was determined we should not move the RV. A tow truck would be arranged for on Monday, the next day. By this time it was 2 hours later and we went back to DA PAD, paid for another night, pulled out the slides and settled in for another day. Later that evening we went to dinner at the same restaurant, The Annex Bar and Grill, we ate at on Saturday. We were joined by Robby and Carol, another Blue Grass band couple. We were entertained by Robby and Richard exchanging zingers all through dinner. We laughed and talked all evening.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:ec924a99-dec5-4eb8-b49b-24834bcaf114" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:636px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1124&type=5&authkey=!AFQn9gfjmU_NiR0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9ChByZVHWfk/UG0r-CMpbZI/AAAAAAAAGk0/GQwPq4var1g/album%25255B50%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:636px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:636px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1124&type=5&authkey=!AFQn9gfjmU_NiR0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:636px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Dinner at the Annex</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1124&type=5&authkey=!AFQn9gfjmU_NiR0&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1124&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AFQn9gfjmU_NiR0" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>The next morning the Dahl’s came over so we could receive phone calls from Coach Net and the tow company. Finally, the big tow truck came and hooked up DA PAD. This was quite a lengthy process and these guys were really good.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:d6b49113-eaef-4e21-999b-c6743d743687" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:658px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1128&type=5&authkey=!APuw2PwkcVh_5wk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uzd7Q5VVyEI/UG0r_-yGj1I/AAAAAAAAGk8/i8KG-MXjrvw/album%25255B51%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:658px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:658px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1128&type=5&authkey=!APuw2PwkcVh_5wk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:658px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">The Tow</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1128&type=5&authkey=!APuw2PwkcVh_5wk&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1128&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!APuw2PwkcVh_5wk" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p> </p> <p>We said goodbye again and we were on our way to Tucumcari.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:5c8cc28d-61c0-4492-ab8f-d98499ff6ae4" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:621px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1136&type=5&authkey=!ANrdMJ7LfMtlqR4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3qHH7EU3mK4/UG0sBE8JVPI/AAAAAAAAGlE/YvtJyacwd-I/album%25255B52%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:621px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:621px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1136&type=5&authkey=!ANrdMJ7LfMtlqR4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:621px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Leaving Logan</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1136&type=5&authkey=!ANrdMJ7LfMtlqR4&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1136&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!ANrdMJ7LfMtlqR4" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p> </p> <p>We were towed to John’s Truck Service, but because Steve, the head mechanic and John’s son was not going to be back until Tuesday, we stayed in our home on wheels that night. Tuesday, yesterday, was very stressful. We did not know what was wrong, how much it would cost, where we would be staying, what about Pansy? Steve arranged for us to stay at the Best Western at a reduced rate. </p> <p>We found out today that what caused the <strong>Stop Engine</strong> light was a blown head gasket. </p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:66721397-FF69-4ca6-AEC4-17E6B3208830:11032445-fde5-4a46-b096-90bf01aba2c6" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;width:650px;border-collapse:collapse;'><tbody><tr><td style='margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;width:auto'><a style="outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;" target="_blank" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1140&type=5&authkey=!AP4jjcb975rl29o&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos"><img style="outline:none;border-style:none;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px;background:none;background-image:none;vertical-align:bottom;" alt="View album" title="View album" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--s7KWxgZ6xI/UG0sCqzGeyI/AAAAAAAAGlM/GDiIwsPCpvg/Blown%252520Head%252520Gasket%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" /></a><div style='width:650px;text-align:center;overflow:visible;padding:0px;margin:0px;'> <div style='width:650px;overflow:visible;'><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=browse&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1140&type=5&authkey=!AP4jjcb975rl29o&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:1.26em;padding:0px;width:650px;font-size:26pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" defaultText="Enter album name here">Blown Head Gasket</span></a></div> <div style="text-align:center;padding:9px 0px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;"> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center;width:auto;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding:0px;outline:none;border-style:none;border-collapse:collapse;"> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 12px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=play&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1140&type=5&authkey=!AP4jjcb975rl29o&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">VIEW SLIDE SHOW</a></td> <td style="vertical-align:top;outline:none;border-style:none;margin:0px;padding:6px 0px 6px 0px;"><a href="https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=5e0b4294a72185bc&page=downloadphotos&resid=5E0B4294A72185BC!1140&type=5&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos&authkey=!AP4jjcb975rl29o" border="0" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Segoe UI', helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:8pt;outline:none;border-style:none;text-decoration: none;padding:0px;margin:0px;">DOWNLOAD ALL</a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>We will know more tomorrow about the insurance coverage, our costs, the motel coverage, and when we will be able to go to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. We should have checked in today at the Fiesta, but sadly we are missing the fun camaraderie of our Boomer friends. </p> <p>We consoled ourselves by finding 7 geocaches and repairing 2.</p> <p>We are posting information on our Facebook pages so if you are interested in any updates to this saga, tune in there.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.geocaching.com/stats/img.aspx?txt=Caching+On+the+road+again&uid=dbe2d1dc-21db-458d-97c5-40397648c2cf&bg=1" alt="Profile for T&BnaRV" /></a></div>Barbara & Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05550837545110627295noreply@blogger.com0