Hi All: We are now back home in Floral City. Got here Saturday at about 1130. Brenda and Dave were here, and he had just finished mowing the lawn. Looked real good. Donnie and Brenda Jo came over to say hi also. As well as Ken and Kate, and Jerry from across the street.
It was a tough trip from Phoenix. We just drove and stopped to sleep and drove some more. Hit the Love Bugs just outside of Houston, TX, and they stayed with us all the way home.
I spent the morning scrubbing the front of the motor home to get the bugs off before they ate the paint off. Think I got them off. Also found that I am not used to working out in the sun like I was before we went on this trip. Had to come in and work in the den hooking up the computers etc.
Amy will have a final report of our trip soon, and I'll have the final post for this trip. It was fun traveling and also fun letting you all know what we were doing.
Pharaoh is sure happy to be home also. As are we.... Amy is gone to the grocery store as Brenda and Dave must have eaten all our food while we were gone. hee hee.
Semper Fi
Don, Amy and Pharaoh...
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Looks like they are ready for the trip????
Beautiful sights all along the trip. Strange to see the water run right up to the desert with all the cactus....
We will be on the road again in the morning heading East for Floral City, FL.. Will miss our times with Jack and Yoli. They were super hosts, and it was wonderful spending the time with them. Will miss them a lot....
Semper Fi
Don, Amy & Pharaoh..
Friday, September 17, 2010
Above, Jack is showing us how to do something on the Wii.. I think we may have been playing darts this time. We mostly played the bowling game.. Kept getting better and better at it as we played it. But not as good as Jack.. YET!!!!
We took Jack and Yoli out to dinner for their Anniversary.. They selected the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant.. It was a super place with the peanuts on the table. Could not throw the shells on the floor though. They did give you an empty can to put the shells in. Told the waitress it was their anniversary so they brought a saddle over and Jack and Yoli got on it as they sang happy Anniversary to them. Great evening. Food was super also....
Here's another couple that was there with Jack and Yoli. hee hee.
Today Jack and Yoli took us to the College of Chef's for lunch. The students prepare the food and serve it. WE had been there on one other visit here and it was grand. This time was no different. The food was superb, and filling also...Grand time.
Amy and I went tot he grocery store to stock up for our trip back to Florida. Leaving here on Sunday morning and should be home in about 6 days.
We have reservations to take a boat cruise on a lake about 1 1/2 hours from here tomorrow. Should be another great day With Jack and Yoli. Not sure what we have in mind for after the cruise. We had talked about going back to the Mexican restaurant we went to the other night for dinner. Food was excellent. But if we do I will not order such a large portion. Could not eat all of it before....
Well, Won't be long till the blog will be shut down. Hope all have enjoyed our trip along with us..
Semper Fi.
Don, Amy & Pharaoh
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Got up a little in altitude and the trees started to look good. And the temp was a little better also. It was 113 in 29 while we were there. That's hot.
Still pretty country, but different that up North...A little warmer also.
This is our thermometer on the dash of the motor home on our way up from 29 Palms till we got height enough to cool down some.
Crossing the Colorado River in Arizona. Beautiful river here. Cannot see it when your in the Grand Canyon. It's a little muddy creek. Looks like that from the rim of the canyon??
We are now camped at the Verde Valley campground in Arizona. It's still warm here. It was 102 here today. A little cooler than 29 Palms, but not near as cool as Williams was last night. It was 58 when we got up this morning up there. It was at 7000+ feet. We are much lower than that now. But not as low as we will be in Phoenix when we leave here in a week. Above photo is a strange camper we have next to us here.
We plan to stay here for a week to recharge, and clean the motor home inside and out, and do laundry etc. Also it's one of our campgrounds we belong to, so it cost us nothing to stay here. Except the big yearly maintenance fee we have to pay to belong to the 1000 Trails Campground system...
Harry, I remember the palm trees they planted and told us that there was really 29 of them. I don't think they were still there this time. Must have moved them in town, as they had a lot of them around in there this time....
Semper Fi
Don, Amy & Pharaoh.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Above is the water tank on the base that they have painted. Most of the large building in town are also painted with pictures of things. Beautiful
Another mural that was on a building on the base. Someone sure is talented. Have you been out here Harry????
These are some of the 29 Palms at the 29 Palms Inn in town. We did drive by the place, and it hasn't changed all that much since we were here before....
We leave in the morning for Williams, AZ. It's 316 miles, and will leave us a short drive down to Verde Valley where we will be for a while before going on south to Jack and Yoli's. Amy has reservations at all the places so we have a place to stay when we get there. Will be nice to get in North Arizona where it will be a little cooler. It is 113 here today. A/C is working like mad to keep it in the 80's in the motor home.....
Semper Fi
Don, Amy & Pharaoh
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
We found a sign for "Tom's Place" along the ride here, and then we came upon what May have been "Tom's Place. Tom, did you leave here for Delaware??? hee hee.. Just kidding...
We will leave here in the morning for 29 Palms. Haven't seen the base since we left there in 1972 I think. I bet there will be some changes there as well as at Pickle Meadows... Plan to be there for two nights, and check to see if there is still a PX, and a Commissary...Might try to find where we lived also and take some photo's to remind the kids about their past...
Above, Pharaoh is watching for Floral City. He has a ways to go to see it come around the bend..
All is well, and having a great time yet...
Semper Fi
Don, Amy, & Pharaoh
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Above is a photo of the little museum in Bodie, CA. It's a Ghost Gold Town they have tried to maintain in natural conditions. They took a lot of gold out during the late 1800's, and is now a state park. Altitude is about 9200 feet... The ranger said it was 20 degrees there this morning. Down in Bridgeport at the Motor home it was 39.. Still to cold for me to breath...
This is one of the building they have allowed to go natural without any help over the years. I think this is the Ranger Home there. Would not like to be here in the winter when it gets to 30-40 degrees below zero. No big heaters, just the wood stove like they had in the late 1800's They don't pay them enough...
Photo of Diane and Amy at the parking lot at Bodie State Park Gold Mine.
Photo Of Diane Van Deusern with her new truck at Bodie, CA. A 1929 Dodge as I remember..
Ranger at the gate to Bodie, CA Gold mine State Park. When it gets to 30 below zero I would think the beard would help some..
Van and I at the gate of the of the U. S. Marine Corps, Mountain Warfare Training Center, Pickle Meadows, CA.
I am so glad we decided to stop here and visit with Van and Diane. We had a great time with them..
Semper Fi
Don, Amy & Pharaoh
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