In early April 2018 we got word that my sister-in-law, who had been diagnosed with ALS less than 6 months earlier, was deteriorating quickly and may not have long on this earth. We quickly packed up and drove up to Marina, CA with our trailer in tow, just Scott, me and our dog Mickey. We…
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Joshua Tree National Park – Feb. 2018
The theme of this trip was COOOOOLLLLDDD! The low was 23 with a “feels like” 15 degrees, and very windy! In our pop up we used a propane heater and we were so glad to have it! On the first night there was even snow flurries! We stayed at Black Rock Campground (Site 68) which…
Camp Pendleton-Del Mar RV Resort Nov 2017
Our church has an adults-only RV Group (fur-babies allowed) that goes camping about 4 times a year and this was our first time joining them. You can only camp here if you are military or hosted by military personnel (active or retired), and there are several veterans in our group. You have to be “on…
San Elijo State Beach – July/August 2017
We were able to get this reservation at San Elijo SB very last minute but it wasn’t an ocean view site. In our section there were actually 4 rows (some parts of the loops have just 2 or 3 rows) and we were in the 2nd row from the ocean. The trains were REALLY loud without…
Summer Vacation June 2017 Part 4 – Sequoia National Park-Lodgepole
The last leg of our trip was a stay at the beautiful Lodgepole Campground in Sequoia National Park. Once again our site (152) was right on the water, the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River. The rapids were strong and yet soothing to the ear. Oh, the views! One afternoon we went for a bike…
Summer Vacation June 2017 – Part 3 Yosemite-Wawona Campground
Our plan was to enter Yosemite via the Arch Rock Entrance since we’d never been there before, but there had been a rock fall in the area of the 140, so we went south and took the entrance near Fish Camp. We’d never stayed at Wawona Campground before and were pleasantly surprised. We were in…
Summer Vacation June 2017 Part 2 – Half Moon Bay State Beach and San Francisco
We left Pismo Beach (see Part One of our trip) on Tuesday morning and made our way first to Monterey, CA to the Monterey Cemetery. My brother passed away in 2015 and I hadn’t been to the graveside since his funeral, and hadn’t seen his marker. I left some rocks I had painted and flowers….
Summer Vacation June 2017 Part 1 – Pismo Beach and Solvang, CA
We left early on a Friday morning to head to our first destination in Pismo Beach, but we wanted to take a quick detour and stop in Solvang. First, parking. I did a little research beforehand and found that the Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall has a big parking lot and allows RVs free daytime parking!…
Memorial Weekend 2017 – Santee Lakes, CA
This was our 4th time at Santee Lakes and we’ve always loved coming here. While we did have some nice times on this trip, we also had some disappointing things happen. First, the good parts. We stayed in Site 161 in Willow Loop. The site is at the end of the loop and it’s a…
South Carlsbad State Beach – April 2017
WE LOVE THIS PLACE! This was actually our 2nd visit to South Carlsbad SB. It’s a very popular campground and books many months in advance, but you can sometimes get in last minute on a cancellation, as we did on our first visit in January when we booked it the day before! If you’re within…
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