I think the pictures paint a good picture of the day. So much fun!

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The first thing we ever towed with the RV was our boat heading to Lake Havasu Arizona to see what all the hype was about! We went with John and Craig so we had plenty of help if we needed it. I launched the boat with the RV and was a little nervous but all went well. The Islander is a very nice park. It has docks for the boats at an extra charge but none were available so we beached them. It was 115 degrees there when we arrived. The RV only cooled off after the sun went down…even with an extra portable AC unit we brought. I’m thinking Fall is a better time to go.

Sandy, Dee, Beth, and Ilia joined us and we met up with some more friends while there. Beth and Ilia are retired Navy and helped me tremendously with my nervousness at going fast. Lake Havasu is wide open and long like a river so there’s a lot of competition going on…Men! Lots of fun though!

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It was hot as heck that weekend so the night cruises were so nice.

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This was our view all the way there and back…nice to be able to check and make sure the boat was still there LOL. The AC in the cab quit working on the way home with 3 hours to go. That was miserable but luckily it was an easy and cheap fix…just a vacuum hose that came loose. Javi’s RV repair fixed it and showed us how to fix it in the future. They charged $30 and gave us something to keep vermin out of the engine. Great RV repair place!

We camped with Craig and John and Nikki, Elliott, Brody and Grace at French Camp again this year.  Our 3rd year in a row.  The weather and scenery were as wonderful as ever.  Not to mention the company!

I finally bought my basket at the flea market associated with Mule days and I love it.  I use it in the RV and on the boat all the time. 

Lucy loved camping and playing in the water when she wasn’t relaxing by the fire or in the RV.  Love my Family and Friends!

Got the RV back from Camping World a couple of weeks ago.  They did some warranty work, non-warranty work and upgrades, replaced decals that discolored and re-painted the front where the paint faded.  They did a great job and as usual we are very happy with them.

Going to French Camp at Tom’s Place soon.  Can’t wait.

Death Valley was beautiful in February.  So many different colors and textures of rock and the rock formations were amazing.  We saw Mosaic Canyon, the Pup Fish, Granite Falls, gosh I can’t remember everything (now that’s May), we hiked, drove around and had a lot of fun with Craig and John.  None of us feel like we have a need to go back…been there, done that…but so glad we did!

 

Bought a boat this summer and love it.  These pictures are from Thanksgiving weekend where it was so warm we were able to go to Pyramid Lake twice.  She’s all tucked in for the winter…looking forward to a lot of boating next year.

 

 

 

Well, this wasn’t our favorite place to go.  First of all it’s 18 miles off the main road in Santa Barbara hills I guess.  We went up up up only to go down down down…finally ending up on not much more than a goat trail.

The entire park is on tiers and we were up on the third tier…without cell service or Wi-Fi. At $75 per night, I wasn’t thrilled to be off the grid.  It’s a panicky feeling if you’re a mom and grammy with 5 grand children and twins scheduled to be born anytime.  Well, we could hike down to the adult lodge where in the east corner you could get some signal so we did that the next day and let everyone know to rely on each other in case of an emergency.

We spent some time down there, checked out the pool and store and dropped a couple of rocks.  Then we had to hike back up. YIKES, that hike is not for the faint of heart!  It also explains who nobody was out and about….that an the fact that it looked like about 80% of the people there lived there full time.  They weren’t friendly either…since we were invading their space.

Never again and not recommended.

 

Our second time here and wondering why we don’t go more often.  An easy 3 hour drive and a beautiful park.

Good friends joined us for this trip, Craig and John, Candace and Craig, Connie and Jim, and Mary Beth and Dave surprised us by crashing the party on Saturday night!

We visited Cambria with Craig and John on Saturday, ate at a great barbecue restaurant, and shopped downtown in art galleries, boutique pet stores, and tea shops.  Check out the interesting plants we found growing in Cambria.

We came across some very interesting art in Cambria too…

Mary Beth and Dave were also in Paso and we saw their posts so contacted them but never looked at our phones again! All of a sudden at dinner we looked up and there was Mary Beth!  She came with lots of wine and lots of fun.  We played at the outdoor bar/campfire for hours, drinking and laughing.  They ended up spending the night and hangout the next day.  Such a great time!

We wine tasted on Sunday at Castoro and Peachy Canyon and got some great pictures.

The true owners of the wineries 🙂

Lunch in downtown Paso with Craig and John then back to camp for another nice evening.

Dinner on Friday night with the group was appetizers, Saturday was Greek chicken by Connie and Candy, and Sunday Tri-tip sandwiches and fixins by us, Craig and John.

A little trouble with Craig and John’s transmission on Monday delayed our departure but the park was great about it and helped us find help.  After getting it moving, they dropped their rig off in Bakersfield on the way home and had it back by Wednesday fixed, at a cost of course.

 

It was another wonderful trip!  Needs to be a regular destination.