Tuesday, September 14th., 2021…… We were up at 5:15am, packed and
down for breakfast & then the shuttle to airport. Good thing we went early
because our flight was 7:15am instead of 9:00am! But we made it and had a nice 6-hour flight.
We had to go via Seattle, but the good thing was that we had business class for
all flights on this trip, so we had good legroom. Important for me for
sure! On the long flight home, we were
lucky enough to get row 6 which was right behind 1st. class, and
there was no separation other than a curtain, so we only had two seats in front
of us for even more legroom and no one in the third seat in our row.
Score! But still the flight was a long
one. During the wait for the next leg, Cathye asked if I had her license. She
said she handed it to me at TSA along with her boarding pass. I never saw it.
Turns out that’s where we lost it! We
made the transfer and got the 29-minute flight to Portland and went through
baggage claim and took the tram back to Cathye’s truck. On the way, I spotted a
Toyota Tacoma the same color as hers and commented that some dummy had left his
window open. She said, ‘that’s my car!”. Yep, turns out when I got the ticket
going into the lot, I left the window down and we walked away from the car on
the other side, so I didn’t notice.
Duuhh! But nothing inside was
touched so we were incredibly lucky. We made the drive home and, on the way,
called Logan lost and found and left a message with her phone number.
Hopefully, someone will turn it in. I stopped at the Lebanon DMV, and we saw
there was no one there so she went in and was able to get a new one ordered and
a temporary one for now. She needed to go anyway to make an address change, so
it worked out. We got home at 2:30pm and I texted sis to let her know. I
started unpacking my bag and she went over and got Jama from her friends, Lona,
and Misty. We were tired and had some jet lag but managed to get everything
emptied and sorted out. She needed to do her laundry and I moved some stuff out
to the motorhome. We both have a lengthy list of things to do today or tomorrow
before we leave on Thursday for the trip down to SoCal. Cathye made us a light
meal using some items from the freezer that we needed to get rid of and we
watched some of America’s Got Talent but gave up early and called it a night.
Wednesday, September 15th., 2021…… After our morning walk with the
doggos, I started out early working on my blog. I had a lot to write about plus
plenty of pics to insert. It took a long time! I also wanted to mow the grass
before we left so I got the mower out and Penny came over and between her and
Cathye and I, we got everything done and the truck loaded for a run to the dump
tomorrow morning. There was so much to do but we do have a few hours before our
planned departure around 9-10 tomorrow morning.
Thursday, September 16th., 2021…... The first hitch of the day occurred when I
tried to start the motorhome! The battery was dead! No worries though, I hooked up a charger and
had it running and we were off. The drive
today was 287 miles, and we are in Weed, CA. I had never been to this park
before, so I was apprehensive. But, after being given a nice pull thru (didn’t
have to unhook the tow car) with satellite access, I went back and booked it
again for the return home! It was a little noisy from the Pilot/Flying J next
door, but we slept great! The weather is
nice and supposed to be that way all the way to Calif. We will miss the big
front hitting Oregon and Washington tomorrow. They are supposed to get a lot of
rain! Tonight, we just ate in and
enjoyed the evening and went to bed early. I do not have a directv box that
will get abc, cbs, and nbc outside of the immediate Oregon area. Directv says
per FCC rules ONLY New York and Los Angeles direct boxes can get those stations
across the country. So, I have another box that will get those, but it stopped
working and a new box was sent and will be received in Orange County and delivered
to me on Sunday! But we have plenty of
stuff taped to watch in the meantime!
Friday, September 17th., 2021…… This morning we got going and had 264 miles to
drive. No battery problems. We stopped at the Weed Pilot/Flying J and fueled up and headed out. We are in Flag City RV in Lodi, CA. I have been here before, and this is
a must stop on the 3-stop route. I have made the run to SoCal with two stops
along the way and decided to do the 3-stop this time. I like that much better!
We got into the park and set up early and had time to walk the girls and, since
I had unhooked the tow car, we cruised the town. I was looking for the
Hollywood diner, a place I had been to before that we liked. I found it but
they were closed. We settled on Chili’s. Bad decision. Poor service and
although my food was good, she had to send hers back. We almost walked out.
Saturday, September 18th., 2021…… Today, the drive was 245 miles to
Bakersfield RV Resort. They had an early check in time, so we were there at
noon and got set up. I had to unhook to get to the hookups but that was no
problem. Stan (Lydia’s brother who lives in Bakersfield) came over to visit. We
walked to the restaurant in the park and had a really good meal! We visited for
a bit and went to bed early after he left. Tomorrow we hit Newport Dunes!
Sunday, September 19th., 2021……
Again, I love the 3-stop trip. We only had 160 miles today to get to Newport
Dunes. We had a space already assigned by the Camping Squares. We were joining
up with them after over 4 years! Man, I
miss those guys! There were 20 rigs and
all but one made it in. We managed to squeeze in the skinny/short assigned site
but once we were parked, it was ok. We got set up and rested for a while and
watched the rest of the group come in. Later, we went out to Ruby’s Diner for
diner with Rick and Janie and Gary and Lorna. Cathye is getting to know my
friends and they all like her! I told
her they would!!! We got back and took the dogs out to the bay for a walk. They
love this place!
We were late for the Meet and Greet
but I know I am going to get fined for something anyway so what the heck! After
that, we walked back and started the campfire and sat outside and enjoyed the evening
with family and friends.
Monday, September 20th., 2021…… HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHYE! The big 7 OH! I love this lady! I had already picked out her birthday present
and gave it to her. I think she loved it to say the least!
I wanted to take her out on her
special day, so we took a cruise around the area, and I picked out a few places
depending on what she was hungry for. We chose QuacAmigos, right on the beach. Randy
and Maryanne came over and met Cathye. THEY also love her! Duuhh! We visited for a few hours, and they went
home. I had texted Sandie and, later, she and Ken came to join Randy and
Maryanne at the restaurant. We had a nice time and a nice meal with a nice margarita!
Once back in camp, we started the
fire and visited and walked the dogs and then everyone went home or back to
their rigs, and we came in to bed. Nice day!
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