Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona

There is a saying in the RV world, “home is were you park it”. Well, we parked it at Buckskin Mountain State Park today, where we expect to stay for the next four months. I’m shown here trying to relax this afternoon after loosing a battle with the blankety blank Satellite TV set-up. We think we are going to enjoy our stay anyway. It’s a beautiful park on a nice section of the Colorado River. High tempature today was probably 70. If you get a chance to stop by and see us, we are in site #68.

Lake Havasu

Made the short drive to Lake Havasu this morning where we are staying in Lake Havasu State Park where we worked as Volunteer Hosts last February. Great to see familiar places and visit with friends Scott & Judy Priebe, Volunteer Hosts. Tomorrow we move on to Buckskin Mountain State Park, just down river a ways, to set-up for our winter’s Volunteer jobs.

Needles, California

We left the Orange Grove RV Park this morning expecting to stay tonight at the Calico Ghost Town near Barstow, but the weather was so poor and we were making good time, so we decided to drive on to Needles. The climb over Tehachapi Pass went fine; there were snowflakes, but no snow on the ground. In Barstow it was raining, so it was easy to choose to go on. When I stepped out of the motor home here at Desert View RV Resort in Needles this afternoon, I was engulfed in the soft warmth of the desert, ah, a good feeling. ----- Tomorrow we cross over into Arizona and drive to Lake Havasu State Park for a night or two.

Orange Grove RV Park

We were up before the crack of dawn today, packed-up, and were on the road by 7:00AM, for our day's drive to Bakersfield. We are now set-up in the Orange Grove RV Park on the East-side of Bakersfield. This park is an annual stopping spot for us and we always enjoy picking some oranges. This year however we are earlier than usual and the oranges are not ripe yet. I guess the “early bird gets the worm”, but not the oranges. ----- Tomorrow we head on over the Tehachapi Pass to Barstow, probably camping at Calico Ghost Town.

Thanksgiving

Jeanette’s sons Sean and Tony, and Tony’s girl friend Maggie, who all live in Oakland, joined us for Thanksgiving Dinner in our Holiday Rambler here in Pleasanton. Serving a Thanksgiving Dinner for five people in an RV was a real challenge, but Jeanette proved it could be done, and very successfully.

 

Enjoying Pleasanton

We are enjoying our stay here in Pleasanton California. Yesterday we spent the morning doing odds and ends around the motorhome. After lunch we took a nice four-mile plus walk on some of Pleasanton’s walking/biking paths. We are shown here relaxing in the sun after our walk. In the evening we went to Richards and Mary’s for a lovely dinner of asparagus and cheddar stuffed chicken breasts and an exciting game of Mexican Train Dominos.

Picnic in the Sun

Richard and Mary wanted us to be sure and see Lake Del Valle while we are staying in Pleasanton. Yesterday they took us on a picnic and tour of Del Valle Regional Park. We enjoyed a picnic in the sun, and then took a stroll along the lake identifying birds and I tried to capture some of the park's beauty with my camera. We also scouted out the campground. It’s not a question of "if "we will return to this wonderful park, but simply a question of "when"!