Day 112 - Monterey Way, Sacramento, CA Sunny and warm. Ross took us to breakfast at a Chinese restaurant. We had something like stir fry vegetables over rice with sausage slices, and two eggs on top of it all. The sauce was delicious, therefore the whole breakfast was delicious. While Ross attended some Saturday tasks,... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 18, 2019
Day 111: Monterey Way, Sacramento, CA Sunny and warm. Well this was a great day. We started off with coffee with Ross and his coffee friends, two of whom lived in Alaska for a very long time. So much to talk about! Unfortunately, Rita was out of town for the weekend, so we didn't get... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 17, 2019
Day 110: Manzanita Lake Campground, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA Sunny, after nighttime rain. We drove to Lake Tahoe. Everyone told us it’s beautiful. And it is. The water is clean, the towns we drove through are clean and pretty. The rest of the day sucked. I really needed a shower, then do laundry. None of... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 16, 2019
Day 109: Monterey Way, Sacramento, CA Sunny and warm. We left early for an appointment for an oil change for Arvi. The oil change, and a couple other minor items, took over four hours. Then we drove to Lassen Volcanic National Park. I’m getting too old for these drives up steep mountains with dramatic drops... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 15, 2019
Day 108: MacKerricher State Park, Fort Bragg , CA Sunny and mild. Right here at MacKerricher are boardwalks along the ocean beach and tide pools. From the water several harbor seals watched us watching them. Going through climate changes amazes me. We drove through coastal beach, then coastal mountains, then arid hilly terrain, then vineyards... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 14, 2019
Day 107: Burlington Campground, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA Under the redwoods, I can’t tell what the weather is. It’s not raining. We walked through more giant trees first thing in the morning. Then we drove to Fort Bragg. We followed the signs to Fort Bragg and found ourselves on the very north end of... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 13, 2019
Day 106: Harris Creek State Park, OR Sunny and mild. So this morning when I woke up at 7 AM, Tom had already been awake since 5:30, but was still lying in bed trying to get more sleep, to no avail. I reminded him that we were going to go walk the beach early in... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 12, 2019
Day 105: Harris Creek State Park, OR Mostly cloudy and mild. We spent some time in Brookings, Oregon today, grocery shopping and updating programs at the library. We found a brewery where we could bring in paninis from the cafe upstairs. We walked around the harbor and saw some fishermen carry in a large halibut.... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 11, 2019
Day 104: Port of Port Orford parking lot, OR Sunny and MILD. I woke up around 6:30 and heard a strange noise in the distance. I looked out the front window, and the big crane was lowering fishing boats into the water. Of course Tom was awake so we had some coffee and watched the... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 10, 2019
Day 103: Horsfall Campground, Oregon Dunes Sunny and cool. Today we took some time to look over our tourist info and plan which way to go next. We started at 7 Devils Brewing in Coos Bay, Oregon. (Well, we stopped at Ace Hardware first.) We had a nice lunch there and we each had a... Continue Reading →