After walking around Monterey, California (see last week's post) we drove a few miles to Point Pinos Lighthouse. It was built and lit in 1855. Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, CA 03/23 The light is on top of the house not a separate tower. The tour closed in about 15 minutes when we got there.... Continue Reading →
Pinnacles N.P. & Monterey, CA
A few days after being evacuated due to flooding in California: It was forecasted to rain later so Kevin suggested we drive to Pinnacles National Park this morning. It was a gloriously beautiful morning- sun shining and everything looks spring-fresh. Pinnacles is about 40 miles south of where we are at in Hollister, CA. We... Continue Reading →
Pre-Evacuation & Evacuation Update
Note: This travel journal entry is from the week before we were evacuated. You can read that crazy story from last Friday's blog post. Update below. Pre-Evaucation we were in the San Diego, CA area. Path Leading To Garden At Mission San Diego De Alcala, San Diego, CA 02/23 We went to Mission San Diego... Continue Reading →
Evacuated From Flooding In California
The Only Way Out Of San Benito RV Campground, Paicines, CA 03/23 EVACUATION!!!! Friday March 10, 2023 It started out as a normal Friday. We had no idea of the “not-normal” that was coming! Here at San Benito RV Campground, Paicines, California, it had been raining a lot that week. I sat down at the... Continue Reading →
San Diego, Part 2. Lighthouse & A Dessert Cart!
I Loved Taking This Photo Of Point Loma Lighthouse! San Diego, CA 02/23 I have always liked lighthouses but have seen very few. I just finished the book, “Keepers of the Light” about Point Conception Lighthouse which is near Santa Barbara. Visitors aren’t allowed on the property there so we didn’t see it when we... Continue Reading →
San Diego, Part 1 (Catchy Title, Right!)
Look At Each Person & See How They Are Enjoying This Day! San Diego, CA 02/23 I really like maps! In fact, when we drive, I often have the map on my iPad plus the paper map out as I follow along. 🙂 For Christmas, Kevin gave me a Garmin RV 1090 GPS (*see note... Continue Reading →
A Problem, A Delay, And Our First Harvest Host.
Desert Olive Farms, Brawley, CA 02/23 Let me just say, it was good we didn’t have a long day of travel this day. We had planned to leave Bullhead City, AZ the next day but seeing that it is about 5 hour drive to Pio Pico RV Campground, Jamul, CA, and seeing how it is... Continue Reading →
Hanging Out In The Desert.
Bubbles? Read About It At The End Of This Blog. 02/23 After we left Lake Havasu, AZ we got set up at Davis Dam Camp Park. I saw online the history of this place. This campground is the exact site where the town was for the people building Davis Dam starting in 1946. So cool... Continue Reading →
1 Year Of Full-Time Traveling!
Yesterday was the one year mark when we started traveling Full-Time. Before that, we had camped more than 180 days in less than 18 months so yes, we had a good idea that we would like this lifestyle. And, we sure have! Thank you, Readers, for coming along with us through my travel journal which... Continue Reading →
New, Tears, Win, Quilt, Again
We were very excited to get on the road. We were headed to Lake Havasu, AZ for a gathering of 300 RVs and that isn’t even counting the people! “Escapees” is an RV club started by Joe & Kay Peterson in 1978. They were traveling full-time and wanted to meet up with other people doing... Continue Reading →