It's been the windiest week we've ever seen. Too bad I didn't take any pictures. It wasn't as if there were sand storms, or palm trees touching the ground. It was the incessant noise as the wind blew day and night creating an atmosphere that for hubby was not an inducement for a good sleep.
The wind has finally died down and the constant rocking has stopped. We were able to get some work done around the rig today. I vacuumed, folexed the spots on the carpet, washed the floor, and did two loads of laundry. I even managed to iron some of the shirts that came out quite wrinkled from the park's dryers. Hubby found some trailer stabilizers and it sure makes a difference when we walk around in here. We are still looking for a few things. We would like to buy a ladder that is at least six feet high. Having a ladder will help us keep the rig cleaner. We will be able to easily reach the windows for cleaning. We also want to obtain sun screens for the windows. We hope to find a dealer in Quartzsite, Yuma or Mesa. These towns have huge flea markets where a person can find just about anything for a motorhome. Oh yes, I'm still hoping to find some reasonably priced zero gravity lounge chairs. I saw them in Salmon Arm at the camping store and they were $165.00 each. They've also been for sale at Wal-Mart and some big box hardware stores for about $45.00 (in Canada). I'm hoping for a good deal on two of them and maybe a nice director chair with a little table attached. Only time will tell if we can find them.
It's great to have the car to tow. What freedom; I even drove it to town one day. It's a bit awkward for me as many of you know that I am vertically challenged and have to sit with my chest resting on the steering wheel to reach the pedals; but I did manage to get around without stalling the vehicle. I must admit that I haven't driven a standard shift vehicle since my first vehicle I ever owned. A green Ford Cortina I bought from the used car department where I worked when I lived in Vancouver. That poor car. I'm surprised I never needed a new clutch. I did need a new distributor cap, but that is another story.
In case I didn't mention it, we are back at the Caliente Springs RV resort in Desert Hot Springs. There are very few rigs in here as it is early in the season for the snowbirds. We never got to meet anyone really; even the home owners are not all here yet. I never even took advantage of the pools this time. Mike of course, was in the hot pool in the evenings, and they have a pretty well stocked library that we both used.
Tomorrow comes too soon.
Take care friends,
Holoidays on holiday
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
We're on the road again...
Just a short blog today to let you know that we are on the road again. We left home on October 8, 2010 and stayed in Princeton overnight at the Princeton Golf course. There is a campsite for trailers, etc. The site host and hostess were Al and Patty Lambe. We met them coming home from Mexico in March of this year. They were staying in the same campground in Huntington, Or. and Al told hubby he worked at the golf course.
From Princeton we were only going to drive to Rosedale, but I was anxious to get to Vancouver so we continued on our way to Surrey, BC where we stayed at the Plaza RV Park on King George Blvd. It's not the fanciest place but it is the only one close to hubby's brother. We spent four days there visiting with relatives and our lovely daughter before heading out on Wednesday, Oct 13, going over the border to stay for the night at the Tulalip Casino in their RV parking lot. It has no amenities so you either put on the generator to keep warm at night or you pile on the blankets. We piled on the blankets. By the way, we left our dog with the relatives in Surrey this time; hubby insisted that the dog would not come with us. What a quiet trip. No whining, from the dog that is.
From Tulalip we travelled to Vancouver, WA where we stayed one night. It's nice that we are towing a car this trip. It is surprisingly easy. Our son showed us the ins and outs of hooking up the car. It is a quick set up and take down with two people and it tows nicely.
From Vancouver, WA we drove to Myrtle Creek, OR. That was a long drive and it was good to get out and walk around. The campground wasn't fancy but it was suitable. I guess one could say it was in Tri City. Our little jaunt in the car exploring found us driving over our first covered bridge and finding the golf course. Looks intimidating with lots of up and down fairways. It is open all year round. We were told that there was usually very little snow there. That was a surprise because the area is surrounded by hills much like at home. I think hubby would like to go there to golf.
The next day saw us off again and driving into California to stay in Redding. We found the Redding RV park and parked on a hilly road. The pads were stepped down the hill so they were pretty level without having to support the rig.
All the places we stayed are listed in the Passport America book. Passport America gives 50% off the listed prices of the participating campgrounds.
From Redding we drove to a place called Patterson, CA. Again, we used our PA pass for a great deal on our stay. We have already paid for the membership with the savings we have received from using PA. I am not paid by PA to endorse their program, but we used it last year and it was great then too. Only son and partner have bought a life membership to PA. They will make good use of it.
From Patterson we drove to Mojave, CA. We didn't hit the best RV park there but it had electricity and cable, but the WiFi "sucked" as the kids would say. We gassed up the rig there. The price of gas in California is a lot more than anywhere we have travelled so far. We've seen it as low as 2.98.9 (cash price) for regular unleaded to a high of 3.39.9 for regular unleaded.
In Oregon it is against the law to pump your own gas. Every service station has gas jockeys to serve you.
It was great to get up this morning excited to finally drive our last stretch of highway to Desert Hot Springs, CA where we will be parked for a week. Seven days for $129.00 includes wifi, electric, water, dumping, cable. Our new tv can search out more cable stations than the campground has on their list. Hubby was very excited to find a hockey game on TV. The Bruins against the Washington Capitals. We are big Bruins fans now that his cousin's son plays on the Bruins team.
I went to Bingo tonight in the hall. Me - playing Bingo. How sad is that?! I didn't even need my dabber. They used the old style Bingo cards with the little red sliders. I won the first game-almost got my money back-$1.00, lol.
Hubby has gone to bed and it's my turn to sign out.
Adios, amigos
Hasta luego.
From Princeton we were only going to drive to Rosedale, but I was anxious to get to Vancouver so we continued on our way to Surrey, BC where we stayed at the Plaza RV Park on King George Blvd. It's not the fanciest place but it is the only one close to hubby's brother. We spent four days there visiting with relatives and our lovely daughter before heading out on Wednesday, Oct 13, going over the border to stay for the night at the Tulalip Casino in their RV parking lot. It has no amenities so you either put on the generator to keep warm at night or you pile on the blankets. We piled on the blankets. By the way, we left our dog with the relatives in Surrey this time; hubby insisted that the dog would not come with us. What a quiet trip. No whining, from the dog that is.
From Tulalip we travelled to Vancouver, WA where we stayed one night. It's nice that we are towing a car this trip. It is surprisingly easy. Our son showed us the ins and outs of hooking up the car. It is a quick set up and take down with two people and it tows nicely.
From Vancouver, WA we drove to Myrtle Creek, OR. That was a long drive and it was good to get out and walk around. The campground wasn't fancy but it was suitable. I guess one could say it was in Tri City. Our little jaunt in the car exploring found us driving over our first covered bridge and finding the golf course. Looks intimidating with lots of up and down fairways. It is open all year round. We were told that there was usually very little snow there. That was a surprise because the area is surrounded by hills much like at home. I think hubby would like to go there to golf.
The next day saw us off again and driving into California to stay in Redding. We found the Redding RV park and parked on a hilly road. The pads were stepped down the hill so they were pretty level without having to support the rig.
All the places we stayed are listed in the Passport America book. Passport America gives 50% off the listed prices of the participating campgrounds.
From Redding we drove to a place called Patterson, CA. Again, we used our PA pass for a great deal on our stay. We have already paid for the membership with the savings we have received from using PA. I am not paid by PA to endorse their program, but we used it last year and it was great then too. Only son and partner have bought a life membership to PA. They will make good use of it.
From Patterson we drove to Mojave, CA. We didn't hit the best RV park there but it had electricity and cable, but the WiFi "sucked" as the kids would say. We gassed up the rig there. The price of gas in California is a lot more than anywhere we have travelled so far. We've seen it as low as 2.98.9 (cash price) for regular unleaded to a high of 3.39.9 for regular unleaded.
In Oregon it is against the law to pump your own gas. Every service station has gas jockeys to serve you.
It was great to get up this morning excited to finally drive our last stretch of highway to Desert Hot Springs, CA where we will be parked for a week. Seven days for $129.00 includes wifi, electric, water, dumping, cable. Our new tv can search out more cable stations than the campground has on their list. Hubby was very excited to find a hockey game on TV. The Bruins against the Washington Capitals. We are big Bruins fans now that his cousin's son plays on the Bruins team.
I went to Bingo tonight in the hall. Me - playing Bingo. How sad is that?! I didn't even need my dabber. They used the old style Bingo cards with the little red sliders. I won the first game-almost got my money back-$1.00, lol.
Hubby has gone to bed and it's my turn to sign out.
Adios, amigos
Hasta luego.
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