Back in California

Hello

Man have we been BUSY. That’s my excuse for taking so long to
update once again.

Monday, August 8th we left Salmon Harbor for Santa Cruz.
We got to see our daughter Kimmy for the first time since April,
and that was wonderful! Kimmy and her boyfriend Tas came up to
his parents home in Santa Cruz and we all spent the weekend
together. Tas’ parents, Susan and Robert Szemeredi had a
wonderful weekend planned to celebrate Tas’ birthday and Mike &
I were lucky enough to enjoy it with them.

Friday evening before the kids arrived Susan cooked a great
dinner for the four of us. After dinner Susan and I went to
the Santa Cruz Boardwalk to see a concert on the beach
featuring the lead singer of Santana. We got there a little
late, so we only got to hear a few songs, and enjoy a carmel
apple. The guys decided to stay home and watch the opening
ceremonies of the Olympics. When we returned home the kids
were there so we visited for a few minutes and headed back to
the motor home.

Saturday morning started with breakfast at 8:00am. After
breakfast the kids went to play disc golf, then we all met
back at the house at 1:30pm to leave for AT&T Stadium in San
Francisco for a tailgate party and the Giants/Dodgers baseball
game. Tas’ brothers Robert and Zoley and Robert’s step son Sam
came too. Mike and I agreed that it was the best ballgame we’ve
ever attended. The tailgate party was awesome, with tons of great
food and the stadium was beautiful. We couldn’t believe how well
mannered the people wer, they didn’t even give us a bad time when
we were rooting for the Dodgers. Unfortunately the Dodgers lost
in the bottom of the 10th, but it was a great game. We all had a
ball. Susan even found a babysitter for Zoe, how nice was that!

Sunday morning Susan put together a wonderful brunch for Tas’
birthday. We got to meet a few of their friends and spend more
time with the kids. It was a wonderful weekend. It’s the busiest
weekend we’ve had in 4 months!

The next morning we headed to Pismo. Since it’s still so hot in
Yuma, we've decided to stay here for another month and go to Yuma
in October.

We got to see Matt, Mandi and Chloe this weekend. Matt and his
friend Brian came to do some riding in the dunes, and Mandi came
to visit her cousin Stacy. It was so great to see them, and of
course we were thrilled to see Chloe. She’s grown so much and is
walking now. When we left in April she was just starting to crawl.
Chloe will be a year old on Sept. 4th, so we have a party to attend.
She is such a little doll, we can’t wait to see her again in a
couple of weeks.

Lastly, those who know Mike well know how he is about his toys.
He just couldn’t stand being in Pismo with nothing to do, so we
bought a Kawasaki Teryx, a side by side. I’ll attach a picture.
We’ve actually been talking about getting one for some time now
because we can license it for the street in Yuma, and I’m sure
we’ll get a lot of use out of it between Pismo, Yuma and Glamis.

Zoe is growing like a weed and is having a great time everywhere
we go. She loves to dig in the sand at the beach, and doesn’t even
mind riding in the Teryx. She has a new friend here named Rocky.
Our friends John and Roberta got their daughter Hannah a black Lab,
he’s 14 months old and what a great dog. Zoe loves him.

Until next time…

Pictures:
Chloe – check out here beautiful blue eyes
Chloe – zooming around
Zoe – digging to China
Zoe – playing with Rocky
Teryx – Mike's new toy

Wyoming ~ Montana ~ Canada ~ Washington ~ California

We left Gillette, WY on Monday July 7th; our next stop was Emigrant, MT. We stayed at Yellowstone River's Edge, the campground was very nice but we were eaten alive by mosquitoes. It didn't matter that we were lathered up with Off; they just bit right through our clothes. So, we decided to forgo our second night there and move on to St. Regis, MT to stay at the Nugget Campground. The Nugget was very nice too, and the owners were really friendly. We stayed in St. Regis for 4 nights. Our last night before entering Canada was spent at a campground called Sun Country Golf and RV Resort in Cle Elum, WA. We were actually camped right next to the golf course, across from where the golf carts were parked. Mike didn’t get to play golf because we arrived late in the afternoon and left early the next morning. But we will remember it for the future.

We arrived at the Vedder River Campground in Chilliwack, BC on Monday, July 14th.
Jeff & Linda Marsh, our friends from Yuma live in Chilliwack and keep their trailer at the Vedder for the summer. We had a wonderful time! First we went on a tour of Vancouver; we took the dogs and a picnic lunch with us, and found a nice park for lunch.

We played Tap-In Golf one afternoon, now that’s my kind of golf. It’s a beautiful 18hole scaled down version of a regular golf course, but you putt only. It’s like miniature golf without the windmill. It was beside the regular golf course, and had ponds with beautiful water lilies and flowers. We all had a great time, with a relaxing lunch at the Clubhouse restaurant afterward. Mike and Jeff got a real game of golf in later in the week.

A couple of the girls at the Vedder planned a nice birthday dinner for Linda on Friday evening, she was quite surprised and the food was wonderful. On Sunday we went to a family gathering at Cultas Lake and got to celebrate Linda's birthday again. It was nice to meet Jeff and Linda’s children, grandchildren and many other family members.

We also had a girls shopping trip one day, Linda, Shawn (Linda’s neighbor at the Vedder)and I. We had lunch afterward at a lovely tea house, straight out of England. That was my first tea, and I really enjoyed it.

Zoe had a great time playing with her new friends Phoenix and Cooper. All three are Border Terriers, and we have Jeff and Linda to thank for introducing us to this great breed. They got Phoenix when we were in Yuma last winter and we fell in love with her. They took her home to Canada and neighbors Steve and Cathy fell in love with her, so there you go… Cooper and Zoe.

We did lots of other things and took great walks in the evenings after dinner. We really enjoyed the whole stay and would love to go back.

We left Canada on Friday, July 25th, stayed two night in Vancouver, WA then headed
down the coast to CA. We’re staying at the Salmon Harbor RV Resort on the Smith River right now and will be here until August 7th. Next stop Santa Cruz.

Until next time…

Pictures:
Mike, Jeff & family at Cultas Lake
Linda & Phoenix, Sally & Zoe, Cathy & Cooper
Mike & I on a walk at the Vedder