And it’s been busy busy. The motorhome is mostly unpacked, we found most of the things we packed away before we left. It’s odd being back in our home, it is a small house that seems large in the spring. We seem to have so much stuff.
Owl canyon was a good end to our winter travels, we took a ride through Rainbow Canyon, it was pretty amazing , bright bright green, red, yellow, orange. We had a couple of really hot days, it was so quiet….until they dropped their bombs or whatever they did at Fort Irwin. It happened everyday about four explosions, then nothing, we never saw a plane.
Our trip home was pretty uneventful, no snow at all, but torrential rains in central and northern California made for a pretty stressful drive. We stayed at casinos for most of the trip home.
This small dog area in Oregon has a fire hydrant in it. Don’t understand why people refuse to pick up after their dogs!
Skip’s sister Pam lives in Anacortes WA just about 40 miles from the Canadian Border, we stay at the RV park at the Casino, so we can visit with her, and we had dinner at a pub in Anacortes.
We had no problems crossing the border, a few questions and Welcome Home!
It’s warm enough to do a bit of clean up in the yard,
Skip’s cleaning the Oak leaves out of the pond
We have a lot of deer in the neighborhood and they have found a way into our yard even with a solid cedar fence. Every tulip, day lily, hyacinth is gone. The Camellia are chewed up. Apparently they don’t like these Crocus, but all the rest are gone.
I took Sophie and Louie across the road to the oceanfront park
That little island is called Mistaken Island, it is privately owned, I think it may be a summer place. When we moved here almost 30 years ago we met a lady who had lived there as a child, her father had raised blue fox there before WW Two.
It’s good to be home, it feels odd to have neighbors so close, after the wide open desert, it’s great to have long showers if we want, for us the space is nice, after 5 months in 30ft Rv with no slides, but all in all we did pretty good dry camping for 150 days. We didn’t lack for anything, never ran out of power, or water, had all the internet we needed. We spent time with some of our friends,.. made new friends.
Son Edward come to visit us in Borrego Springs which was fun, shared an interesting experience with him on Ghost Mountain.
The dogs are glad to be home, as soon as they realized they were home, they ran and ran around the yard. Think they miss the warmth of the southwest though.
Jeeze, I was beginning to wonder if you'd ever Blog again !!
ReplyDeleteSophie & Louie look adorable wrapped up in that blanket. I have to do the same with Bennie when it gets cold.
So you got the house sold yet and your new RV picked out ?
Good to hear from you again.
ReplyDeleteNice that you made it home safely and no snow.
Hope we have the same luck as you guys.
Are you guys looking for a different rig too?? We are looking at going back to a Class A again. Our C is nice but we're finding it just too darn small for us. We will likely do something once we arrive back in Canada. Been spending a lot of time on the internet looking, looking, & looking. We may even be persuaded to go diesel next time but who knows.............
ReplyDeleteI seemed to have missed most of your winter trip..glad you landed safely at home! I will have to go back and read your posts!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome home. Sorry about the flowers. At least you have no snow like other parts of Canada.
ReplyDeleteHi Jean and Skip, I wanted to thank you for the comment on my blog. It is the first time I've seen you, so welcome. I had no idea you were following us around Florida. I hope you won't be a stranger. It's the comments that keep me going.
ReplyDeleteI was amazed to read that you spent 150 days dry camping and never ran out of power, or water, and had all the internet you needed. How did you do that?
Clearly I have a lot to learn from you before I head out west.