On Wednesday evening, Denise, Katie, Sarah and I set out for our Disney Adventure. We drove to the Ramada Inn at the Grapevine for the night and drove on to Disneyland Grand Californian Hotel early Thursday morning. We were making pretty good time until we hit Los Angeles. Complete STOP and so slow off and on. We arrived about 11:00 am, checked the car, luggage and off we were to the Land of Disney. Thursday was not a bad day, shorter lines and the weather was decent. I think we hit all the main rides we wanted to do without much hassle. We had dinner at Ariel's Grotto and received passes to the new show World Of Color. An amazing show, I think we all were quite impressed. A MUST SEE for anyone visiting. World Of Color is in California Adventure. There is still quite a bit of construction going on in California Adventure, most of the re-do will not be finished until 2012.
Friday, was overcast but dry, a bit chilly but it did not put a damper on our second day at Disneyland. We were able to take lots of pictures and finish up the rides we wanted to do at Disneyland Park. We watched the Christmas Parade, always a treat. That evening we went to another new show at California Adventure, called Electronica. Very Interesting, spent most of the time watching the kids dance. There were some pretty talented kids out there "doing their thing" We went back to Disneyland to see the fantastic fireworks display. As always it was spectacular. By that time I was ready for a rest so Denise, Katie and Sarah went back to Electronica, I went back to the room for a bit or rest. They were quite excited when they came back, evidently they all did a bit of dancing .
Saturday, dang it is pouring .... We started out with breakfast with the Disney characters, great food, very nice buffet. We went to some of the new rides in California Adventure and after getting totally soaked, I headed back to the room while the girls went back to Disneyland. Needless to say by the time they got back they were dripping. The sun came out in the afternoon and Denise and I went shopping, where I took a fall. Dang I hate that!!!! A bruised knee and a sore back and a bit of embarrassment, I did get up and moved on!!! We are about to go to dinner... I will be updating the rest of the day later and add pictures when I get home!!! Be Back Later........
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Back to the Desert 10/27/10 to 11/5/10
We have been busy this last month. We were at the ranch for the weekend before we left for the Desert. Some days you just wonder... every time we go up there these days there are issues. Ed has been working on some fence problems and thought he could get that finished but oh Noooooo, the rain hit that weekend. We did see Randy Travis that weekend at the new concert venue in Napa. The Uptown Theatre . We are going home to get the Motor home and the garage is full of water, the water heater went out.
We finally got on the road Tuesday November 26th went to Bakersfield RV Resort for the night. Started our last leg of the trip Wednesday. Ed was driving the MH and I was following in my car. Climbing the mountain to Tehachapi, Ed kept going slower and slower which is unusual since the coach generally takes the mountain range without a problem. Called Ed and he said he had no power. We pulled over when we got to the top, checked what could be checked and started out again. Got a little better and when we hit the desert where there is God Awful Nothing, I was a bit concerned but we made it to Indio. Mechanic has been out, serviced the coach and see if that fixes the problem.
Once we arrived on Wednesday, we met up with Bill and Shirley, longtime friends. We had dinner and made plans to see the Palm Springs Follies the next afternoon. Shirley was able to get great seats for last minute and we were in the 5th row. This was the second show of the season and evidently there were mistakes but I didn't notice. A fun show for anyone visiting the Palm Springs Area.
Over the weekend, I was able to get my hair done and so needed it!!!! Thanks Sharon! I am just going to have to travel here for appointments in off season because she is so good. Ed and I went to the COD Street Fair on Sunday. Quite a few vendors but it is not up to full capacity for a few more weeks. The rest of this week, we just kicked back, went to the pool, the weather was outstanding for this time of year. Of course we watched the Giants take the World Series a huge highlight of the week. Then on Tuesday watched the results of the mot horrible bashing election that I can remember. There should be a law that only ISSUES are discussed and absolutely no bashing. Maybe that we the candidates would have to actually tell us their PLAN! OK off the political soapbox. Of course I had some retail therapy while down here. Some of the best shopping experience's are in the Desert. The restaurant at the resort opened this week and the food has been great.
The car is packed and ready to go, we just have to turn off the water in the morning and hit the road. It is about a nine hour drive home. I hope we get home early enough to pick up Beau. He is at a friend's place with four other dogs to play with and Maureen and Heath really like him so it works out well he has such a great place to go when we travel. I do miss my dog!!!
Until next time...........
We finally got on the road Tuesday November 26th went to Bakersfield RV Resort for the night. Started our last leg of the trip Wednesday. Ed was driving the MH and I was following in my car. Climbing the mountain to Tehachapi, Ed kept going slower and slower which is unusual since the coach generally takes the mountain range without a problem. Called Ed and he said he had no power. We pulled over when we got to the top, checked what could be checked and started out again. Got a little better and when we hit the desert where there is God Awful Nothing, I was a bit concerned but we made it to Indio. Mechanic has been out, serviced the coach and see if that fixes the problem.
Once we arrived on Wednesday, we met up with Bill and Shirley, longtime friends. We had dinner and made plans to see the Palm Springs Follies the next afternoon. Shirley was able to get great seats for last minute and we were in the 5th row. This was the second show of the season and evidently there were mistakes but I didn't notice. A fun show for anyone visiting the Palm Springs Area.
Over the weekend, I was able to get my hair done and so needed it!!!! Thanks Sharon! I am just going to have to travel here for appointments in off season because she is so good. Ed and I went to the COD Street Fair on Sunday. Quite a few vendors but it is not up to full capacity for a few more weeks. The rest of this week, we just kicked back, went to the pool, the weather was outstanding for this time of year. Of course we watched the Giants take the World Series a huge highlight of the week. Then on Tuesday watched the results of the mot horrible bashing election that I can remember. There should be a law that only ISSUES are discussed and absolutely no bashing. Maybe that we the candidates would have to actually tell us their PLAN! OK off the political soapbox. Of course I had some retail therapy while down here. Some of the best shopping experience's are in the Desert. The restaurant at the resort opened this week and the food has been great.
The car is packed and ready to go, we just have to turn off the water in the morning and hit the road. It is about a nine hour drive home. I hope we get home early enough to pick up Beau. He is at a friend's place with four other dogs to play with and Maureen and Heath really like him so it works out well he has such a great place to go when we travel. I do miss my dog!!!
Until next time...........
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