Saturday, July 26, 2008
Back Home July 26, 2008
One irritating thing happened on this trip and as far back as I can remember, never had happened before. We woke up Friday morning to find George’s BBQ stolen. We followed the grease trail from the pan to down the road where they evidently threw in a vehicle and left. This type of incident just puts a negative on the trip. The gates are closed and locked at night so it must be someone who has been here before or still in the campground. Several of us had BBQ’s and quite a bit of fishing gear out and I guess we are lucky it was just one item taken, just a shame on the last day.
We decided to go out to breakfast the morning we were heading home and a party of 19 had a farewell breakfast at Black Bear Diner, one of my favorites. I followed the Contessa home in my Prius, another RV adventure behind us..
Another of my fur friends Max
Catch of the Day
Maureen relaxing in the boat
Ed obeying the law
Pruis and the Rig
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Day On The Water July 23, 2008
There are other critters on the river beside the fish that are avoiding the fish line and bait. Below is a picture of a raccoon peeking out from the reeds. Another picture of a crane sitting on one of the pole.
The guys in our group have been out fishing for three days and they have done very well. One of the couples has their two granddaughters here for the week also. Cute little gals 8 years old and 9 years old. They went out fishing with their PaPa this afternoon and caught the largest fish so far, put our fella's to shame.
The girls show up the guys
Tonight we had a great potluck dinner. One of the couples bought all the steaks and cooked them to perfection, along with spaghetti, and the rest of us brought salads, side dishes and dessert. We have so many leftovers we can have another pot luck tomorrow night.
Another great day on the Delta.... until tomorrow
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sugar Barge RV and Marina
Ed relaxing after the drive
A view of the Marina
Three of our fishermen
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Wii Fit Madness July 20,2008
The rig is packed and ready to roll at 8:30 am, I will be following in the Prius. We still have not set up to tow a vehicle yet. We are trying to get a Smart Car to tow and although it is on order, may be several months before we see one. The trip tomorrow should be about hour and half and meeting up with some of our group for breakfast and go on into Sugar Barge. I think I have over packed again, we are only gone for five days but it looks like a month. We are really looking forward to this trip, been too long.
Internet connection permitting I will update daily... until tomorrow!!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Two More Days July 19,2008
This afternoon I attended a BBQ for one of my ladies groups. We are planning a charity event at Christmas time to benefit Toys for Kids for the Amador County Sheriff Department. Last year was our first event and was such a success, the generosity of the women in this community was overwhelming. One of my jobs is to get "Santa" well I have a friend who's husband does Santa very well and she dresses up as a cute elf, they volunteer for various events around the county. Plans are moving right along for this year's event and sure the kids will have lots of goodies and toys to bring smiles to their faces.
Tomorrow I have to finish packing the rig. Since this is only a five day trip, should not be a problem
Can't wait to get back on the road.. Until tomorrow.........
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
My Online Life July 16, 2008
I have friends as I said from all over the world and we try to get together every few years. From Ireland, Canada , UK and all over the United States, when we gather, it is some of the greatest times. We have met in Canada, Las Vegas, California also several have stayed with me on their visits. Cherished and lasting friendships.
Casual Chat is a great forum, we have message boards from silly to serious, several scheduled chats and games throughout the week and just folks popping in the chat rooms to visit. I am a sysop in the forum and the staff works very well together and we do our best to keep it a safe place for our members. Please stop by sometime and see what is on for discussion or who is chatting.
Monday, July 14, 2008
A Nice Weekend July 14, 2008
With all the smoke and 105+ temps in Amador county Ed and I decided to go to Santa Cruz Beach for the weekend. I was able to get a room on a Friday night and only two blocks from the beach. The weather was a bit cooler than we anticipated but I thought refreshing from all the heat and smoke. Ed has never been to Santa Cruz Beach and the Boardwalk so was quite an experience. http://www.beachboardwalk.com/ Santa Cruz still has some of the 60’d hippie experience and takes you back in time. We drove down the Monterey Coast and visited several State Beaches.
Today we drove up to the San Francisco area to attend a funeral of one of my older cousins. I was able to meet and visit with many family members that I have not seen for a long time. I come from a huge family of Aunts, Uncles and cousins and over the years we seem to drift away. We reminisced, laughed, cried and made commitments to stay in touch. I so hope we do, life is short and to miss out on family is a sad thing. I have one cousin Sylvia, who is so dear to me, she helped raise me as my mom was ill often in my childhood. One of the other cousins referred to her as the “HUB” of the family. The one that keeps track of us all, and for that I will always be grateful and love her.
Over the weekend, one of the gals on my WW board, husband lost his battle with cancer. Although I have never met this couple, the friendship on this message board is amazing. My heart goes out to her and her family, I think she is a strong woman and will go on and stay strong for her family.
We will be leaving on a RV trip a week from today, and I am so looking forward to that trip. We will be spending five days on the Delta with our traveling group. Better get out and get that rig cleaned and packed!!! Until tomorrow………….
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Catching Up.. July 9,2008
Above is a picture of our home on wheels The Contessa.
Our next trip planned in July 21st through the 25th as Sugar Barge on the Delta. Looking forward to getting back out and using that RV even if the fuel prices are outrageous. We have talked about how that is going to effect our trips, we just have to plan a bit better, putting off is really not the answer as life is short and if we can do it, DO IT! We will be traveling with a group on this trip and the activities and outings are in the planning stages.
Our trip after that will be to Mt. Rushmore, I have been reading Ellie's and Karon's blog about the adventures back there and so looking forward to it!
I better get some domestic chores done before it really gets hot.. cheers to another entry in my journey!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Beginning July 1,2008
We are part timers and probably will never move to the fulltime lifestyle although the adventures would be amazing. We do several trips a year with a group from Amador county in Northern California, and many small trips just on our own.
So here is to "our"journal of adventures~~~~~~
Maureen and Ed