June 1st we headed north out of Indio up the California coast. We're on our way to Sunriver, OR for the summer months. Pat had her motorhome transported to Oregon and rode with us north. It was great having her along with us.
Our first night we spent along the coast near Ventura. We stayed in a unique RV park located along a rock sea wall just feet from the high tide.
The weather was wonderful – much cooler than the desert.
The weather was wonderful – much cooler than the desert.
No hookups just a million dollar view of the sunset along the California coast.
We stayed two nights in Santa Barbara. What a wonderful town. We visited the pier, took a bus trip up town, (shopping galore) took a historical walking tour of town, visited the Santa Barbara Brew Pub, toured the Mission Santa Barbara, drove up to the gate to Oprah’s mansion and fell in love with the wonderful people of Santa Barbara.
The mission Santa Barbara was incredibly beautiful.
Heading north we stayed up in San Luis Obispo. We walked up town and checked out the SLO Brewing Company.
Next we spent two nights in Sacramento visiting with Mike’s brother, Chuck, his wife Eva and Pat’s son Rob and his wife Serena – Had a great time catching up with family. Next we stopped in Chiloquin, OR for a night then on to
Sunriver the next day.
Sunriver the next day.
We had a greeting party meet us in Sunriver. Mama deer and her two little fawns don’t seem to be too scared of us. The little babies are just precious.
Father’s day weekend we headed up to Portland to see the kids and grandkids. The boys thought it would be fun for Mike, our two sons and all four grandkids on a backpacking trip. They hiked 2.7 miles in to a lake then fished …. Spent the night and hiked 2.7 miles back to the cars the next day. Only problem – Brandon and Colby got mild cases of poison oak ….. Marc got a whopper of a case of poison oak. (He’s got a terrible sensitivity to poison oak) Marc ended up in the Urgent Care / at the Dermatologist’s office and also in the ER for an IV. What a bummer!
The next weekend was a planned camping trip for just the guys (Mike, Marc, Brandon, Colby and Ben) But unfortunately due to the last weekend’s poison oak episode, Marc and Colby couldn’t make it. Mike, Brandon and Ben went up to Trillium Lake near Government Camp and tent camped. The fishing was great – Ben looks pretty proud – don’t you think?
June has been a great month. We had a great visit with John and Bonnie Kearsing (friends from Outdoor Resorts in Indio) The nights have been cold but the days have been outstanding – we’re looking forward to the rest of the summer!
