Day 20: We broke camp at Monterey Co Fair Grounds and headed north on CA 1. It was a pretty drive with a few glimpses of the ocean, We saw a few surfers but it looked me like the waves were breaking too close to the beach to make the surfing any fun. It was breezy and chilly right on the coast. Gena drove until we stopped at the Golden Gate Bridge - - traffic through San Francisco was REALLY SLOW due to a race crowd that was just breaking up after a race. Gena got a picture of a couple of male wild turkeys vying for the attention of a female - - right in out camp ground for tonight. Kerry had a flat on his pop-up trailer. I saw it start to smoke and ... read more

Day 18: Magees & Hixsons got out of camp just before 9 AM. Hixsons needed to get fuel - - so stopped at about the last station and bought 18 gals of fuel at $4.799/gal. We took CA 1 north up through the Big Sur. Kerry classified the road as an adventure road - - narrow, curvey and LOTS of steep grades both up and down. Got some neat photos. One beach was covered with Elephant Seals (BIG CRITTERS). The ocean was producing some pretty good surf. Saw one surfer (looked to be new at it). After setting up camp in what amounts to a parking lot with hook-ups, we took Magees' van and drove the 17 Mile Drive. Saw a beautiful coast line. Took lots of photos. Found gas at $4.179 - - a lot ... read more

Day 16: After a great bacon & cheese omelet, we piled into Magee's van and took the trip up to Glacier Point. Wow, was that worth the trip. The panoramic views from there are really breathtaking!! We could see Nevada Falls, Vernal Falls, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome (nearly in profile and from just a 1000' lower than the summit), the Royal Arches, Mirror Lake, and the better part of the Yosemite Valley floor, including our campground almost directly below us. I could have spent the entire day up there just looking. On the way back to camp, we stopped to check on the progress of the climbers we had seen the day before on El Capitan - - couldn't find them, but we did find another group of 3 or 4 guys about half way up. ... read more

Had a great stay with David & Shana Hill, Bob's cousins, in Temecula, CA. David prepared two superb dinners !! He provided full hookups for our trailer. Temps got down into the high 40s so no AC was needed. Sunday AM we headed up I-15 in a light fog. The sun didn't break through until we were almost past LA - - never saw more than a couple blocks off the freeway. Traffic was pretty light and MOVING RIGHT ALONG!! There are several long grades on the 210 and the 5. Once we got down into the San Juaquin Valley it was flat but it was also hazy so we couldn't see the Sierras off to the east well enough to show up on in a picture. We got to Tulare, CA, our intended destination today ... read more

Spent the day with Mary and Skip (George) Saylor, Gena's cousins. After breakfast of fresh eggs from DFS and sausage that Magee's brought and incredible Einstein Bros Bagels, we went to visit Mary & Skip's Churches. They are opposite ends of town, Skip's south in Chandler and Mary's in Phoenix north of Paradise Valley. They are doing great thinigs in their churches - - we're very proud of them. Got take out Sliders for lunch . Afternoon was spent giving Milo a bath, napping, and the girls looking at LOTS of photos. Mary had a meeting Wed evening so the rest of us went to Don and Charlie's where Skip treated us to dinner. Place had walls covered with baseball memorabelia, signed baseballs, jerseys, bats, and photos. One could spend a long time checking it all ... read more