We left Fresno on Tuesday, jumped onto Hwy 99 and bounced ourselves up to Stockton. The state is working on the highway all the way from Bakersfield to Sacramento and believe me, it is very rough in places. We then cut over to I-5 a tad better road, but not by much. Then, it was Hwy 12 into Fairfield which we won’t drive again anytime soon. There were several times I had to slow down to 15 mph due to the pot holes and bumps. Even at that speed, there was a couple of times I thought I would break an axle we were bouncing so hard.
Not only is California going to hell financially and politically, the roads are terrible as well. I don’t have a clue about what the state does with their money but they need to spend a lot more on their roads that’s for sure!
We’re now parked at the Travis AFB Famcamp where we have stayed several times. It’s an nice RV park with a few exceptions. One, they play Reveille at 7 AM here. What the heck! Even the Navy doesn’t wake you up until 8 AM! Two, the park has rules, rules and more rules. Not that we mind rules all that much but, here at Travis they are excessive.
04/20/2014
We had another great visit at Travis AFB. We especially enjoy seeing Joe and Lorie Martin every time we are in the area and Joyce got to visit with Nancy and Linda.
04/24/2014
On Sunday the 20th, we hooked up the rig and headed up to Calistoga to visit with Joyce’s family. We always stay at the Napa County Fairgrounds which accepts our Passport America membership. We actually pay for our membership with the discount they offer.
A Walk Around St. Helena
After a wonderful four days there, we made the run up to Redding, CA. We had planned to stay at the Elks Lodge there but they have changed their parking fee from $20 for all Elks members to $25 if you are a member of another lodge. They only offer electric and water hookups for that fee and since the lodge didn’t have a lot of activities on their calendar, we decided to stay at the Win-River Casino. Although the casino is just a big parking lot, they do have full-hookups for $24 which is pretty reasonable for the Redding area.
After a fairly good nights rest, we went to see the Sundial Bridge which spans the Sacramento River in Redding. Not only is the bridge beautiful, but there’s a museum and botanical gardens to see as well.
After spending some time there, we drove up to Trinity Center, CA. As you might recall, Joyce and I house-sat for a friend there a few years back and while there, I established a geocache called Trinity’s Hero. Over the years the container had lost the lid and the logbook needed replacing as well.
After taking care of the cache, we had dinner at Trailhead Pizza in Coffee Creek with some friends we had made there.
On Sunday we made the run up to Oakridge, OR to Jim and Jeanne Glaspey’s RV Park.
Sunday evening Gary and Marcia Stevenson had us over for a wonderful Easter dinner.
Last month we received an email from Jill Nishball, Oregon State Parks Mountain Region Visitor Experiences Coordinator, informing us that we had been selected as finalists for the Oregon State Parks Hosts of the Year Award for 2013. The celebration luncheon was Wednesday the 23rd in Salem.
Although we weren’t selected as the winners, it was still an honor to have been among the six finalists out of over 1100 hosts in the state of Oregon.
While here Jim helped us out with some maintenance on our truck and replaced the kitchen faucet in our home.
Last night we were all invited up to Chuck and Sue Svendsen’s for a delicious barbecue rib dinner.
That's all for now folks!
Barry & Joyce
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