When we got to Fresno the temperature was 99 degrees and getting hotter. Later in the day it actually reached 103 which is the highest we’ve seen this summer.
We are parked at the Elks Lodge in Fresno with 30 amp electrical service, water and a dump station. With only 30 amp we can only run one AC unit at a time so we left the living room unit running when we left to visit my mother. When we went back about 9 PM we discovered that the AC unit wasn’t working and trust me, it was hot in the RV.
I did some troubleshooting and after disconnecting our surge protector and plugging directly into the power box the darned thing started working. I’m going to do some more checking tomorrow. Hopefully our surge protector hasn’t gone haywire.
Today we drove down to Lemoore NAS to do some shopping at the commissary and exchange. Mom picked up a couple of things and we got some things we needed as well.
September 25, 2016
Man, the last few days have rushed by way too fast.
On Thursday Joe Thibault, Bob O’Brien, Mike Hargis and Jerry Rita came by the Elks RV Park for a short visit. I went to junior high school with all of them and then high school with Joe and Bob. I hadn’t seen all of them except for Joe in 50 years so it was great to see them and catch up on what everyone has been doing all these years.
On Friday Joe and I attended the Hoover High School Class of 1966 Ice Breaker. Since this is the first reunion I have attended I had no idea what to expect but I can say it was a lot of fun. Hey, some of those folks look really old.
On Saturday one of my classmates had a mini car show and gathering at his shop. One of the guys that showed up was a C-141 pilot who flew out of Norton AFB, CA for several years. Also there was Dennis Campbell who was a flight engineer with the 710th MAS at Travis.
September 26, 2016
Yesterday we hooked up the car and left the Elks Lodge bound for Camp San Luis Obispo. This is a small California Army National Guard base that has a long history. The RV park is here is great and at $23 an night a outstanding value for this area.
September 29, 2016
On the 27th we spent most of the day in Morro Bay which is only 8 miles north of here. After having lunch at the Harbor Hut (don’t recommend this one) we drove out to Morro Rock and watched the surfer’s for a while.
On the 28th we walked around downtown San Luis Obispo for a short time but the temperature was about 100 degrees so the time there was short.
After stopping at America’s Tire to have the Honda’s tires rotated we headed south to the Pismo Beach area. While driving around in Cayucos, this beautiful Ford Woody caught my eye.
A couple of weeks ago Joyce ordered a new throw rug for our coach from Overstock. At the time of ordering she had it sent to my mother’s home in Clovis but a couple of days later we were notified there was going to be a delay in shipping. No problem, Joyce chatted online with them and had the rug sent to my brothers place in Laveen, AZ.
Well, that didn’t work out so good. The darned thing was sent to Clovis so rather than have my mother re-ship it or go through the hassle of getting Overstock to correct their mistake, we just drove over yesterday to pick it up.
We were actually supposed to leave Camp San Luis Obispo yesterday but we just extended our stay on more day and then delayed our arrival at Port Hueneme. RV’ers plans are always written in Jello.
We left Camp San Luis Obispo at 10 AM and pointed the motor home south on US 101. Traffic going down wasn’t too bad so we made pretty good time, pulling into Port Hueneme Naval Construction Battalion Center, Naval Base Port Hueneme, CA. about 1:30 PM.
After clearing the main gate we stopped for fuel at the Naval Exchange’s gas station and put 65 gallons of diesel in the motor home. At $2.44 per gallon that is a real bargain in the Ventura area.
Got checked into the Fairways RV Park without a hitch but after parking we had trouble with the living room air conditioner again. So, the surge protector is the problem and after looking at the connectors I found the problem. It can’t be fixed so Joyce has ordered a new one on Amazon.
October 1, 2016
Yesterday we made a return visit to President Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Library and Museum. They have added a lot of new exhibits the main one being the VC-137 27000, commonly called Air Force One. A presidential helicopter is also there and of course the presidential limousine as well.
A piece of the Berlin Wall, The American Sector and the Soviet Side.
I had the privilege of being on C-141 crews that flew the President’s limo on two occasions. One of these missions was to pick up the car at San Francisco International and fly it to Andrews AFB, MD.
After we got airborne we got a call from air traffic control asking us to contact the Military Airlift Command’s command post at Scott AFB, IL. After establishing a phone patch they asked to speak to the senior Secret Service agent on board and for us not to listen in on the conversation. I was watching the agent’s face the whole time and I could tell something really bad was happening.
This was during Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to the United States. Mrs. Thatcher had left San Francisco for a trip to Yosemite National Park. Since the weather was very bad in that area they couldn’t fly her to the Valley so they decided to drive her.
After the agent got off the radio he told us what had happened. During the clearing of the roads up to Yosemite one of the Secret Service’s cars slid off the road and an agent was killed. The rest of the flight was very quiet.
Last night we had dinner at Little Tony’s Italian Restaurant and then went to see “The Light Between Oceans” at the base theater which is free. So, a movie, some popcorn and a soda cost us $6.
More next time,
Barry & Joyce
