And what better way to start than with a sunrise Mike took a few days before leaving the beach for the RV park. We go there just before Loreto Fest so we don't have to travel the mile of rocky, washboard road out to the pavement 3 times a day for a week.
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| Made by Chris |
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| Made by Patty |
I managed to get through Loreto Fest although there were a couple times that I had my doubts. I could not have managed with out the generous support of my helper Chris. She also makes and donates a quilt to the LF Raffle. Several other volunteers would come by periodically to see if help was needed. Thank you All!! Our attendance was down by about half and the amount spent at the auction & raffle was also down. A sign of the depression no doubt. Let's hope next year will show an improvement.
Tuesday morning, May 8th, we took the RV trailer and jeep over to park in storage at Emma's in Juncalito village. Her grandson, Leno, helped Mike to cover them for the summer. We were on the road by 9am. Filled the pickup with diesel in Loreto and then we both remembered things we had forgotten. Mine was not worth returning for but Mike had forgot to turn off the propane tanks. So back the 12 miles to Juncalito, turn off the propane, and the hotwater tank, and get my package. We were again on the road for the second time by about 10am. Not too late a start!
The rest of the day and the next went well. That is until we went to pull into the motel on Wednesday night. The left front brake on the pickup seized up. A mechanic was recommended and Mike made arrangements for him to come to the the motel the next afternoon to make repairs. He came the next afternoon, only half an hour later than he said, took the tire off, checked to see what parts he would need, made a trip to the auto parts store, put it all back together and was done by 7pm. A very nice and capable young man and didn't charge an arm & leg. Mike was pleased to have had it done so quickly. We were only delayed a day. And it's not like we had a time schedule to stick to!!!
We had dinner Wednesday night & breakfast the next morning in the old part of Temeculah, CA. There were some very interesting tourist shops and I just happened to spot a quilting store that called me to come look at all the materials on display. I managed to get out of there with only some iron-on fusible backing for my next year's tee shirt quilt.
We were back on the road early Friday morning and Saturday around 3pm we pulled into our campsite near Long Beach. Washington that is! What beautiful weather greeted us. Was actually warm and almost hot! Now to unload and reorganize.
Claude has really been working on their new house. The biggest thing now is to set the kitchen cabinets which are due to arrive on tuesday. (They did and Mike helped set them.) The kitchen now has cabinets, appliances, running water and is waiting for the counter tops to arrive later this week. That leaves the master bedroom and upstairs to carpet and a few odds and ends that need doing. With luck they hope to move in Fourth of July weekend.
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Opal has joined the geriatric generation. It seems like overnight. She has trouble jumping in or out of the pickup. Needs a little bit of a lift. So she now needs to take glucosamine. She HATES the tablets but loves the chewables. Of course she does, they are twice as expensive! What else
would I expect of her Highness?
Safe Travels and Wonderful Adventures to All.
