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Sunday, August 12, 2007
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Summer Vacation 2007
Our first stop was to see my Grandpa and Aunt Helen in Woodland CA. What a great time we had talking and we enjoying a delicious dinner at Applebee’s, where Grandpa always orders the Fish and Chips.
July 25 2007 - John and I have been enjoying Suzette’s and Randy’s place in Oregon for 3 days now; Wilderville, yes that is the name of the town, just a cute little town with the BEST pizza I ever had. I would like to introduce Thelma on the left and Louise on the right; two great dogs loving life!
We arrived on Sunday the 22nd. Suzette's house and property is so beautiful and relaxing with horses and stables, and a creek just a short walk past blackberry bushes.Yumm I love picking and eating blackberries - I think I am in heaven.
Tuesday 24th we had the ride down the Rogue River on the “Hell’s Gate” jet boats. WOW what fun! These boats were in as little as 6 inches of water in some areas. The tour guide showed us the beauty of the wild life surrounding the river as well as his skill to maneuver the boat into 360’s and short stops to get the boat of about 50 people wet and giggly. The tour was 3 hours including an awesome lunch of BBQ chicken, cheesy potatoes, tasty green salad, and lip smacking Blackberry Cobbler - We had a Great day!
She was turning 25 again – Ha! Ha!
For the next three days we took trips to the Rogue River to ride the class 1, 2 & 3 rapids in river kayaks. John and I gone more sun on the river in Oregon then we get in San Felipe MX, isn’t that funny – Ha! Ha!
The first day on the river was more of a float with little Maximum - John’s nephew. We hung out and let the current carry us down stream; we saw Osprey, Blue Herrings, River Otters, small fish, a family of deer, and a Bald Eagle – very cool!
The second day I got knocked out of my boat by the rocks and a wave at the Hell Gate entrance. I came up with my boat in one arm, paddle in the other hand and one of my water shoes hanging by my toe. I made it back into my boat with a bit of help – no problem.
One morning Randy (Suzette’s boyfriend) asks me if I wanted to go riding (ride a horse); well being that I had not even sat on a horse I said “Yes.” Then explained my skills or lack of them; no problem Randy said with a smile. “Pepper is the horse for you”. I had so much fun riding and guiding the Pepper around the buckets. Pepper is a nice and calm horse prefect for this green cowgirl. If we had more time I wanted to try the open road at a slow pace of course with time to stop and pick berries.
Other afternoons we enjoyed games of Bocce Ball or Lawn Bowling; but we added a few rules. The course moved around the yard and renamed it Bocce Golf. It was so much fun with the uneven surfaces and obstacles in the way like metal water pipes, trees, or gates. Jusplan old family fun!
The days always ended by sitting with a refreshing drink, looking at the stars, and the moon. This was a wonderful start to our vacation with family and new friends.
On Saturday 28th we headed to Florence Oregon to hang out with Mel and Angela Our friends from San Felipe. They just moved in to their new home and we could not wait to them. It took us about 2.5 - 3 hours to drive from Wilderville to Florence.
When we got there Angela had left to go get her stuff from Morobay. We were and are really sorry we did not have the time to hang out with both of them, but we had a good time with Melody.
Beautiful but ZERO Cell service for two days we could not call any one. As we drove out of the Redwoods finally the phone showed 2 bars; I tried to call Montse and our friends in Oakland but the phone did not work. Later during the drive we see a sign the reads Wisner CA; I did finally talked to Montse and we planned time to spend together on our Birthdays in September. I can not wait!
John and I took one day after we arrived to find the house and apartment my grandparents live in. This is a view form the house if it was still there; apartments were built where their house use to be.
This is a picture of the lagoon in Alameda were they lived and I remember walking to the beach through the stores stopping at Walgreens for a toy then heading for the sand and ocean to play in the sand building sand castles. One time my grandpa make a shark with shall and sand and dug a hole where the mouth was; we would put our leg in it or body making it look like the shark was eating us. Good times! Just a little memory I wanted to share with you all - Now back to the trip.
Christine and Raine fixed us a great dinner the first night we came in; then the next day showed us the Alameda Yacht Club and took us the out for the best Chili Relleno. I can not remember the restaurant were we went but the Chili Relleno were yummy and the corn tortillas were like a pita but better. The Alameda Yacht Club was so cool and the people just down to earth and inviting. We enjoyed the short time we spend with Christine and Raine and they make us fell comfy and at home just the way we hope our friends feel when they visit us.
As we headed south we have two more stops and we are home. Santa Barbara & Fresno; these are two places that feel like home and we love spending time just hang out and relaxing.
Three days with Troy and our extended famliy; it’s was time for us to head South to visit both sets of parents. John’s and my parents both live in Fresno. From Fresno John and I desided to go home by what of Ensenda. Great Drive - Beautiful!
WOW THAT WAS A VACATION!