Back in California

We're definitely in California!
This is I-15 going through Victorville to Cajon Pass.

In our wandering nomad life, we always end up back in California every year, for at least a little while...and sometimes longer. We come here because we have two children who are planted here. Stuck here is a better way to put it. But here they are, and so...here we are.

We expedited our arrival to California in order to facilitate the anticipated cataract surgery that the optometrist in Spokane had prescribed for Mark. Once here, Mark made another appointment with Costco's Vision Center in the expectation of getting a referral for surgery. Instead, he walked away with another pair of glasses and the happy news that surgery could be postponed another two years. Most likely. Ya gotta love second opinions.

At least he can see to drive again, which is handy, since he is the only driver for the motorhome. And God willing, the new glasses will suffice for at least a year.

View from "Rim of the World" drive, in the mountains
north of Fontana

Weekday matinees are the best!

Our first stop in California was Leisure Coach Works, where we had some work done on the RV. They inspected Mark's patch job he did to repair the tear in the roof caused by the pine tree branch I ran into in September. It was given a thumbs up. We were having trouble with the generator-- on at least two occasions, we were unable to turn it off, either from the inside switch or from the one on the generator itself. Mark had to use the generator's governor to shut it off. LCW fixed that problem for us. We also had a few other leaky spots sealed from the outside, and some other minor work done.  While they were at it, they replaced our carbon monoxide and LP detectors, which were the original units installed in 2004 when the coach was built. We still have a few issues to resolve, but we'll be returning in December to get those done.

This coach appears to be in much better shape than the first one we owned. (Thank God for that!) It took a full week in Fontana to cover everything on our list, primarily because they had a very heavy work load. There were at least half a dozen coaches being worked on the week we were there. At about 4 p.m. each day, they parked us and plugged us into power. But by eight in the morning, we had to vacate for the duration of the work day. Finding things to do (without busting the budget) was a challenge. We saw a couple movies, took a long drive, and walked the nearby mall. The rest of the time we hung out in their customer lounge. I was super glad to finally be on our way to Acton.

We've had some great visits with the kids and my delightful little granddaughter, Sophie. The camera has been hiding in my purse during my visits, though, so pictures will have to wait until next time.

Cook out - Eat in
Visit with the kids
Left to right: Mark, Steve, Katie, Sophie, and Brent
(Alicia had to work & couldn't come)

Sophie taking a break from playing in the dirt
to "pose" for the picture

We've been fortunate to be out of the way of fires and earthquakes so far. The angels are watching over us.

That's it for now...

God bless & safe travels!