Travel Blog
We left our home on September 16th and returned on December 27th, after 3 and 1/2 months on the road. We had some great adventures, but it felt great to be home. We spent $764.50 in gas from home to Apache Junction, AZ, $339.02 to drive from Apache Junction to Dixon, MO, $332.16 to drive…
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On Thursday, December 26th, we drove the 320 miles, up the coast, through the Redwoods, from Fortuna, CA to Newport, OR. The first half of the drive was decent, intermittent fog but no rain. We were surprised to see two large herds of elk along the way. The second half of the drive was heavy…
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Looking ahead at the weather, we decided to spend Christmas Day driving from Lodi, CA to Fortuna, CA, located on the coast, just off of Highway 101. We bunked down at Riverwalk RV Park, a place we had stayed twice before. Just to the north of us, between Crescent City and Newport, OR, they were…
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On Christmas Eve we drove from Anaheim to Lodi, CA, some 380 miles. We arrived in time to relax a little before getting ready for mass at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 15 minutes away. It was a huge church with a very long center aisle, and not surprisingly, the church was full to capacity. The…
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We arrived in Anaheim on Friday, December 20th and quickly got set up at our Orangeland RV Resort campsite. The site was tight, but we made it work. And the location was excellent. Ashley, Tim, Patrick and Emma were staying at the Best Western, about 15 minutes away and right across the street from Disneyland’s…
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On December 19th, after two straight months of living at the Superstition Sunrise RV park, we bid our farewell to our newfound friends and neighbors and headed towards Anaheim. Ashley and Tim invited us to join them and the grandkids at Disneyland from December 20th to 24th. Chiriaco Summit, CA, near Indio, was a great…
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We took a weekend trip to Sedona, November 15 – 17. It felt like fall, trees changing color, a nip in the air everyone wearing coats, winter hats and gloves. Some 20º cooler than Apache Junction. It got down to 32º a couple of nights, but was comfortable and warm during the day with highs…
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We arrived back at Superstition Sunrise RV Park in Apache Junction on Monday, October 21st. Here are some of the amazing experiences we had while we were in AZ: Went on several bike rides including ones starting from the OHSO Brewery, Harmony Park, Scottsdale Silverado Golf Course and Ellen and Bernie’s house, a couple with…
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We made the 363 mile drive from Amarillo, TX to Grants, NM in about 7 hours. Grants was our last stop before returning to our temporary home in Apache Junction, AZ. We stayed at a very nice KOA that even offered dinners or deserts delivered to your door. This KOA was surrounded by miles of…
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It was a pretty windy drive from Oklahoma to Texas. We stayed at a KOA camp in Amarillo. It was blowing about 40 mph when we arrived and really didn’t let up much the whole time. The campground was sandwiched between train tracks and the airport, but the wind was howling so much, you couldn’t…
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