Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Carols Busy Birthday week











Hi there Everyone,

The last week or so has been very busy for us. Around the 13th, we had our first storm system of the year come through the area. It was a mix of a former typhoon and a cold air mass from Alaska. It was a very windy and rainy system. We got 3 inches of rain out of the storm and a lot of wind. The trailer faired very well out of the storm as did the rest of the RV park. The trailer was really rocking and rolling at times, but everything held up great.

On the 15th, Carol started her birthday celebration a day early by getting a tattoo at a local shop. The Tattoo is of a chicken with Katie’s Name underneath it. A tattoo is something that Carol has been thinking about for some time now. Don’t expect Eric to be following suit any time soon. On Friday the 16th, the family celebrated Carol’s 48th birthday at Outback steak house. It was a wonderful gathering of friends, family and great food. The dinner was capped off with a wonderful birthday cake from Safeway that was chocolate with raspberry filling.

On Saturday the 17th, yours truly, Eric, made a speed trip to Ashland Oregon. Mike’s mom, Louise has been fighting off some sort of respiratory ailment and was pretty weak lately. So I wanted to shoot up there to see her before we left on our vacation. It was a very nice but quick visit. I got to spend some quality but quick time with Chuck and Terry Wraight. My main purpose however was to go say ‘Hi’ to Louise. Despite the fact she has been under the weather, she remembered me the minute I walked in the door. Not bad for the ripe old age of 95. When we left the hospital where Louise is recuperating, Chuck and Terry took me through Lithia park in downtown Ashland. It is obvious that Fall has arrived in a big way. There are so many beautiful trees that are changing color. It was quite the color fest.

This week, we are frantically getting ready for our trip. We are leaving Friday. We will be going down 395 and checking out Bodie, Bridgeport, Bishop and Manzanar on our way to a Good sam Samboree that is being held in the Antelope Valley in Southern California. It’s our first major trip since we went to Portland and Seattle last year.

Stay tuned for more frequent updates next week as we set out on our new adventure.
Happy camping! – Eric and Carol -

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