Four nights to go here in Oceanside and we’ll be packing up the rig and heading back to the desert. It’s been a nice three months.
Our annual 30-day stay at the beach in So Cal gives us the opportunity to see the kids and grandkids, renew old friendships, and recall why we decided to relocate (traffic, high costs, stale lifestyle, etc.). We’re glad we came, but happy to be returning to Nevada; Mesquite is now our home.
We are anxious to see our neighborhood. Several homes have been built on our street since we left, so we’ll have new neighbors. We’re hoping that our only immediate neighbors (i.e. on north side of our wrought iron fence) are good people
We are expecting some of our California friends to visit Mesquite this coming year. Son Jonathan is coming by in November to work with Charlie and to help when I get out of the hospital from my left hip replacement surgery (Nov. 5th). Son Tim, his wife Shanon, daughter Jessica, and sons Joshua and Craig are due to visit in early December. My sister Claudia and her boy toy Ted have promised to visit this Winter, as well.
Here are grandchildren Craig and Jessica who dropped by to visit it Oceanside during our last week:
Craig’s old BFF, Terry DeArmond, brought his Class A motorhome down to Oceanside this week to visit and ride his bike:
We have tentatively scheduled our 2020 RV Trip itinerary. We will again head northwest to Oregon, spend about 1-1/2 months in Coos Bay and Brookings, mosey down to Marin for a short stay, and then head back to Nevada. We’re only going to do 2 months (late June until the end of August) and skip our traditional 30-day stay in Oceanside. The monthly rate there has gotten very pricey: we can save $3,000 that might better be spent decorating some space in our home.
We are, however, going to visit Paradise By The Sea in April for a two-week stay. Our plan is to set up the RV for son Tim and Shanon, and then leave them with the dogs while we go off on a week’s vacation to Mazatlan, Mexico with son Jeff and his wife Carol. We’ll have a few days of rest and the beach when we get back before we have to motor up the I-15 to Mesquite.
The old motorhome had a pretty good trip this year. Very few issues, mostly very minor. We do have a cracked windshield, and our refrigerator is on its last legs, but we managed to improvise, adapt, and overcome the couple of annoyances that arose. It’s all part of camping.
The dogs had a nice trip, too. JayJay’s pancreatitis was an issue for the first six weeks, but he’s recovered and now seems to be in pretty good shape. Booger’s arthritis has slowed her down, but she’s still playful and engaged with the group…when she isn’t napping. Baby was 100 percent healthy this summer, and is a whirling dervish of activity. Here she is in her favorite perch:
All three of the dogs celebrated their birthdays on October 1st: JayJay is 13 (91 in human years), Booger is 12, and Baby turned 3. Here they are, getting ready to eat their special treats and play with new toys:
Charlie and I both took advantage of stops on this RV tour to get some medical things done. Charlie got a JuvaDerm treatment on her face in Marin. How does she look?
And, I went to my favorite dentist in Temecula to get some veneers done to replace 70 year-old, ground-down incisors in my lower mouth. Here’s the result:
Now it’s time to head back to Sun City, home of the greybeards, shuffleboard, and Depends.
I’ve actually missed it.