On the Road Again...heading west

This is packing up day. We need to bring the lawn furniture in, and tie down anything that is loose, so if we get hurricane news we are prepared. Our first stop is Austin, TX. We are staying at Oak Forest RV park, since it is central to where we want to go..There is not a Costco in Corpus Christi so that is one of our stops, as well as the AAA to get maps and new tour books!!

We are having supper with Dave our son, and lunch with Rollie III on Wednesday. Stay tune as we head out west. Our first stop will be Camp Verde, AZ.  See you down the road!!

County Line barbecue, Aguanga, CA

The County Line

     Yesterday we had great barbecue with our friends from the park. This restaurant is out in the middle of no where, but it has great food, atmosphere, and a view. The weather was great so we sat outside, and enjoyed the day.

  Chuck and Kathy have been such great hosts. We have enjoyed our stay at the park, and hope to return someday. We ended the day by going and having root beer floats at Friendship Hall with the rest of the community.    David and Linda have come to travel with us to Yuma, so we are off to having some more adventures...

822 Manzanilla

     Today we are getting our honey do’s done so that we can leave tomorrow for Yuma. Here is our spot in the park, and the view of the mountains…

Till the next time......

Temecula, California

Temecula Old Town

Yesterday  morning headed to  Temecula.  There is an old town there where there are lots of shops.  We just did a drive by, and went on to find barbecue at Lucille's Smokehouse....it was yummy.  we both had ribs, and left very full...we also found a car wash to get the dust off the truck.



Today we headed to Valley view Casino for a free buffet, and play a little slots.  The buffet was supposed to have lobster tails, but they would not be ready until dinner.  We chose to eat anyway.  It was a great buffet, and the desserts were fantastics.  Rollie and I then went to play some poker on the machines, and we hit four of a kind....so since we were up, we headed out.  On the way home, there was one of the 13 California missions, a beautiful mission chapel, with a very old cemetery..  Here are a couple pictures of the mission and Rollie's patron saint, St. Anthony.

It was founded in1816....and still being used.



San Antonio de Pala Mission





Inside the chapel

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Rollie with st. Anthony
Well that is all for now....we have been taking on line courses with the American red Cross.  We have joined the DOVES, which is part of the Escapees.  It means Disaster Operation Volunteers Escapees.  When we get back to Corpus Christi, TX we will get more training with our chapter, and will be able to volunteer with them.





Aguana, CA

JOJOBA SKP Resort

A Vew from the entrance

This is a beautiful SKP Co-op in the Sierra desert.  The elevation is about 3,000 feet.  WE were welcomed here by our friends Chuck and Kathy, and lots of other friendly smiles.  The very first night here we went to La Bistro in Fallmark, Ca.  Glad Chuck drove since I had forgotten how wonderful the traffic is here..lol..

This morning we tried to get some of the dust from our 5th wheel, and do two weeks of laundry.  Now that that is done we are ready to tour.  At lunch we of course found a Mexican restaurant.



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DVI Mexican Restaurant



This is a beautiful area for scenery.  Here is just one view of the area....  Until next tme..

Quartzsite 2012

2012 Circle of the Montanas

     Well it has been a long time since we have blogged about  our whereabouts.We left the end of December with friends we met at Gillette, David and Linda.  This is the first time we actually travelled with another Montana, and found it was great fun.  Linda is a fantastic blogger, so I found it was not necessary since we were part of her journey as we headed to Quartzsite, where there is a huge RV show.  We camped off of Plomosa road again this year with the Montana group and had a great time.  Here are a few photos of the group here.

David, Jack, and Mike, the Wagon masters

The Whole Group, as well as the wagon masters did a great job in making sure we had a great time. Texas was definitely represented as well. We sure didn't plan it , but our Montana's were all together and as you can see our flags were flying high....lol...

Janet at London Bridge

Rollie at London Bridge

One of the side trips we took, was to Lake Havasu to see the London Bridge, and of course to find some Mexican food.  It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed seeing the bridge as well.

We left yesterday and came to Aguanga, CA to an SKP Coop..a great place to visit, and dust  from the desert.

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

Well, it is Friday of the Balloon Fiesta with rain and drizzle, and the sun slowly peeking through...lol...We went to the park, hoping to see some of the balloons inflated, and we were rewarded. They will not fly today, but we are hoping tomorrow we will see them in the air. Even though they are on the ground, it is a grand scene....You can even see a rainbow on the upper right hand corner...all is well...

Balloon Festival October 2011

Rollie and I arrived on Tuesday the 4th just before it started raining....what luck....There were 21 rigs in our group.  We dry camped across from the Balloon Museum and Field.  Next day we went on a tour to Sante Fe where we visited the Loretto Chapel, which contain the staircase made without nails...
Thursday and Friday were cold and windy and rainy, but it was nice to visit with the other RV'ers. and then Saturday was the great day.  Here Rollie talking to his sister Norma for his birthday on Thursday.

We finally went over for the mass ascension, and walked around the field.  We could see how they blew them up and some of the special shapes.  Some were also remote control as well..a beautiful site...
On Sunday was the final mass ascension, but we stayed in the RV park.  It was great  because they all headed our way, and many landed right around us.
Here are a few of the pictures we took.  It was so much fun that we took over 400 balloon pictures...you''ll have to come see them on my digital frame..lol...

We left shortly after that and headed to Lakewood, NM for a couple of days.  We needed to warm up, and undust ourselves..lol...we will head home by the end of the week.  It has been a great couple of months.