Tuesday.............

and two weeks to the day when the Crud got a hold of me. I'm actually going to live!! Almost back to my old greasy diet of biscuits and gravy and hamburgers.............however, still going to cool it for a few more days as my tummy is still rumbling on occasion.

I've got a couple more doctor appointments this week and then should be ready to head South. No set schedule or route we're going to take at this time............we were gonna go through Reno, Las Vegas and Laughlin; but, better judgment (if we had any) tells us to avoid these gambling dens. Time will tell.

Thought M/H should be ready to go...............now the Fantastic Fan has given up the ghost! I checked it out today and I guess the electric motor decided it was time to quit. I gotta call the company and see if I can just order the motor from them...............should be cheaper than a new fan.

Gonna be nice and cool this week so looks like a good time to mutilate the oleanders...........cutting them back is an annual chore.

Nothing else going on...........we're probably going to spend the weekend in Woodland and that's about it. W&B

Saturday Afternoon............

and we're considering making a run out to the casino so Becky can get her "fix". Weather cooled down a bit.........if you can call low 90s cool.

Larry and Audrey made it to Corning yesterday afternoon. I was feeling quite a bit better so Larry, B and myself went out to hunt down a few caches before we went to the casino for dinner. Friday was seafood night...........no dungness crab so we skipped that and had dinner in the little bar area. Tried our luck and I escaped with $41.00 of the casino's money. Played until my tummy said it was time to go.

Today has been a "hold down the couch" day again. Was watching football when a couple of cachers showed up to hunt down "Muttley". Watched them for a while and I finally gave them a hint and they made the find. They seemed to enjoy the hunt.

Posting a couple of pics of our caching efforts yesterday. Later. W&B

Barely Alive................

or so it seems. Boy, I've had tummy problems before; but, never quite like this time. Seems like I'm on the way to recovery and then I eat the wrong food and I'm almost back to square one again. Been following a bland diet for the last couple of days and hopefully can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Time will tell.

It's been HOT this week so I've been just veging on the couch with the A/C going............at least there's one advantage to this............I've been staying off my feet so the old knees are feeling much better.

Managed to make it to the casino a few times in the passing days and my "Red Brothers" haven't been too kind to me until today. I managed to recover my loses of the previous trips so didn't spend too much time there today...........got my money back and then got out of Dodge. Becky even left today with a few extra bucks in her jeans.

Tomorrow Larry and Audrey should get here in the afternoon on their way to Yuma so we'll probably have dinner with them. Don't know about any caching..........it depends on the amount of time they want to spend here.............and of course the weather.

Just letting people know we're still alive..............maybe not completely well yet; but, at least making some progress.

Later. W&B

Finally Reached End Of The Week...............

and at least I'm feeling about 50% today. Tummy still growling and making other funny noises; but, at least I see some improvement. May take another day or so of bland foods to get my tummy settled down. We were going to the twerps football game tomorrow; but, Becky may have to make the run by herself.

Shop finally called so I made a speed run to Chico to pick up the M/H. Much quieter without exhaust leaks! That's about all the energy I had for today so guess it's back to veging on the couch again and hope that tomorrow is a better day.

Should be doing fine when you get here Larry. W&B

Wednesday...........

and I'm trying to recover from the "crud" which got a hold on me Monday evening; but, getting better today. Seems like the crud hits me about every 12 to 14 months.............no explanation, can't trace it to anything I eat and usually takes about 3 days to get about half way normal again. Last time I got it was about 1 year ago, 28 September to be exact. (???)

Got a call from the shop and hopefully M/H will be ready to pick up tomorrow. Exhaust manifold gasket on driver's side leaking so I just told them to replace both sides. Hopefully, no more problems for another 5 years.

Should be able to make it to the twerp's football game on Saturday if stomach problems don't flare up again. That's about it for us, think I'm just gonna vegitate on the couch for the rest of the day.

Later. W

Didn't Make It To Woodland............

today for the Twerp's football game......and they won! Homegame next weekend so we'll do our best to get to that one. Haven't been doing much since the old temps climbed a bit; but, cooled down for this weekend. Next week should be OK with highs in low 90s.............I used to think that 90 was HOT...........not anymore as it's actually tolerable since we froze our butts off at Dillon Beach.

Been looking for someone to fix exhaust leak in M/H, took it in to a local shop yesterday; but, it wouldn't fit into his shop.........too tall. I found another guy in Chico and he said "no problem" so we'll take it over there Monday morning and drop it off. It needs new exhaust gaskets and some of the joints are leaking. Hope this is all we gotta do before we head South.

Been giving the casino some more business and I've actually been staying ahead of them this last week. Maybe I'm wising up by stopping when I'm a few dollars ahead instead of getting greedy. Cashed in $105 yesterday and $63 today. We went to the Flying J to try out their breakfast buffet and then scooted out to the casino. The Flying J serves some decent food at a good price so it may become our alternate restaurant for a quick meal.

I think we're in for the evening unless casino starting calling my name. Later. W&B

Been Trying to Get Caught Up...........

with stuff around here since we got back from Dillon Beach. Been a spendy month since we got back from WA.............house A/C needed to be replaced, shower was leaking, water softener had to be replaced, water pump leaking in M/H, door latch on M/H keeps locking us out and gotta get exhaust leak fixed on M/H. One item at a time and maybe we can be ready to get outta here in October.

Weather has been nice the last few days, temps in upper 80s; but, triple digits supposed to return for the weekend. Bummer.........guess we'll be going back to Woodland for Bryce's football game on Saturday..........probably just for one day unless I get the M/H ready to roll before then.

Been keeping my red brothers happy with casino runs..........actually I've been holding my own since we got back to town. They got to my goody locker today...........I was ahead then then got greedy. So it goes.

Just an update to let everyone know that not much in happening in Corntown. Later. W&B

More Saturday Pics at Dillon Beach.........

After breakfast the troops headed for the big sand dunes to go boogie boarding down them. They conned Old Granny to go with them so away they went. You can barely see the sand dune they were heading for in the first picture. Old Granny made it and took these pictures of the kids going up and down the hill. Rhonda made it out there too and then she hiked back to get Becky's walking stick............it was either that or send for a rescue helicopter to get her back.

More pics of the twerps going up and down the side of the sand dune.

They all made it back from the sand dunes and the next adventure was going down to the ocean to look for some crabs. They looked, looked and looked some more and did come up with some itty bitty crabs.

Rhonda was playing in the water with the rest of the kids.........she damn near took a header in the drink; but, rear ballast was enough to keep her balanced. Looks like Jace and Bryce found "something".

Looks like it's about time for Rhonda and Becky to start their spaghetti feed for the troops. Hope they brought enough fixins (?).

Pics From Friday and Saturday...............

Friday everyone started arriving....naturally the boys started a football game in the sand and prepations for dinner got underway.

Twice baked potatoes and grilled chicken were on the menu...........better grilled chicken then KFC!!

Rhonda was showing off her two-way radio...........I figured it had to be the radio she was exposing since there wasn't much of anything else.

Bob was a grillin chicken while kibtzers looked on. A campfire was soon underway.........it was welcome as the wind had picked up and it started getting COLD after the sun went down.

I think Brad, Steve and Bob spotted a "nude sunbather" on an adjacent dune..........at least that's what I figured since they spent a lot of time up there with a spotting scope.

The girls challenged the boys to a football game and promptly beat their butts!

It was getting cold for me and "CJ" so we both found sanctuary in Steve and Rhonda's trailer.

Saturday morning a breakfast was being held to "Save Dillon Beach" and Becky and I went down to give it a try. For $5.00 we had pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. It was OK; but, they had no means to keep the food warm. Oh well, we didn't have to prepare anything.

I stood in the middle of the campsite and took pictures from the inside of our circle............here's what we looked like.

Becky hiked out to the sand dunes with the kids.........they were using boogie boards to slide down the hill. She just got back and looks worn to a frazzle! No matter how old you get............you can still learn new lessons. She probably won't be making that hike again...........I would estimate it be about a mile and a half for the round trip.........and walking in the sand!!

Will post this and probably have more pictures later.

Friday........More People Showing Up Today...............

This is what we looked like this morning.....since then another trailer and motorhome have arrived. I guess one more 37' M/H has yet to arrive. Wonder where he'll park??? When we got back from our travels a bunch of "squatters" moved in with their tents, right behind me, even though the area was roped off. I lit off the big generator that's pointed right at them; but, it doesn't seem to phase them. We went up the hill at Dillon Beach and Becky was able to use her cell phone.........no more withdrawals. We've been on top of the hill several times and each time we see deer in people's yards.

We headed for Bodega Bay and did some caching on the way. A cache was hidden under this little shop's porch........the name of the cache had something to do with "Gabby" and we found out the pooch was Gabby. Nice friendly mutt. Outside of Bodega (not to be confused with Bodega Bay) the Nuvi went beep.........so I cut a uie in the highway and we went back to find a bit of history and the cache at this old school house.

Stopped for some clam chowder at Bodega Bay and then went looking for some more caches. Found one near this old hulk of a boat and drove down the road for another. I found the cache..........Becky was taking pictures. Last picture was taken after she yelled and stepped into a big pile of doggie do............fresh doggie do. That ended our caching for the day and she just bagged up her shoe in a Walmart bag and we headed for home. Took her about 15 minutes to get her shoe cleaned up. That "fresh" doggie do is good stuff!

Got back, met some of our fellow campers and now we're waiting for dinner to be ready. I don't know what's on the menu; but, the clam chowder is wearing off so I'm looking for some food in the near future.

More later.............hope we don't freeze our butts off...........it got C O L D last night. W&B

Made It To Dillion Beach...........

Did a little geocaching today and I think we picked up 8 or 9 around Tomales. There's a Coast Guard Station here, a training unit for the Coasties so we stopped to see what we could see. They have a small exchange and convenience store and an eight space rv park to mention a few goodies.

At the entrance to Lawson's Landing we picked up a cache and had a nice view of the bay. Outside of Dillion Beach st stopped again and started to search for one around this old rock that looks like a skull. We figured out that the cache was at the bottom of a gully, down a slippery looking trail so we just passed on that one. Visited a couple of cemetaries........they're always interesting to browse. Found this one headstone where the man died in 1801.........a really old cemetary.

Caught Becky in a "domestic" moment...........she was actually sewing something. This is were we are camping, so far 4 rigs are here and someone just rapped on the door (it's 2026) and asked if this was the right spot. I said YUP and he pulling in in front of me. If I was a nice guy I could probably give him a hand..........nah, I ain't that nice, besides I'm in for the night.

early this morning. Steve and another camper were taking their rigs down and staking out a spot for the remainder of the group who will arrive tomorrow. So, we stayed at the fairgounds last night and got up about 0400 this morning. Boy was that ever dumb! Finally left Woodland a little after 5 and B and I have been almost sleep walking all day today.

Spent about an hour trying to get my MTV set up..........finally figured out that somehow the dish had gotten out of alignment; but, it took a hour to figure out why I could only hone in on one satellite. The damn Hughest internet dish gave me problems even greater than the TV. I finally just walked away from it and when we got home about 1800 it only took about 5 minutes to get tuned in. I think a stronger signal in the evening helps............this has happened before.........work for a long time on it during the day and later that evening I have no problems.

Should be an interesting weekend..........I think 7 rigs and about 30+ people are showing up. Rhonda "volunteered" herself and Becky to put on a spaghetti feed for the troops on Saturday evening. Sure hope they have "fun" with their project!

That's about it for now..........I think it's going to get C O L D tonight so will probably let the little generator run all night so the furnace doesn't kill the batteries. Later. W&B

Been Doing "Nothing" The Last Few Days...........

except making our run to the casino......which we did today because it was "old folks" day so we tried breakfast. Price was right; but, that's about all I could say for the breakfast. Maybe its me, maybe my old taster has gone over the hill..........however, don't think so 'cause we saw some friends at breakfast and they had the same opinion...........the food is going downhill.

Getting ready to drive to Woodland tomorrow, spend night at the rv park in the fairgrounds and then leave for Dillon Beach early on Thursday morning. Temps been in the upper 60s on the coast so that'll be nice. We'll probably have to break out the winter jackets!

This will be our second trip to the Bodega Bay area so there's still a lot for us to see in the area. May try to pick up some of the easier geocaches and just generally kick back and watch the world go by. No cell phone service; but, I'll have my MTV and we're taking the internet dish with us.............maybe I can rent out "on line" time to the tourists and make a couple of bucks.

Next stop California coast so will let you know what we're doing when we get there Thursday.

Later. W&B