South of the Border

Hola amigos! We're South of the Border . . . at San Carlos, near Guaymas. We brought the Oregon weather with us! Brrr! cool and wet! Tomorrow we're bound for Mazatlan. It'll be a long drive, but that will provide opportunity to practice espanol and listen to the language tapes.

Buenas noches!

Yuma, Arizona

This will be quick! Highlights of the journey down the central valley of California, once again, were all about birds! Snow geese and Canadas! Thick clouds of birds in the sky . . .wheeling and turning and then settling into the rice ponds along side the the highway! Beautiful! We finally got out of the fleece and into short sleeves and shorts as we approached the CA/AZ border. Our mandatory annual mechanical problem presented itself as a dead camper battery . . . not a problem in RV parks where we have electicity . . . BUT, not so fun as we head away from the luxury of civilization inland! There are countless "snow birds" in Yuma . . . also needing help . . . so, the replacement took a little longer than we would have liked. From here, we travel toward Tucson. Tomorrow, we'll cross the border at Nogales and head for Guaymas/San Carlos. The following day, we hope to arrive in Mazatlan. We're practicing our espanol along the way!
Que le vaya bien, amigos!

Bald Eagle Sighting!

Tonight, we are camping in an RV park near Red Bluff, California. It was a beautiful day! We left Eugene about 10 . . . had lunch in Medford with Jackie Sims, one of Bonnie's good friends from Willamette U days. We had a great visit! As we traveled toward the California border, we caught a glimpse of a mature Bald Eagle by the side of the road, feeding on something tasty. We're looking forward to checking out more birds as we travel South. I've been noticing all the different barn designs! Big ones, little ones, tall ones, round ones......I have my journal with us in the truck and sketch and write along the way. It's time to crawl into bed. Tomorrow will be a long day. We hope to get to the Palm Springs area. Hasta luego!

On the Road Again!

FINALLY! La Casa Chica is on the move! We departed from "the farm" on January 25 - a week later than anticipated . . . . but what does it matter?! We're retired! REALLY retired!

Please be patient as we figure out how to post pictures. It'll happen! We are the proud owners of a GPS/MP3. Now, if we can figure how to download the itunes from our laptop, we'll be SET!

Tonight we're in Eugene, visiting with Phil and Maureen. Hopefully, by tomorrow evening we'll be near Sacramento.

T Minus 10 and Counting

After 10 years of tending the trees, retirement has become a reality. In the coming days we will make final preparations for departure....... destination Mexico.
You are invited to experience the journey through this blog site, thanks to mentoring provided by sister-in-law Heather Hawkins.
It is our plan to keep a blog journal of our travels....Our scheduled departure date is January 18, depending upon weather. The first challenge will be to get over the Siskiyou Pass at the Oregon/California border. From her vantage point in Ashland, Oregon, Bonnie's college classmate and sorority sister, Jackie Sims will keep us posted on weather conditions over the pass.
As we become more comfortable with blogging, we may even add pictures!

Welcome aboard Taylor's "La Casa Chica"... our little house perched in the bed of our truck! We hope you enjoy the trip!

Mariposa Butterfly Reserve

Today we went here. It was amazing. Check out this site. These are pictures of Heather and David Hawkins and their son Jack. Where oh where is AnnaBeth?

If you are a parent with little ones, you will definitely want to check out Heather's blog....Ready Set Mom. It's a GREAT resource!