Ran into some traffic on our way somewhere. Spotted an exit with a sign for a campground somewhere else. Spent an uneventful night somewhere I can’t recall. Well actually it wasn’t all uneventful. The neighbor came home drunk and backed his truck into his rv. There was a bit of … Read More
Ventura
Spent a nice day at this place near Ventura—just a long strip of road right along the beach.
Refugio State Beach
We’ve said goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa, but not before a walk down State Street turned into some sort of costume buying bonanza. Ouest was wearing hers for a couple of days before she asked who that was a picture of on the brooch. “That’s Barbie.” “Who’s Barbie?” Parenting—so far so good … Read More
Don’t Do That. Or That. Or That.
We went out to a nearby pumpkin patch this morning. The kids have really been wanting to do this, so we waited until the grandparents could join in the fun. However, once we got to Lane Farm’s Pumpkin Patch I quickly discovered that the place did not want anybody to … Read More
Santa Barbara
We boogied down the coast and got to Santa Barbara just in time for our meet-up with Ali’s parents. Somehow Ali and I have always managed to miss Santa Barbara. After one day I have to say that we’re really enjoying the place. The weather is gorgeous, the boardwalk is … Read More
Hearst Castle
Highway 1 south of San Francisco is crazy beautiful, and actually a little easier to drive than it is further north. Which doesn’t mean it is an easy drive—in fact, one day we stopped in Big Sur after nearly three hours on the road with only a couple overlook stops … Read More
Back On Our Way
Ali to the kids: “Papa did it, huh? The bus is fixed.” Ouest: “He wouldn’t have been able to do it without us, though.” Ali had been telling them all week that I needed their help. They were making runs to the store for me, staying out of the bus … Read More
Trial and Error
Today was a long day of trial and error. Everything was ready, I thought, when I went to hook the battery back up. But then the starter began to crank when the battery cable hit the battery post. Later on I would find that this was because the starter relay … Read More
San Francisco
We walked over to the Larkspur ferry this morning and took the quick trip into San Francisco. In town for the day we decided to hit Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury. First stop at the park was Stow Lake for a paddleboat ride. Somehow we got off our bus at … Read More