Catch up time before we hit Bakersfield

Boy, we sure hated to leave the beautiful spot on the Priest River but after 2 1/2 weeks it was time to move on. We drove to and spent the 4th on the John Day Dam on the Columbia River. The next morning Dave and I headed out for Elkton Oregon to visit with Marty, Bob and Jackie were headed for La Pine Oregon.

Didn't get to see much of Marty, besides cooking at the restaurant, he was also catering a wine/music thing that one of the winery's was having. Saturday he ended up in the emergency room with a bad fungus on his hands. They were twice the normal size and covered in blisters, thank goodness I wasn't at the catered meal.lol After breakfast, at Marty's restaurant, Dave and I headed out for La Pine to meet up with Bob, Jackie, Bob and Sandy. (Jackie's sister and brother in law) Monday Dave and I drove into Bend and had pedicures and I also had my nails done. The guy doing my nails gave us all kinds of hints of things to see around town. They have this park there that has a river running through it and people go to the top of this river and ride their floats down. At the bottom is a bus waiting to pick them up and take them back to the top again, looked like a lot of fun. Needed more then 1 day in Bend, will have to go back next year and really check out the place.

Tuesday we all headed out, met up with Lou and Sharon, and went into the FMCA Rally. For the next 3 days we went to all kinds of different seminars, viewed new and used coaches, did RV stuff shopping and saw some good entertainment. There were actually 2 seminars that Dave and I learned a lot from. One was winkle free laundry for those that have the washer/dryer combo in your coach. Found out we have been using too much detergent and not having it full enough when we are washing. The other was Fire/Driving Safety, we didn't know you shouldn't drive with your propane on. We found out we should have a minimum of 5 fire extinguishers with us, plus things you need to hold open our escape windows in case of a fire. Best Rally I think I have ever been to. Enough rally stuff.

Dave and I left Saturday afternoon and drove through Crater Lake Nat. Park, beautiful drive but very small roads with big drop offs. Wouldn't do it again with the rig and tow vehicle. We stopped for the night at the Fairgrounds in Klamath Falls. Sunday we got to the 1000 Trails in Nicolaus California, about 20 miles, I think, from Sacramento.

Today, Monday, we headed for Marysville to meet up with a friend of Dave's who he knew when he was growing up in his later teen years. Boy, we thought my brother Marty lived at the top of a hill, this house we went to put Marty's drive to his house look like child play. Plus, what a view.

Tomorrow we head for Citrus Heights to visit with Dave's Aunt, who is going to be 92 this Thursday. Now debating if we are going to leave Wednesday or Thursday for Bakersfield. That's about it, all caught up again.