July 2014 - The rest of the story.......

 

 

Our "Fishing Fantasy" is done for this time, so we move on to the North.  This is a very nice little RV park that we lucked into.  Tri City RV Park is in Myrtle Creek Oregon - Passport America is like $15 a night for 50 amp full-hookup - not too crowded and just an awesome place to rest and get caught up with laundry and whatever.  We will be back......

 

Our main destination - Cummins NorthWest at Coburg Oregon.  We always come here every year for our normal annual maintenance stuff on the coach.  This is a Coach Care facility, so they do lots of little stuff to keep our coach in tip-top condition.  This year they discovered a small air leak in our air system between the coach and the toad - could have been a major problem if it was not discovered early.  We love this service and they have saved us from major problems before - we will be loyal patrons until we no longer have a big coach. 

 

Our beloved Monaco has gone thru some changes in the past years.  After Navistar tried to run them into the ground, they were aquired by Allied.  It was a little different to visit our Service Center and see the Monaco symbol at the end of a line of other manufacturers aquired by the company - I guess we are at the bottom of the barrel, but we are just happy that we have a manufacturers support for our coach.  We will be very unhappy if this service center should close - always a possibility since the main operations are in Indiana.  It is what it is.  On our visit this day we saw several friends and many service personnel who have assisted us in the past.  Help us keep our fingers crossed that this service center will remain open and available.

 

 

A great find in the little town of Coburg Oregon.  Chiefs Brew House has wonderful food and even better Craft Beer.  We enjoyed their food and fantastic Coffee Stout on Nitro on more than one occassion.

 

Time to move on once more.  We are in La Pine Oregon at Cascade Meadows RV park.  We come here at least once a year and enjoy it every time.  This is the first time we are enjoying 50 amp service - not really hot enough to make it worth while - no Air Conditioner needed - we are just enjoying the wonderful cool air!

 

Every afternoon it clouds up and the Thunder and Lightening gives us a show.  Rain comes once in a while, but is always somewhere.  That is why Oregon is so green - the storms come just about everyday - nothing major, just enough to keep it green.

 

Friends Nita and Ken have a home here and other friends Diane and Ray are planning on joining us in a day or so .... good times with good friends just around the corner!!!

 

 

July 2014 - Juniper's Reservoir

 

 

One night "sleep over" between Las Vegas and Lakeview OR.  This is Hawthorne NV.  Not much to talk about, but safe and free.... good one night!

 

Our favorite fishing spot - Lakeview OR at Juniper's Reservoir.  A little campground in the middle of an 8000 acre Cattle Ranch with a private reservoir - no license required and we always catch lots of fish!

 

Friends Nita and Ken came to join us for a few nights - lots of fishing fun and good times.  See, even Ken can catch a fish!!

 

End of the first day fishing - 4 people fishing and the take is 5 Cats and 5 Rainbow Trout... and they said the fishing was not so good this year????  We proved them wrong!

 

 

The "Super Moon" rising!  Was so much better in person, but this is pretty awesome also.

 

Just one more reason to love this place - the scenery is awesome!

 

End of day two - Ken and Nita left this morning, so only two of us fishing today - still the count is 7 fish total.  I forgot to count how many Cat or Rainbow Trout - doesn't matter anyway, both are good.

 



 

It is early July and the reservoir is already so low - they tell us that for the last 3 years they have gotten very little snow in the Winter, so not much to fill up the reservoir. This picture doesn't really show how low it is - trust us we know it is very low.   Kind of sad, especially for us who depend on our "fishing fix" every year.

 

This Miss "Bossy" is determined that we will not be going home.  Unfortunately for her, as we got closer she got scared and let us pass. Our Jimmy is big and black and I bet she thought we were the BOSS!   Glad not too many big Bulls in this herd!

 

End of our last day and we still didn't get skunked!  Count for today is "I don't know"!  Forgot to take the count again.  We don't really care how many - we are just happy to have the luck to fill our freezer with fresh fish!  The owner told us that he won't take any more water from the reservoir this season so the fish will not die - great news for us cause we plan on returning on our way back South the Fall! 

June 2014 is flying by.....

 

 

Time to get back to reality ... and back on the road.  First stop is Lake Havasu City AZ.

 

Our friends Willie and Shirley live here and they have an awesome pontoon boat.  We always enjoy seeing them and spending time with them out on the lake.  Here is Andy kicking back!

 

It is a beautiful day and we will all enjoy it and each others company.  Pictured are Willie, Marge, and Shirley.

 

With this edition of "play time" over for this visit, we move on to our "new home" Las Vegas Nevada.  We will be here to enjoy family and friends - and maybe a little slot play and movies.  Not too far from our Winter abode to lose our local TV on satellite, but far enough to know we are "on the road again"!   By the time we leave here it will be well into July - stay tuned for those adventures......

 



Spring East Coast Adventure....

Our main reason for being here is to help celebrate our Grand Daughter's High School Graduation!
 

 

Ready to party in Maryland!!!

 

The Graduate!  Miss Felicia Andrea Dixon.

 

Food to die for ... It was all delicious and all prepared on site by many family members.

 

The cake was awesome!

 

The Graduate in action!  It was a nice warm day and the "kids" had a great time having water fights.

 

 

The dance floor was crowded all day!

 

 

The time has come for Felicia's next big step - Graduation!  She will be attending Wesley College in Dover Delaware in the Fall.  It is a 4 year college and she will graduate with her Registered Nursing Degree.  We are all so proud of her and her accomplishments! 

 

Waldorf Maryland

 

It was hard to get pictures of what was happening.  This was on the big screen as Felicia accepted her diploma.

 

The graduating class of 2014 - Felicia is somewhere there in the middle!

 

 

The graduate and her proud "Pop Pop"!  Congratulations Felicia - you are on to the next chapter in your life.

 

The Graduate Felicia and her Mom Andrea and Dad Gerald.  Wow!  What a day. 

 



May 2014

 

Spring continues and life goes on.  We are blessed with a visit from long time friends from Lake Havasu City AZ and San Diego CA.  Pictured are Willie, Shirley, Flor, Andy, Ron, and Linda.

 

 

 

One last gathering for this season.  Great times with good friends.  Pictured are John with Austin, MJ, Lew with Nancy, Andy, Linda.

 

 

The sun sets on another beautiful Desert day.  We will be heading East soon to visit Son AJ and Daughter Dianna and two Grandkids, Sam and Camille in Atlanta - then on to Maryland to visit with Daughter Andrea, Son-in-law Gerald and Granddaughter Felicia.  We will be celebrating Felicia's Graduation from High School.  Check the June post for details.

 

 

 

 



April 2014

 

April was mostly a somber month.

 

 

Our dear sweet friend Dottie Anderson passed away.  She had many medical problems and challenges in her last few years, but she never gave up and we know she knew everything that was happening - she was aware, but couldn't respond very well.  She loved to be at our gatherings and we loved to have her.  She will leave a real void in all of our lives.....Rest in Peace our dear friend...You are gone but never forgotten!  You will remain in our hearts forever.

 

Later in the month, we all enjoyed a visit from friend Bob Rea.  Pictured are Bob, Lew, MJ, John, Linda, Andy.

 



March 2014

 

 

 

March was a busy month for us  First up was a visit by Son AJ  The weather was perfect Desert Winter!

 

Another wonderful gathering, this time to honor guests Ray & Diane!  Pictured is Andy, Linda, MJ, John, Lew, Dottie, Ray, Diane, Linda, Larry, Nita and Ken.  As usual, a wonderful time of friendship and fellowship.

 

Just "the girls" toasting a Happy Saint Patrick's Day!!!!  NO, not Tequila - good Irish Wiskey!!!

 

Our Happy Saint Patrick's Day Gathering - pictured are Andy & Linda in the back, then Diane, John, MJ, Larry, Ray, Linda, Nita, Ken, Lew and Dottie in the front.  A little early, but a wonderful gathering for sure!

 

Settling down a little, we have a welcome visit by friends Shirley & Willie from Lake Havasu City.

 

Too bad we can't get everyone here at the same time - it would be a wonderful gathering for sure.  Here we have Ron & Flor visiting.  The weather is  getting warm, but not too bad yet!