Two more days

We were able to leave and get out of Sacramento rather quickly. We took Interstate 5 and went through Stockton again. We stopped and filled the tank at a Flying J for $2.95 per gallon. We drove to highway 152 and headed west to 101. We heard the front slide awning flapping, and I stropped to fix it. The entire process was a disaster. The boys quite reluctantly helped by getting on the roof but were of little help. Finally I had Noah run the electronic button while I tucked the awning in. That worked but I had already ruined the awning by trying to unroll it. We were able to retract the slide enough to drive. It was still sticking out around 4 inches but the awning was not flapping. We were able to drive to Arroyo Grande where we parked along the beach for the night. I put the living room slide out as far as I thought prudent so that there would be enough room to sleep on the floor. I called to let the Rexhall repair garage know we had another problem for them to work on when the begin repairs on May 1. The kids have been really good to travel with but we are all ready to go home. We had to go to bed early again tonight but plan to play tomorrow while Emily goes to her doctor’s appointment. We want to go back to Lancaster tomorrow but she wants the boys to ride a dune buggy on the beach. We hope that can be done tomorrow morning so we can leave in the afternoon and get home before dark.


We arose somewhat leisurely. We had trouble starting the engine again using the chassis battery. We used the coach battery again and were able to get the living room slide in again so we could drive. Emily took the car to the doctor and we drove up to the park on Arroyo Beach where we spent the day watching the children play. The playground was not really very elaborate but enjoyable. Emily returned saying nothing much had changed in her infection so she will try something else from him. I remember telling Stan and Linda that she had found him as he was landing on a local lake one evening. She returned and grabbed the boys to go ride a dune buggy. We stayed with the other three and had lunch. Afterward I took a nap because I knew we had a long drive ahead and I wanted to be alert. When Emily returned they ate something, we hooked up the car and left. We had a good trip home, driving through a rich farming area on a plateau. It is amazing to see the variety of produce grown here: citrus, cabbage, radishes, alfalfa, oats, broccoli, lettuce and many other things. Huge fields of citrus trees in various stages of development. It was quite spectacular. We decided to eat on the way home and had fast food at a Petro travel center. The gas was $3.25, not nearer $3 as I had expected. Elizabeth had vomited at the park earlier and was still sick so she ate nothing. We arrived home after 8. It was dark but we unloaded most of the items. We are just two old people again. Tomorrow is a busy day, however.