March 13, 2009
“8 hours before you get towed away” says the sign on the entry to the only rest area that we found as the sun set, taking 46/41 cutover from highway 101 to I-5. We stayed a little more than that, actually stopping about 7 pm and leaving, after sleeping, at about 4 am, Andy wishing me a happy Friday-the-thirteen birthday with a card that he made himself, full of sweet sentiments, and even a picture of me on the front (with my butch haircut that he doesn’t like much). It wasn’t daylight yet when he talked me into breakfast at the cutest restaurant near Kettleman city when we reached I-5. The restaurant was decorated with toy cars, motorcycles, fire trucks, tricycles, firetrucks, surreys, and jeeps (all big enough for a toddler to drive). A few may have been old, but, most were bran new and looked to be the envy of any two to five year old! I had oatmeal as it still felt like the middle of the night to eat. Spring has sprung in this country and all of the country is green. The vineyards have grown south as well as north and the 46/41 cutover is now “wine country”. Right now we are passing acres of orchards in bloom….so beautiful. The blossoms on the ground look like snow.
Thomas and Dez went with us on Wed. to visit Cathy and John in Long Beach. We arrived at the Golden Shores campground with several hours to kill until Cathy was out of school. She teaches first grade and remedial reading. Tom and Dez went with us to breakfast at one of their favorite restaurants (the night before we went for Shushi) and then to the Aquarium of the Pacific, within walking of the campground, and one of the best aquariums we have seen. This aquarium compares to Monterey aquarium and we were very impressed, especially with their hands-on displays and the extent of the jelly fish tanks. In the last few years many new species of jelly fish have been found for us to enjoy. They are so delicate and exotic looking and as beautiful as any of God’s creations. Cathy joined us at our RV and visited until time for her fiance’, John, to get here on the ferry from Catalina; then they gave us a tour of their new, perfect for them, house with it’s new paint and outside decks, hosting a coi fish pond and one of the biggest of coi, a pet that would come to be rubbed and then chew on Cathy’s fingers. These four people together are great company and we hated leaving them.
Jenny was next and we had a fun day finding her yesterday at her dorms at UCSB, Santa Barbara. We woke her up and she has a cold, so we told her to go back to sleep and we would pick her up for lunch after her last class at 2pm. Meanwhile, we found Costco and bought Marsala chicken and Ceasar salad to fix lunch for us in the bus. We also bought some Edamame (our new good-for-you snack that Cathy introduced us to (steamed soybeans in the shell tossed in salt)….nummmy. I drove to pick up Jenny just as she walked up to her dorm room and she showed me around. Her little place is really cozy with one roommate and just room for their beds, desks, closets, and one bathroom. It was covered with quilts and posters to make it homey and I was impressed that they have room cleaning service…cannot beat that. Andy was busy washing the bus when Jenny and I got there and he greeted us with salads made and entertainment right outside the bus (rugby teams warming up). We had found a place right on campus to park our bus and car for the day. Jenny smiled a lot in spite of her cold, so we think she enjoyed the visit. She feels a long ways away from her family, but gets to go home for spring break next week.
“8 hours before you get towed away” says the sign on the entry to the only rest area that we found as the sun set, taking 46/41 cutover from highway 101 to I-5. We stayed a little more than that, actually stopping about 7 pm and leaving, after sleeping, at about 4 am, Andy wishing me a happy Friday-the-thirteen birthday with a card that he made himself, full of sweet sentiments, and even a picture of me on the front (with my butch haircut that he doesn’t like much). It wasn’t daylight yet when he talked me into breakfast at the cutest restaurant near Kettleman city when we reached I-5. The restaurant was decorated with toy cars, motorcycles, fire trucks, tricycles, firetrucks, surreys, and jeeps (all big enough for a toddler to drive). A few may have been old, but, most were bran new and looked to be the envy of any two to five year old! I had oatmeal as it still felt like the middle of the night to eat. Spring has sprung in this country and all of the country is green. The vineyards have grown south as well as north and the 46/41 cutover is now “wine country”. Right now we are passing acres of orchards in bloom….so beautiful. The blossoms on the ground look like snow.
Thomas and Dez went with us on Wed. to visit Cathy and John in Long Beach. We arrived at the Golden Shores campground with several hours to kill until Cathy was out of school. She teaches first grade and remedial reading. Tom and Dez went with us to breakfast at one of their favorite restaurants (the night before we went for Shushi) and then to the Aquarium of the Pacific, within walking of the campground, and one of the best aquariums we have seen. This aquarium compares to Monterey aquarium and we were very impressed, especially with their hands-on displays and the extent of the jelly fish tanks. In the last few years many new species of jelly fish have been found for us to enjoy. They are so delicate and exotic looking and as beautiful as any of God’s creations. Cathy joined us at our RV and visited until time for her fiance’, John, to get here on the ferry from Catalina; then they gave us a tour of their new, perfect for them, house with it’s new paint and outside decks, hosting a coi fish pond and one of the biggest of coi, a pet that would come to be rubbed and then chew on Cathy’s fingers. These four people together are great company and we hated leaving them.
Jenny was next and we had a fun day finding her yesterday at her dorms at UCSB, Santa Barbara. We woke her up and she has a cold, so we told her to go back to sleep and we would pick her up for lunch after her last class at 2pm. Meanwhile, we found Costco and bought Marsala chicken and Ceasar salad to fix lunch for us in the bus. We also bought some Edamame (our new good-for-you snack that Cathy introduced us to (steamed soybeans in the shell tossed in salt)….nummmy. I drove to pick up Jenny just as she walked up to her dorm room and she showed me around. Her little place is really cozy with one roommate and just room for their beds, desks, closets, and one bathroom. It was covered with quilts and posters to make it homey and I was impressed that they have room cleaning service…cannot beat that. Andy was busy washing the bus when Jenny and I got there and he greeted us with salads made and entertainment right outside the bus (rugby teams warming up). We had found a place right on campus to park our bus and car for the day. Jenny smiled a lot in spite of her cold, so we think she enjoyed the visit. She feels a long ways away from her family, but gets to go home for spring break next week.
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