California

Aug 24     Canyonville, OR to Roseville, CA     482 miles     9 hrs
It was a very long day. We used our GPS to travel and it got us lost. We were doing okay until we hit some road construction, then it took us in circles. We finally got to our destination in Roseville around 5pm. We are visiting Bob Barefoot and his wife Fran for a couple of days. They live in a gated community with a lot of rules but we got the okay to park in front of their house. Now that Bob lives in Roseville Joe don't get to drink with him that often. He sure made up for lost time.

Parked in front of the Barefoot's

Aug 25     Today we drove out to Livermore and visited

Bob, Jim, Joe

McGrail Vineyards. Jim McGrail is the owner and is a friend of Bob Barefoot. Joe met Jim a few years ago in Hawaii and they all went golfing and hung out on Joe's sailboat. Since we're in the area, we thought we'd just drop in and check his place out. What an awesome place to visit. When we got there it was pretty busy. They have a patio outside where we could sit and relax with a beautiful view. We did some wine tasting and had a nice visit. Jim is quite a character.

Fran & Bob picking up their wine

Aug 26     Roseville to Tracy     90 miles     2 hrs

Joe & Janelle in front of her house

Today we drove out to Tracy to visit Janelle & Mike. Our timing was off because today is a work day for them. We got to their house around 4 pm, Mike was home and Janelle came home around 4:30. We were able to park in their driveway for the night. They have a beautiful home in a great neighborhood and they have 2 well behaved dogs, Pono and Maka. Mike grilled some steaks and sausages and we had a nice dinner. He had to turn in early because his alarm goes off at 1 am. Joe went in kind of early too and let us have some time to ourselves. Janelle and I had such a nice time talking story and just catching up. I kept her up pretty late, I think I finally said good night around 12:30. Good thing she took the morning off and don't need to be at work until 12 pm. I'm so happy for Janelle and Mike.

Dawn & Janelle with Maka &Pono

Aug 27     Tracy to Bakersfield     229 miles     5 hrs 40 mins
We left Janelle's house this morning around 9:30 am. We're heading back to Las Vegas but today we went as far as Bakersfield. We camped at Bakersfield River RV Park. They have a Good Sam rate for $35.55. This park is located right next to a dry river but it's pretty nice. There's some freeway noise but not too bad. They have a nice pool area, Joe and I went swimming after dinner.