Disneyland & Universal

 26 Jan      Indio, CA - Anaheim, CA       117 miles     2 hours 30 mins

Only 2 1/2 hours driving today but very stressful at times. Lots of road work so the lanes were very narrow in certain places. A Fedex truck nipped our mirror as he passed us. Joe was so mad!

We're staying at Anaheim Harbor RV Park for 4 nights. Kind of expensive $300 for the 4 nights but very convenient to Disneyland, we can actually walk. Small park and very tight to maneuver. Towards the back of the park they have a lot of permanent residents and it looks like crap. 

27 Jan   Disneyland

We met Josh, Casey, JJ, and Jade and spent the whole day at Disneyland. We got there around 9am and left after 7pm. That's very unusual for us....we're old, we don't normally last that long. We had so much fun! We went on a lot of rides. Seeing our grandbabies so happy was so worth it.

28 Jan  Universal Studios

Spent the day at Universal Studios. It's been over 20 years since our last visit and there's so many changes. Most of the rides are 3D simulation rides. Joe and I are not fans of that, we got motion sickness on some of them. 

We enjoyed Jurassic World - The Ride and the Studio Tour was fun. 

Joe and the kids

The Wizarding World of  Harry Potter was super fun. Of course, we had to try the Butterbeer. The kids had an interactive wand. They used these special wands all around Hogsmeade to activate different effects in windows and other features. Saying a spell and a flick of their wrist and woosh....magical things happen. So cool. 

magical wand

playing with the 

Butterbeer for Josh

On the ride to Universal in the morning, we took about 45 minutes. Not too bad because its located about 35 miles away. On the way back we left about 530pm and got back to Anaheim at 730pm. 2 fricken hours!!! 

We should've had dinner before hitting the road. 

29 Jan  Disneyland California Adventure

JJ & Grandpa Joe

This is our last day for Joe and I. We met the kids in the morning and went all over the park. My favorite was the Toy Story Midway Mania. This is the third full day of walking and eating and we were running out of gas....old futs!

We said our goodbyes to the kids and walked back to the RV park. Not too bad, a little over 1/2 mile to walk and pretty safe, even at night. 

Our last night in Anaheim and we watched the Disneyland fireworks right from our RV park. We had a very good view. It look liked it was going off right above our RV.

Spring 2022

 Our spring trip is starting a little early this year. The main reason is we're meeting our son Josh and his family in Anaheim for a few days. But first we're headed to Mesa, Arizona to get our tow package installed for the truck we bought in October. We'll end up at Caliente Springs Resort in Desert Hot Springs for a few weeks. Not traveling too far....looks like gas prices will keep increasing...ughh!!

We flew from Honolulu to Las Vegas on January 19th and stayed at Sam's Town for a couple of nights. Comp rooms at Sam's so just taking advantage of that. Then we're at Las Vegas RV Resort to get the RV ready for travel. 

23 Jan     Las Vegas RV Resort - Mesa, Arizona     313 miles     7 hours 30 mins

Boondocking in the parking lot

We have an appointment at Cliff's Welding in Mesa, Arizona early tomorrow morning and we're able to camp overnight in their parking lot. The drive was nice with hardly any wind and bright sunny skies. Pretty decent camping in the parking lot.

It took most of the day but we got the total tow package installed. This includes the Air Force One brake system for the truck. Cost $3056, that's what we expected. We stayed an extra night in the parking lot. 

25 Jan     Mesa, Arizona - Indio, California     272 miles     5 hours 30 mins

We're on our way to Anaheim, California to meet Josh and his family. On the way we stopped to boondock at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. We stayed here before. Nothing special just a dirt parking lot. Very convenient stop off I-10.

Another awesome boondocking site