Travel day

Travel days are quite exciting... going to a new place... but also a lot of work. We were hoping to be out of the campground, yesterday, by 10 am. Well, it was a little bit later when we stopped to get some propane and hitch the car, still in the campground. While checking the bus, Bill found out that we had a flat tire. It was a back tire, the one in the inside which is hard to see. Using the air system of the bus Bill was able to inflate the tire. It didn’t seem to loose air after that. It could have been pretty dangerous if Bill didn’t notice it. That tire could have heated up and eventually caught on fire. Thank goodness for his good eye! It was 12.40 when we finally hit the road. It was a slow ride all the way to Willits through the forest on a twisty road. The bus doesn’t do up hill very fast, plus Bill stopped at pretty much every turnout to let the cars pass. After that the road took us by some lakes, through some hills to finally bring us in the valley which reminded us of the Modesto area... farming and orchards. We saw a lot of rice fields.

During travels I usually stay in front on the passenger seat except to go make sandwiches or something else easy. I tend to get motion sickness so it helps if I keep looking at the road. I also really enjoy looking at the scenery. The children spend their time playing in their room, drawing at the table or seating in front next to me, reading or counting how many new beetles we see. It's a lot of fun!

We arrived at the Koa campground in Oroville around 7pm. We usually eat out on travel days. There is already a lot to do to set up camp so it’s nice not to cook. We gave it a try, last night. We walked over to the casino, that is right next to the camp, since they have different restaurants (the only ones around... at a walking distance!) Well, it didn’t take us long to be back out the door. Too much smoke... just not the right place to bring kids to diner. So we ate at home that night!

Today, while Bill was catching up with work since we have cell service here, the kids and I went for a refreshing dip in the pool.

Sylviane