"HOME AGAIN - JULY 30, 2012"

Our objective for this trip was to attend the 100th Anniversary of the Calgary Stampede.  Mission accomplished, plus many more other side trips were taken and enjoyed.  What an exciting adventure when traveling with your best friend!

It certainly was a fabulous 41-day ride taking in the following states in the US and Provinces of Canada:

            California
            Nevada
            Idaho
            Montana
            Alberta, Canada
            British Columbia, Canada
            Washington
            Oregon
            Back to California

Total Number of Miles Traveled:              5,720


Campground to Campground
Miles Traveled From Home
     To Alberta, Canada                1,760

Miles Traveled from Alberta,
     Canada To Home                   1,960              

Total Number of Miles Traveled
     From Campground to Campground:       3,720

Total Miles Traveled Sightseeing
     While Set Up in Campgrounds                2,000

Number of Campgrounds                 17


We saw some beautiful country, both in Canada and the United States.  We were not disappointed in any of our travels.  While traveling home these past several days in California, it reiterates to us what a fabulous state we live in, and we always feel fortunate to live in such a beautiful area when arriving back in Templeton.  I want to say:

GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

AND

GOD BLESS CANADA

AND

 GOD BLESS ALL OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Thank You For Spending Some Time With Us

I'll leave you with a couple of photos .....

Until We Meet Again

Down The Road

"Here's Looking At You"

Rod Just Shakes His Head And Says

"She's Mine ..... All Mine"

Glad He Says It With A Smile On His Face

Signing Off For Now .....

The Happy Wanderers

Marge and Rod

June 20 - July 30, 2012

     

"PETALUMA TO TEMPLETON 7/30/12"

Our last travel day was uneventful, thank God!  In order to avoid Bay Area traffic, we didn't leave Petaluma until 9:15 a.m.  After traveling four hours 15 minutes, we were home in Templeton at 1:30 p.m.  Leaving Petaluma the temperature was 59 degrees and by the time we arrived home it was 96 degrees; almost a 40-degree rise in temperature.  After being gone for six seeks, and with temperatures sometimes in the triple digits, our home was a cool 79 degrees, so we felt lucky about that.

The Road Runner did another good job, with the average fuel consumption today being at 13.5 miles per gallon after traveling 255 miles.

Here are a few photos of our trip today.  I will do one final blog after this one, so stay tuned for the FINAL ONE!

Countryside of Petaluma, California

First Photo Taken Today Upon Leaving

Elks Lodge in Petaluma

Vallejo, CA Area

Petroleum Processing Plant

(I Think)

Morgan Hill, California

South of San Jose and San Francisco

Salinas Valley

Near Monterey Peninsula

Lot of Lettuce Harvesting Going On Today

Beautiful Drive Heading 

South on Highway 101 for Home

New Signage Since Coming This Way a Few Months Ago

More Vines For

Great California Wines

Another New Sign 

Every Farm Needs a Tractor and Some Dirt

More Harvesting

Oleander Bushes In Bloom

In Paso Robles - Highway 101

Near Our Home In Templeton

I Always Love Seeing This Sign

Annual Fair In Paso Robles Last Week and This Week

Greeted By This Ferris Wheel This Afternoon

Exit Leading To Home In Templeton

This Property Behind Our Place

Home At Last

Home At Last

Thank God 

We're Home At Last

What A Fabulous Ride It Has Been

One More Blog Forthcoming

"#2 EUREKA TO PETALUMA, CA"

This is the final post for today, Sunday, July 29, 2012.  We are tucked in at the Elks Lodge in Petaluma for our last night on the road.  These photos start with us arriving in the wine country of northern California.  We really do live in a beautiful and diversified state.  Nothing like coming home when one has lived in this state all her life!

Our travels today took us 245 miles with an actual driving time of four hours 30 minutes.  There are a lot of slow, two-lane roads with many curves, making the driving just a little slower than easy freeway driving.  The Road Runner continues to get good fuel consumption, today at 12.4 miles per gallon.  When refueling in Petaluma this afternoon, we paid $3.84 per gallon for diesel.  I'm sure it won't be this CHEAP at home.  Stay tuned.  Will let you know after we arrive tomorrow.

The weather in Eureka this morning was cold and damp with temperature at 56 degrees.  Upon our arrival early afternoon in Petaluma, the temperature was 73 degrees with beautiful sunshine.  Love this sun!  For those of you that have not been in this part of California, I hope these photos give you some kind of idea what this northern part of California looks like.  Obviously, photos taken while driving, do not do the area justice.

Casa Piccolo At Her Last Campsite Away From Home

After This Fabulous 41-Day Trip

Petaluma Elks Lodge

Home Sweet Home 

Tomorrow

"EUREKA TO PETALUMA, CA - 7/29/2012"

This is Day #40 of our trip that took us to the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada.  Tonight will be the last night sleeping in Casa Piccolo, as tomorrow  afternoon, God willing, we will be back home in Templeton.  Many thanks to our law enforcement friends that were at our home during our trip.  Could not have done it without them ..... what peace of mind this offers to us when we are traveling.  Great friends, and great trip!

Not too much adventure today, but will show a few travel photos in a couple of blogs as we make our way home.  We now have less than 250 miles of travel before being back in our home, a little older, and a little wiser for all that we've seen and learned while on this trip.  What a wonderful opportunity to be able to travel in the USA and Canada.  We both feel so blessed.

This Will Give You An Idea How I Take Photos

On The Other Side Of The Road While Rod Is  Driving

Rod and I Golfed At This Golf Course Many Years Ago

Were Staying At The Adjacent Campground

There Really Are A Lot Of Cattle All Over America and Canada

One More Blog Coming For Our Travels Today

July 29, 2012