Ed & Pat's back yard
REAL Lemon Trees!!!
and grapes....
We picked our own lemons this morning!!
(it's hard work on this here Lemon ranch)
Happy Laura
The Pier
Here we are!!! Thelma & Louise have made it to the ocean and the end of rt 66!!!
I know, I know....tooooo sexy!!! (First time in the Pacific)
Chillaxin
Lunch with cousin Deb, AJ, Elizabeth, Pat & Rachel
Marina
Hey Dave!!! It's a "Thing"
Pirate Days at Ventura Harbor
California PUG!!!
Johnny Depp? Not exactly....
Cruisin with PiratesWe are tired after a long day at Ventura Beach.....as I type, it's technically Day 10, and Aunt Pat is playing her beautiful music. We saw the ocean, hippies selling crafts, surfer dudes, pigeons and Danny Bonaduci(Patridge Family red head boy from the 70's). It was a perfect Californian Day. I can say that the Walmarts here are not as nice, pretty or clean back home, but the flowers, homes and people are gorgeous. We are sad it is time to go.
Pam here, typing on 14 heading for Palmdale. Nice view of the valleys and mountains. We spent a couple days in California, visiting family, laying on the beach next to the Ocean and getting major eye candy. We were greeted with rolling hills, valleys and mountain ranges as we dropped from 7000 ft to sea level. We got about 40 MPG!! We skirted around Los Angeles and came into orange groves, fields of citrus, lemons, strawberries and avocados. Amazing….
Uncle Ed’s and Aunt Pat’s home is in lovely Camarillo just south of Ventura Beach. We were treated like princesses and enjoyed our visit with them so much, I do believe we will make this a nice habit and visit again soon. The beach was so cool, right out of the movies, we had the pier, the bike rentals, the hippies, the surfer dudes and an endless supply of sunshine. We went to eat at the Aloha steakhouse with Cousin Debbie, AJ & Elizabeth and her friend from Kentucky, Rachel. The temp was perfect for a day at the beach (and yes, the water does taste like salt), Aunt Pat took us to a cute marina full of shopping and it was having “Pirate Days” and that was a lot of fun. People walking around with their cute little doggies and kids, swashbucklers and wenches, very nice.
The boats, the flowers, the landscaping, the cars, the buildings and all the happy people-amazing. I am not sure why the heck I live where I live-especially when you can go outside and pick a lemon off your tree for your tea, or grapes for a snack. How about having a concert pianist play you some Beethoven and Chopin to sleep?? It does not get any better than this.
That being said, the only scary thing about the LA area was the fast traffic and the Wal-Mart in Ventura. Apparently, that bathroom is the last thing they ever plan to clean and some of the employees looked like they had been there 24 hours. I scored some odd candy, gums and things for the girls however, and got out with my life.
After two all too quick days, we wake up today to the somber realization that we must indeed, begin heading Northeast and begin our trek homeward. Missions almost all accomplished, nearly all the people we set out to see have been seen. We had to slice off a little more now again, we aren’t sure if we have a way to cut up and through Yellowstone easy or not. So today, we took an Uncle Ed suggestion and took some back roads toward Vegas again-we saw more orchards-even olive ones, and stopped at a roadside fruit stand and bought some Valencia oranges (from Valencia where we were driving) garlic, avocados, some special treats for Pam’s Dave and then shopped in the local mall to stretch our legs and eat some lunch. Pam found a Pinkberry for her beloved Mikki, we even videoed the cute girl making our parfait. .
This afternoon and tonight we will drive as far as we can and collapse in a cheap hotel along our route towards Salt Lake City UT. Who knows, we might even go through Denver. We are flying solo now, and our goal is to be home by Thursday or Friday late.
Today, we have coasted through the edge of the Rockies to get into Utah, and are at a little po dunk place for the night (with free wifi of course) Stay tuned for more adventures!!
Uncle Ed’s and Aunt Pat’s home is in lovely Camarillo just south of Ventura Beach. We were treated like princesses and enjoyed our visit with them so much, I do believe we will make this a nice habit and visit again soon. The beach was so cool, right out of the movies, we had the pier, the bike rentals, the hippies, the surfer dudes and an endless supply of sunshine. We went to eat at the Aloha steakhouse with Cousin Debbie, AJ & Elizabeth and her friend from Kentucky, Rachel. The temp was perfect for a day at the beach (and yes, the water does taste like salt), Aunt Pat took us to a cute marina full of shopping and it was having “Pirate Days” and that was a lot of fun. People walking around with their cute little doggies and kids, swashbucklers and wenches, very nice.
The boats, the flowers, the landscaping, the cars, the buildings and all the happy people-amazing. I am not sure why the heck I live where I live-especially when you can go outside and pick a lemon off your tree for your tea, or grapes for a snack. How about having a concert pianist play you some Beethoven and Chopin to sleep?? It does not get any better than this.
That being said, the only scary thing about the LA area was the fast traffic and the Wal-Mart in Ventura. Apparently, that bathroom is the last thing they ever plan to clean and some of the employees looked like they had been there 24 hours. I scored some odd candy, gums and things for the girls however, and got out with my life.
After two all too quick days, we wake up today to the somber realization that we must indeed, begin heading Northeast and begin our trek homeward. Missions almost all accomplished, nearly all the people we set out to see have been seen. We had to slice off a little more now again, we aren’t sure if we have a way to cut up and through Yellowstone easy or not. So today, we took an Uncle Ed suggestion and took some back roads toward Vegas again-we saw more orchards-even olive ones, and stopped at a roadside fruit stand and bought some Valencia oranges (from Valencia where we were driving) garlic, avocados, some special treats for Pam’s Dave and then shopped in the local mall to stretch our legs and eat some lunch. Pam found a Pinkberry for her beloved Mikki, we even videoed the cute girl making our parfait. .
This afternoon and tonight we will drive as far as we can and collapse in a cheap hotel along our route towards Salt Lake City UT. Who knows, we might even go through Denver. We are flying solo now, and our goal is to be home by Thursday or Friday late.
Today, we have coasted through the edge of the Rockies to get into Utah, and are at a little po dunk place for the night (with free wifi of course) Stay tuned for more adventures!!
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