Monthly Archives: July 2018

July 22 – Playing Repairman

Another quiet day in 105o-plus "dry" heat. As the audio on our DVD player was not working, I decided to tackle the problem.  After picking up some speaker wire and connectors, I struggled to get the unit out of its … Continue reading

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July 21 – Visiting with Friends

I was up early and was able to enjoy some time outside, albeit under a dark, overcaset sky before the clouds dissipated and the temperature soared! Debbie joined her friend Jane and her daughter Kristi for lunch while Verizon Wireless, … Continue reading

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July 20 – Errands

Today we a much needed down day where a stop at Super cuts for Debbie and grocery shopping at Walmart were our primary objectives.  This afternoon, se crashed. This evening … what else?

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June 19 – Soaring Temperatures and Some Bad News on the A/C Front

As our dash air conditioner has been out … requiring us to drive through 100o-plus heat with our side windows on our motorhome open for more than a week  (excluding our time in Hawaii) … we'd made an appointment at … Continue reading

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June 18 – Still Very Hot Traveling East Across Western Arizona

As we were getting ready to leave this morning, our driver's side slide failed to retract; a potentially significant problem as we can't drive anywhere until it can be pulled in!  Fortunately, after reviewing one of our manuals, I remembered … Continue reading

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June 17 – Norco to Quartzsite Arizona

We got underway, heading East, just before 9:00 the morning. The landscape can be both desolate and beautiful One of several passes we climbed through Patriotic fervor can be found everywhere This wind farm on the San Gorgonio Mountain Pass … Continue reading

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July 16 – Kicking Back in Norco, CA

Today we kicked back and spent a relatively quite day with Russ and Georgina Johnson Somehow we forgot to get a current picture of the four of us … so substitutiong one from our RV trip to Alaska in 2011 … Continue reading

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July 15 – Visiting with Dale and Shirley Grinnell

Leaving the Westin, we drove along the shore through Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach on our way to Rancho Palos Verde The views of Santa Catalina from their back yard were totally obscured by a massive fog back … Continue reading

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July 14 – Back to the Mainland

We didn't sleep well last night as we seemingly knew we had to be up by 4:30 AM to finish packing, grab some coffee and meet our shuttle to LAX for our 8:59 flight back to LA.  Arriving at the … Continue reading

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July 13 – A Circle Island Tour of Oahu

I had originally contemplated renting a car and taking a drive around the perimeter of Oahu.  Upon further review and conversation with Debbie, we decided to sign up for a professonal tour company (Hoku Luxury TOurs) … a small one … Continue reading

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