Showing posts with label Costco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Costco. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Day 24 Sunday 7/14 Final day



Last day…amazingly I am amazed it is last day. Twenty four days…that is how long we have been away from home and driving around this country. It has been…an interesting Vacation like it always is. And my first completed try to do a blog all the way through it. I’ve screwed up in my typings from place to place, but I’ve tried my best. I admit I missed a lot of spelling and grammar errors as we went, but I truly tried my best to do it right first time, but I am human like the rest of you, I make mistakes. But now, without further ado, the last day of vacation

Waking up for the last time, normal all around. We were able to get on the road very close to nine, allowing us to get on the road before it go TOO insanely hot for the old RV. I sort of feel nostalgic as we cross this final stretch. We’ve gone down this road many times back and forth to Las Vegas. But fright now I know…I will not be doing this again for a long time. And yet we have done it so many times that I have grown used to it. Funny how that works.

A good bit before noon we arrived at the California border, and once over it meant we were finally in our home state. And even closer to our actual home.

Just a few minutes before Noon we had to pull off the freeway for some gas, and afterwards it was time for lunch. Me, mom and sister went to a nearby fast food place and got something. And then we were off again.

It was quickly we seemed to get back into the city. It felt nice to see similar freeways. Even if it is LA, it’s still nice to see it.

We were off the Freeway around 2:30, which meant we were even closer to getting home. It really is an interesting feeling; sometimes I can’t decide if I like to be home or if I don’t. But before we were able to get home we stopped at the nearby Costco for a refill in gas. And once through that line we were off on the last leg of our trip. And in a few minutes, we were back home! But that doesn’t mean we are done.

We got a lot of things to do around here, manly in the fact that we have to get the RV into the area as well as get things situated in several places. I know so much fun, but on a different note, the trip went good, which means we are good in that area.

It took a long time to finish up the RV, but eventually we got it done. It was nice to finally finish, but it was a pain in the rear to work as it was. The heat was a giant pain, but hey we eventually we got it done. And spent the rest of our evening relaxing and settling other things. And thus we finished our 2013 Vacation.

It has been a fun time, of sorts. But I have liked the fact that I was able to do this whole thing. I hope those that read like it as well. It has been a blast and I hope I can do this again, but hey time will tell on that.

Typed July 14, 2013

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Vacation 2012 - Day 3, June 24


Day 3:

     Well I am typing this one up as we go. So far we have been on the road for about an hour.
     Was forced to get up about fifteen minutes till nine, we quickly got the RV ready to go and were on the road sometime around nine.
     At around 10 we hit a road construction and were thus slowed for a little bit. But also while going through that area of the highway we crossed the border into Nevada.
     About 50 minutes after the border crossing we got a stop planned. Exact time of stop to come…Well we are at the stop. It is nothing more than a fuel stop. It is a Costco, and the time of the stop is 10:57. I would just mark it as 11. Left around 11:08
     But sadly we got a railroad museum just five minutes after that fuel stop. Time of stop 11:15ish. The museum was alright, rather small but alright. They also had a couple of old trains in another building nearby. We also learned the museum was not yet complete and was currently being expanded.
     When we were done with the museum we went across the street for a bit of shopping. Some of the things we bought were for ourselves while other things were for our pets. With the first bit of shopping done we drove a little ways and pulled into another parking spot. Here we got something for the computers.
     When we were done with shopping we stayed in the RV and had lunch, each of us having different lunches.  We got back on the road a few minutes before 1 PM.
     We returned to California some time before 2.
     Mom and I fell asleep a bit afterwards. And then we woke up around an hour and half later, me before mom. She woke up when we stopped at a little rest stop that had an odd pump thing. I let the dogs out and walked them a bit while mom, sister and dad explored a little bit. We didn’t stay there for longer than ten minutes before we left again.
     We pulled into our stop for the night around five. Quickly got the power, sewer, water and cable all plugged in. So fare from memory this is the first spot that has WiFi, and good 3G coverage. For dinner we are eating in the RV, something of family creation, which are potatoes and hot dogs/sausages.

Day 3 typed up June 24, 2012