by 482 – KOA Moss Landing.
481 – El Chorro County Park. FHU 30-amps. Used RV showers. Cellular and SL were good. Nice site – Chumash site 2. Good visits to nearby towns. Drinks and live music at Tognanzinnis in Morro Bay. Good quiche and pastries at La Parisienne as well. Good visit to SLO walking downtown – coffee and scones at Scouts. Good visit to Cayucos – walked along the beach – good lunch at Hidden Kitchen. Visited SLO for evening street market – a lot of people – especially with Cal Poly’s welcome week. Great visit to a new destination food and drink food market south of SLO – great pastries at Pardon My French and great coffee at Lucy’s coffee. Visited elephant seals, then walked boardwalk on Moonstone beach in Cambria – drove to Cambria for a really nice dinner at Sow’s Ear. Visited Paso Robles for art show – went to nearby H. Cheval for coffee then drinks and appetizers at Taste’s eatery.
480 – Oceano State Park. Two sites – 30 amps. W n E only. Token showers okay. Cellular and SL were good. Camped with Mike n Marsha. Sites were okay. Dinner at Old Juan’s Cantina and lunch at Custom House in Avila. Nice beach walks in Pismo near our campground. We cooked one dinner and the Dyslins cooked one dinner. nice meal and drinks while watching final four game in Pismo at The Boardroom. Nice visit to Avila – ran into Mark and his family from Danville.
479 – Fairpark. Back again. 50-amp site but got moved to back row – not the greatest. Stayed for two reservations.
Suzanne’s cousin Carol arrived to help with Suzanne’s mother while we went to Reno for John’s hip replacement surgery. Drove to Reno 2x – stayed at the same air bnb as we did in January. Visited similar places for meals. Surgery was at the ROC for John’s surgery. Jimmie drove John to Reno for 2-week check-up. Visited Suzanne’s parents storage unit to figure out next steps.
Suzanne’s brother drove down to Danville to help with moving her mother to assisted living facility. Lots of logistics. Spent more time taking Suzanne’s mother shopping, eating and getting her haircut and coloring.
Cancelled Six Flags RV Resort in Avila due to Suzanne’s mother transition.
478 – Orange Grove. Back again except it was only John. Managed to get gas without too much fuss.
477 – Springs at Borrego. Arrived later than planned due to Suzanne’s planned surgery. Back in site 401. Had nice visits with Beth n Steve, Tom n Anne and Sharon. Suzanne could not use the pool nor jacuzzis due to surgery – same for bike riding. We managed a few walks and visits to town, christmas circle and library. Started weekly visits to local BYOB at Steve n Beth’s church – music and bowl of soup. Had great cinnamon buns and meals with Beth n Steve. A few live music events that we visited with Sharon – her RV broke down and had to be towed.
We postponed our baja trip till 2026; however, we had to shorten our stay due to John’s hip replacement March 13th.
Suzanne and John flew to Minneapolis for five days for Franz’s celebration of life. Beth n Steve checked in with Felix every couple of days.
Suzanne was notified that her father had fallen a 2nd time within a week and was in the hospital – her mother needed someone to stay with her. Took Suzanne to the Palm Springs airport on February 13th. Suzanne’s father passed away on February 19th. John packed up Felix and drove the Jeep to Danville for 10-days or so – came back on March 3rd without Suzanne and Felix. Left Borrego, driving the RV on March 8th. Suzanne’s brother few down, as did Cam, Meg and Graham. The family stayed 3-5 days. We comforted Suzanne’s mother and tried to keep her busy as she processed her husband’s passing.
476 – Orange Grove RV Park. Back again.
475 – Continued stay at Fairpark for another couple of weeks. Upgraded to 50-amp site. Visited Suzanne’s parents a few times mid january. Met Jimmie for lunch at BJ’s in Cupertino before meeting Rodney’s replacement at Schwab. Met with Mike and Michelle for lunch at Luna in Campbell. Dinner with friends at the Dove’s house – Jimmie, Cat, Mike, Marsha and Jerry. Met Jimmie for lunch then coffee at Mayflower restaurant in Dublin and Peet’s coffee in Pleasanton. A Few more visits to Inklings and Sidebar. Suzanne took her mother to lunch at Piatti’s then haircut.
Went to Reno 3x for doctor s appointments as well as Suzanne’s 2nd hip replacement surgery for a week in early January. Stayed in air bnb in sparks. Cold but good weather. Visits to Perrenn for coffee and pastries. Lunch at Two Chicks. Coffee at Waldens in mid town. Good breakfasts at Truckee Bagel Company and Carillos Cocina. Good dinner at Chin Chin and Nickos Greek in Sparks. Lunch at Beloveds Bakery Cafe. Dinner at Parlor. Cast Iron Trading in Stockton. World Traveller coffee and pastries in Sacramento area.
