Who are we?

I'm Carol, a curious retiree who has always wanted to see the United States, especially the national and state parks. My marmalade cat Livy, who only gets called Olivia Louise when she is in big trouble, likes the camping but isn't so sure about the driving. We are traveling in my motorhome Myrtle--she carries our home wherever we go. She is new and we are just getting comfortable with each other.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Monday, April 14, '14

Yesterday I had a good drive down California's Highway 101 to the turnoff to Solvang.  I took the back way toward Santa Barbara through part of Los Padre National Forest.  Rancho Oso is tucked into a fold in the hills and is surrounded by the national forest.  This time of year everything is green and the fire danger is moderate.  I'm always shocked by how intensely green California is in the spring.

Rancho Oso has horses to rent (or you can bring your own and board them), trails to ride with a guide or on your own, barns and farm animals for petting, tipis, covered wagons, or cabins to stay in, a tent campground, RV campgrounds, swimming pools, adult and family activity centers, a general store . . .
I walked a bit yesterday afternoon and only saw part of it.  Cell phone coverage is bad and using my
Verizon wifi hotspot isn't working.  I have been able to text a bit on the phone, but even that is slow to go.

I'm currently at Marge and Bill's in Goleta, which also has iffy cell phone reception!  I've tried several times to email my cell phone pictures to myself with no result, so no pictures at this time either!  You will be inundated when I'm finally able to post them.

I'm staying here for the night--I left Livy lots of food and water, and I'm guessing that she'll be so happy not to drive anywhere that she'll happily survive being left on her own.  Marge is going to loan me her car to get back and forth.

This afternoon I went to the organizing meeting for Marge and Bill's trip to've finally  Washington DC that begins on April 23rd.  They are going to see the capitol, monuments, museums, Mount Vernon--they are going to be very busy for six days!

We had dinner down at the Beachside with Susan, Marge's daughter, and Rick, her husband.  A beautiful view out across the channel, great company, and wonderful food.  I''ll spend the night here and got to Marge and Bill's writing class with them in the morning.

I finally got yesterday's pictures onto my computer, so here they are.

Casa de Wine.

Bela, Paula's Aussie Shepard
Paula's Orcas Heart.
Lovely Garden Roses.
Iris in a Pot!

Boy loves Bela.

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  1. ginamiparApril 16, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    Awwww! The Orcas heart!! And so good to see Bela and Boy. Glad you had a good visit with Paula, and a good drive down to Santa Barbara! Our sun is gone--please send some up the highway. Have a wonderful time with the Santa Barbara family--please hug them all from me. Lots of love!! xoxoxoxog

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