Bonnie Writes on 01 Aug 2005:
OK everyone, here's the latest chapter of DeDe's travels. Gawd, I'm just turning GREEN with envy, each time I get one of these! I'm SO glad it sounds like they're having such a good time, though.
---And there you have it! More at 11--- B
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From: DEDE FAHRNEY
Date: 07/31/05 20:01:45
Subject: 7th Addition of travels of the 4 Vagabonds & 2 Couch taters
>Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:34:15 -0400
>
>Hi Folks:
>We are finally on the road again. Dede went to the Doctor on Wed. and every
>thing looks good for us to go on to Vancouver. She doesn't have to go back
>to San Francisco for 3 weeks. We left Marin Ca. on 7/14 for Tiburon and
>tried to see a lighthouse at Port Bonita. No luck too foggy. We then went
>to Tiburon and walked the downtown and ate lunch on the waterfront. Neat.
>The next day, 7/15 we left for Yosemite. We camped at Yosemite Lakes, which
>is some miles from the Village. Neat campground, almost like a National
>campground or Corp of Engineer one. Nan made a fire all 2 nights. We didn't
>have electric so had the lanterns out and cooked on propane. Rough life
>huh? Saw deer drinking on the creeks and was just a spectacular place. Went
>to the Village and took the bus tour around the Park. El Capitan is
>spectacular. We had steak down at the campground. There was a damn and
>swimming area right at the campground. We drove to Glacier Point the next
>day Scenes not to be forgotten. We ate lunch at Badger Pass where Dede had
>skied in another life. We came back for Happy Hour and Hot Dogs over the
>fire.

>The next day we left for Clearlake. We went pass lots of fields of
>Sunflowers, just beautiful. We had a great site on the water at Clearlake,
>We fished a lot for the next 3 days. We had 2 fishfries while there and met
>a neat family from Holland. They had a son about 14 named Bart, that we
>fell in love with. He spoke 4 languages, Dutch, English, French, and
>German. He either taught us to fish, or we taught him. I did teach him to
>clean fish.

>On 7/20 we took a ride around the lake. We had lunch on the lake. One
>beautiful lake and very long. The girls were looking for wineries all the
>way around. I was looking for breweries.

>On 7/21 we went to Lassen Volcanic park. It is near Redding, Ca. Snoopy and
>Missy saw their first snow. They sure didn't play in it, but I took lots of
>pictures of them. It was a long days drive. Sure miss Dede not being able
>to drive. Have about 4 more weeks of this. We just stayed aroung Clearlake
>for the next couple of days for we had to have the trailer wheel repacked.
>The grease seal let loose.

>The next day the van had to have the brakes taken care of. The rotors
>needed turned. Too many mountain roads. Found a good garage and they didn't
>take us to the cleaners.

>The next day we went to Fort Bragg (???-ed.) and Mendocino on the coast Beautiful
>scenary. We ate on the Pacific. I did get to see a Lighthouse after about a
>mile walk at Casper.

>The next day we went in for Dede's doctors appointment and Therapy at
>Marin. About 95 miles from Clearlake. Doctor said he didn't have to see her for 3 weeks, Yippie. We are on our way.

>We left on 7/28 from Clearlake to Prospect, Or. On the way we went along
>side of Mt. Shasta. Another beautiful mountain. We then went on our way to
>Crater Lake and stopped at Prospect. Another neat campground. We spent the
>next day touring Crater Lake. What a beauty. Ate lunch overlooking it.
>Gorgeous. When we got back we hiked a couple of falls and the Rogue River,
>right next to our campground. What beautiful country. Tomorrow it's on to
>Mt. Hood. Tough life Huh?

>Talk to you down the line.

>The ungrounded 4 Vagabonds & 2 couch Taters
- posted by Mikey @ 2:15 PM