California to Indiana
2617 miles / $1320 fuel = .50 per mile

We arrived this afternoon and we couldn't have asked for better traveling weather. We had a tail wind most of the way and the sun was shining great timing!!! We normally do not travel this fast but, we wanted to drive when the weather was at is best and we did!! Now we can slow down and take our time. After we leave Nappanee we will be going to the Spartan Homecoming in Charlotte, MI June 2

At one time this McDonalds was the largest in the US
It crosses over the Will Rogers Turnpike in OK

This was the scenery for many miles on I 44 in MO

We're on the Move.... Summer Travel Plans

After spending several weeks in the bay area visiting family and doing our routine doctor and dental visits it is time to move on. Since we will be traveling right thru tornado alley at the height of tornado season- I will be come a amateur meteorologist- I have all my weather websites book marked, new batteries in the weather radio!! Now, if diesel prices don't get the better of us we plan on having a wonderful summer in the Maritimes!!

Play Ball.........

We took our Grandson Jeff to a Modesto Nuts baseball game. The Nuts are a single A minor league. When we walked thru the gate Jeff was asked if he wanted to start the game tonight by announcing "Play Ball" and I must say he got a huge round of applause from the audience and the cameraman said he was a natural (well of course) he was so excited about that. We all had a great evening. Jeff's face was on the Jumbo Tron so much he got a big kick out of that.

Grandpa and Jeff best seats in the house

Jeff after he announced "PLAY BALL" in a very big voice

Jeff and the Mascot Al the Almond

Jeff getting an autograph on his ball from one of the players- Priceless

We will be hanging out in the San Fransisco Bay Area for a few more weeks spending time with family. Our summer travel plans are the Maritimes and New Foundland. With a stop in Indiana at Newmar for a 3 week appointment-All of the fiberglass has to be replaced and then Charlotte Michigan for the Spartan Homecoming Rally.

Our Extreme Makeover

Before

After-
I decided on a black shade instead of white, we replaced our TV with a 37" Sharp Aquios LCD HDTV, changed the angled cabinet so it is straight and made it larger.

Replaced the fabric valance with wood- Kept the original curtains on the sides

You can view more pictures at
http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/MotorhomeRemodel

POMONA FMCA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Below is a picture of our booth at the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) Rally. Last summer we worked for Cherry Hill Park in College Park, MD we were asked if we wanted to work a booth and talk to folks about the campground. Of course we WOULD since we absolutely love the park. We really enjoyed ourselves and had plenty of time to browse all the gadgets in the marketplace and start a list of what we just had to have. Our list is growing!!!



The entertainment at the rally is top notch!! Below is a picture of the Bellamy Brothers what a great performance they gave!!! On Thursday night Peter Noone of the Herman Hermits played what a fabulous performance he gave unfortunately I did not have my camera with me that night.

Next Stop- Junction City, OR

OUT n ABOUT IN TEMECULA, CA
Couple of weeks exploring Temecula's back roads.

We spent a few afternoons wine tasting. Unlike Napa most of the wineries in Temecula are boutique wineries, wines are only available at the winery and they only produce a small quanity of each varietal and when its gone it GONE!! I did get a few surprises of what I thought I didn't like, I loved!!! Because these are boutique wineries wine tasting can be rather expensive $8-10 per person. The Temecula Visitors Center online had some great information and we were able to download 2 for 1 tasting coupons along with a map of all the wineries and tasted some wonderful wines, champagnes, ports, and sherrys. One afternoon we found ourselves in Old Town Temecula and did what was a first for us was Olive Oil/Balsamic vinegar tasting- our favorite was an olive oil infused with blood oranges and for balsamic vinegars a vanilla fig infused balsamic. All locally made here in California. Then one afternoon a drive in the country and we found the Gouda Cheese factory that was made famous by Wolfgang Puck. We did some Gouda Cheese tasting and a tour. The cheese was very gouda!! :)
For more pictures of our visit to Temecula http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/Temecula



Wilson Creek Winery Great almond champagne & ports actually we had Portini there- equal parts of their signature champagne (almond) and port. Very good!!!



The hamburger stand below is in Old Town and obviously a favorite of bikers. We stopped there for lunch and I could understand why. This restaurant boasts the honor of being number 1 in the great California hamburger hunt!!! It would get my vote!!!

Boomer Cruise to Cabo San Lucas

February 4-8, 2008

Carnival Cruise Ship Elation setting sail for Cabo with 40 plus boomers on board. There was plenty of food, drink and entertainment to keep us all pretty busy!!! Several birthday celebrations and happy hours on ship. This was not your ordinary Boomer-Rang.
I took so many pictures that I couldn't post them all here click this link for an online web album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/BoomerCruise



Boomers in Formal Attire- We all clean up pretty darn nice....


Boomers invade Cabo and have tacos and beer


As the sun sets over Cabo we set sail for San Diego

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

We did a caravan with Newmar to Puerto Penasco and we had a wonderful week of food, entertainment, happy hours, shopping/bargin hunting, meeting lots of new people, and looking for the best fish tacos we could find. We took so many pictures I couldn't post all of them here so I created a web album click on this link if you are interested in viewing more pictures. http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/Mexico08

Below is a picture of the shoreline from Lighthouse Hill. It had been 5 years since John and I were in Puerto Penasco and we were surprised at how fast all the condos
had been built where campgrounds used to be.



Shopping District


View from Lighthouse Hill- the downtown area

Our final night we were all treated to Mexican Coffee- and yes, it tasted just as good as it looks.

Next our cruise to Cabo San Lucas

Welcome to BOOMERVILLE 2008

Where Boomerville is just getting started Happy Hours at 4, walks, talks, eating, swap meets where if it can't be found, it just doesn't exsist, and more eating. The object is too see how long you can make 100 gal of water last before you have to get more. The last one out shuts off the lights until next year....

Once a year the sleepy little town of Quartzite Arizona that is invaded by literly thousands of RVer. Below are pictures of Boomerville the town is in the distance- those are all RVS

Hello from the FMCA Rally in Indio

Where the temperatures are in the mid 70's and we are having a great time meeting lots of new folks, attending seminars, and of course buying and more buying of "stuff". We in remodel mode and have decided to replace our front TV and cabinet with a new sleeker cabinet which will include a 37 inch LCD HDTV, then we are replacing our front window shades with the MCD American Duo System I am superduper jazzed about that. We are going to Junction City, OR in March to have the work done. John is getting the Silver Leaf System installed in our Motorhome its an vehicle monitoring/diagnostic system dohicky thing that is a must have (according to John) he is all excited about this new gadget.


Below are some pictures from the parade- you can tell FUN was the order of the day!!
Some of the chapters get together and decorate their golf carts, build floats, wear costumes, and -well you can see below how much fun it was.......



Oops- grass skirt was not big enough :)

Next Stop Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Happy New Year from Reno!!

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

John and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! See ya next year!!!

Our travel plans for 2008 include; San Felipe Baja Mexico, Cruise to Cabo San Lucas, FMCA Rally in Pomona, CA, where we will be representing Cherry Hill Park in the Marketplace, touring the Atlantic Maritimes, and whatever else we can find that strikes our interest along the way!

Opening day was yesterday. This is the entrance into our lot.


Rows and rows of trees looking for warm homes. We hope each and every tree finds a home!!

This is the inside of our tent and John has been flocking away!!

FAMILY TIME

After pumpkins we headed to Reno to have an early Thanksgiving with my daughter and her boyfriend and his children, my son and his family came up we had a wonderful time together and it had been a long time since we all got together.
Below is Wayne, Jadeon, Stephanie and Cami.



Below is a picture of my son Larry, me, Grandson Jeff, and daughter Stephanie. We had just had a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner. November is a very busy month for our family besides Thanksgiving we have 4 birthdays to celebrate.

Steph and John clowning around with Cosmo the dog (aka Costco)

FROM PUMPKINS TO TREES......

Its over- all the pumpkins have been sold, the petting zoo is closed and now its time to clean up the lot and get it ready for trees. This has been a very interesting month we learned a lot about the zoo animals we have chased the pig when he got out at least 5 times, roped the goat we he escaped, dropped a box of chickens and had to chase them around the pin and finally caught all 10 of them, the rabbits had a night out on the patch until we caught them!!! I wished I had the camera for some our most exciting moments, but I think if I told John to wait so I could take pictures of him chasing the pig- you would all be attending services for ME!!! Anyway it is over and we did survived as did the animals! Next week we are headed to Reno to spend sometime with my daughter, should be back just in time for tree delivery. We are really looking forward to the Christmas season!!!

Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!!!


Getting the lot ready for Trees

Petting Zoo at the Pumpkin Patch


Meet Wilbur he is "Some Pig" that is what Charlotte said. Personally I think he is a goat in Pig skin...... Wilbur refuses to eat his pig food wants only the goat food!!! Notice the little chicks in the pen I bring them in every nite because they are too little we put them in a box under a heat lamp.


Meet Mr Goat and Mrs Goat they can't eat the goat food because the pig won't let them, so they eat the pig food and when the pig is sleeping then they eat the goat food, and eat the corn stalks and eat whatever they can find.......

Meet "Farmer" John- he fixes the cages and builds shelter so the animals have a dry place to be when it rains he also is very good with a shovel in the mornings and I feed the animals and make sure they have plenty of water......
Now you have seen the pumpkin patch that Farmer John and his wife Cathy built........