Saturday, December 30, 2017

A CHANGE OF PLANS.

Day 111 – 36 degrees and partly sunny this morning. The Sopranos family group set up their chairs overlooking the river right by our “back yard”. The dog squealed & barked & got yelled at. And Simon Cowell joined them with his fishing rod. No, really, some guy who we swear was the spitting image of Simon Cowell walked through our back yard with his fishing rod towards James Gandolfini & crew. By 10 a.m. it was noisy enough that we’d decided to pack up & leave town. We’d booked this site for 3 nights with the intention of staying another three if the birding was good. We’d only stayed two nights so far, but Rob had done some research and found a promising area south and east of here:  A large reservoir with several campgrounds near the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge which has three Refuge drives and numerous hiking paths. The reservoir itself has hiking & biking trails & kayaking opportunities. We decided to go ahead & move on. The prospects for peace & quiet at the current campground did not look good.

128 miles

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Friday, December 29, 2017

PARTAY IN THE HOOD.

Day 110 – 34 degrees this morning, very foggy. At 10 a.m. a large travel trailer arrived and with all the empty sites in this campground, guess which one they chose to camp in? Yep, right next to us. The man who was driving the truck parked nearby, got out & walked all around the sites in the area, scoping them out (including ours), and booked the site next to us. He closely resembled the late James Gandolfini during his role in “The Sopranos”. He did not just talk to his wife, he yelled.  Every conversation was at full pitch. Uh-oh, This did not bode well. Then we saw his wife filling out the payment envelopes reserving other sites around us. They were holding campsites for other people who’d be arriving later. Oh, goody.

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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Day 109 – We were up before 8 a.m. & got that final load of laundry done. 33 degrees and clear out. The chores are just about done, so we’re checking out today and going a short distance to Brannan Island State Recreation Area/State Park near Rio Vista. Before we leave, we’re getting the RV (and car) washed at a drive-thru truck wash – both are pretty dirty from being on the road.  (One of the rules at all the Parks we’ve been to is that you cannot use Park water to wash your vehicles. Understandable.)

22 miles

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