Thursday July 30, 2015 Coronado Cays, CA

We sat on the rear deck of the boat and had our coffee with Montyne.  John had gone surfing. We watched boats come and go past the end of the marina.

Imperial Beach Pier

After John got back we decided to go downtown to Imperial Beach to take pictures of the pier and other spots.  The city has different designs of surf boards scattered around town, art work with a map and plaques commemorating the city's surfing history.  The art Gerri took pictures of was designed to show the word "ART" when viewed from a specific spot.

Abstract art

Art viewed properly

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We also drove to a geocache that is billed as the south westerly cache in the lower 48 states.  GCTP7H, Extended View x2; http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCTP7H_extended-view-x2?guid=4397434d-7729-4010-b2fb-ac2f86353f01 Now we have to make trips to Washington, Maine and Florida to cover the other corners.

We had decided to eat an early supper at Phil's BBQ in San Diego: https://philsbbq.net/.  We got there about 3 and were served and seated right away.  At Phil's you order on the way in, are seated and then pick up your food when when it is ready.  It was good food but served on trays with a paper lining, no plates.

Just before we ate I got a call from Cummins Pacific telling me the coach was repaired and ready for pick up.  They agreed to keep it until morning, plugged into 110 volt power.

Back at the boat we watched a movie on DVD.  We watched The Robe starring Richard Burton.  The movie was over two hours long.  Everyone went to bed almost immediately when the movie was over.

Wednesday July 29, 2015 Coronado Cays, CA

Dinner at Aroma Thai, Gerri, Mona,John, Montyne,
Lou and me

Last night was another good nights sleep aboard the motor yacht Memories.  Life in the marina is right up there with life in a RV Park.

The pain in my leg continues.  Fortunately, it only hurts when I walk.  The Cummins shop called this morning and they have ordered parts from Spartan in Michigan.  They are expected in tomorrow.  I called Thousand Trails and delayed our arrival at Wilderness Lake another day.

Jump house in the water

We decided to play BINGO at the yacht club tonight at 6.  Well, the ladies decided that and I went along  John had accepted an invitation to crew in a sailboat race.  We played 5 games and then a blackout finale.  Tyne won for first game, There were about 25 people playing.  They also played some weird games.  One required INGO on the second line, no B.  The games were chosen by some of the players from a book that had many kinds of combinations.

Starting the race

Back at the boat John grilled Tuna steaks.  We had stir fried vegetables that a neighbor brought over, baked potatoes and a salad that Montyne had prepared.

Looking east

Tonight there was a nearly full moon, the second one this month.  The setting sun put some pink on to the clouds.

Looking west

We were in bed by 10 and read for awhile.  Another great day.

Tuesday July 28, 2015 Coronado Cays, CA

We were up early this morning.  It was moving day,  I started my coffee while getting the outside of the coach ready to travel.  This morning I have an appointment at Cummins Pacific in El Cajon to check what is causing a "Check Engine" light to come on.

We had decided that we would spend the night with John and Montyne on their boat in Coronado Cays.  I called Thousand Trails and changed our arrival date at Wilderness Lakes,  We dropped the coach off at 9:30.  On the way to Montyne's we stopped and had breakfast at a Mimi's restaurant.

We got to the Coronado Cays Yacht Club and John and Montyne's boat a little before noon.  We went for a ride around the Coronado Cays in a friend's electric boat.  We saw a lot of expensive boats and the backs of very expensive homes.

Gerri called Lou and Mona Milioti, friends we met on our Mediterranean cruise.  They live near John and Montyne.  When they called back we made arrangements for them to come to the boat for a visit and then go to dinner with us.

I got a couple of calls from John at the Cummins shop.  They had identified the problem and will order the part in the morning.  The part needed to fix the problem has to come from Spartan.

For dinner we went to Aroma Thai in Imperial Beach.  Very good food and they offered various degrees of spiciness.  There was plenty of food for leftovers.

We said our goodbyes outside the restaurant.  Back at the boat we caught up on computer stuff and went to bed about 10:30

Monday July 27, 2015 Oceanside, CA

The Coker patio at a calm moment

Our last full day in at Paradise By The Sea.  The gloom cleared away by mid morning and it turned into a nice sunny day.  We had our coffee while catching up e-mail and Facebook.  I made a few phone calls to take care of other business and paid our property taxes to Clark County.  I also paid the final payment for our October cruise.

Our site

I had called in a prescription to the CVS in Carlsbad.  We decided that after picking up the prescription we would have a late lunch at Norte Mexican Restaurant.  Since the CVS was near a Costco store on CA-78 we went there for gas in the Jeep.  After gassing up Gerri drove me to a nearby cache.  Then it was on to Norte.

The Carlsbad Inn from the patio at Norte's

We sat on the patio and watched the people come and go at the Carlsbad Inn.  Gerri had a fish taco and we shared an appetizer plate that was a combo of the appetizer offerings.

Before returning to the coach, Gerri drove me south to Cannon Park to try to find a cache that eluded me in the past.  It eluded me again, in spite of Gerri's help in looking.  Maybe next year.

After their dinner we joined the Cokers for card games.  We played a game that Henry's son-in-law taught us, Scum.  We played several rounds and quit about 9:30

Sunday July 26, 2915 Oceanside, CA

Like most mornings coffee was my first order of business followed by catching up on e-mail and Facebook.  Our neighbors, the Cokers, got back from Las Vegas about 9 AM.  One of their other daughters and her family are visiting them for a few days. They would normally waited until after their church service to start back to Oceanside, but someone had stolen the air condition from the church building.

Another day in paradise

I went to the Central Church of Christ and worshiped with the congregation there.  This was the last time I will see that congregation for awhile.  We don't plan to come to Oceanside next year.  If all goes well we will be on a RV Caravan to the Maritime provinces in eastern Canada.  Gerri stayed at the coach and tuned into the webcast from Oakey Blvd.

It turned out to be a beautiful day.  We sat outside reading in the afternoon. Gerri fixed eggs and hash for supper and served it with cottage cheese.  After supper we went next door and played Sequence with the Cokers.  Henry was partnered with his daughter and they won two of three games.  Gerri partnered with Garrett, their son-in-law, and won the other game.

By the time the card games were over it was after 9. Gerri went to bed around 10pm and read for awhile.  I watched an episode of Gunsmoke that had been recorded.  It was one of the hour long episodes and I didn't notice that only 45 minutes had been recorded.  I didn't see the ending. Of course I know that Matt fought off the gang of outlaws, but I don't know which or how many he shot.  I read some more before going to bed.

Saturday July 25, 2015 Oceanside, CA

More loafing around the coach this morning.  We drank our coffee and caught up on computer stuff.  In the afternoon I took the Jeep to the car wash and had it cleaned up.  What with the rain, the dirt settling and the blooms from the palm trees it was pretty messy.  I also hunted and found a geocache while I was out, number 4890 for me.  It is still hard to walk so I went back to the coach.

This year the RV park has blocked off a section of the drive by the exit to the beach walk.  They call it Surfer's Curve and have tables and chairs set up.  They do some activities for the kids there.  Tonight was Luau night.  The area was set up with a Hawaiian theme.  We had reserved seats at a table.








I limped down there, we sat with a couple from La Habra and a family from Albuquerque. After a brief welcome  and a limbo contest for the kids, a buffet with BBQ Chicken, Mahi Mahi and Kalua Pork was served with salad, rice, fruit assortment and Hawaiian rolls.  There was cake for dessert.

Following dinner we were entertained by Hawaiian and South Seas dancing.  The dance group encouraged audience participation in  a dance and then a dance contest.  It was a fun time.  After things broke up, Gerri went and got the Jeep to drive me back to the coach.

Gerri won the centerpiece from our table.

Back at the coach some computer time and reading finished off the night.

Friday July 24, 2015 Oceanside, CA

I am still limping along, favoring my right leg and using a cane. We didn't do much in the morning or early afternoon.  We did finish our coffee and get everything caught up on the computer.  I also got through to the company installing our solar panels and got some clarification on the design and an update on the progress of the installation progress of the installation.

For dinner we drove up to Dana Point and met Bill and Arlene at Carlos' Mexican Restaurant. http://www.yelp.com/biz/carlos-mexican-restaurant-dana-point. The drive to Dana Point on I-5 was more congested than the last three times we drove there for dinner.  Friday evening I guess.  Bill and Arlene were already seated.  The restaurant is really nice with a large patio out front.  Service started good with really delicious chips and salsa.  We delayed our food order while we visited.  After we did order it was quite a while before our food came out.  It wasn't particularly crowded and Bill and Arlene assured us that the service was usually better.  Like many Mexican restaurants in this area they don't offer ground beef in their dishes, which disappoints Gerri.  On the other hand, they did offer a dish with Nopalitos, a cactus cut into strips.  I ordered the Nopalitos dish, it came with carne asada de puerco, rice and beans.  It was very good.  My favorite restaurant in the area is still Norte in Carlsbad.

We said good bye to Bill and Arlene at the restaurant and then drove back to the RV Park.  We finished the evening with reading and some TV.

Thursday July 23, 2015 Oceanside, CA

Today's plan included a visit from a friend of Gerri's from Santa Clarita, CA.   She was arriving at about 10 AM by train at Oceanside.  Gerri took her coffee with her to pick up LaNeita.  I stayed at the coach catching up on e-mail and Facebook and of course enjoying my coffee.  The train station is only a couple of miles from the RV Park so they were back pretty quickly.

LaNeita and Gerri

We visited at the coach for an hour or so.  LaNieta used to live in Las Vegas, she taught at Cheyenne High School, but has since moved back to California.  We decided to have lunch at the Daily News, a restaurant on the grounds of the Carlsbad Inn.  They serve breakfast and lunch until 4.  It had been several years since we ate there.  The food was still very good. Even though she didn't order it, Gerri was happy to see corned beef hash on the menu. LaNeita has eggs and hash, Gerri had a crepe with avocado and I had huevos rancheros.  My meal was good, but not as good as the same dish at Norte.

After eating we drove around Carlsbad and Oceanside. Kind of a nickle tour of the towns and the pier.  We dropped LaNeita back at the train station at about 2:30.  We had a good visit, good weather and good food.

The sequence board

We spent the afternoon relaxing.  We had been invited to dinner at the Coker's and we went to their site at about 6, they are next door to us. Beside Henry and Geneal there was one of his daughters with two girls, Henry's mother and sister. We played a new to us card game named "Sequence." The game is on a board, we played a couple of games with three teams of two and two with two teams of two.  We found it lots of fun.

For dinner, Henry cooked two chickens in his smoker.  We also had green beans, a broccoli pasta salad, baked potatoes and a fruit salad that Gerri contributed.

The party broke up at about 9:30.  Henry is returning to Las Vegas for the weekend for an important activity with his church.  We will only see them again on our last day here, Monday.

Wednesday July 22, 2015 Oceanside, CA

While I was having my coffee the doctor called from Oceanside Urgent Care.  She told me the results of the x-rays I had taken yesterday.  Nothing new, but the x-rays show degenerative Disk Disease and arthritis.  She thinks that is what is causing the pain in my leg.  I have the name of a doctor in Temecula to visit and made an appointment for the 10th of August, the last day we are in Temecula. It doesn't sound like I am going to have any relief soon.  I did get a call from my Kidney doctor, he OK'ed the anti-inflammatory that the doctor in Oceanside prescribed.

Yesterday I saw a small ladder at Henry's site and asked him to bring it over some time and lower the back arm of my main awning.  He came over this morning and did that.  Now I shouldn't have to worry about the water pooling on the awning during rain.

My dinner

Tim and Beth Burton picked us up at 4:30 and we drove to Dana Point to have dinner with another of our cruise friends, Bob Ginesman. We went to the Wind and Sea in the south end of the harbor.  Excellent food, a great view and good friends, it doesn't get much better.  After dinner Tim and Beth dropped us off back at the coach.  They are returning to Scottsdale Saturday morning.

The view from our table

Gerri's dinner

Bob Genisman, Gerri, Tim and Beth Burton, Me

Henry and Chuck, another friend from Las Vegas, were sitting out when we returned.  I stayed out and visited with them for awhile before going into the coach.











Facebook recently began showing pictures from one year ago on my time line.  Today's picture was from Haines, AK during our caravan to Alaska last year.

Tuesday July 21, 2015 Oceanside, CA

There was some rain this morning before we got up.  When the Cokers came in yesterday they were parked temporarily in a back in site.  This morning after Paul and Debbie left, the Cokers were assigned site #2.  They have different family members joining them over the next couple of weeks. After they got parked they unloaded and set up an entire outdoor kitchen and have several bicycles. They have completely filled their site.

I had gotten an order for an x-ray from the doctor at Oceanside Urgent Care.  I went to the nearest location on Vista Drive and had several x-rays made.  That was the extent of my activity in the afternoon.

Yesterday when we were visiting with the Cokers they recommended a burger place called Ty's Burger House on Mission Blvd.  We decided to go there for dinner.  Ty's is in the older section of town just off the Coast Hwy.  They had sidewalk seating, indoor seating and a patio with several tables.  The menu feature several specialty burgers plus burgers made with, Kangaroo, Buffalo and Elk.  We both had regular hamburger with bacon, blue cheese crumbles, lettuce, tomato and onion  We split a basket of onion rings.  The burgers were good but very messy to eat.  I used up three napkins.  It reminded me of the advertisement from Carl's Junior. "If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face!  I don't go to Carl's because of that ad. The meal at Ty's satisfied our desire to try a new place to eat when we visit an area.  The picture is from Ty's website, https://www.tysburgerhouse.com/.  What we got wasn't stacked as neatly as the one in the picture.

There was a little excitement at the park shortly after dark.  A tow truck arrived pulling a large fifth wheel trailer.  He didn't make the turn into the park and almost hit the wall by the driveway.  The driver had to back up into the street and the park staff opened the other gate for him to enter .  I saw the tow truck leave about an hour later without the fifth wheel.  I guess someone with a reservation had vehicle problems en route and had the trailer towed to their site.

We read and watched TV until bedtime.  As has been normal lately Gerri was in bed before me.  I called it a night at a little before midnight.

Monday July 20, 2015 Oceanside, CA

We did a little more today.  After coffee I made an appointment at the Oceanside Urgent Care to follow up on the last visit.  My leg doesn't seem to be much better.  The doctor prescribed an anti inflammatory steroid.  She also order some x-rays and gave me the name of an orthopedic doctor in Temecula.  We will be there two weeks after we leave Oceanside next Tuesday.

Back at the coach I was sitting outside when our friends, Henry and Geneal Coker arrived.  Henry is now the chairman of the Sheriff's Protective Association, a position I held for over 20 years.  They will be here for two weeks after we leave.  We visited with them until their daughter and two granddaughters came by and wanted to go for a walk.

Gerri had taken the meat off the chicken we had eaten for two days.  She fixed  a soup with vegetables and noodles.  Very good.  We have enough for one more meal.

This morning I had heard a whining noise.  It was coming from the area of the TV satellite dome.  I turned off the power to the dome and turned it it back on.  After all my earlier effort had failed, the TV in the bedroom had DirecTV coming in.  I tried the TV in the Galley area and got it working.  No luck with the TV over the dash.  I may work with it again in the morning.

We watched some recordings from DirecTV, read and called it a night at about 11.

Sunday July 19, 2015 Oceanside, CA

I had some coffee and then went to the worship service at the Central Church of Christ in Oceanside. Gerri stayed at the coach and tuned into the webcast from Oakey Boulevard.  The afternoon was more resting my leg.

In the afternoon it rained off and on.  Sometimes pretty heavily.  Even with the rain the kids were playing around the park and several people were in the pool. At 6 we tuned into the worship services ne cast from Oakey Boulevard.  We read and did computer activities until about 10:30.  It rained steadily from early evening and after we went to bed.  I don't know when the rain stopped.

Saturday July 18, 2015 Oceanside, CA

I was awakened at 6:30 when a shower of rain passed over the roof.  It was followed by a longer shower.  I decided not to get up and retract the awning.  After several peals of thunder I changed my mind.  Since I had repairs to the rear awning arm I haven't adjusted the rear arm so water runs off. Because of the weight, I didn't want water to pool on the awning.  I don't feel safe on a ladder to reach the adjustment.  It would only be a couple of rungs off the ground, but I can't afford to fall even that far.  Before 7 it began to rain in earnest, not a heavy rain but steady.  I went back to sleep at some point.

It was still raining when I got up and made coffee.  It rained until early afternoon.  I prayed that the rain had reached the Cajon Pass area and was enough to help the fire fighting efforts there. During one break in the rain I went out and moved our folding chairs under the cover of the slide.  I also took care of the sewer chores.  The weather has been good to us and the rain cooled things even more so we enjoyed the time with the windows open. The clouds stayed with us until late afternoon.  We enjoyed some sunshine for a short while.

We didn't do anything exciting today.  We did have delicious leftovers from Sonny's for supper.  I watched two old John Wayne movies from the 30's and the finished the 87th Precinct book I started a couple of days ago.  It was 12:30 when I finally turned off the lights.  I set an alarm and plan to get up in the morning and go to worship with the congregation at the Central Church of Christ here in Oceanside.

Friday July 17, 2015 Oceanside, CA

Another sunny day in paradise, well Paradise By The Sea RV Resort.  I'm still favoring my right leg.  I'm hobbling around like a 73 year old.  Wait, I am a 73 year old.

We got new neighbors in site 2.  A couple in an Airstream trailer.  I spoke with them when I was out moving the Jeep to make room for Tim to park behind the coach.  Paul is retired from the LA Sheriff's Department.  Retired in 2001 after 33 years of service.  They now live on Whidbey Island. While we were talking he noticed that the license on my coach was expired..  That prompted a search of my check register, which showed I had paid the renewal  in March.  That prompted a search of my desk drawer in the m/h.  I found the registration and sticker along with the proof of insurance.

I went back out and put the sticker on the license plate.  Whew, street legal again.  I was talking to Paul at his site when Tim and Beth arrived.  Tim came over and I introduced him to Paul.  They were both in the Marine Corps, so they hit it off right away.  Beth was already inside the coach with Gerri.

Tim and I joined Gerri and Beth in the coach.  We had cheese and crackers and cherries as snacks while we visited.  We met Tim and Beth Burton on our cruise to Australia and have visited with them in Scottsdale, a couple of times in Oceanside and on our road trip earlier this year when we passed through Phoenix.  They are staying in a timeshare at the Wyndam a couple of miles north of the RV Park.

Beth and Tim Burton

After visiting we drove to Sonny's in San Clemente for dinner.  http://sonnys.com/  We were pleasantly surprised with light traffic on I-5.  We were even more surprised when we found that there was plentiful seating at Sonny's, especially considering it was 6 PM on a Friday.  On Tuesday while here with Bill and Arlene we ventured into some new menu items, tonight we stuck with tried and tested Italian meals.  Great food with great friends.  We were again surprised with light traffic back to Oceanside. Traffic was building up in Oceanside so we exited the freeway one exit before Oceanside Boulevard and took the Coast Highway on to the RV Park.

We were home by 8:30.  We will see Tim and Beth again Wednesday when we meet another friend from the cruise for dinner in Dana Point.  Bob Genisman now lives in Mission Viejo, we haven't seen him since his wife, Nina, died.  They had visited us once in Las Vegas after the cruise.

We caught up on e-mail and Facebook.  I know it sounds like we spend a lot of time on the computer. Facebook is how we keep up with family members and friends scattered around the country.  I especially enjoy getting pictures of our great grand daughter in Reno.

Because of the slow internet I watch an old John Wayne movie on the Blu-Ray.  Gerri went to bed to read.  After the movie I read until about midnight before giving up.

Thursday July 16, 2015 Oceanside, CA

More staying off my leg today.  I may have had a setback.  I stepped into the shower like normal and a pain shot up my leg.  It seemed more sensitive the rest of the day.

Gerri went to Costco to pick up needed items.  I stayed at the coach, staying off my leg.  I seldom get bored, but I think I am approaching that point with all this staying off my leg.

One day shortly after we got here, I looked for a nearby cache  I didn't find it.  The cache owner changed the hit and several others had found the cache since I looked.  Gerri drove me over there about 7.  We found the caching spot but had to wait while a surfer changed into his wetsuit and left for the beach.  I signed the log and put the cache back.  Hopefully I will be able to do more caches next week.  I had hoped to do a hundred or so while here in Oceanside, I may downgrade that to ten.











I think I have mentioned the Potato Man before.  He and his family are here every summer.  He owns several potato farms and puts the potatoes out for the taking in the RV park.  When we left the park he had three boxes of potatoes out.  I took a picture of them.

Dinner tonight was roasted chicken from Costco with a salad and scalloped potatoes.  The potatoes weren't from the Potato Man.

We spent the rest of the evening with computer, TV via Amazon Prime and reading.

Wednesday July 15, 2015 Oceanside, CA

There was so little to write, I almost forgot today.  More rest for my leg.  I did walk across to the office and sign up for their Luau to be held on the 28th.  Late in the afternoon I drove to the CVS Pharmacy.  I needed to pick up medicine and I wanted to see if my leg interfered with driving.  I lucked out, it did not.

Our friends from Scottsdale that we met on our cruise to Australia called and they are at the Wyndham in Oceanside.  We made plans to get together with them on Friday evening.  We will also see them when we all go to dinner with another friend from the cruise next Wednesday evening.

Our supper was the left overs from Sonny's plus a salad that Gerri made.

I stayed up long enough to finish the book I was reading.  Chief of Detectives by John Sullivan.  I had worked with and for John several years during my career at Metro.

Tuesday July 14, 2015 Ocanside, CA

More staying off my leg his morning.  Staying off the leg is easy while we enjoy our coffee and computer time.  After that I would have rather been out caching.  Enough complaining!  This was a beautiful morning of sunshine, blue skies and mild temperatures.  I was reminded of   James 1:17:  "Every good gift and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."

The view from the Leedy back porch

Arlene, Gerri and Lois

At 2 we headed north to Dana Point to visit with Gerri's cousins Arlene and Lois.  Of course we get to visit with  their husband's Bill and Phil. Phil and Lois are from Fillmore, CA and are spending the night with Bill and Arlene.  Phil celebrated his 80th birthday this past Sunday.We spent some time over cheese, crackers and some fruit. More than a few pictures were taken before we went to dinner.  We drove in two cars to Sonny's in San Clemente.  Sonny's is our favorite Italian restaurant.  We eat at Sonny's at least once during every trip to this area, usually with Bill and Arlene. 

Phil and Lois Wall

Dinner was good as always.  We tried a couple of new dishes on the menu.  They were good but I will stick to the ones we have enjoyed in the past.  After dinner we said our goodbyes in the parking lot and headed back to Oceanside.

Bill and Arlene Leedy

Me and Gerri

Later, we stopped at the CVS pharmacy to drop off a prescription and see if others were ready. They weren't, you see there are always mix ups when we transfer prescriptions to a new store.  After the stop at CVS, Gerri took me to a nearby cache that I had unsuccessfully before. Gerri found the cache right away.  This got a two year old DNF,  Did Not Find, off my list.

Back at the coach it was reading, computer, TV and more reading.  Unfortunately once I start reading, I have a hard time stopping.  I was up until 12:15 and then had a difficult time getting to sleep.

One of the things we talked about during our visit was our cruises, both past and future.  Bill related a phrase they had learned in Costa Rica, "Pura Vita."  It is used as a greeting and mainly a response to questions like how are you doing, meaning excellent.

Pura Vita!

Monday July 13, 2015 Oceanside, CA

Not much activity to report today.  We had our coffee and computer time.  I made an appointment at a nearby Urgent Care to have my leg checked.  That doctor visit took a little over an hour.  The doctor told me it was a muscle problem.  We discussed taking an anti inflammatory.  I can't take most of them because of my kidney disease so I ended up with a prescription for the pain and advice to rest the leg and alternate a cold pack and heat.








Back at the coach we sat out for a while and watched people passing by.  I often mention May Grey or June Gloom.  Gerri reminded me today that I forget to remark on the many sunny pleasant days we have.  Well, today was one of them.

Later in the afternoon we watched the movie Wild via VUDU.  It starred Reese Witherspoon and documented a woman's troubled life and her adventures/misadventures after she decided to hike the Pacific Crest Trail.  There were enjoyable parts of the movie.  It was hard to keep up with because of all the flash backs to her former life while she was on the trail.  As a side note  I once had ambitions of hiking a long trail, especially the PCT.  I did a lot of hiking in the Grand Canyon, Zion, and some mountains.  I once hiked to the summit of Mt. Whitney.  Gerri says not to take the PCT hike off my bucket list, just move it wa-a-a-y down.

For dinner Gerri made steak fajita burritos with the leftovers from our dinner with Curtis a few days ago.  It was an delicious meal.  We watched an episode each of The Twilight Zone and Star Trek.  We were in bed before 10 but I read until midnight.

Sunday July 12, 2015 Oceanside, CA

Because of the pain in my leg and knowing that Todd and family were going to stop by after they checked out of Carlsbad Inn we didn't go to the local church this morning.  We choose to worship on line through the webcast from Oakey Blvd. Randy was home from Bible Camp and delivered the message.

Todd, Jeannette and the kids stopped by briefly on their way home. Wyatt's hand was still swollen and they decided to hurry on home to continue care and go to a doctor if necessary.

I took a pain pill and spent most of the day trying to rest my leg.  So far I'm in the same shape.  Early in the afternoon we got word that Curt, Dana and the kids had made it back to Las Vegas.

At 6 we tuned into the webcast of the evening services at Oakey Blvd.  Jesus Perez delivered the message. Later, I watched two episodes from the first season of Star Trek  and was in bed by 11:30.

Some people build sand castles,
Brandon digs a basement for one

Here is a picture and movie Curtis sent of Brandon on one of their days at the beach.  Followed by Vanessa posing at our house.

Saturday July 11, 2015 Oceanside, CA

The California and Texas G People

Today my right leg still hurt when I walked.  In spite of that we went to the Carlsbad Inn.  I went as far as Curtis' unit, 109.  Gerri dropped me off as close as we could get and 109 is the closest unit to the patio by Norte.

Some time early in our visit someone mentioned there was an outlet mall nearby.  Dana got excited and convinced Gerri to go shopping with her.

When we got there Jeannette and Wyatt were taking a nap.  Wyatt's hand was still swollen from the bee sting he got yesterday.  Brandon and Vanessa were at the activities center.  The videos are of Vanessa  and Emma dancing with my cane and a hat.

Curtis and I did walk, well I limped, out and sat on the Green for awhile.  After we went back to the unit.  Brandon came in after playing ping pong most of the day and fell asleep in a chair.

One nice picture

One goofy picture

We visited  with different members of the family coming and going.  We did manage to get a picture of all the kids together.  I also got a picture of Vanessa learning to crotchet.  Jeannette gave her lessons on some basic stitches.  The kids all painted Gerri a Carlsbad Inn tote bag and signed it.

Curt grilled some chicken breasts and we had dinner with him, Dana and the kids.

After dinner we visited some more before we went back to the coach to rest my leg.  Curtis and Dana plan to leave for Las Vegas by 9 AM and Todd and Jeannette plan to stop at the RV Park on the way home to Long Beach.