Aloha, so it isn't as easy to post out here in the boondocks!! I am combining the two days just to make sure I can keep up. So as you read last post, we left Thursday and drove all night down to The Redwood Forest in Northern California. We arrived Friday about 8AM. We drove down the most beautiful "old wagon road". The Redwoods were everywhere towering over us, some were 300 plus feet tall. I have on picture and the view doesn't do justice. The view is from the bottom looking directly up it!! After that the kids, Sarah and Amy went down to the beach park and looked around while I took a nap from driving the night before. We checked in at 3pm and Started setting up camp. It was awesome the way we worked together to set up the tent, kitchen and everyone got a quick nap in before dinner. I made a cheap knock off of our dear friend's "Italian hotdog recipt. Thanks Rob, I butchered it but everyone was so hungry they didn't even care!! Then we did dishes, and I made us a fire. The kids really wanted popcorn and all we had was the jiffy pop in the picture. So I made a modified handle for it and then proceeded to pop it!! We couldn't believe it didn't get burnt!! We hung out and played a game that Grandma had sent with the kids for the trip. And off to bed we went!! HORRIBLE DECISION!! JUNE AND IT WAS BETWEEN 48 AND 52 DEGREES!!! We didn't plan for an Artic storm to be in June!! So the everyone really did try but it was soooooooo cold and all we had was about 6 blankets between us!! So around 2am I got up and started the van and Sarah and Amy started moving the kids into the van for warm that could only be provided by the AWSOME van heater!! Laugh all you want, I thought God had teleported us to the Polar cap!! I don't ever get cold, if you know me, you know I don't!! I was frozen!! With the belly and the fat head, I looked just like Frosty the snowman (with facial hair)!! I was so proud of the kids and ladies for trying to make it work but it was not a happy time. Although everyone did keep their attitudes right. The best part of the event was we get in the car and go across the street so we won't wake up the other campers with the van running. I turned on the radio to sooth us to sleep and guess what station it scrolled to!! The best christian station I have ever heard. They had a great mix of praise and worship music. Some old, some new, and all stuff we knew. I was sad when it ran out of range. I saved it on my phone so I can have it on Pandora!!
Ok Saturday. We got up packed up camp and headed for Sacramento CA. The views were awesome driving down the Northern Cali Coast. We saw elk roaming around, beautiful Cliffs, and river views that were like a painting. Then guess who we ran into!!! My old friend Paul Bunyon and his blue ox, Babe!! I slammed the brakes and had to pull over for a photo op, he kindly agreed to one photo and sent us on our way. We drove all day and got here tonight about 5pm. We are here in a nice little cabin at the KOA campsite getting ready for bed. We will be here until tomorrow noon and then head down to Anaheim CA. I will post pictures from the KOA with tomorrows post.
P.S. Funny Emma story. So at the Redwood camp, Emma comes to me and tells me a long story about her walk and all I could get from it was: Aunt Amy, hike, and Chip-n-Dales!! As a concerned father I asked Amy why she took my 3 year old daughter to see Chip-n-Dale dancers!! She settled me down and we figured out that she was talking about the Chipmunks running all around the camp. Sorry this one isn't that funny, but the last 2 days have been kind of a blur. 450 miles down, 950 to go!!
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