Ken installed another Wilson antenna so we had a little bit better service... Some texting and some email but no phone. Could use the smart phone for the internet stuff but not the computer. Interesting. The local Verizon store told us it is all because of the county and local developers, apparently no one wants to pay for the tower. There is also a new Indian Casino going in in Jamul which might make a difference. Weird ! ! ! Except that the park is very rural. (Coyotes and Border Patrol all over the hills.) Then, we had more electrical problems in this park than we have ever had ! ! ! BUT, they were very responsive, even when it was five or more times in one day. Never again we will park at the end of the electrical line, C-20. Was great to have Doug & Becky there as well as Joe & Carol. Always nice to have friends around. On Saturday the 6th my niece Darcy & her husband Troy came out for a visit. Was great to have company. The next day one of my other nieces Becky and her husband Johnny and the girls, Chole and Lyla came out as well as my brother Joe and his wife Celeste. Was great to see them all. They brought out salmon and tuna and we showed them all how to pressure can it. Was a great afternoon ! ! Usually we go to all their houses but this time it was out to Jamul for all of them!
Johnny, Becky, Celeste and Joe
Sweet Lyla
On Monday the 8th we drove up to Escondido to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and met my high school friends Linda and Betty. Linda had lived in Albany but moved to Lake Elsinore this past year. Betty lives in Portland. Was great to see them again and catch up a bit. Linda had passes for all of us so that made it even better. Last time I was at Safari Park it was still called the Wild Animal Park and it was very disappointing. Was kind of run down. NOW, it was wonderful again. We took the train.....
and then walked around the exhibits. Was really a great place again ! ! They are successfully breeding a lot of endangered species.. Very interesting..
Two year olds in training !
Our last activity was "going to the top of the mountain" behind Pio Pico. Have been talking about doing it for years but you need a four wheel drive or SUV. We also thought that we could just walk up. Well, Doug and Becky talked us into going with them. It took a half hour to drive up the hill. Oh my. I could not look out for most of the trip. One lane dirt, rutted road. It was WAY up in the hills but OMG when we got there the views were absolutely incredible. You could see Tecate, Tijuana and clear to the ocean in San Diego as well as way north and east into more beautiful mountains.
From here we went to Ramona to the Ramona Cafe as Diners, Drive-ins & Dives had visited and recently aired the segment. The food was fabulous and the cinnamon rolls were as promised.
Today was the drive to Orange Grove RV Park in Bakersfield. Love getting the fresh oranges that they offer for you to pick yourself. However, getting through Riverside was not fun ~ ~ per our GPS it took an extra 20 minutes and it was just traffic, a real mess. Glad we were not in any hurry.
Tomorrow off to Tracy Elks where we will stay for the night and drive the car over to visit with Corey and Angela in Livermore for the afternoon, evening ! ! ! Also, pick up our mail. First time to try the temporary mail forwarding option. Seems like it is perfect. Will see if our mail get rerouted home as requested.
