I wrapped our driftwood up tight in some wide Christmas Saran wrap that I had put in the coach a long time ago. It was still there and came in handy that day, I wanted to keep sand and any bugs it had trapped. We haven’t put them in the yard yet, we’re still deciding where they should go.
The black tape above the cab is where all the damage is. Hannah and Javier loved the coach but all the rain that Washington gets was not kind to that corner. They didn’t have the time, with two little adorable girls, or the money it would take to fix it. You can always come down and use it guys😃
We took the coach to a repair shop Friday to have that long list of other repairs and a few cosmetic things done. We are grateful for Ted’s inheritance to be able to get all the those necessary repairs to keep our beloved coach running to take us safely on our journeys💗
Our first stop was the Hitching Post in Buellton. We made it just in time for dinner. We were looking forward to the exceptionally delicious food we have always enjoyed there. The special attention from the wait staff and friendly atmosphere make it extra special and you can watch your food being cooked by friendly and talented cooks and say “hi” and they let us stay overnight in the parking lot.
The 101 and 1 are slower than the 5freeway, but a much more enjoyable drive. We caught the 1 in Oxnard where there are thrift stores that we always stop at, and then drive on to Ventura where there are 2more. It’s a break from driving for Jerry, before he has all that stop and go traffic getting home. Plus he likes thrift stores too.
I have a harder time finding unopened puzzles from thrift stores now, but this trip I found 8 all together, 4 at the Ventura store. Plus we found a lot of other good stuff, useful stuff for the coach. Most thrift stores have a lot of new merchandise now at lower prices. We got some great new socks.
I’m not buying opened puzzles anymore but I found 2 Norman Rockwell opened puzzles. I love those so I took a chance and bought them, and they were at different thrift stores, one in Washington and one in Ventura, imagine that.
The next day we stopped at Thornhill Broom campground at Pt. Magu State Park. I was hoping to stay the night but it was still early and Jerry was anxious to get home. It wasn’t full so the park ranger let us drive through and look around after we told him our story about how long we have been going there, 30 years at least and how much we love it. It was our very first campground. But it’s susceptible to storm surges and frequent flooding that change the topography constantly. They lost a lot of campsites in 2014, including our favorite #26, when it got hit with a huge storm. Over the years it’s also lost miles of rocks that we used to walk over and collect and are now completely covered by sand.
We hope to spend lots of time there again in the coming years. It’s close and we can relax, watch Vandenberg, now called Vandenberg Space Force Base, rocket launches, Pt. Magu air shows, sunsets, people watch, and thrift store shopping, and for sure have dinner at the Hitching Post.
.It was a fun trip, but we knew the rest was going to be slow going. We would hit a lot of traffic on 1 through all the beach traffic. It was sad driving through Malibu. All those beautiful beach front houses that butted up to the hwy were now just pillars jutting up in the sand. All debris has been cleared so that’s all that’s left. We saw some for sale signs and some heavy equipment working at others. I read people, you would have to be wealthy, are still willing to pay millions just to live on the beach, even if it’s only on stilts. I didn’t take any pictures, it was just too sad. Plus we’ve all already seen too much of that tragedy on tv.
When Jerry was registering the coach he casually asked if we could use our old vanity plates, of course we had saved them. She had to do some checking even though I doubt anyone else would have used those letters, so we did get to keep our ‘JNJSBNB’ ‘jerryandjillsbedandbreakfast’ plates. For $170.00 that is, but it’s so worth it to us.
It’s good to be home, but soon as the coach is ready we will probably be in it going somewhere.
so stay tuned
💗jilly
Did any of you here in Southern California see the sunset Tuesday night?
Once in awhile-now and again-this is us 