From Williams to Barstow, CA to Agua Dulce to Chowchilla, to Red Bluff

Wow, where does that time go? We were just in Williams, Az and now we are in Red Bluff, CA and lots has happened in between so lets try to catch up a bit. We had a warm and windy drive from Williams to Barstow with a long climb from Needles to Barstow. We just took it easy and were able to make it up the grade without any problems. On Thursday we had a short, less than 100 mile, drive to our friends Walt and Jeri Karpinski's lovely home in Agua Dulce, CA. They were wonderful hosts and we truly enjoyed our visit. Walt grilled a tri-tip one night and the other we went out for Mexican food. In addition they cooked a marvelous breakfast to get us off to a good start on our trip to Chowchilla, CA.

On Friday Walt and I played golf at a course called Elkins Ranch and it was in Fillmore, CA. The course was very nice and we had a great time with two other gentlemen we joined on the course. Tippy and Jeri spent part of the day having lunch at the Getty Museum and looking about at the various displays. There were about five different buildings so they left some things for another day. Wev look forward to seeing Walt and Jeri again when they come to Mallard Creek later in July.

We had a pretty easy drive from Agua Dulce to Chowchilla. The Grapevine was pretty quiet on a Saturday and the temperature was cool so we didn't have any overheating problems. We stayed at a place called The lakes RV Resort and Golf. The golf course is called Pheasant Run and it was quite good and in great shape. The only trouble was it was to long for us at over 6300 yards, maybe we should have played the senior tees. Seems like I had to hit lots of woods to greens, especially on the back nine. Anyhow I managed an 84 with only one adjusted double bogey after a double hit and a three putt on the second hole. We met our friends Jim and Roilynn Stevens at the park. We met them last winter when we spent some time at Happy Trails in Surprise, AZ. They are friends of Mike and Patty Diehl. Jim has to see his doctor this week so they will stay at the park until they find out what the doctor has planned for him. We also saw Ron and Birdie Boudine, folks we met at Mallard Creek a couple of years ago and we seem to see them from time to time at various RV locations. We ended up playing golf with them on Sunday with their friend Chris from Fresno. Chris lost her husband in March so she is still putting the pieces together. She is a wonderful golfer and drives the ball as far as I do, if I hit it good. She is planning to visit Ron and Birdie at Mallard Creel later this summer.

We drove from Chowchilla to Red Bluff, CA on Monday and had a very enjoyable trip with cool temps and very little wind. I discovered a leak in the hydraulic system for our stabilizer jacks when we arrived and thus spent some time trying to find out how to fix the problem. The most difficult part was getting the cap off of the reservoir for the fluid but I finally managed and was able to add the proper fluid to make the jacks work properly. The main problem, the leak, still persists but fixing that is beyond my ability.

Tomorrow we will drive into Oregon and stay at the Seven Feathers RV Resort for four nights. We have canceled two day trip over to Mcarthur to play golf at a course in Falls River. Now we can do that at some future date. More later from Oregon. Be safe and enjoy the pics.