The Fitz Report

Flagstaff

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:38:24 +0000

Well we are in Flagstaff but our RV is still in Needles. It won't be fixed until next Thursday or Friday as they have to wait on parts. So we drove to Flagstaff because there is nothing to do in Needles. We are staying in a motel and can't leave the dogs so we can only do things where we can take the dogs. It is cooler here and this room is bigger then the one in Needles so things are looking up. I miss all the green grass of home but we are glad that they will be able to fix the RV without having to put in a whole new engine. Plus it was a good thing we had our car with us. It is strange but I feel homeless I can't imagine how the truely homeless survive. We get spoiled so easily. In another week we will be back on the road good as new and this will be just an interesting story of a few weeks of our trip. Bye for now

Moe

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Needles Ca

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:05:59 +0000

Well we did not make it to Laughlin NV. We got within 40 miles and the engine light came on and we had to pull onto the shoulder. The engine would start but it was not going to keep going so we called Good Sam roadside service. Sure am glad we bought a membership prior to this trip. They were very helpful and got us towed to a RV park in Needles it is a nice place but it is in the middle of nowhere. This is desert hot, dry, and not much around here. Since this happened on the week-end we have to wait until Monday morning to get someone out to determine what the problem is. We are hoping they can fix it here at the rv park and not have to tow it into a shop(not sure where the nearest repair shop for RV's might be.) Hope it doesn't take long to get fixed as Rich, I, and the dogs will be lost without our home and I am not sure how well a Motel will work for the dogs. I am sure that everything will work out..... will know more in the morning. I will let you know how we fair on my next post. Take care

Moe

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San Dimas

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:49:02 +0000

We stayed 3 nights in a beautiful state park in San Dimas and got to visit with Brian. It was nice to see the sites and Brian's i phone skills really helped navigate the traffic. Brian is still busy wheeling and dealing. LA is way different..... too busy a place to want to live there. The RV park has nightly visits of skunks and rabbits which kept Cinnamon busy. We are now on the road to Laughlin Nv. I plan to gamble a little and on to Flagstaff and the Grand canyon.

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Carson City

admin — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:41:01 +0000

We spent 3 nights in Carson City Nevada it is a very nice place to visit. It is close to Reno, Lake Tahoe and Virginia City and we visited all of them and left money there both gambling and shopping. I did win 50 bucks in Reno though. The water in Lake Tahoe was cold but clear and beautiful and the weather was nice around 80. We played golf, gambled, shopped and celebrated my birthday Lahoma put trick candles on the cake but the wind gave them away before I wasted too much breath which at 64 in limited. Getting too old to celebrate birthdays but we had fun. We left Carson City this morning after sad farewells to Lahoma, Bill and Gloria. We just arrived in Chowchilla CA. at 2 today and the Venable crew should arrive in Lone Pine Ca this afternoon before crossing Death Valley. The RV park here is the best one yet even the dog park has excellent grass which is nice because the last one was full of burrs which tormented the doggies. They are napping now because the road to here was so winding(2 1/2 hrs) that sleep going down the road was out of the question. We are close to Yosemite and Sequoia redwood national parks and golf is included in the price so we are planning on staying 3 nights. The Wifi is good so maybe Rich can catch up with Photos and the trip journal while I catch up with the laundry.The golf course is class AAA 7329 from the tips and 18 is an island green par 5.....Bill would have hated it all dogleg lefts and 14 holes with water.

Talk again soon

Moe

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Novato

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:15:49 +0000

We are now in Novato about 20 miles north of San Francisco. We went to the Sonoma wine country and Cresent City yesterday. Bill got to see the area where he lived when he started school and I got to do some wine tasting and see the vineyards. For dinner we went to a Mexican restaurant so Gloria and Lahoma could get their Mexican food fix. Today we went on a tour of San Francisco where Rich and Lahoma were able to get a few good pictures. We had a van pick us up at the RV park and the driver did an excellent job of taking us around the city and explaining all the sights. Fisherman's Wharf has certaintly changed in the 40 years since we were here last. We will be traveling to Carson City Nevada tomorrow for a few days and then Rich and I will be going on to LA to visit with Brian while Bill, Lahoma and Gloria will start heading toward Texas. It has been a great trip there has been so much to see and do and I am sure I will enjoy the pictures for years to come. Bye for now.

Moe

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Coosbay

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:09:03 +0000

Hi again ,

Well now we are in Coosbay and we do have Wifi. So I will make a quick post and Rich added his pictures and updated his trip journal. We went to the casino the first night and of course no one won anything but we didn"t lose much either so we still have some left to leave in Vegas when we get there. We drove along the beach yesterday and it was nice to see sand again but the temperature along the coast was in the fifties so I only put one foot in the water and then hurried back to the car. We took a path down to see the sea lions boy, were they loud. It was quite slippery and Gloria took a tumble and was sore last night hope she is better this morning. This RV park "Alder Acres" is very nice it is neat, clean, has cable TV and has 2 nice sites for walking the dogs. We leave in a couple of hours to head to California. I need to get my day started and it is time to wake Rich and the dogs. I will post from our next stop. Talk to you soon hope the 100+ weather is coming to a end for all of you. I hope our next stop is warmer then here.

Love,

Moe

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Chehalis (near Seattle)

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:04:30 +0000

We are just leaving here we stayed 4 days and played golf twice The course was narrow with beautiful big trees and the fairways and greens were some of the best I've seen. Lahoma's sister Gloria joined us Monday she flew into Seattle. Pumpkin got sick with a bad cough and vomiting so we took her to the vet where she got a shot for the cough and pills for here Tummy. We have to put her on a bland diet and no peope food. We are currently on the road to Coosbay Oregon. We did not have wifi so I am posting this from my Blackberry And it is tough to see so I hope this is legible. We are supposed to have wifi in Coosbay so we will add more when we get there. Bye for now.

Moe

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Vancouver

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:52:23 +0000

We are in Vancover we checked out the city and decided we liked Stanley Park more then anything in the city. The park is large and you can drive through it and see the ships in the harbor. The guys played golf this morning at a very beautiful course and Lahoma and I went shopping and got our nails done. To access the internet we have to go to the RV Park office I am sitting on a picnic bench enjoying the breeze. The weather is warm it must be in the 80's. Our next stop is in Washington it will be good to be back in the states where the prices are a little better. I hope Karen had a great birthday and I wanted to let Skylar know that I have been thinking of her and I am hoping she is having a great summer. I understand she now has pierced ears so I will have to start looking for some earrings for her. Well time to go fix dinner talk again soon.

Moe

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