tales from the trail...

As our lovely fall weather gave way to heavy rains...we decided to head south. There are ways to prolong the summer...and delay the inevitable winter that is to come...

...and the one we had in mind lies out in the desert near Palm Springs. We almost know the trail by now...and if we take the I-5 we can make the trip in two days. Hubby keeps his eyes on the road...I work on one project or another...and we both listen to audio books. By the time we arrive at our destination we have 'read' a new novel by Scott Turow and one by Adriana Trigiani...both are well worth the listen.

And I found many opportunities to try out the new Canon...as we whizzed by all sorts of interesting things along the way. I was keeping an eye out for friends who were travelling the same route...with a truck and trailer in tow.

This was not them...but made for a fine picture none-the-less.


Every so often we were reminded that we needed to stop for coffee...and before we knew it, we were in California.

Mt. Shasta is always a pleasant sight!

California's tomato harvest was in full swing...with Roma tomatoes finding their way from the field to market along the interstate highway.

I had a bit of a fright when I glanced up to see a semi-truck coming towards us...but soon realized he was going backwards in a big hurry...and we wouldn't be meeting him anytime soon.

There is always something of interest along the highway of life...and it makes the trip go so much faster!

As we arrived at our destination on Saturday night after sundown...

...the thermometer read 31 degrees Celsius...and we knew we had found summer.

We enjoyed a lazy morning at the resort yesterday...and then made our way to the airport to meet our gang who flew in to join us. The had been en route for many hours......and were much more interested in beginning the vacation than in waiting in a rental car line-up for what proved to be a very long time.

The kids made themselves comfortable... claimed a fair piece of the airport as their own...and before long it looked almost like home!

For the next few days...

...we will mostly be floating down the lazy river! It is a wonderful place for kids of all ages...and we are having a great time together.

Our only regret is that Kris, Lisa and Ranen could not be with us...as it just wasn't a good time for them to be leaving the country.

Lisa stays near home these days...and we look forward to the arrival of a new grand baby sometime soon.

As for the cows back home...we are most grateful to Corina and Steve who have stepped up to the plate...and are taking care of the farm. It's not often that we have family vacations...since it's hard for us all to get away from the farm at once.

And so ends my road report for today...