Sunnyvale / S.F. / Olema, CA

(Point Reyes, CA) Hi  81  Lo 54

August 12th 

Drove up to Sunnyvale to visit with a cousin for a couple days.  Had a great time.

Driving north thru San Francisco.

Going towards Golden Gate Park.

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge

I decided to take the more difficult route towards Point Reyes.

This is Hwy 1 and I wanted to see the view and ocean. 

Not the best road to be on with an RV.

Glad I went this way anyway.

Aug 14th

Here is the view out my window before all the others in the group showed up.

Three of us stopped here for a bite to eat.

View from inside

Post Office in Inverness, CA

Layover in Santa Barbara

(Santa Barbara, CA)  Hi  77 Lo  57

Last week I went down to the Lazy Daze factory in Montclair, CA.  I had questions about things to see if things were as they should be.  The only thing that needed adjusting was the side door.  Now it closes snuggly on the top.  I bought some stud extenders for the wheels.  Above is another Lazy Daze rv that I  followed up the freeway for a while. They continued on when I got off the freeway.

As I was going down to the factory I saw this student driver car.  Only in L.A. are you going to find 

a BMW as a student driver car.  

I have found my mode of transportation.  It is an electric bike.

Prodeco has many types of e-bikes.  You really can't hear the bike

as you go down the road except for the tires on the road.

I charged it up,after a long ride, right in the rig.  The manual says it takes

about 5.5 hrs to charge.  You can also charge the battery off the bike. 

Throttle is easy to use. The lights to left let you know how much 

power is left.  

Distance per charge should be 28-38 miles.  You can help it along by coasting 

down hill and helping by pedaling up a bit.  

Here are the stud extenders I bought.  They need to go on the 

wheels so that the hub caps won't shift while driving and shear off

the tire valves.

Here is what it looks like when you put on the extenders.

Time to move on.  It costs $50 a day to stay here.

I will be leaving this area on Monday and heading towards Sunnyvale, CA to spend the night 

at a family members place to visit.  I need to be in Olema, CA by Thursday. 

Rincon Parkway Ventura CA

( Ventura County)  Hi 68   Lo  57

I got one of the 127 spots at Rincon Parkway in Ventura County, CA

You had to climb down the rocks to the beach.

It was overcast every morning.  Through out the whole day you saw a combination

of people fishing, kids boogie boarding, surfers, and castle makers.

It's $28 for a 24 hr period.  Not easy to find a spot.  I passed one but I was going the wrong way.

I continued on to find a turn around point.  But when I saw an rv coming the other direction I just made that u-turn right there.  7-day limit during the good season.

View from one end of the parkway

A few yards south there is another area for camping. It's Faria County Beach Park.  Also

a first come first serve.  

They have a snack bar that serves breakfast and lunch until 4p.  I had a breakfast burrito and a cheeseburger.  Friday night they had a luau with lots of food and music from what I heard.  This camping area is $31 - $53 Some spots are no hookups and some  have FHU's (cable) and restrooms with showers. 

Here is the menu.  

Hobson Beach camping is north of the parkway.

Awkward to drive in just to look around for a spot.

Baby looking out from above cab.  He enjoyed this place cause there was so much 

going on outside.

Looking out the bedroom side window with screen open.

Each site had their own fire pits.

Taking a nap

I saw a few dolphins swimming by.  At times there were squadrons of pelicans

flying by but I wasn't fast enough to take a picture.

With the fog coming in it made for interesting sunsets.

Santa Barbara and Disneyland

( Santa Barbara, CA area)  Hi 71  Lo 58

Above is my spot at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge.  They had some FHU's and some with just electric/water.  I believe there were also sites for boondocking.  It was warm out but not too bad.

Since I didn't have transportation I really didn't go anywhere. I drove here from Ridgecrest.

I was so glad to get back inland where the weather was more bearable. I drove down to Santa Barbara

and found a site in town for $50 a night.  I stayed there for 9 nights visiting friends and family. I had taken pictures but can't seem to find them.  

My son and I took the rv down to Anaheim and stayed at Anaheim Resort RV Park.  It looked 

nice and clean.  Lots of sites and had a pool and hot tub. My main complaint was that the wifi

was no good in our spot.  As I walked my laptop towards a bathhouse several yards away, the wifi

connection got better.   As I walked back to the rv and walked in, the wifi was almost non existent.  I finally just gave up.  They advertise that a shuttle bus comes onto the property that takes you to Disney.  

What they fail to mention is that it is a separate charge.  All in all, I would still stay there again.   

Here is the Cars ride at California Adventure.  We waited in line 2 hrs and even though the ride was fun it just wasn't worth that wait.  We got there too late to get a Fast Pass.  We spent 2 days at Disneyland and one at California Adventure. 

Star Tours

Jungle Tour

Here is Baby trying to take a nap.

Downtown L.A. on our way home.

I bought a couple boxes to help with organization and Baby feels the need to help.

Sold above bike during my stay here.  I need to get another bike that can go over rougher ground. 

I got 5 nights at the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge.  It's $25. a night.  More rigs came and left.

There were 3 other Lazy Daze rv's there during that time.  

I spent 2 nights in Ventura County on the Rincon Parkway.  There are 127 spots and they are first come first serve.  Continued in next post.