Friday, October 15, 2010

Today we made it to the Pacific Ocean!  Wow, we made it from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in three months.  That’s even allowing for a one month stay in Cedar Falls.  Unfortunately, the view was not as clear as we would have liked; the sound of the ocean was great!

 

Yesterday we said good-bye to Jan Schmitt and her family.  In the afternoon, we caught up with Todd and his fiancé, Keri.  Todd is busy as an AMT, and Keri is an AMT also.  Todd is also a scuba diver and instructor.  Todd and our Andy were inseparable as toddlers and up to junior high age.

We met in downtown Redding at the Sundial bridge.  The Sundial bridge was built at a cost of $23,500,000, and it’s accurate twice a year!  The guy that sold Redding the bridge is one heck of a salesman.  The designer was Santiago Calatrava.  Goggle him; he has done some impressive work!

The drive today was about 200 miles - up the hill, down the hill, 15 mph curves, 30 mph curves, and a rare piece of straight road.  That was most of the way.  The reward was the view of the Pacific!

Our stay for the next two nights is on the banks of the Klamath River in northern California’s redwood area.  The site is beautiful.  Too bad the temperatures here dropped 20 degrees from yesterday.  Low 50’s for highs. In Redding, it was 95 yesterday!  I guess fall weather has caught up with us.

Here’s the most recent photos of Jan and family.  The right photo is Todd and Keri.

The Sundial Bridge is in downtown Redding - a landmark!

 

That’s the beautiful Pacific in the background.  Maybe it will be nicer weather tomorrow.  Who cares?  I don’t have to go to work tomorrow; I’m on vacation.  No, I’m not on vacation!  I don’t have a job!  What could be better?!

 

This is the view from the MH at the Klamath River RV Park.  It’s also a great view!