Jerry, Sheila, Nikki, & Sam came to visit yesterday. They came for lunch and Jerry brought his fishing boat so we could get out on the lake. Andrew, Mari, & Elliot had fun on the boat and Lucia and Rose were happy play with Sheila and Nikki again.
Our First Cactus Walk
Near our RV park.
Life in Phoenix
We had a hard time finding a campground in Phoenix that met our criteria. Many of the campgrounds here are 55+, which we definitely do not qualify for. We ended up about 45 minutes north of the city on a lake. It is a nice place and I am sure we will find plenty to do over the next few weeks.
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San Diego -> Phoenix
It was a bittersweet day today. We left California, where we have been for nearly three months. We left San Diego, arguably one of the nicest places we have visited and definitely one of the warmest places in the country. Our RV adventure continues as we turn the corner and head east, making our way across the south. We will be in Phoenix for about a month, then continue on to be in Florida by March.
Swimming
The temperatures were in the low 80s today, so we hit the campground pool. It is heated, so it was not bad.
Afternoon Hike
This afternoon we went on another hike in the hills around our campground. It was a beautiful day and a fun hike.
Christmas in San Diego
Christmas in San Diego was a lot like Christmas back home. The kids were up early and we started the day by going through the stockings that Santa filled for the kids. After stockings we had our traditional breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes. Then it was back to the tree to open the rest of the presents. Normally at this point we spend a few hours playing with our new toys and then head to the Reagens’ for Nate’s Birthday, but this year we had to settle for a 15-minute skype session late in the afternoon. That was definitely the strangest thing about being on the road.
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Campground Hike
Our RV park, Pio Pico, is about 30 minute outside of San Diego. This afternoon we went or a hike in the hills around the campground. The hills are adjacent to the border and border patrol activity is common in the area.
Freezing
In general, we are trying to stay where it is warm. Last night was rather chilly and when I woke up this morning there was no water pressure in the RV. I quickly diagnosed that the metal elbow that connects our water hose to our RV had frozen overnight. An easy fix, with no damage. Hopefully it warms up!
Yoga at Pio Pico
Las Vegas -> San Diego
This weekend we moved from Las Vegas to San Diego. It was about a 6 hour drive, that took us 7 hours because we had to stop for the bathroom and gas. We are staying at Pio Pico, which is an RV campground southeast of the city only half of the park has sewer, so Saturday night we stayed on the non-sewer side and on Sunday there was a crossover process where we could find a site on the sewer side, which we did.
Menifee -> Las Vegas
It took us about 5 hours to drive from Menifee, CA to Las Vegas. There were a couple of stretches that were very windy, so aside from being nerve-racking we also had to drive very slowly.
We are staying about 30 minutes southeast of Las Vegas, near the Hoover Dam.
