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Oceanside and Carlsbad, California Places Visited: Sunday, May 8, Paradise RV-Resort Oceanside, California: $39.50. FHU with 50-amps, Paved interior roads and sites plus cable and free WIFI. N33° 10.707' W117° 21.993'. This was Mother's Day so we slept late then went to breakfast at a quaint place down the street in Oceanside. In the afternoon we joined Ken & Katharine and her family for a big meal and get together at their place. We were welcomed as family meeting everyone and learning about each of them. There isn't much you can say about enjoying an afternoon with friends. Joyce and I finally sat down and made plans for the next few days. We are going to spend a few more days taking in more of what San Diego has to offer before moving north to San Clemente then Long Beach. View from the beach access at our Oceanside, California RV-Park
When it was time for the sun to make its display in the western Pacific sky we ambled down to the beach to join the others assembled to say goodby to another wonderful day.
Sunset from beach in Oceanside, California
Monday, May 9, Paradise RV-Resort Oceanside, California: $39.50. FHU with 50-amps, Paved interior roads and sites plus cable and free WIFI. N33° 10.707' W117° 21.993'.
Sun setting over the Pacific Ocean from a Carslbad, California beach
We stopped in a parking area along the beach in Carlsbad to watch the sun disappear behind the ocean. Wow, what a day. There is no way to pack more into our schedule.
Sun setting over the Pacific Ocean from a Carslbad, California beach
Tuesday, May 10, Paradise RV-Resort Oceanside, California: $39.50. FHU with 50-amps, Paved interior roads and sites plus cable and free WIFI. N33° 10.707' W117° 21.993'. Yesterday wiped us out. Going from can to can't is fun for one day but it takes a day to recuperate and today was that day. We also needed to take the Saturn to the Saturn dealer for some minor maintenance so a down day was perfect to get that done. We dropped the Saturn off and wandered across the street to a major shopping area looking for a replacement microwave oven. The microwave in our motorhome rolled over and died recently. I would have tried to fix it but the smell it made while dying was that of a melting transformer and a 9-year old microwave isn't worth trying to replace a power transformer. We searched in several stores but settled on one from Wal-Mart because they had what we needed while the other stores didn't. Our lunch place for today
We found a cozy little restaurant for lunch that was good in addition to affording us a place to spend some time while waiting for the Saturn. Just as we were finishing lunch Saturn called to say we were ready and they would send someone by the restaurant to pick us up so we would not have to walk back. I like those Saturn folks. Back at the motorhome I had to remove the old microwave and install the new one. Don't laugh. Motorhome installations are drastically different from stick & brick home installations. Microwaves in motorhomes are screwed/bolted down in multiple places to keep them in place when riding down America's highways. As I suspected the screw holes for the old microwave were not in the correct place for the new microwave. That minor inconvenience was nothing for a stepper since I carry a drill but it did mean additional time drilling those new holes. I think it took as long to unpack the new microwave and dispose of the empty box and old microwave as it did to install the new one even with drilling new holes.
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean from Oceanside, California
The remainder of the day was spent relaxing until we headed to the beach to watch the sunset. It seems that watching the sun drop over the Pacific is a ritual along the entire coast. Joyce is enjoying the opportunity to photograph the setting sun. You will have to check out our web site to see some of those pics.
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean from Oceanside, California
Life sure is good, don't you agree?
Until next time remember how good life is. More California AdventuresAdventures by State ** More 2005 Travel Adventures
Mike & Joyce Hendrix
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