California to Rhode Island 1st Day - June 29th
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Our last week in San Diego did not come without a bit of drama. We checked out of the Mighty McCampbell as she headed off to Japan, cleaned our house and packed up our household goods in a weeks time. Also we purchased a travel trailor from a dealer in Santa Clarita and broke a leaf spring driving it home. We weren't sure if we were going to get her back from the the repair shop in time to begin our escape. Last minute call from Rick's RV gave us a hour to drive the 30 miles through traffic to pick it up the night before we needed to pack it up. On Friday 29th of June we checked out and drove out of town at a womping 55 MPH, Kids had a great time as we visited the Scince Discovery Center in Irvine. Then off to Nana's house for Cristines Birthday celebration in Pacoima Ca.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler VarelaFam
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Universal Studios - June 30th
Day two, we spent with Nannies and Tata Bobby in Pacoima CA and visited Universal Studios. Cousin Eddy came along and we had a great time on the 45 mi... Continue reading » -
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San Francisco - July 2nd
We were able to enjoy a wonderful visit to the San Rafael Mission then drove over the Golden Gate Bridge. We found great parking right by Fis... Continue reading »
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Yosemite KOA - July 3rd
We arrived really hot from the long drive up the big mountain to KOA in Mariposa. We immediately set up the trailor and jumped in the pool fo... Continue reading »
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Yosemite Merced River - July 4th
This late afternoon we loaded up the truck with all the essential river gear and headed up the Merced River that flows through the Yosemite Valle... Continue reading » -
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July 5th-Pacoima/July 6th-San Diego
We packed the trailor and checked out of our KOA site by 11am. We were able to do the laundry and allow Calista to swim before we hit the roa... Continue reading »
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July 7th San Diego
Hello All! Our Saturday was filled with getting things done here in our hometown- we hit the Lens Crafter Eye Exam for Estephan desperately i... Continue reading »
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San Diego/Phoenix 08 Jul
Well we were successful in getting Estephan’s foot repaired on Friday after driving to San Diego. We decided to stay for the day on Saturday rest, sho... Continue reading » -
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July 9th- Phoenix
We started the day out by sleeping in really late and finally woke up to Bernice’s Dad, Jose, leaving to work. And missing her brother visiting tha... Continue reading »
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July 10th- Camp Verde
We woke up early to beat the hard Arizona sun as we traveled to Camp Verde to visit Gabe’s brother and family. Our goal was to get there early so we c... Continue reading » -
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July 11th-Panguitch Utah
Our departure from the Panguitch KOA was not early so we decided to accelerate straight to Salt Lake City! Gabe got us here fast Gabe immediately gave... Continue reading » -
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Salt Lake City - Jul 12
Salt Lake City was a place we definitely wish we had more time to explore. Bernice and I vowed to return someday for a specific visit to this be... Continue reading » -
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West Yellowstone - 13 Jul
After several failed attempts to reserve RV camping spots in Grand Teton and Yellowstone, we diverted slightly to the northwest and ended up in the co... Continue reading » -
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Dinosaur Park _Ogden Utah - 13 Jul
Driving out of Salt Lake City was seemless after a day of rest so we decided to visit the Dinosaur Park our Frinds Mark and Krista recommeded when the... Continue reading » -
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Yellowstone - 15 Jul
After a scenic 30 mile drive down the Madison River we visited the Yellowstone Hot Springs and Old Faithful both areas were breathtaking. The view alo... Continue reading » -
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West Yellowstone - 16 Jul
The long trip is beginning to wear on the family, but we are all having a great time. Estephan is perfectly content hanging out in the trailer with th... Continue reading » -
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Yellowstone/Wyoming Travel Day - 17 Jul
We got up early at 0500 got the truck and trailer ready for our full day of travel to MT Rushmore, South Dakota. We were up and on the road by 0715. W... Continue reading » -
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MT Rushmore
Wow, it's been awhile since we've updated our blog. Truth is we have been having such a great time, we've stayed away from the laptop for a whil... Continue reading » -
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Touring the Black Hills - 19 Jul
With MT Rushmore behind us we head to Sioux Falls to put some miles behind us. I feel we haven’t made enough distance but it will all even out in the... Continue reading » -
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Sioux Falls-July 20th
On our way to this new destination we kept reading bill boards to visit a Wall Drugs Place- Estephan really got excited and was into reading each one... Continue reading » -
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Minneapolis- July 21-23
After a brief 250 mile drive from Sioux Falls to just south of Minneapolis Minnesota, we found a quiet RV resort on the lake where we set up camp f... Continue reading »
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Madison Wisconsin- July 23
We awoke to some good winds and we had to hit the road to make some time travel today. We were ready to visit Wisconsin. The highway was so chopped... Continue reading »
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Fremont, Indiana- July 24
Wow! Our drive here was really nice because Gabe got us up early with his new military call out song, "Hurry Up, Got get up! Hurry Up.....&nb... Continue reading »
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Bellefonte, Pennsylvania- July 25
We got a real late start for today knowing it was a long travel day for us. Gabe let us sleep in because he could see out of all three of us... Continue reading »
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Final Stop - 27 Jul - Catskill Mountains NY
Well this looks like our final stop before getting to Newport. We selected an RV resort in Garretsville New York as our place to spend Calista's... Continue reading » -
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July 28th- Calista's 8th Birthday
Calista's birthday turned out to be reals special for her. She dressed up in her Cowgirl outfit with white boots camping area and made ma... Continue reading » -
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July 29th- Travel Day- Portsmouth Rhode Island
We left the beautiful lake of fun to hit the road for our last leg to our destination- Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Gabe got us here in with eas... Continue reading »
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July 30th- Portsmouth Rhode Island
We woke up eager to go see the four bedroom house offered to us by GMH hosting to the military families on base at Fort Adams. W... Continue reading »
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July 31st- House Hunting- Portsmouth
Okay it's day three of house hunting with many appointments and homes to see.
The housing list we were given really helped us out and we were... Continue reading »
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Aug. 1st-Melville Campgrounds- Mr. Kelly Dinner Guest
Today we got to sleep in and rest a bit. We had an appointment to sign our lease and joined BJ's wholesale (similiar to Costco or Sam's).&nbs... Continue reading »
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Aug. 2-6 Middleboro, Massachusettes
On one of my past blogs, I mentioned the home were renting is a new rental, and the family moving out was still making our home read... Continue reading »
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Our Big Move In Date- August 9th
Well this special morning was planned with a big crew to move us in to our new home rental. We were so excited to see three moving trucks wit... Continue reading »
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New Neighbors welcome us-
We have seen nothing but boxes and wondered how we let the movers pack us up so differently. The boxes were not marked appropriately but we a... Continue reading »
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