1-03 - 1-29-09 We arrived at Happy Trails on the 3rd of January. Then it was time to practice for the up coming Happy Trails Classic. Since leaving 25 inches of snow in Lynden it was hard to get in the swing of playing pickleball. After only one week of practice the games began.
Ione & I had new partners this year so it was sort of hard to really do well. I think Bob Robillard and I won two games and lost two games. So no medals for us and Ione also played with Bob but didn't win any medals. Then when it came time for singles we had some good matches. I played some good games and couldn't get past Therence Dixon and he got gold and I got the silver. Then Ione played some great games in the ladies singles matches and came away with no medals. So the Giengers just came away with one silver medal.
Then the last week before heading to Palm Springs we played some tennis and lots of pickleball. I also went over to Sun City Grand for two wednedays and practiced singles. We usually had about 5 people each week for a two hour practice session. Out time on Lot 651 seemed to really go by fast but very enjoyable.
Our big highlight for January is that our Granddaugther Jessica and two friends will be coming to visit us at Happy Trails. This will be happening on the 5th of April and they will be with us for about four or five days. Should be lots of fun.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Where has the time gone!!
1-29-09 - Well this posting finds us at TT Park at Palm Springs and just arrived last night from Happy Trails. We bucked the wind all the way from Surprise with a strong north wind. We stayed on the street and checked out available sites for this morning. We only had three sites to choice from and took site 86. Spent most of the day getting the site set-up, had some problems with DirecTV. Had RV Satellite stop by, to have some setting redone, the TV is working fine now.
Had a very nice dinner at Martin & Barb's with two other couples. Had a good talk and the weather was just fine. Chuck and Pat are flying back to Seattle tomorrow and the dinner was in their honor.
Had a very nice dinner at Martin & Barb's with two other couples. Had a good talk and the weather was just fine. Chuck and Pat are flying back to Seattle tomorrow and the dinner was in their honor.
Monday, January 5, 2009
1st Day on the Pickleball Courts!
1-05-09 - Had a good workout on the pickleball courts today for the first time in three months. Played from about 9 AM until 12:00 noon. Had some good games and there were some pretty good competion. Then this afternoon spend the day working on a water leak on motor home. The fitting on a ice-maker hose was leaking and causing trouble. Tighterned the nut on fitting and there was no more leak. 'Then replaced parts on vent in Bathroom. So now it is just like new and looks much better. Then Ione was arranging things from the shed in the yard and we are just about ready to live here for a few months.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Arrived at Happy Trails - Lot #651 today!!
12-31-08 - Left all the snow of Lynden and stopped at Lisa & Dwayne's house to pickup a rug that Lisa had gotten from Eddie Bauer. Then had a rainy day off and on until we stopped at Scio, OR where our friends Gene & Shirley Pilcher live. They are about 12 east of Albany, OR off I-5.
Had a great dinner that Shirley cooked for us. Then she gave us a very nice breakfast. Put on a total of 378 miles to their house.
1-01-09 - We left Gene & Shirley's, battled lots of rain & wind. Then has we headed down I-5 to the south the weather improved and we went over the passes with the roads mainly dry and some sun. We had more snow at home then we had over the passes. The traffice was really busy, since all these people were coming home from the holidays. After traveling a total of 430 miles our second day came to a stop at Willows Exit where Hwy 162 and I-5 cross. Stayed at a Wal-Mart parking lot and had a good night. When we woke up it was cool and froggy.
1-02-09 - Headed down the road from our Wal-Mart parking lot and still had the really rough road on I-5. The right lane is just the pitts and it is hard to move over too far for the cars. The weather wasn't bad and had just a little rain. Then we headed towards Palmdale and LanCaster to the TT Park at Soledad. Arrived at the park after dark. Total miles for the day was 476 miles our longest day so far.
1-03-09 - Last leg of our trip into Surprise, AZ. We traveled a total of 390 miles. Great total for the trip was 1.674 miles from Lynden to our lot at Happy Trails. We had a good day from Soledad TT Park after getting away from the fog. Had clear sailing with a short stop at Palm Springs to say Hi to our Pickleball friends. Got to Happy Trails just about at dark. So had to wash rig and set-up in the dark. Didn't have too much trouble.
Had a great dinner that Shirley cooked for us. Then she gave us a very nice breakfast. Put on a total of 378 miles to their house.
1-01-09 - We left Gene & Shirley's, battled lots of rain & wind. Then has we headed down I-5 to the south the weather improved and we went over the passes with the roads mainly dry and some sun. We had more snow at home then we had over the passes. The traffice was really busy, since all these people were coming home from the holidays. After traveling a total of 430 miles our second day came to a stop at Willows Exit where Hwy 162 and I-5 cross. Stayed at a Wal-Mart parking lot and had a good night. When we woke up it was cool and froggy.
1-02-09 - Headed down the road from our Wal-Mart parking lot and still had the really rough road on I-5. The right lane is just the pitts and it is hard to move over too far for the cars. The weather wasn't bad and had just a little rain. Then we headed towards Palmdale and LanCaster to the TT Park at Soledad. Arrived at the park after dark. Total miles for the day was 476 miles our longest day so far.
1-03-09 - Last leg of our trip into Surprise, AZ. We traveled a total of 390 miles. Great total for the trip was 1.674 miles from Lynden to our lot at Happy Trails. We had a good day from Soledad TT Park after getting away from the fog. Had clear sailing with a short stop at Palm Springs to say Hi to our Pickleball friends. Got to Happy Trails just about at dark. So had to wash rig and set-up in the dark. Didn't have too much trouble.
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