Mendocino Weekend
October 4-7, 2007
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Though
our Rainbow RV group weekend trips are short, for Lee and me they are a
great stress reliever. For me especially, the more of these we take the
more I want to leave the working world behind.
The trip to Mendocino was planned for the 4th through the 7th of October.
Rain was forecast, but what the hell, we've done rain before. Blue Boy (our
RV) was ready and raring to go having not been on a trip since early June.
Friends Eray and Simon tandemed with us in their AirStream. The weather
was great.
Lee had bought a new camcorder and I was to tape our crossing of the San
Rafael Bridge, easy once I got the hang of it. We arrived at Pomo
campground car in tow, dropped the car trailer off, then parked the
RV at our assigned site. Next came catching up with friends and their dogs,
many of whom we hadn't seen since Angels Camp in April and several since
last year.
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The whole weekend was just a getaway with no structure except for the potlucks
on Thursday and Saturday. After Thursday's potluck a bunch of us set up
a campfire and the martinis started flowing. It was fun sitting around talking
and kicking back.
Friday, Tom and Jerry went with Lee and me into Mendocino
to tour the town, shop, and eat a great lunch. Lee went off with the camcorder
to film the beautiful coastline and other fab views.
That night another campfire get together at our rig and more martinis. Some
of the gang decided to go into town for dinner while the rest of us stayed
munching and drinking. For some reason those that went to dinner brought
us back a bottle of Vodka and more martinis flowed.
Saturday while Lee and I were having coffee and reading the newspaper, Lee
said “I hate to say this, but you do retirement well.” I wish
it was the real one. Later, we went off on our own to Fort
Bragg and strolled Glass
Beach, a former trash site now a collectors paradise of beach glass.
The video he took of the wildlife and surrounding area is great.
Into
town for lunch where we saw Ralph getting a tattoo, then back to camp for
a nap. Meanwhile our cats had become accustomed to camping and were lounging
around, Wheezie in her usual spot on the dash surveying her domain. Another
potluck and back to our rig for another fireside chat. Lee's favorite rocking
chair broke and as the martinis flowed the chair and Lee slowly sank into
the ground. He went to bed early but awoke when I came in and as I got ready
for bed the cats arrived demanding attention and their rightful spots on
the bed with their daddies. A queen size bed: Lee, me, Samantha, Mouse and
Wheezie. Quite a sight.
Sunday, goodbyes and home again jiggety jig feeling more rested, but not
wanting to return to the real life. Next trip: Petaluma for the annual Halloween
adventure. See you there!
P.S. Mike Shaughnessey took some great photos of Glass Beach, the Botanical Gardens (which we didn't visit), the Skunk Train, and other scenes of the area that you might like to see.