We had a nice 13 day drive from Mazatlán to Tacoma. We made several stops along the way to visit family and friends during the 2,584 mile trip. The motorhome got 7.1 MPG burning 268 gallons of fuel. The saving grace was the cheap price of gas, $1.84 to $2.25 in most places. $589.64 of fuel for the USA part of the trip.
There were no camping costs due to our boondocking and mockdocking all the way up the coast. Many thanks to all who provided their streets or driveways during our drive. It is such a great way to do a visit and bring our own home with us. Always my own bed, priceless.
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| The sun sets on another year in Mexico. |
We're only here in Tacoma at Tamra and Robby's place for a week until we fly off to Europe. The kids have an RV storage space in their backyard that will hold the motorhome for three months. Rumor has it that grandson Andrew will be using the RV when he visits from Kettering University this summer. He no longer has a bedroom in the house so Grandma and Grandpa's place will be his "pad" while we are off traveling.
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| We picked the RV out of storage in Tucson. |
It's hard to explain but each 6 months we have a drastic change in our living place. We go from a big condo in Mazatlán back to our 342 square foot motorhome. It may sound funny but I enjoy the more confined living space. I like my leather recliner in the motorhome better than the multiple seating options in the condo. I like the compact kitchen. I like the sound of rain on the roof of the motorhome. For me the motorhome feels more like home.
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| Terri's friend Cheryl's granddaughter takes over driving the RV in San Diego. |
On Saturday we are flying down to San Francisco to fly to Europe with Terri's sister who works for United Airlines. We are getting an unbelievable rate to fly and combined with staying part of the time with our son Matt, we can have an extended stay without breaking our budget.
Shari toured United Airlines latest new plane, a 787, this week. It does a non-shop flight from San Francisco to Frankfort. If Shari can get us on that flight we will make that slight detour. If not we will fly into Brussels.
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| Eva will be spending the next 3 months with my cousin, Sandi. |
My brother Dave and SIL Jamie are boarding a cruise ship on Thursday for a 17 day cruise from Florida to the Mediterranean. We will be meeting up with them in Brussels later in May after they tour Eastern Europe. Our parents seem to have given us all the "travel gene". Sister Sara is staying home to await the arrival of her next grandchild. She was planning to come along until Margaret's due date fell in the middle of our trip.
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| I had to leave my final painting of the year unfinished. More work waiting for next year. |
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| See ya later. |
As always, life is good.
Enjoy Europe and give Matt&co. hugs for me.
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