It is so nice......

Ah, it is so nice to be home.  Don't get me wrong, beach life is great!  But, home has some really great amenities like - running water (hot and cold, as much as you want whenever you want), counter space, cupboards with an assortment of dishes (glass and; ceramic, not plastic) clothes hanging on hanger in a closet instead of a pile in a corner or somewhere??? walking on floors without sandy grit, well, maybe a little.......you know how it is.

Of course there are chores too, mow the lawn, tend the garden, hhmm... what else?

 There must be room in a cupboard somewhere to put this all away.   I am sure all of this food and sutff ?? used to be in this kitchen!

 Sort through the stack of mail.....that shouldn't take long.

 John says - first things first!  fill the hot tub; it's still too cold here!

 

Flowers in the sunshine - yes, sunshine, it is sunny here now that we are back.  Real flowers are a little more work to tend than the sandy shell garden at the beach.

Coming Home

 Morning Coffee on the sunny shores of Topaz Lake.  This was an overnight stop just south of Reno, we didn't want to arrive in Reno in the dark, trying to find a place to stay.  This was a nice quiet (even if it was on the side of the highway) RV park. 

 Reno from a lookout on the road to Virginia City.   A bit of a change since I was there 36 + years ago.....

Virginia city - now this hasn't changed a bit, still the wooden sidewalks and tourist trinket shops.

Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe - great skiing this year, still lots of snow.  We took a quick ride up the gondola to have a look around at mid-station....skiers and boarders everywhere.  Too bad we didn't bring our skis!

   of course there is always the lunch stop. Nice little Irish Pub!  Potato Leak Soup and CURRY fries
                               yum yum...

 As we get farther north, it is getting colder, burrrr.  As you can see we are not the only ones headed north now.  RV parking at 7 Feathers Casino was full.

 Another Casino for the night - real campsites here at Northern Lights, Anacortes.  Yes, those are puddles you see, and they are very deep!  and it's still raining.   We just did two very long driving days - today was in the rain through Portland and Seattle - whew! we made it.

 

Yeah, springtime is here.