Celebrating in Kino Bay!

Doug wanted to spend his birthday in Mexico so here he is.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DOUGIE!

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Mesa to Mexico!

After meeting up with Fred & Faye and a short visit with Farrell & Dottie Bagshaw (long enough to pick fresh oranges, grapefruit & lemons!) in Mesa, AZ, we headed south and crossed the border into Mexico at Nogales.
We arrived in Hermosillo (about 170 mi. from the border) around 7PM on January 17th. Luckily we found a campground just as we were entering the city.

The next day we drove on over to Kino Bay (about 66 mi). The beauty of the quiet beaches, the desert, and the sun shining on the Sea of Cortez, made for a very awesome introduction to Bahía de Kino! We will stay 10 days at La Playa RV & Hotel.
There are two sections to the town of Bahia de Kino. The first section is known as "Kino Viejo" (Old Kino), a small fishing village. The other section is known as "Kino Nuevo" (New Kino). This is the section where most RV parks, villas and condos are located along the beach. There is not much in the way of "things to do" other than walking the beach and enjoying the sunshine, which we do every day! We have been to a couple little ceramic shops, a small grocery, and pharmacy in the village as well as stopped and bought fresh fish at the fish market. Here at La Playa, the "water" man comes every day with 5 gal. water bottles for $.50 and the vegetable man brings a truck load of fresh vegetables a couple times a week.

We are enjoying this peaceful, beautiful setting before heading back to Texas.

California Trip '07

We left San Antonio with our good friends, Fred & Faye Merkel on Jan. 2, 2007 for our journey west. Travel wasn't bad until we had to exit the interstate at Van Horn, TX because of ice & snow on the road but that only delayed us about an hour. Then, as we left Yuma, AZ, we had the sand storms! Wow, sand was blowing across I-8 into drifts just like snow back home! We made it safe & sound and stayed in Lake Jennings County RV Park just east of San Diego. What a nice place in the hills with walking trails and private campsites. We had a wonderful visit with Dave & Sandra Harrison and Paul & Lena Jones in San Diego. Dave gave us the "grand tour" and we enjoyed the food, fun & fellowship with these dear friends.

After leaving San Diego, we headed north to Hemet, CA. There we stayed at Mountain Shadows Retirement RV Park with my Uncle Don & Aunt Maxine Hathaway. We took Fred & Faye to see the Crystal Cathedral -- a dream Faye has had for years. It brought tears to her eyes to finally be able to see this amazing structure she had seen on TV for so long!
Jenni & Dottie and Tara & Wayne joined us in Hemet for some hiking in the hills and eating out at Polly's, one of Don & Maxine's favorites.

Then it was on to LA & the Hollywood Hills where we met up with cousin Stan Hathaway & J. Paul. Stan took us on a tour of his architectural offices as well as LA & Hollywood. He has a beautiful home in the Hollywood Hills as you can see from the photos. We spent Saturday night there and headed back to Hemet the following morning after taking Jenni & Dottie to LA Int'l. Airport.

Our next stop will be Mesa, AZ and then on to Kino Bay, Mexico....