Amerisuites Sacramento Rancho Cordova

Another struggle to get up this morning, but managed to book out of the Excalibur before the 11am checkout time - more like 10 ish.
Spent the morning heading over to the New York New York casino and hit the Roller Coaster which was a little rich at $14 each, but had some steep drops on it.
We then decided to start with a coffee at the MGM "jungle" restaurant, but were told by the assistant that we would be better to head to Starbucks if all we wanted was a ...

A lovely day -- with an easy drive out to Sacramento, a good day visiting Sac State (which is a very pretty campus, especially this time of year, with the leaves changing), then an easy drive home. Definitely a long day, and I was exhausted by the end of it, but not a bad one at all.

We were sad the group had disbanded this morning, but at least it ended in without hurt feelings,. We have no clue what comes next, but we need to clear our heads first. we spend the night at a nice little motel. and finally give Betsy a well earned wash, the ...

After we left Yosemite we went straight to Jessica's mom's, near Sacramento. It was the perfect place to spend our last weekend on the road. A small bbq was planned, and man was it nice to eat some good food, instead of only items coming out of a box or a can.

I got to meet some of Jessica's family that I never had before, and hang out with some of my old friends from school. Joe Kellie, and ...

... labor clearing fallen trees and brush; learning the proper way to burn the cuttings. We has a fire from 9am - 8pm...the beer at the end of the day was well deserved. More then anything connecting with Ken and Terry was the most enjoyable...thanks.

It was my fall break of my senior year in college and my roommate and I were looking for a fun getaway. She had an uncle she was quite close to who lived in Sacramento so we decided to make a trip out there to visit!

A College friend of ours who had graduated the previous year had signed up from Americorps and she was stationed out this way ...

I woke early for the last leg of my journey feeling betwixt and between. Anxious to be home in the bosom of family and comfort of my bed, and sad to have the adventure behind me.

Thinking no further explorations would present themselves I saw a strange abode off the road in the middle of the dessert a couple of hours West of Winnemucca. I took the next exit, got onto a frontage road ...

... staying there while we were there, so we got a lot of personal attention. They were super helpful with setting up excursions, making suggestions, etc.. and they had an excellent chef in their restaurant.

4) Doubletree Lima. Again, this ranking may be biased because we stayed for free with points, but it was also a very nice hotel in a great location in Lima. We could walk anywhere we needed to go from this location. The rooms were nice ...

After some cereal for breakfast and some time spent packing the car, Jana convinced Ginny to hop in the backseat without too much effort; but somehow I think Ginny knew something unpleasant was up. When we pulled into the vet's office her suspicions were confirmed - she was going to spend a weekend in the kennel.

I think it's a wonderful thing that I don't have to pay tuition & housing next semester, but there are other expenses that have come my way. $604.10 - one way ticket from SFO to TPE. $9 - Passport photos. I highly recommend CVS! $97 - New passport $144 - Travel Insurance for 4 months $100 - Student visa