Red Lion Hotel Sacramento

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.<br>

... got one too since it was one of those self wash things with a pressure gun (FUN) we also gave her another oil change but this was later on in Yuba ( the dude there was really nice, he complemented both our lack of direction and the paint job on Betsy)<br>

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. <br><br>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 ...

What a great weekend I was able to spend with Ken and Terry plus Nessa and Vicky (the dogs). A lot was had at the Apple Festival in Apple Hill; eating a drinking everything apple along with a great conversation on "Choice". Sunday was spent in ...

... well! We met up with her and spent the day exploring the Old Town Sacramento. <br><br>It's a great historic area with lots of fun stores and things to do. We stopped by one of those places where they dress you up in the old western clothes to take your picture - we had such a blast! We also enjoyed a great lunch at a Mexican restaurant in town!<br>

So everyone, welcome to my first official post of my travels!<br> <br> As many of you may know, I leave for good ol' Costa Rica in TWO DAYS!!!! I will be a research assistant for a student working on her PhD from Tulane University (Louisiana). This will be an exciting, educational and downright exhausting experience for me that I would not trade for anything! (Except possibly world peace or ...

... Bosnia. Why would anyone want to go there, Dino asks. To a region that suffered heavy damage in the war between the Serbs and the Croats. Because he is not only a tourist, but also a traveler, curious about the world, even the ugly parts. We signed on for an all day excursion to Vis, from Hvar, right after our morning coffee. It is a handsome, open-decked craft. The excursion included lunch, a tour into the jewel-like waters of the ...

... only a bit because it was crowded and loud. So down to R and 15th we went to a place called R15. There's pool tables and an outside area for tables and things. Erica was there hanging out with her friend Maria. Another SGI friend Reggie came along with a friend and soo we had a crowd hanging out. Jana, Alex and I returned to our conversation about the youth in Sacramento and how they're really going to grow in the near future in their practice and in taking responsibility within ...

... Dare I say it was another In-N-Out Burger. Mardi, Rick actually suggested me driving in LA but there is no way I am going to try. The thing we are driving is huge, I can't even see the bonnet when sitting in the front passenger seat so no way will I try to manouever it. There are so many huge cars on the road too. I call what we are driving a truck. There are so many SUV's, large Chevrolets, F150/250/350's etc, massive things. Aunty Jean, there is no way we'll be ...

... road from the coast, Raedie noticed a small campsite on the beach. We drove down a dirt road past an abandoned building with boards for windows which had a sign posted in front that read "help save the Inn" (too late). We got down to the beach and to our suprise, it only cost $10 which the park ranger never came down to collect. There was also a sign that said it is permitted to gather driftwood for fires. So much for thinking ahead. That evening we walked around the ...