Tahoe Sands Resort Tahoe Vista

... Feast! Growing up in South Carolina, deep fried turkeys are the way to go and oh so delicious, but this year we braved the oven to cook this years Turkey and you know what....it turned out great. Along with the Turkey, we filled the table with green beans, mashed potatoes, stuffing, biscuits, and cranberry sauce. Well, on Sa************** to San Francisco to meet up with a friend before our flight to LA on Sunday and from there we're off to Fiji!! Keep you posted!

Dad invited me out to the races this year and so he, Uncle Mike, and I went on the last day. Roamed all over the air field and saw some pretty sweet rides (check out the pics). They had the Blue Angels do a show and I was surprised to see the flag from the old homestead coming down with one of the parachutists (it was the AK Air Guard). All in all a good, if short, trip.

... divers in the ice cold water.....

We had a great time in great company for the whole day and Linda kept thanking them for "adopting us" for the night. We had dinner with Mark, Tricia, Nash and Jen which included Pizza, crab cakes, prawns and salads.

Everyone took the early night option to be in bed by about 10:30pm which is unheard of for us up until today....ZZZ's galore!

No chance to add pics as yet....maybe later so stay tuned.

... alone. It was an uneventful last drive although very beautiful because it was through the mountains. With the sun glaring in my eyes, heading due west I reached the house exhausted and burnt out of driving.
Our trip had lasted a longer than planned, but none of it (except that big mac) was regrettable. I got to see huge portions of the US and visit some friends and family I wouldn't have had occasion to see otherwise. Now its on the the next adventure.

... bed, so we camped in America’s campground located six miles down the road, Wal-Mart. There were four other campers with the same plan, which is the real reason the parking lots are so big. Of course by the time we actually left we hit the store four more times, I wonder if Sam Walton had this use of his property in mind. If he had than he is truly a marketing genius.

... with lunch and liquor. We really enjoyed the tour (any time we can be on water is always a good thing!) and not just because of the drinks! Views of the surrounding mountains and beautiful Emerald Bay were top highlights.

One of the most scenic drives we did wasn’t along Lake Tahoe, but nearby Taylor Creek and Fallen Leaf Lake. At Taylor Creek, Kokenee Salmon were spawning and the creek was chock full of them. Fallen ...

... there is also snow in tahoe high up but very pretty and obviously cold. they say that the weather will settle tomorrow so maybe we can get out and about and see some sights. we did get a couple of pics but the camera is in the car. tomorrow we head for san fransisco but will go round the lake for some views. so bye for now and we'll speak to you from san fran. we need to do some "shopping" for mike! x

... homes. On the way back down we stopped off at Inspiration Point overlooking Emerald Bay. It looked like a nice area with a few trails. When we got back to the hotel I did a bit of research on hikes and we decided to head to DL Bliss Park and do the Rubicon Trail which follows along the lake to Emerald Bay / Vikingsholm.

We packed our lunch and swimming gear and off we set the following day. It was a really great hike and most of the way you had views of ...

... office wearing rollers in her hair and a cigarette in her mouth!

After checking in, I went for a walk around some of the casinos before stopping into Fitzgeralds Irish casino to try my luck on the tables. My first night on the tables turned out pretty good, I ended up being 150 in front and with plenty of drinks under my belt.

The next day I went for a drive down to Lake Tahoe and drove around the outskirts ...

... laughing, Dale on the other hand was not amused!!! Going out of the marina we discovered that there was a Lake Tahoe music festival on and Heather and I thought it sounded fun. I think Dale was needing some Man Time so we left him at camp and Heather and I, armed with our wine, went off to the festival. It was actually a guy playing the saxaphone with a band so the place was full of old people ...