Camp Pendleton = "Martin Sicard" lol

Today we drove around Camp Pendleton to find out where things were.  This is unlike any Post, Base or Fort I have ever been to.  It is so spread out !  They have many "mini bases" separated by 10 -15 miles.  So unorganized as heck!  Every where we went they never asked for Military ID which surprised me because when I was in the Army, for 21 years, they would always ask.  I guess they trust Marines more than the Army !  lol

Andy and I went to the beach to watch the sunset.  It is about 50 Feet away !  What a location !

The showers and bathroom are not the greatest. Not clean at all ! The shower stalls are for 6-8 men...talking about getting close to your buddy.  Martin Sicard might like this because he is a Marine  LOL  So glad we have a nice shower with lots of hot water here in our RV

While we were touring the base we stopped at the Base Travel Center and picked up some tickets to the San Diego Zoo at a good discount.  We will be checking that out tomorrow morning at 0900. The plan, as you know "Andy loves a plan", is to depart here about 0800 and spend the day there...packing a nice picnic to take with us.  We decided to go tomorrow because it is suppose to be 75 degrees. It's suppose to get cooler later in the week to about mid 60's so it's best to go when it's warm

Just Relaxing !

Nothing exciting to report.  We are just hanging out and relaxing on the beach. Finally got my Dish TV set up and watching Rose Bowl.  We went to Marine Corp Commissary and Andy was shocked how much money we saved compared to normal grocery store in Portland.

                                           Marines patrolling the area

                          Resort has a Marina too and sailing lessons..you sure this is a Marine Base

The Resort sure emptied out today !  About 90% of people left this morning.   I am sure they had to go back to work.  NOT US !

Andy was playing on the beach and sure loving the sunshine.

Sunset on the beach!

Tomorrow we will be scouting out Camp Pendleton...need to find all the fun places on the base !

We made It to San Diego, California (Camp Pendleton)

We made it here to Camp Pendleton.  This will be our home for the next month or so !  Could think of a worse place to be...could be in the rain !  High today was 85 degrees in Covina and here in Camp Pendleton 79 degrees.  MY OH MY !

Want to say hi to my sons...wish you all were here.

Tomorrow we are just going to chill out a bit and try and relax.  We do have some tech stuff to get straight...like Internet and my Dish TV.  No dang Football today.  Kind of glad since Seahawks lost !

New Years day ! On our way to San Diego

We will be leaving Jeff and Christine's place today and heading to Camp Pendleton by San Diego, California.  We have been here since the 19th of December and boy have we done a lot already!  I can't even come close to thanking them enough for everything they have done for us.  You guys are the greatest !

We visited Family and friends everywhere.  I got back in touch with a lot of my cousins from my mothers side. We spent time with Andy's BFF and her husband,  her brother and Ernie. I want to thank everyone for taking the time to spend with us and opening your homes to us as well.    We didn't get to spend very much time with Teri and Mike this time so I guess we will be back.

The weather here as been amazing mid 70's to mid 80's.  I could get used to this so dang easy!

Yesterday morning we went out for breakfast and hung out with Christine's, Jeff and the kids. We had a wonderful breakfast and just love them.

                                          The Dossey family, Andy and I

                                           Christine Dossey

                                           Bernie Dossey

                                            Megan Dossey

                                           Jeff Dossey (jumps out at traffic signal)

                              Christine's face when she looks at Jeff Dossey face...(see above) !

Last night we went to Mark and Dana's house for New Year Eve get together.  Had a blast !   Reminded me of my family years ago....inside joke !  Andy had a hard time hearing as she normally does in large crowds so her and Christine left early.  After the party, we got home Jeff and I thought the girls were sleeping....Nope!  They were both up watching a movie and drinking wine. So unlike Andy to be awake at 12:30 am.  What a pleasant surprise

                                           New Years Eve hanging out !

                                           Chris and Lexi Gangsters..lol

                                           The beautiful woman

                                           Mark

Again, thank you to all of you..we have had an amazing time !

Lesson learned about the LA  area !  " Oh it's just a few minutes away...just down the road"  Nope !  it's a 25-40 minute drive to go ANYWHERE !  LOL

"WE WILL BE BACK"

Day 13..Christine Birthday !

                                          Bernie took this picture..How it happened..NO CLUE !

We left Ernie's and Larry's place after having morning coffee.  We had such a great time and they were just fantastic! We will see them again on Wednesday evening.  They gave us tickets to Cirque De Soleil  at the Kodak Theatre for a Christmas gift.  We are looking forward to doing that with them.  Should be fantastic !

We arrived back at Jeff's and Christine's, in Covina, around noonish!  Great to see them and the kids again.  We went out for dinner at Olive Garden per Christine's request, it was HER birthday!  Andy decided to stay home in the RV because of her hearing.  We all felt bad leaving her alone.  Went I got back from dinner I was happy to hear she really enjoyed staying home alone.  She made herself dinner and curled up on the couch and watched the movie "The Help" that Christine provided.  At least she didn't play "Angry Birds" the whole time. She has so gotten addicted to that game.  Never thought "Andy"..not Andy!  lol

Dinner, last night was fun and exciting. Great to see everyone !  Fantastic seeing family!  Didn't want to leave !  We all promised to make plans to see each other again very soon.  I sure hope this happens because I really enjoy them all.  Today we will be spending time getting things down around the house...RV.  Andy will be working on billing and payroll.

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