More beach days and then the big decision…

Our stay at Oceanside, CA was at Paradise RV Resort.  The sites were tight but the walk to the beach was short.   We went to the Thursday night street fair where we ate great food, listened to an oldies band and then walked out onto the pier for a spectacular sunset. 

We took a break from sand-sitting to spend a day in San Diego.  We wandered through Balboa Park during the morning, taking in the buildings and gardens, the Spanish Village artists and just getting a feel for what is offered.  We’ll go back there when we have days to enjoy the museums and galleries.

The afternoon found us in Old Town.  It was very hot – Tucson hot! – but we managed to walk through the whole district.  The shops and sights were fun but we mosly enjoyed Old Town Mexican Cafe, especially the tortillas, which were made in front of us.  One thing about our new minimal lifestyle – shopping is a very different kind of experience – we need nothing except food and drinks but it’s still fun to look around.

From Oceanside we traveled a few miles to South Carlsbad Beach and spent a few more days enjoying our ocean-watching.  These campsites were bigger and right on the edge of the cliff which meant about 100 steps down to the beach (and up again!).  We got our exercise here for sure by adding morning walks through the campground and long walks on the beach.  We weren’t too happy with the bathrooms and showers but watching the sunsets and surfing compensated.

We got to the Pomona KOA on Thursday afternoon and quickly set up our little pop-up between giant rigs.  Great bathrooms and showers this time but our main focus at this point was the California RV Show.  Our site was a short walk to the Fairplex entrance.  We couldn’t wait so we went Thursday afternoon and immediately met our salesperson, Craig from Miami, who worked with us on Friday and again on Saturday when we made the big decision.  We purchased a 2016 Tiffin Allegro Red diesel-pusher motorhome, model 33AA.  

 Last night we has a special treat – one of the best parts of this kind of adventure – we met up with old friends, Bill and Leslie, and enjoyed a great Italian meal as we shared their recent trip to Italy and celebrated our RV purchase.  So good to spend the evening catching up with them.

Now that the decision is made, we are thrilled and can’t wait to take delivery of our new home in January! Tomorrow we leave Pomona and head in the direction of Portland.  Not sure if more beaches are in our future or maybe a scenic inland route.  We luckily missed the big mudslide at Elizabeth Lake in I-5.  Life continues peacefully and pleasantly – living full time in our pop-up is still fun and not knowing where the road will take us tomorrow is wonderful.