Harris Ranch

All is well with our world......



John's sitting at the dining table writing a response to an e-mail from his daughter in West Hollywood. Jessica, plus half of John's siblings, have been expecting us to pass through SO CAL Since mid-November. Being now the beginning of December and we are less then 300 miles from home. Last night we parked at Harris Ranch on Hwy 5. So, at this rate, if we average 200 miles a day we may make Sayulita by December 10TH. To give a little perspective on rate of travel, we have several friends who live in BC Canada and will drive form Vancouver to Sayulita in 6 days. It takes us two days to drive to LA! I'm sure we will pick up the pace, we are very much like our camper, slow and bumpy to start but once on the road everything settles into a nice smooth rhythm.



We are not speed demons on or off the road. Not only do we cruise between 50 and 55 down the freeways, we can go faster but because our camper and tow car are weighted down with cases of wine, books and our entire kitchen; we choose to take it slow for safety reasons. In preparing for this trip It takes us days and weeks to clean our small home, hours to decide what pots and pans to bring and we prune the trees in the backyard and hit the used book store the day before we plan on leaving.



Every year we think we will be on top of it, do a little bit each month so this last minute hip hop dance we do doesn't happen. Next years WE WILL be more organized. Sure.....




In our defense, John was summoned for jury duty and he did promise Sam he would help out with the Subaru business while Sam had some major oral surgery done. The weather has also been really enjoyable in Sonoma County. Cold mornings and evenings but clear sunny days have made it perfect for my girlfriends and I to walk our dogs along the creek, watch the geese fly south and have one more opportunity to meet with my dad and help him set up his new laptop.



Today we will make LA and then soon we will be parked in our favorite campground in Mexico, surrounded by friends, the sound of the waves, and the smell of the ocean.



We have a blog spot that we will post our where abouts, photo's and other tid-bits.




Hope all is well and peace reigns.



Love,
Michele