Our first night was in Pismo Beach. You should have seen the kids' faces when they first saw the dunes. It was dusk and the fine sand seemed to stretch on forever.
The next night we stayed in Mountain View at Uncle Paul and Aunt Shu's house. Paul made hamburgers and salmon burgers for dinner and the next morning Shu made waffles while Paul juiced home grown vegetables. The kids got to play with little Sage. It was great.
The third night we made it all the way to Ashland, Oregon where my Dad and Cindy had just arrived for a family reunion and wedding. We got to see all the people we haven't seen since the last reunion seven years ago. We spent the last day geocaching (a treasure hunt) with relatives.
The fourth night we spent at Seven Feathers Casino RV Resort. I was hoping to get some poker in, but their poker room was being renovated. The kids always enjoy casinos so we took the free shuttle from the RV park to the casino and had dinner and ice cream while monitoring the Keno board for our ages. The RV Resort is beautiful and caters to people travelling through. The shuttle picks you up at your rv site and takes you wherever you want to go. The spotless showers were great and each bathroom has its own door and shower.
The fifth night we stayed at an RV Park on the Columbia River in Washington.
They had a giant chess set and before they saw the river, DJ and Riley started up a grueling, long game that DJ eventually won. Holden however had no problem playing in the chilly Columbia.
On the way to Canada we had to stop in Seattle to visit the very first Starbucks.
The sixth night we made it to Canada and stayed in the only RV park in Vancouver. $70 a night! We got wise after that and parked in front of Greg Stewart's Yaletown condo. Greg Stewart is my Grammy and Leo award winning cousin who used to be a lot older than me but now we are both in our forties. His mum, Enola, is my mom's aunt. So that makes Enola my kids' Great Great Aunt.
We enjoyed taking the Skytrain to the Waterfront in Vancouver to see the fireworks show celebrating Canada Day. On the way back, after midnight, we were supposed to change trains so I told the kids to get ready but I was too slow. Riley and Holden exited the train and left DJ and me behind. The doors closed and a security guard had one arm around each kid and pantomimed to me that I should return at the next stop. That's what I did and it turned into a non-event. There goes my dad of the year award once again!
We drove up to local Vancouver attraction which is a suspension bridge in the forest above Vancouver. Here I am making a face. Huong has been bugging me for a self portrait because I only post pictures of the kids.
The suspension bridge moves a lot so you really get the strange feeling of being unsafe which makes it all worthwhile. Riley doesn't look happy here but she is.
The bridge can support two 747's, in case you were wondering. How they would get the airplanes in the middle of the forest, I don't know. But if they can, the ropes can hold them.
We didn't realize it right away, but DJ's shirt exactly matches the shirts worn by the workers at the suspension bridge. During our hikes around the various attractions DJ sometimes told visitors what to do just for fun. He even got a button somehow to make himself look official.
That's all for now. Be sure to check out DJ and Riley's Instagram feeds for more interesting pictures.
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