Day 21 was mostly a travel day. Daniel got up early and
worked at the Lodge down the road where there was WiFi. We rolled out of
camp a little late and then had a delay from a landslide. We watched
excavators work precariously high on a dirt slope above the gorge. We
wondered how the men got up there and then passed a helicopter in the
work zone. We drove through Fresno where we stopped for fuel. They only
had bio diesel in the truckers bays and Daniel didn’t think our engine
could run on it. We had a few errands in town which put us later than
anticipated for Sequoia National Park. We decided to camp at the last
campground outside the park and enjoyed a hot meal at a normal time of
day, then a campfire and s’mores and a gorgeous night sky. Tomorrow we
will see General Sherman and then we are debating our next stop. Pretty
sure there are cows across the road from us that are going into labor.
Thursday, April 08, 2021
Moores Go West: Day 21 (Travel Day)
Monday, April 05, 2021
Moores Go West: Day 18 (Fun with Friends)
We had a low-key day at our friends in Palo
Alto while Daniel took advantage of good WiFi to get caught up on work.
The kids made Lemon Shake-Ups with fresh lemons from our friend’s lemon
tree. We went on a bike ride and had a picnic lunch by the south part of
the bay. The kids had a grand time climbing the yucca tree and making
up crazy games. Being able to boondock on a narrow, dead-end street in
Palo Alto was a surprise! We are heading on to our next stop now.
Sunday, April 04, 2021
Moores Go West: Day 17 (Easter in San Francisco)
Easter in the camper. We are grateful for a risen Savior
and a safe place to land to be with friends after a couple of hard days.
Thankfully I remembered to snag some goodies for the boys before we
headed out on our big trip west.
Spending Easter Sunday in San Francisco with friends.
First stop was the Golden Gate Bridge (we also stopped at Facebook
Headquarters for a photo). This is our Easter pic for this year.
After the visiting the Golden Gate Bridge,
we grabbed dim sum from Chinatown for lunch. We took it down to eat at
the wharf with a better view of Alcatraz. After eating we walked around
the pier and experienced street performers before finding a local spot
for ice cream. We ended our tour of SF by driving up Hyde Street, which
felt shockingly vertical. It was a very culturally diverse day — a great
way to experience the melting pot that is San Francisco. A great
reminder on this Easter Sunday that Jesus died for all of us, no matter
how different we are.
Leaving SF, we stopped at Half Moon Bay State Park to
play in the waves on this chilly afternoon. It was so beautiful. Sharing
this afternoon with friends, was the best.
We ended this Easter Sunday with our
friends by celebrating with a Passover Seder meal together. When we
first found out that our friends would be in Palo Alto (for work) at the
same time as us, we had no idea it would work out for us to 1) crash on
their street in Palo Alto with a camper, 2) spend an entire day sight
seeing with them in the Bay Area, or 3) get to spend a holiday with
them. God was in the details during our time here and we feel very
blessed to have had this time to catch our breaths and be with friends.
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