Sorry this past has been so long in coming. I knew I needed to make another one but I was procrastinating because I wasn’t motivated.(The last post seemed to take forever to write, so I was hoping it would take forever to read and you wouldn’t notice that nothing new was showing up.?) But now I am, so here you go!
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We spent three days in Death Valley, staying at a campsite that had no power, sewer, or water! We went to bed around 7:00 and woke up around 6:30. We ate dinner by candlelight, and we were all very thankful when we arrived at the next campground to be able to turn on the lights!! The campsite provided bathrooms, that didn’t have showers. So when the temperature gets up to 35(Celsius) and you’re hiking… Yeah.? But on Thursday night we spent five dollars for the five of us to go swimming and then shower… The best five dollars we have ever spent!!!
Tuesday was spent driving to Death Valley and the campsite. Nothing too exciting… Except that in Baker (just before Death Valley) we stopped at a Greek restaurant that had some amazing tzatziki!!! Continue reading
We have been staying near Palm Springs for the last few days. On Saturday, Dad decided to take us on an all-day exploring trip. As in leave early morning and get back after dark… We humoured him and didn’t complain too much. It turned out to be an awesome day seeing some really unique landscape! Continue reading
This past week we camped at Malibu Beach. It was a gorgeous location, and every morning I would step out of the camper and think, Whoa, that’s really pretty!!!☺️ I don’t have a good photo- so I’ll paint you a picture. We were camped up on a hill, and you couldn’t see the road below. The water was blue, and along the edge of the campsite were some green bushes with little red flowers. And once we even saw some whales!!! Well… I didn’t, but Lanaya did.? Continue reading
This past week I learned what the Bible verse, The joy of the Lord is my strength, really meant. We spent this past week volunteering at Gleanings for the Hungry. It is a christian organization that runs on donations and prayer. The farmers around the area donate the food that can’t be sold in stores and they package and send it to missionaries in third world countries to hand out. In the summer they dry peaches, and in the winter it’s soup. It was great fun, and I would totally return!!!
This is how our days went… Every morning we would wake up at 6:00, get ready for the day and head down to the dining hall for breakfast at 7:00. (The food was AMAZING!!!) Then at 8:00 was worship. We would sing, then someone would share, and then we’d pray! After that, around 9:00, was snack, then we would head down to the factory to begin work. At 12:00 was lunch, and at 1:00 it was back to work. 3:00 was break, and at 3:30 it was back to work. Supper was at 5:30, and our work day was finished. Continue reading
On Wednesday Mom, Cassia , Lanaya, and I toured San Fran. We took a ferry over then we walked or took the bus to get around the rest of the day. We took the bus up the hill to where we wanted to go, then walked down the hill to the next place…? We were overwhelmed by the amount of homeless people. And coming from SK, where there aren’t very many people on the streets -because they’d freeze to death in the winter- it seemed pretty crazy!!! And I confess, I was a little scared, too. We had a map, thankfully, or else we would still be lost…? But every time you pulled out the map, someone would try and help, even if you didn’t want it! So when we needed to find something on the map, us girls would all huddle around Mom while she pulled out the map and figured out where to go. We sometimes had to ask, though, how to get some place. And when we did, they all told us not to go near the Tenderloin section… But we already had, and it was WAAAAAAAAAAY out of my comfort zone!!! There were drug deals going down, stuff everywhere, and not much sign of the police.? We looked straight ahead and marched -quickly I might add- through there as fast as we could. But we had a guardian angel. At one point, a decent looking man who had been walking near us all the way through the “bad part of town” approached us and told us that we’d be safe now. I believe he had our backs and that we were safe, even though we were walking through a shady part of town. Within seconds of that he disappeared into the crowd and we never saw him again. Angel? Perhaps… Continue reading
This past week was slow, with not much going on. It was nice, though, to take a break, and just relax!!! Continue reading
This week we kept traveling down the Oregon coast, stopping at a cheese factory and many ocean views. Continue reading
In the past few days we’ve seen a lot of beach and then a lot of blankets, to warm up. The water is freezing cold and a few minutes after entering the water anything that’s been submerged is numb. It’s great fun, especially as we are the only people dumb enough to go in and jump the waves.
Our first stop after Mt. St. Helens was in Bend, Oregon. It was a volcanic area, so almost everything we did was centered around volcanoes. It was cool, and a little bit freaky, as I was seriously hoping nothing would erupt while we were there!☺️ After Bend, it was off to Corvallis, Oregon. I don’t have too many photos of that time as we only spent two days there. We had a nice time, though, and great visits. Next after Corvallis, was Fort Stevens S.P. Our campsite was just a mile from a beautiful beach where we spent almost all of our time. The sand was SO soft, your feet just sank into it, and it gushed between your toes. You’ve got to love the beach!!!? By the time you read this we’ll be gone, but currently we are residing in Nehalem Bay S.P. There’s a gorgeous beach nearby as well, but only if you can find a way to get to it… Continue reading
Today we traveled up to Johnston Ridge Observatory to see Mt. St. Helen’s. It was fascinating and a really factual and interesting experience! Continue reading