Well, we made to California and back. It didn't go exactly to plan, but then again, when do plans ever pan out.
We started off leaving home about 8 am on July 2nd. We then drove 13 hours to Tuscon, Az. The next morning we drove down to Tombstone, Az. where we visited the Bird Cage Theater. Took the tour, and it was amazing. Got to see one of the oldest Horse Drawn Hearse's still around today. Also, They have the Faro table that Doc Holliday dealt Faro on, and various other Memorabilia. It was like stepping back to the 1880's to see what it was like back then. We then headed back to the Hotel and stayed the night in Tuscon again.
We started off leaving home about 8 am on July 2nd. We then drove 13 hours to Tuscon, Az. The next morning we drove down to Tombstone, Az. where we visited the Bird Cage Theater. Took the tour, and it was amazing. Got to see one of the oldest Horse Drawn Hearse's still around today. Also, They have the Faro table that Doc Holliday dealt Faro on, and various other Memorabilia. It was like stepping back to the 1880's to see what it was like back then. We then headed back to the Hotel and stayed the night in Tuscon again.
The next morning we packed up and headed for Corona, Ca. We met up with Sarah's Uncle Gary, his family, and Sarah's sister that was visiting there also. We stayed a couple of nights, had fun swimming in their pool, sitting in their Jacuzzi, and just hanging out in the beautiful backyard they have.
July 6th we were back on the road heading for Vacaville, Ca. Sarah's sister Kat rode along with us. We had a good time driving even though I-5 is such a long, boring drive. We finally arrived in Vacaville that evening and settled down for 5 day stay. We drove to Concord, Ca on Monday for a funeral, Richard Renfandt was like a brother to Sarah and is her best friends brother. It was a very Somber day. The next few days were spent visiting, buying baby chickens, taking care of the chickens, and just getting along. Saturday we went to Traintown in Sonoma, Ca. We drove through the wine country Napa, and Sonoma, and saw some beautiful wineries. Unfortunately, we did not do any wine tasting that day. We did however have fun meeting up with Paul and Jenn Paoli our friends who live in Woodland, Ca. We all went to Traintown and the kids enjoyed it thouroughly.
Monday we left Vacaville and drove down I-99 to Bakersfield, Ca. where we then hopped on the I-15 and went to Sin City, yes, Las Vegas, Nv. We stayed at the Hooters Casino and Hotel(long story how we got that hotel) and we drove the strip just to take it all in. It was definitely a lot to take in. Got pictures in front of the famous sign that everyone gets their picture in front of, and pictures of most of the well known Casino's there. The next morning we even found the Gold and Silver Pawn shop also known by the History Channel as Pawn Stars. It was closed that morning so we moved on.
After leaving Vegas, :(, we drove to the Hoover Dam, Dam that Dam is big. (couldn't resist) Got some pictures there and appreciated being able to Drive over it seeing as how within the next year there will be a bypass bridge that everyone will take and you will no longer be able to drive over the Dam. From there, was another Exruciatingly long drive back home. We drove from the Hoover along the infamous Historic Route 66, through Flagstaff, Az., through Albuquerque, Nm., over to Santa Rosa, Nm., which is where we turned southbound and Drove through Fort Sumner, Nm., where Billy the Kid was known to stay for a while and also where he was killed, and is buried. Unfortunately it was already dark so we did not get to stop by the grave. :(, But we moved on none the less and had to wait ten minutes at the State line of Texas for a train to pass Just so we crossover into our Home state of residency. That was actually pretty annoying to tell the truth. We drove through Lubbock, down to Abilene, and from there made to Highway 71 which eventually took us home. We were on the road for 24 hours, from Vegas to Bastrop.
