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| Near our campsite at Lake Siskiyou |
We arrived back in California under rainy skies, although they were just local showers. Driving down Highway 97 through Weed, we caught our first glimpses of the beautiful, majestic Mt. Shasta, which has long been a beacon of "home" as we traveled south from northern vacations. That glorious sight means "you're almost home" to us!
We enjoyed our overnight stay at Lake Siskiyou campground, near the base of Mt. Shasta. The campground had nearly emptied out, as it was the 5th of July when we arrived, so we enjoyed quiet walks down to the lake, and stood quietly watching a family of young deer meander through the underbrush.
At one point in our walk, Sascha stood stock still, not even her tail quivering, as she and a young buck with velvety antlers just appearing gave each other the eye for several moments. Sascha sat down, looking intently at the buck, and after the buck seemed to regard her as "safe", he bounded away.
In the morning we headed south on Highway 5 and arrived in Lafayette, in the suburbs of the Bay Area, around 4pm, and had a wonderful evening with Joyce's brother and his family. Declan is about to embark on EMT training, so we were lucky to find him at home, and Aislinn is home from her first year at Georgetown University. It was great to be with the whole family, to catch up on family news and enjoy a great dinner with them.
Tuesday morning we left their home at 8:45 for the very last leg of our long journey, destination HOME at last! We stopped by Allyson's home for a couple of hours to get hugs from our family, and then headed home for the first time in eight amazing weeks.
We had missed our grandkids so much that the first thing we wanted to do was have a sleepover with our little girls! We enjoyed a fun evening of hot dogs and a tea party, followed by a movie and a huge bubble bath, and this morning a trip to the zoo together. It's great to be home after nearly 11,000 miles!!
The RV is empty, laundry almost done, and Sascha has remembered all her old haunts, especially curling up on the back of Bill's big leather chair for naps. We have been so blessed to see so many things and enjoy the company of people so dear to us across Canada and back! God is so good! Thanks for your interest and prayers for safe travels.
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| Sascha and this young buck gave each other the eye |
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| Dragonflies at rest on a reed in the lake shallows |
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| Last sighting of Mt. Shasta on a glorious morning |
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| The lake waters are VERY low |
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| Joyce's brother Al at his home in Lafayette |
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| Al's wife Meg, daughter Aislinn and son Declan |
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| ...and home again to a tea party with our little granddaughters: Payton, 11, Cece, almost 3, and Gigi, 4 |
End of a lovely vacation. You're going to have to teach me the tricks of the trade vis-à-vis genealogical research Bill. Thanks for sharing your trip with us through your pictures and comments.
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