Pagosa Springs, CO - May 12 to May 31

This is our location for the first three weeks of our summer 'get out of the heat' excursions.  All of the services for the RV are conveniently located in the front left corner of the garage.
Mary's son Shane and Krista don't seem to object to our being here and we get some really nice access to our new GrandDaughter Everly Kay Starr born May 7.

We hope to get a lot of nice morning and evening walks down Great West Avenue with some killer views of the snow capped mountain peaks that surround Pagosa Springs.
There are usually lots of deer and we've even seen some bears.

We're also looking forward to a lot of quality reading and nap time on this fantastic front porch.

Sweet!

The Here-She-Is Birth Announcement Hershey bars finally get here on Wed May 18 to be used in lieu of the (perhaps) more traditional cigars.

As you can see, Everly is wowed!

But we're having trouble keeping Shane out of the stash!

The actual candy bars are a lot more Pink than the camera is showing ...

If you click on the photo it should go full screen and you can read the statistics and ingredients ...

Phoenix to Pagosa Springs, CO - May 11 & 12

Our summer journey for 2016 begins with the trip from Phoenix to Pagosa Springs, CO via Flagstaff, AZ, the Navajo Indian Reservation, the Four Corners area and an RV park outside the Mesa Verde National Monument.

This is a route that we have taken many many times and is pretty much how we started off last year's excursions.

We stopped at the Mesa Verde RV Resort but stayed hooked up the first night to be able to make a quick exit the next morning.

The snow covered mountains were really nice to look at but then we woke up to 28 degrees on our first morning in Colorado.

Quite the change from the high temperatures in Phoenix.

The next morning we continue on to Pagosa Springs where we meet Miss Everly Kay Starr for the very first time.

She was born Sat May 7 to Krista & Shane Starr (Mary's son).

After we got to know Everly for a little while, we set up the trailer alongside Shane & Krista's garage where we plan to spend the next three weeks or so.

We fully intend to have some quality time on this patio reading and tending to all of Everly's every need.

San Diego, CA - May 06 to 09

We make this trip without Foxy (the trailer) and stay in a Quality Inn in Mission Valley (another Free stay thanks to our Choice Visa card).

The primary reason for the trip is to witness Savannah Wedemeyer's graduation from Point Loma Nazarene University.  Whoo Hoo!  The first Grandchild with a College Degree.

The first night we link up with the grand kids at Erika & Ray's home in San Diego

But the main event is on Saturday with the Point Loma Nazarene University graduation ceremony in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable overlooking the blue waters of Pacific Ocean.

The proud Wedemeyer family with the new Graduate Savannah

And her entire family was really well represented

We celebrated afterwards with a meal at the Bali Hai restaurant out on the tip of Shelter Island.

Savannah and the girls

With us of course

On Sunday all of the ladies went Wedding Dress shopping with Savannah.

This big event is scheduled for next May.