Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Retired and the living is groovy!

Retired!!!!
It has been 4 weeks and it is a whole new world. I have been so busy with kids, grandkids and travel I wonder how I ever had time to work before. It still feels a little like vacation only in my work life, even on vacation, I was checking emails. 

So the BIG trip is coming up quick. I head to Yosemite on May 7, for 6 days, then head out to Utah and ultimately Yellowstone! Woohoo!. In Yosemite I will be hanging out with my Travato van group, so 25 of old and new friends. Love this group.

But after Yosemite I am on my own for 2-4 weeks. This will be a big deal for me. I am hoping to spend some time renewing my spirit.

Meanwhile, I have already had two kayak club trips. First was 5 nights in Bodega Bay. Cold, windy and beautiful.


 

















My second trip was just this last week. Clear Lake is where we stayed 3 nights and paddled Kelsey Creek and the Rodman Slough. The campground is beautiful. Large sites, right on the water. However, the mosquitoes were out in force and tortured us. The campground is beautiful with lots of trees for shade and big camp sites. However, the water in the creeks and sloughs, along the lake shore, was pretty stinky and full of dead fish.  Yuckkkk.








Next Week I head to Yosemite and from there to Utah.