Thor Hurricane - Rolling Hills Casino and Resort - Corning, California - Dec. 15, 25. 6 pm

I am so glad to be here.  Ginger in the office was so welcoming. I was a little stressed out driving the last half hour in the dark and gettin lost in the Resort grounds. It’s really big and I took the turn into the Casino parking lot where I stopped and found a map which told me I’d had to go further for the RV Park.  I had to take a quick sharp turn and ran over the curb with my back wheel. No damage but unsettleing for me. I pulled into the Truckers stoop at the Visitor scentre and walking Madigan looked where another RV went. I was a lane away.

Now I’m here. I’ve got water and electricity. The furnace is still not working but it was sweater weather this safternoon and now I’m Cozy with electricity and electric heater. At night I’ve had great sleeps with ceiling vent wide open and the electric blanket.

Today’s excitement was driving over Grant’s Pass.  Kirk emailed me to tell me how they’d run out of propane coming through and gliding down.  I was rather ecstatic to get through remembering how difficult it had been with a gutless old VW Bug that did 80 tops on flat and was going at 40 to get over the summit.  I’d had so many speeding tickets with my Mustang that I wrote a letter arguing that I should be able to keep my license because I’d sold the Mustang and had a VW Bug that couldn’t go fast than 80.  Very challenging time.  When it rained I’d to take the spark plugs out of the bug and dry them off first to get the car started.

This was exciting.  Lots of traffic and rain and fog. But no ice and now snow. I was happy to be over and vaguely remembered I wasn’t out of the difficulties until Medford. Sure enough Siskiyou Pass followed Grants Pass and was even higher. Then it was down hill and has continued to be easy going. Less serpentine mountain turns.  The Thor Hurricane did really well though I had to restrain the beast on the downhill. Mostly I followed professional drivers and kept under 100 km.  

In the afternoon I stopped at a Macdonald’s that was beside a shopping centre. I was able to shop for grocers and then come back and get burgers for Madigan and I.  I love MacDonalds travelling. Told the girl how much I enjoyed sitting outside the MacDonalds in Moscow’s Red Square looking at the Kremlin.  Madigan love her 1/4 pounder paddy and at a bunch of chips because they were salty. I liked my quarter pounder with cheese and made it back to the freeway.

A good day listening to Dan Brown’s Secret of Secrets audio book. Great mystery thriller set in Prague with lots of history and description of art and architecture.  

I’m here at Rolling Hills Casino and just a bit tempted to check out the casino. Maybe on the way back. I love the restaurants in the Casino but tonight I’m tired and looking forward to a shower and watching tv in the warmth after I have a meal. Madigan has already eaten a Tiki . He lay down a bit today so I think he’s becoming less anxious and enjoys the breaks. I think it’s a pscychological straining on him as it is for me.  The two of us on a steep learning curve.  I’m getting to like the Thor more each day.  

It’s incredible that I’m already in California again.. 

Thank you God. Thank you Holy Spirit. Thank you Jesus.!!!!