ahoy mate!

Bet that title got ya huh? Well, we left Pine Grove after nearly a month there. We miss Pat, Rick and John. So much like family. We went to Sacramento and got our fresh water tank fixed, that was a long grueling story, but I won't go into it as it is not for the weak at heart! One of those deals where no matter what you do, it doesn't turn out the way you want it to. Anyway, we got the tank fixed and the bright spot was, we got our window treatment installed, the one that was never put on at the factory. The rest of them are worn out, but we have one brand new one! (Just kidding!) So we spent one night in Sacramento at Cal Expo...we just pretended the state fair was going on, as we missed it by months! Met two "jokers" (their term, not mine) from Washington. They were very nice and we enjoyed meeting them. They were traveling with their cat. Next day we went to Bethel Island to visit Jon and Kathy Rensen. Island...ahoy mate....get it? Jon graduated high school with Barry. We got to their house while they were still at work so we parked the rig and walked to a local watering hole called the Boat House to find some local color. Two years ago a lady left her leather vest in the bar during rally, she called and we sent it back to her. I only had the couples first names but knew they were from Bethel Island. Jon and Kathy didn't know them (Rensens boat not bike) so I ask the bartender if she knew Diane and Jerald. She said "Yes as a matter of fact they are having lunch across the street." So she called them and ask them to stop back at the Boat House when they finished. They did and we had an absolute ball talking with them. What a rush when something like that happened. God, it is a great country huh? So anyway, we spent one day on Jon and Kathy's boat cruising around the delta area. Bethel Island sits on the delta of the Sacramento River and it is just on the edge of the San Fransisco Bay area. It was very fun. Boated to a place and had lunch, then went to the yatch club that Rensens belong to for a cocktail. Most of the homes on Bethel Island have a boat dock in their back yard. Very fun. Later