Fun walking tour in Tijuana! Our guide Alexander was great and definitely knew some of the best places to visit (he seemed to know everyone in town!). A couple from Belgium, Philip and Stephanie, were also on the tour with us and we had fun getting to know them!!

Our first tacos were from a street cart and were excellent. Next we had pork tacos from a small shop and they were also very good.

Next up, we visited a couple of bars. The first one was the oldest bar in Tijuana, the Hotel Nelson. This place has a history with Carlos Santana as one of his early ‘house gigs’. Alexander suggested Mamadas, a drink made with rum, coke, mineral water, and lime with a salted rim. It was really good and surprisingly refreshing!

Later we had margaritas at Margaritas Village on a nice deck overlooking Revolucion Avenue.

Another stop was Victor’s Liquor Store and Tequila Museum. We tried some great tequilas and bought a few to bring home! … they also had a mezcal that we did NOT bring home!

To cap off the day we strolled through some streets and visited a few markets.

One last stop before we start heading back to Mesa for the winter.

We love the San Diego area and decided to splurge a little and stay at Sun Outdoors in San Diego Bay. The resort is actually in Chula Vista, which is just a few miles outside of downtown San Diego. This place is beautiful! It is a brand new park so everything sparkles.

They have an on site cafe and bar. The food is fine but not great, but it’s nice to have a place to get a decently priced meal or drink right at the resort.

The park is about a half mile from a trolley stop, which is a great way to get around in San Diego. One of our trolley destinations was Seaport Village where we had a fantastic Cajun lunch at Louisiana Charlie’s!

We decided to take a few days to drive from Marina Dunes to our next stop, San Diego. Harvest Hosts is a great way to spend a night at some beautiful locations.

Our overnight stop at Belle Marie Winery was wonderful! We went in to let the owners know we were there and find out where they wanted us to park. Once we got Ollie situated we each got a white wine flight and sat in their beautiful gardens to sample.

Fortunately we both liked their Sauvignon Blanc best, so we got a bottle for later and went back to the camper to eat dinner.

The owners told us to make ourselves at home and consider their property to be our back yard, so, after dinner we took our bottle of wine back to their outdoor area and enjoyed a beautiful view.

We spent an incredible day exploring the California mid-coast area.

First we had breakfast at the Tuck Box, a cute little restaurant in Carmel, then we strolled around the town and visited some of the shops. We had been here last year but didn’t remember how cute the town is, with decorated walkways and lots of flowers everywhere.

Next up was the 17 Mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula, a great drive with many incredible views! The views we enjoyed most were all along the coast, so we do think they could cut it in half and call it the 8 Mile Drive!

The most well known destination along this drive is the world famous Pebble Beach Golf Links, long known as an iconic championship venue and one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world. We’re not golfers but it was cool to see!

On the way back to Marina we stopped at Dametra, a Mediterranean restaurant, and had a fantastic dinner!!

Monterey is about ten miles from where we are staying in Marina and they have a pretty famous aquarium so we decided to spend a day visiting the fish!

… and who knew jellyfish are so cool!

We left Lake Tahoe to start heading south for the winter. Our first stop was at Marina Dunes RV Park in Marina, CA. It is a very small Encore/Trails Collection park and the sites are tight (we barely fit in ours!).

But it’s a nice park and just a short walk through the dunes to a beautiful beach! It’s been forever but Mike finally got to put his feet in the ocean!

We also found a bar about a mile away to watch the Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Jets (and our old quarterback!).

We have gotten to be good friends with Scott and Chris during our stay here at Tahoe. So, when they went away for a few days we were happy to look after their dogs, Sadie and Kitty!

They loved going to the dog park! Sadie loved playing with a tennis ball, Kitty liked to get lost in the weeds (but we could always tell where she was by looking for the tail!).

And look at the beautiful flowers the dogs got us to thank their new Aunt and Uncle!

Sacramento is about 100 miles from where we are staying at South Lake Tahoe, so we decided to take a day trip there.

We had one definite destination in mind! Growing up in Maryland usually means your beach destination is Ocean City, MD (one of our favorite places on earth!). The Eastern end of Route 50 is in Ocean City and on the way out of town is one of our favorite signs!

We had heard that the opposite sign exists at the Western end of 50 in Sacramento. We knew if we were anywhere near it we had to see it!

After getting the mandatory pic we decided to explore Old Sacramento which is a riverfront shopping area. We had lunch at a mexican restaurant, and the drinks were so pretty!

This hike was a bit easier (and shorter) than our last one! The hike was about one and a quarter miles, it was all uphill, but not too steep. It was definitely worth it for the beautiful waterfall at the end, and the incredible views of Lake Tahoe were a bonus!

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