TO GARDEN GROVE AND DISNEYLAND

TO GARDEN GROVE AND DISNEYLAND
We made it to the Garden Grove Elks on Monday, May 24th, and as luck would have it there were numerous sites available. With Disney only a few miles away we expected it to be overflowing. Perhaps it was the $3.00 fuel or the recently increased price, but it was only half full. Better yet, we arrived just after our friends, Harry and Susan Salit, who were coming from a rally in Pahrump, NV. First order was a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm for their famous Chicken Dinner. Tuesday we all headed to Disneyland, which hasn’t really changed that much in the many years we have been visiting, but it’s still worth the rather heavy admission price. We looked forward to luncheon at the Blue Bayou Restaurant which is always a treat, mostly because of the ambiance – sitting on a terrace overlooking the “Bayou” as the boats glided by carrying passengers on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and the sounds of crickets and soft banjo music to lull the unsuspecting rider into a sense of peace. The famous Indiana Jones jeep ride was out of order for most of the day, but we finally were able to take it. Always a thrill! For the little ones, we tried the new Finding Nemo submarine ride. Like I said, it was for the little ones! We finally got home after walking what seemed like a “millyun” miles. It turned out to be Bingo night at the Elks with cars parked everywhere, so there was no chance for Harry to get his coach out that night. On Wednesday, Fran and I were off to the Richard M. Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. This doesn’t get much publicity but turned out to be an excellent place to visit and as usual, we underestimated the amount of time to spend there. But we were off to Monrovia to visit an old boss of Fran’s from Bechtel who is now suffering with MS. It was very nice visiting Hugo and chatting with him for a few hours. He shares a home with his son and grandchildren in the 1911 Bliss House, which is on the Monrovia City Register of Historic Sites. That evening we headed to the Salits’ home in Pasadena for dinner and conversation, which seems to be our main source of entertainment these days. Tomorrow we will be off to Rincon Beach Parkway, 127 RV parking spaces along the ocean-front, but will there be room for us? With the Memorial Day weekend looming near, we just don’t know! Again, no reservations! ----- Just a “first come - first served” policy.