the.arys - gary and mary: June 2008

Lori and Samantha at the park

Sam had a great time at the park, until it was time to leave, of course!

newport dunes

Pictures around newport dunes (home for the past 9 months)

Gary's visit to Seattle

Some pictures from Gary's recent trip to Seattle

Recently went to CA Adventure and Disneyland, compliments of free company tickets; one cold rainy day, and one very warm day. Rexie stayed at the Disney Kennel Club, which wasn't the happiest place on earth for him!

Crystal Cove - Corona del Mar

A few pictures from recent visits to Crystal Cove State Park and Corona del Mar which are right next door.

Also, went to the Memorial Day concert for Placentia Symphonic Bank in the "East Room" of the Nixon Library (terrific concert in a fantastic venue - exact replica of the East Room of the White House).

Wanderers and Vagabonds...

The RV started as a temporary solution to afford living in Newport Beach when Mary's company relocated to Irvine, CA. We loved it so much, we decided to make a go of full-time RVing. In July 2008 we hit the road, and have been roaming ever since. We do seasonal work camping and really enjoy it. We also use camp club memberships such as Thousand Trails and Coast to Coast to save on "rent". We have found beauty everywhere we go and hope to continue exploring and enjoying this beautiful country. Here's a great quote which sums up our hope for ourselves and for anyone seeking similar adventures:

“...May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled cliffs, where deer walk across the white sand beaches, where storms come and go as lightning clangs upon the high crags, where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you -- beyond that next turning of the canyon walls.” - Edward Abbey