Anxious to head back home. We left the hotel at 9:20 am. We left Santa Cruz just in time before the weather got too warm.
It was around this time when Riley began to listen to Michael Jackson non stop so when we decided to take a break from MJ's music Riley wasn't too happy .
Stopped in Fairfield ... If it wasn't for the boys we wouldn't need to stop for potty breaks every two hours. They must have a bladder the size of an infants.
About 40 minutes later we stopped in Dunnigan for lunch. Just before leaving Santa Cruz we stopped by the grocery store and picked up a few lunch items for our trip back. I made turkey avocado sandwiches and ate them with chips and root beer, yum. Sometimes a picnic can be more delicious than eating out.
I helped with driving for a bit. I'm more of the sightseeing type driver so obviously when I take the wheel I tend to go slower and at times I pull over to take in the view. Jacob's probably not too thrilled about it but since he needs to rest his eyes he doesn't complain.
After driving for almost three hours we pulled over at the rest area in Weed. It was 84 degrees by 4:09 pm. Jacob and Riley threw the frisbee around for a bit to exercise their legs.
Shortly after Weed we came upon the Klamathon Fire which extended from Northern California into the Southern Oregon border, scorching 38,000 acres. A 32 year old man was arrested on suspicion of recklessly burning debris which spread and caused the Klamathon fire.
It's always sad to see all the destruction and knowing that wildlife was affected as well.
It was very cool to see a firefighting helicopter dropping water on to the burning brush and trees. At one point Riley rolled down his window and the smoke immediately came inside the car. Not smart! You know he got an earful.
Thankfully firefighters were able to save this barn structure. Pretty cool indeed!
By 6:00 pm we were in Medford Oregon and had dinner at Jaspers Cafe. They serve classic and exotic meat burgers (buffalo, boar, elk, red deer, camel) plus hot dogs and shakes! And of course, we had to stop at McDonald's to get Riley some chicken nuggets because for some crazy reason this kid doesn't like hamburgers.
We stayed the night in Medford.
July 7, 2018 - Saturday
Woke up with a bit of a back ache. We had breakfast at Buttercloud Bakery & Cafe. The bacon and eggs were fine but I'm not particularly fond of French press coffee (besides, I read that drinking coffee this way is unhealthy because the filter doesn't filter out the cafestol. Cafestol is a substance that causes the body's LDL levels to rise).
We did more driving, very uneventful which is good, that means that nothing bad happened. Praise God!
At 2:40 pm we stopped in Tualatin for a late lunch at Cracker Barrel. There's always something good on the menu here but by the time we're done with our food we're too full to indulge in dessert.
Whenever we're on a road trip and we're about an hour from home one can't help but get excited! We finally arrived home at 7:40 pm.
So thankful and grateful for God's protection and for God's provisions.
And aside from missing my kids, I also missed this girl right here! She missed me too. She laid on the bed the whole time I was unpacking. So cute!!!
Find the good and praise God for it.
