7/24/11

Family Vacation Fun In Outer Banks, NC & Ocean City, MD

We took a vacation in July -- don’t laugh, full time RV’ers need to ‘get away’ from all the stress of travelling full time, going anywhere you want, when you want… Ok, Ok, we didn’t ‘need’ a vacation, we ‘wanted’ to see family & friends. Soooo, we flew from Reno, NV to Baltimore-Washington International in Maryland where we rented a car and began an 18 day frenzy of family, friends, and food – not necessarily in that order.

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Most of Mary Lynn’s side of the family was able to get together in the Outer Banks, NC for a sun and fun filled week by the sea.  

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Mary Lynn and her sisters, Carol and Debbie  --

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enjoying the sun, sand and surf. And no, the water was not as cold as Mary Lynn’s expression would have you believe.

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Something about the beach brings out the ‘beast’ in guys…

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Debbie & Richard’s family looking cool, calm, and collected.

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A great looking three generations – I mean ‘sisters’…

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My son Christopher & his wife Rachael. The Atlantic Ocean is just a little different venue compared to Oklahoma…

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Carol’s daughter Kelly in the midst of relaxing and a great water balloon fight with Chance.

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Carol’s son Jeremy, his wife Danielle and their photo loving daughter Rachael.

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These canal homes are in Ocean City, MD across from relatives we were visiting. 

All in all 18 days flew by and all too soon we were flying back to Reno to resume our six month West Coast adventure. Next up: We drive through the Sierra Nevada's to Mount Shasta in Northern California and then launch ourselves through Central Oregon.

C Ya!

7/1/11

Reno, Nevada: Biggest Little City in the World & Gateway to Lake Tahoe

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Lake Tahoe is undoubtedly one of the prettiest places on earth. A beautiful blue, crystal clear lake located at an elevation of 6000 feet, surrounded by the Sierra Nevada mountains, many of them snow covered most of the year. Lots of gorgeous scenery. And of course lots of spectacular multi-million dollar homes.

In any case our friends Terry & Marci live in Reno and we decided to visit them in Reno while we travelled back home for a family get together in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

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“Biggest Little City in the World” is Reno’s self-proclaimed sub-title. And the is more than a little truth in Reno’s advertising slogan. It has a great combination of typical city problems plus the distinct challenges associated with legalized gambling, all inside an incredibly small footprint (for a western city; eastern cities lack the choices that plenty of available land presents).

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Lots of great motorcycle riding. We went all over the Sierra Nevada’s around Lake Tahoe and the surrounding counties. Beautiful is both over-used and under stated in describe the rugged mountains, alpine forests, and lakes still frozen in late June…

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See Ya!

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