HisNibs

We arrived in Retama Village at about 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. The day before Dale and Mark Bruss got here. So we have only been here two full days so far and are already having so much fun. And keeping so busy. We bike ride with the group at 8:00 every morning and go to happy hour every afternoon at 4:00. Craft time this coming Monday morning at 9:00 and water aerobics begins Monday afternoon at 2:00 and will continue every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (probably, we will decide for sure after we meet on Monday.) We tried out the pool and hot tub this afternoon and they are wonderful! Even our dog, "Trip" is glad to be "home!" First thing out of the truck she had to roll in the grass and she loves to say "good morning" to Jim's dog "Trash" every day. Tomorrow morning, at least four of us are going on the "Hogs for Hunger" motorcycle ride with the Harley Davidson Shop. They said they would forgive us who don't own a Harley. Looking forward to seeing Pat and Mike and Jack and Danielle here. We have never been in Retama at the same time as them. See you all soon. Sue McCarron

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. We are currently in California so for on my birthday, I was able to drive up to see my 86-year old mother who lives about 90 miles from where we are staying. My little sister joined us there and I rarely get to see her so that made it really special. She lives about 120 miles from my mother so it was quite a drive for her for so short a visit. Then on the weekend my two kids and all my grandkids were together for a party for me. It was nice. We are staying on Travis AFB in Fairfield, California just a couple of miles from our son's house. We leave here and start our trip to Retama next Monday, October 27. We have to bring a small U-Haul van with us to transport our woodworking machinery for the little shop we are building in our coach house. Don't know now long it will take to get there but its a long way from here - 2000 miles. Should be there by the 15th at least. Thanks again for the birthday wishes. Sue McCarron

Hey Dave and Renee We just drove the length of Flathead Lake yesterday. (North to South). We are now in Jim's and Mary's RV Park on Highway 93 in Missouls, Montana. Will be here until Monday, August 8. If you are in the area, look for us. David and Sue McCarron Blue Volvo 770 with Teton

Guess I should have waited a day before I posted my message. We are not sweltering anymore. It only got up to 68 degrees in Libby, Montana, today. We drove up to Troy and hiked down to the Kootenai Falls. Took lots of pictures, it rained on us while we were hiking. So the sky in all the photos will be very dark. But beautiful sights.

We are in sweltering Libby, Montana, where it is 102 degrees. We are in River Country where the movies "A River Runs Through It", "The River Wild" and one other (I forget its name) were filmed. We hope it cools off a little so that when we ride our motorcycles up to the Kootenai Falls it won't be so hot. It is actually supposed to rain on Wednesday. We loved Hope, Idaho, which was our last stop of seven days. We were right on Lake Pend Orielle which is supposedly the third largest lake in the U.S. It was so clean and we swam in it several times. Also had several great motorcyle rides while there - one to the Cabinet Gorge Dam with its fantastic views. David and Sue (and Trip)

Arrived at Fairchild AFB Family Camp this afternoon. Will be here for 7 days and then on to Hope, Idaho. Had a great week at Sun Lakes State Park near Coulee City, Washington. The weather was perfect and we were able to swim in the lake several times. Played a game of miniature golf one night. David beat me by 16 points. Yikes. We hope to go explore Spokane on our motorcycles tomorrow. Looks like they have a wonderful park on a river in downtown Spokane. David and Sue McCarron

We are in Hoodsport, Washington. We have been here one week and will be here one more week. Went clamming and oystering one day and got our limit. We steamed the clams and fried the oysters. They were delicious - so fresh. Another day we had a beautiful motorcycle ride into the mountains to Lake Cushman. Next move (on Monday the 21st) is to Blaine, Washington, which is even farther north up by the border of Canada. The weather has been absolutely perfect where we are and we are so glad to have escaped the smoke-filled skies of California just in time. The Nolans and Barrs are not far away and may stop by on their way north next week. If anyone is in the area and wants to stop by, we are at the Rest A While campground just north of Hoodsport.

We had a wonderful four days in the Medford, Oregon, area with our son and daughter-in-law. They followed us up from Vacaville, California, on their motorcycles. We went on the jet boat excursion in Grants Pass which was awesome. Also went to the Oregon Vortex and down to Ashland for lunch. All this on our motorcycles through the beautiful Oregon countryside. Scott and Barb Nolan and Mike and Nancy Barr were at the same campground with us in Medford so after our son and his wife left, we caravanned out to the West Coast RV Rally with them. We left that group on Monday and went our own way and are currently on Netarts Bay in the Tillamook, Oregon, area. It is beautiful here. The dog and I (Sue) enjoyed a long run on the beach yesterday. Today is a little cool but we are spending any extra time in the house trying to learn our new "Apple" computers. On to Hoodsport, Washington, on Monday. We will be there for 14 days. David and Sue McCarron HisNibs - Blue Volvo 770

Mike, As normal, everything takes longer, I haven't finished the work I want to get done on the rig so we're going to stay at Davis-Monthan AFB til Tuesday the 19th. When we get together again we'll all have to go out for a "ride". Sue has just told me that "once we get started" we'll be in Mission in 8 days. Ah! what a "NavaGoddess". Later -

We're in Davis-Monthan AFB and planning on leaving this Friday for Mission. We should be there within a couple of weeks. Looking forward to seeing you, the Village, and the area.

Just arrived in Quartzsite today. We will be here until Monday (Jan 29) morning. Anyone else in Quartzsite? After that and a stop in Tucson, on to Mission, Texas. David and Sue McCarron

We are on Travis AFB in Fairfield, California, where we will stay until the middle of January. The kids and grandkids all live nearby so we are here for the holidays. Plus doing Doctors, dentist and lots of chores. Having a cabinet shop nearby make us an island cabinet that will also be a table to replace the round table that came with the Teton. That table no longer works for us since we have the bench built in the diningroom slide out. We are excited about it and think that it will give us even more space. Merry Christmas David and Sue McCarron

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. The weather was nice that day in Kilgore, Texas, so went on a motorcycle ride and had some wonderful barbecued ribs for lunch at the Country Tavern. Pat and Mike McFall came by for a visit on Thursday while we were still at the Shallow Creek Campground in Kilgore. So nice to see them again. We are currently in Dallas where the Volvo is getting a new paint job. The weather changed drastically overnight. It was very humid and in the mid 80's on Sunday but on Monday is was pouring and never got above 53 degrees. Wow. Sue McCarron

We are in Kilgore, Texas, waiting to get our truck back from Herrin Welding. Had some repairs done to the bed. He should be done by Friday. We will leave here on Sunday. Then on to Dallas where we have an appointment to have the whole truck painted. Pretty exciting! Big storm here in Kilgore today. Lost electricity for a while. David and Sue McCarron Blue Volvo 770

We are in Des Moines, IA, for a week. We ended up spending a total of 24 days in Custer, South Dakota. It was that beautiful and we really enjoyed all the visits we had with Mike and Pat McFall and all the others that joined us on their property including Roger and Susan Haddix and Brad and Cindy Tihinen. We will be at Blasi in Wichita on 9/26. After Wichita, we have an appointment with Larry Herrin in Kilgore, Texas, to have some repairs done on the truck bed. Then we will go to Dallas to have the entire truck painted. We look forward to seeing all of you in Wichita. David and Sue McCarron Volvo 770 (HisNibs)

To those of you who got to the West Coast Rally in Winchester Bay, Oregon, several days early and hugged us goodbye when we came by to say we couldn't stay for the rally because David's father was ill, here is the news. His father died Friday, June 22 and we buried him on Friday, June 29. We left San Diego on June 30 and are now making our way to Casper, Wyoming, for our repair appointment on the Teton. David's dad was 88 and lived a long, eventful life. The ceremony was lovely and the nice thing about funerals is that it brings families together. We had both of our kids, all of our grandchildren, plus sisters and nieces and nephews together all at the same time. We hope we will make the West Coast Rally next year and we hope you all had a great time there this year. David and Sue McCarron Blue Volvo 770 "HisNibs"

We are currently in Long Beach, Washington, just across the bridge from Astoria, Oregon. From here we work our way south to the West Coast HD Rally. David and Sue McCarron Blue Volvo 770

To OLDphoneman, Where in Winchester Bay are we actually meeting for the rally? We have discovered that there are at least four RV resorts there. We have planned our trip and will be there on June 21st. (Just need to know exactly where to find everyone.) David and Sue McCarron Blue Volvo 770

We are at the KOA in Lyman, Wyoming, until May 21st to help Sue's sister pack up her house (which she has sold) and get her moved to Tennessee. We won't be going to Tennessee with her, she has engaged movers so we only have to help on the Wyoming end. Someone in a red Volvo pulling a big fifth wheel (driver had a beard and looked very familiar) passed us here in Lyman on Sunday. Were any of you here in Wyoming on Sunday? We will head towards Winchester Bay in Oregon after this and probably make it to the West Coast Rally there. David and Sue McCarron Blue Volvo 770

We are at Rainbow's End in Livingston and we are having some weird weather here today. Three days ago we couldn't stand the heat and humidity as we stood outside trying to talk to a friend. Today we are hiding inside because it is 40 degrees outside and raining/hailing. We woke up this morning to 43 degrees and it has gotten colder all day. Kind of strange for Texas in April. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE. I know you are all somewhere interesting. Wish we could be together and maybe have an Easter potluck. Sue McCarron Volvo VNL 770 aka HisNibs 40-ft Teton

Not going to Pensacola after all. We are at Rainbow's End in Livingston. When they asked us if we wanted to take advantage of their buy 3 weeks, get the fourth free and told us that the month's rent would be $262, we decided to stay. So we will be here until April 28th. Think we will head to Oregon and Washington after that to spend May and June there. We found a 5.5-acre piece of rural property in Kilgore, Texas, that we made an offer on. We are waiting to hear if we get it. Not planning on stopping our full-timing ways - just an investment on a pretty piece of land. Oh, we got a dog - the day we left Tucson (March 13)from the Humane Society who happened to be at the Petsmart next door to the Costco where we had stopped to pick up a few things. Her name is "Trip" and she is fitting in with us so well. She is of questionable parentage, calico colored, 1-year old, and is a very good dog. Guess we will have to fix up a seat for her on David's motorcycle. David and Sue McCarron HisNibs - Blue 2002 Volvo 770 Drag 'n Fly - 2005 Teton

Sue & I are in Wichita Falls, TX til Monday 3/26 then on to Kilgore to get some new straps for the motorcycles and to say Hi and thanks to Larry Herrin. Then on to Livingston, TX to get our packages and do our "civic duty". I think Pensacola and the salt water will be in our very near future. Hi to all and see ya "down the road" David & Sue McCarron

We are on Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, until March 10. Then on to the Escapees Park in Deming, New Mexico, for a short visit so that we can visit an aunt who lives nearby. After that, no plans. David and Sue McCarron Volvo 770

Hi all HDT'rs We have been in California on Travis Air Force Base since October 26th spending the holidays with our children and grandchildren and taking care of annual doctor and dentist appointments. We are planning on leaving here on Thursday (January 18th) pending the results of one last medical exam and heading south to look for some HDT'rs (and warmer weather). We will probably stop in San Diego for two or three days and then head to Arizona around the 21st or 22nd. Are any of your going to the Boomerang? or any of the other activities in Quartzite? We have no specific plans for 2007 and are trying to decide where to start our year. Any fun ideas are welcome. David and Sue McCarron HisNibs 2002 Blue Volvo 770