Iowa travels

Iowa travels

Thursday, November 19, 2015

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'


We made it!!
Midwest to the west coast --3 days and 1700 miles.

The road trip went pretty smoothly. Friday the 13th, we took off and drove to stay the first night in Laramie, Wy. Grabbed a hotel and got back on the road early morning. The second day we landed a little outside of Vegas, with no hotel rooms, or any campgrounds in sight we parked for the night near a casino. It was a bit adventurous you could say. We all piled on sweats in case it got to cold and hit the sack. It ended up working out perfectly and again we got up bright and early to hit the road again. We puled into Long Beach early after noon and our destination was made... for the mean time!


Once we got settled into a very small park (outside of Compton haha) we decided to do a bit of exploring. We decided it was impossible to get anywhere without a little guidance from some friends that are staying there. Certain stores and areas to avoid, ect. We landed at Seal beach for a little beach time. The kiddos had a blast and despite a little storm blowing in, they had a great first beach trip!
Seal Beach Day 1
Levi ended up signing the books early Monday morning. We ran a few errands and then ended back at the beach for day 2! We spent a little more time there that day. The kids splashed in the waves, chased seagulls, and slid down a big sand bank.

Seal Beach Day 2




Tuesday, Levi ended up getting a call for a job in Lancaster, CA. So we packed back up the 5ver, slid in and hit the road. Once we navigated through lunch hour traffic, we made our way north through some California mountains and ended up in Acton, CA. They had a few different parks to choose from. Once park was very big with big spots and lots of room for the kids to run, but we had zero cell service there. So we headed into town to the Californian Rv. Its a small park, small spots, and everything is on a big hill. But it is nice, and has a pool, so this is where we ended up!
Pool/Hot tub Acton, CA

Wednesday morning was the first day for Levi on the job. He showed up and realized that the job call was working on huge transmission towers bigger than he has ever dreamt of working on. Its not the type of work he came here to do, so he ended up turning down the call.
So... Wed evening, Levi and his buddy started the drive to local 1245 which is in Riverside, CA to sign the books there. They are hoping to get another call out in a couple of days to work out of the northern CA hall.

The kiddos and I have enjoyed a down day today, getting the trailer all clean and caught up on laundry. The last few days have flown by, and I am sure the next couple that follow will too.
We will be hanging out here in Acton until Levi gets another call out. It could be a few days, or even weeks. But for now we are enjoying the time and soaking up the Cali sun, even if it is cold here up in the mountains :)

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