Busy Week

As you drive down Sugar Barge Rd you will pass "Donkey & Eeyore" and you will hear them at night braying.  When we walk or ride by in the golf cart they come to the fence in anticipation of a treat and if we don't have one they can get rather noisy but today we had treats.

We also have wild turkeys that wander through the campground.

And of course we have stinky skunks, don't need a picture of them, just use your imagination!

Last Tuesday we went kayaking.  We were leaving the kayaks in the water but it doesn't take long for them to get dirty so we have stored them under the caravan.  Mark made a carrier out of a milk crate and then we hook the front of the boat onto the golf cart.  Let me tell you we get some looks going through the campground on the way to the marina.

It was a great day to be on the water.  Some days are just to windy but today was perfect.  We stay in the sloughs and don't venture out to far as there can be too much boat traffic or the wind can pick up.  Today we made it all the way to the Bethel Island bridge.  Coming around a corner we were able to see Mt. Diablo.

                                              We passed this boat and had to laugh.

          Once we reached the bridge we had a much deserved beverage and snack in the shade.
                                    
                          On the way back we ran into our neighbors Barb & Larry on their jet ski.

  By this time it would have been nice to have a motor as we were paddling against the current but being in a kayak there is no noise and it's so peaceful.

We made it back in time to shower and get ready for the Walking Taco Bunco Party.  Now you may ask what is that?  Well, everyone brings an ingredient for tacos hence the walking taco name.  Bunco is usually a ladies game but when I organized it the gents were invited as well, all the guys agreed except Dave but we finally talked him into it and he got a Bunco.

Dave you will not live this down.  As a matter of fact the guys were very lucky and Larry won $20 for the most Buncos.

Lucky Larry

Paul

George

Bruce

Moral of the story...Buncos not just for women!  Everyone had a great time and at the next game night we will play Mexican train.

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Thursday we went on a ride with Sally & Dave along the scenic loop which follows the levee roads.

The San Joaquin River

Lush green fields as far as the eye can see.

                          Note the water ditch around the field that is fed by the levee systems.

                                                             First stop for a cold one.

                                       I am amazed at how the geraniums here grow like weeds.

                                                                         Next stop.

                                                             Looking at Mt.Diablo
                                                          On the road again headed to

                                                        Sally enjoying a shot of Patron.

                                        Next stop was Isleton for some dinner at Isleton Joe's.

And on the way home we pass the wind farm.  It was a nice day and not too windy.  Thanks Sally and Dave for a fun day.

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The golf cart is ready for the 4th.

We have been introduce to a new game.  A water bottle sits on top of a pvc pipe then you try to hit the bottle with a Frisbee and catch the bottle with a drink in your hand, crazy!

Now to make things really difficult when it gets dark you put a glow stick in the water bottle and use a Frisbee the lights up.

Not a great picture but you get the idea.  It's alot of fun and that's what it's all about.

The park is filling up fast for the 4th.  Since it is on a Wednesday some folks are coming the weekend before and some the following weekend.  Either way it is packed and very busy.  We work on the weekends and it has been nonstop but at least the time goes by quick.   

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On the 3rd of July the Hilton family, you know Paris Hilton, have shot off fireworks for some 35 years from a barge in Mandeville Bay.  They own an island that can only be reached by boat or helicopter, must be nice.  The bar/grille stays open so people can come to the Sugar Barge and view the fireworks.  It was a nice display but you couldn't hear them or feel the boom.  It was a beautiful night with a great sunset, sorry pics didn't turn out so good.  I hope everyone had a nice 4th of July and remember all of those that made it possible.