Slide behind the wheel and come camping with us! It was a
picture perfect day when we left for Lake Del Valle on Friday,
May 7th 2010. Five Model Ts, two Model As and a Maxwell were
given a hearty sendoff by Chuck Christensen at Rancho. The sometimes
grueling drive to Livermore was fairly uneventful. Don Skow had
to stop and do a little bit of tweaking, but everyone arrived
at the Wild Turkey campsite safely and somewhat relieved.
The group seemed happy with the campsite, once we realized
the numerous holes in the ground were from ground squirrels and
not snakes. The rest of the day was spent setting up camp, greeting
Sue Edwards who drove in from Sacramento with an extremely fine
load of firewood, greeting Glenn and Vicki Wildman who arrived
in their motor home with special canine campers Molly and Bubbles,
greeting Jean Boyden who came for the afternoon, preparing dinner,
socializing, and enjoying s'mores around the campfire. Once we
were silent, the night sounds began, mostly owls and frogs. Reportedly
a curious skunk wandered through camp during the night. He left
no calling card.
Saturday was another beautiful day. Activities included fishing,
lunching at a local winery, visiting with Chuck and Helen Christensen
who came up for the day, exploring on 2 legs, exploring on 4
wheels, and for Molly and Bubbles Wildman, exploring on 4 legs.
A lunchtime mishap was Jim Boyden's Fordor, with a seized distributor.
After dinner, Vicki produced 2 amazing homemade lemon meringue
pies, which we enjoyed along with more s'mores. Despite the sugar
high, everyone went to bed early.
Sunday morning alternated between gloomy and sunny. We chose
sunny as we all celebrated Mothers' Day with a brunch of omelets
(with Wildmans' farm fresh eggs!), breads and fruit.
With gray clouds gathering, we packed up and left the park
before any real rain started. But we still got caught by the
showers, some more than others (Bob and Mark Edwards).
Special thanks to Sue Edwards for the firewood and fire tending
and Vicki Wildman for the fun omelet breakfast. Also, thank you
to each and every person who attended. You all made it a very
special weekend.
Now the big question is…where will Henrietta the Snake
appear next?
Barbara McKenzie
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