Vacation

We just got back from our summer vacation a couple of days ago. We spend 3 days at a resort in Angels Camp and then 4 days at a condo in Tahoe Donner.

In ANgels Camp, we borrowed a friend's time share...had to sit through a timeshare presenttion which netted us a bay cruise in Sf, a $40 gift certificate at Olive Garden and three days in San Diego (includes flight and hotel). Not a bad deal. It wasn't really that much of a high pressure game, but it was a lot like car dealers. What do I have to do to get you in this timeshare today?

Perhaps the most fun we had in Angels Camp is when we went to Murphys. It's a historic goldmining town with a great little park in the middle of the downtown area. running through the park is a creek/stream/small river. Kids from all over were playing in it and we spent about 3 hours there, swimming and rafting. We have a small rubber raft with paddles which we blew up and sent Caleb and Christa downstream several times. Even Regan loved it. She was in her bathing suit as well and was dipping her little chubby legs in the stream.

After 3 days there we packed up and took Hwy 49 through Jackson, Placerville and Auburn on the way to Donner Lake. We had a condo in an area known as Tahoe Donner, just north of Donner Lake. We spent several days there also playing in the creeks and rivers. We were about 3 miles from Donner State Park which also had a great creek running through it. We were there just about everyday, playing and frolicking in the creekbed.

What I enjoyed about this vacation was the family togetherness. I often miss that with all that I do at home. It was great just to be able and spend each entire day with my family and not have to worry about the bank, church, etc.