If you’re new here, we are Andrew and Loralee Scherf. We have been wandering the country for the last two years and enjoying the sights of our beautiful country. Even with two years under our belt, we still have so much to see. Our goal was to see all the western US and we have almost accomplished that goal. Be sure to join us on our travels by hitting the subscribe button.
If you missed our last post, we were in Monterey celebrating father/daughter birthdays. We have now returned to the Central Valley to take care of some business.
We landed at Riverbend RV park which is only a short distance from our house. If you are interested in visiting Sequoia National Park, this is a great place to stay with only 38 miles to the Visitor Center.
While we were in town, we spent some time giving our house some TLC. We had some painting done to the exterior of the house and later to the interior of the house.
We took a little break and went to a fabulous Harvest Host named Big Rock Ranch for Mother’s Day. If you’re unfamiliar with Harvest Host, it is an annual fee membership that allows you to stay overnight at farms, wineries, breweries, and more with no camping fees. At this Harvest Host, the views were amazing, and the citrus smells were outstanding.
Anothony is a retired gourmet chef and fixes a great meal in his outdoor kitchen for his guests. Juanita, his partner in crime in the kitchen, was a wonderful hostess. The food was amazing! I can’t believe they cooked it all outdoors.
The sunset was breathtaking before dinner, and the next morning Tony gave us a bag of citrus.
Our dinner was better than you would get at a restaurant, and it was a wonderful Mother’s Day. We would definitely go again.
Moving Day
Topanga moved out of the dorms and into an apartment with her best friends that she met in college. So, we packed up a U-Haul and hit the road.
After moving the girls into their apartment, we went to our Hotel Best Western Palm Garden Inn in Westminster. https://www.reservationcounter.com/hotels/show/61272df/best-western-westminster-inn-westminster-california/?
After settling in, we walked across the street to Sizzler and had dinner.
From Los Angeles, we came back to the valley to take care of some more family business, and we headed to our son’s house to see our grandbaby. I can’t get enough of this little cutie and her dad. She is getting so big!
We stayed at one of our favorite Harvest Hosts in Hillmar; Ken, the host, is awesome! This is a dairy farm that provides milk for the cheese factory in Hillmar. We absolutely love Harvest Host because we get to meet the most amazing people along the way.
Getting out of the valley
After being in the valley for a month, we felt the need get away for a little bit. We traveled to Bakersfield as we traveled to Los Angeles again. This time we stopped at Orange Grove RV Park and Resort in Bakersfield off of highway 58 over the Tehachapi’s. https://www.orangegrovervpark.com/?
Each site has an orange tree and the smells are great. We have stayed here before and enjoyed it. When you get there, you first turn into the property and see the office. The check in is super easy.
Outside the office is a pool that we sat and put our feet in to cool off.
Beside the office, is a relaxing clubhouse with a pool table upstairs. We enjoyed a few games on a break for Andrew.
The view down below is a nice place to sit and relax.
They have a nice little dog park for your fur babies.
While we were in Bakersfield, Andrew decided to surprise me with a dinner reservation at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace. https://www.buckowens.com/ This is a country music Legendary Music Venue where legends have sung.
The opening act was so fun, and Kelly was able to get people engaged with the music.
It was such a great date night!
We next headed down to Los Angeles and stayed at the fabulous Valencia Travel Village in Valencia. We have been here many times on our way to the Los Angeles area. While here, we visited the Canyon Theatre Guild in Newhall to enjoy the show The Play That Goes Wrong. Anything that can go wrong, did wrong; It was a quirky and funny play.
Miss California Send off
If you have been following us, you know that our youngest daughter is involved with the Miss America Organization. She is the current Miss Culver City and they had a nice send off for family and friend to wish the girls good luck for the Miss California Scholarship competition. We had a nice lunch at Fu’s Palace Restaurant in Los Angles https://www.fuspalacela.com/
Next, we headed to Gilroy for a wedding for a family friend. Our family has known the groom for many years while the boys grew up. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding, and we danced the night away at Eagle Ridge Golf Club.
Stayed tuned as we go to Visalia and we pack up our house! If you enjoy reading about our adventures, please hit the subscribe button and travel with us.