Panic on the Bus!

When we got in tonight, one of our two bathrooms *smelled really bad*! This is the worst nightmare of an RV'er because toilet trouble is just gross and usually very bad. As Ted searched though the owners' manual and I scoured the internet, we were moments away from calling the emergency help number for Monaco when Connor said "Evan, where did you put the clam you found on the beach yesterday?". Each of the kids have a large cubby in the main room and a small cubby in the bathroom that is just for them. You guessed it, Evan put his clam in his cubby in the bathroom! We were too happy that our toilets are not broken to be mad!

Where's Evan?

It was bedtime and we could not find Evan anywhere! Pepe was curiously sitting on the bed away from us and low-and-behold there he was; buried under the pillows of the made-up bed, fast asleep. Pepe was protectively sitting on top of him just in case he needed emergency help [we watch a lot of Animal Planet!].

Evan in front of The Channal Islands

Close to the California mainland, yet worlds apart, Channel Islands National Park encompasses five remarkable islands (Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara) and their ocean environment. Isolation over thousands of years has created unique animals, plants, and archeological resources found nowhere else on Earth. They can be seen from the coastline but have been so well preserved that they are called "the Galapagos Islands of the US". We really enjoyed seeing them.

No More Dramamine!

The seas were a little choppy today so I made a preemptive strike and gave everyone a Dramamine. Who knew that they would be out before we got back from our 3 hour tour [sing to the tune of Gilligan's Island]?

There She Blows!

Did you know the term "there she blows" is a seaman's phrase referring to the whale spitting water through its blowhole? I did not until today! To find the whales we all skimmed the horizon for the water blowing up from the ocean.

Whale Watching around the Channel Islands

Today we took a fun, but cold, whale watching expedition around the Channel Islands (called the Galapagos Islands of the United States). This time of the year Gray Whales are migrating through these waters, but today we saw two Humpback Whales instead. The Humpbacks should not travel through here until May at the earliest! The most amazing part of today was we travelled through a pod of Dolphins that included thousands of the friendly mammals! It brought tears to my eyes to see them. I honestly imagined this is what it will look like when Christ returns...all the animals excitedly hurrying toward the returned Savior. I think you had to be there to understand. It was awesome.

Kris Gets Her "In and Out Burger"!

In and Out fast food restaurants can only be found in California and I LOVE them! I have been dreaming about them since our last trip out west. They are kinda like Steak and Shake where they cook when you order them. They have four items on the menu; hamburgers, cheeseburgers, french fries and shakes. The burgers have this special sauce on them that is really great. They peel and cut the french fries right there in the store and they are SOOOO good!