Finally...we have some internet

Those of you anxiously waiting for me to blog about our trip are finally getting your fix. We are currently camped at Paradise By The Sea in Oceanside, CA. We have a private entrance to the beach and the kids, (and Shane) enjoyed a lovely afternoon on the beach. We are also enjoying the luxuries of an RV resort, hence the internet access! It is lovely here and I can totally understand why people live here. The high was 75 and they low is expected to be about 65. Tomorrow we are at Legoland all day! (The kids have been waiting patiently for this part of the vacation)

We have an an interesting trip to say the least. Some pretty low points and many, many high points. We were/are determined not to let our struggled ruin this vacation and God has had His hand on us the whole time so far so I expect Him to be guiding out path all the way home.

We started out on July 1st in the late afternoon. We drove about 5 hr to a small RV resort outside Palm Springs to sleep. We got up and headed out first thing in the am, we had to finish the long drive to Sequioa National Park. We arrived in Sequioa without incident and felt the cool temps rush through our veins. On July 3rd, we planned to do all the main attractions that Sequioa offered us, and we were not disappointed!

Below are some of the pictures from Sequioa...

So, we spent 2 nights in Sequioa just getting our appetite wet to the adventures we had ahead. We had no idea the kind of adventure God was going to use to stretch our faith and trust in Him, and for me especially, not give into despair.

When we are all packed up on the 4th, ready to head to Yosemite, we went to start our 99 suburban to hook it to the trailer and it did not start. We couldn't figure out why. It was turning over but not starting. Imagine being in the middle of a national forest and no way to get tools or a mechanic to you since the nearest was about 30+ miles away. Our wonderful friends, the Williams, (whom we are on vacation with) offer a jumped and the truck started! Praise God...away we went! We stopped in Fresno to buy a new battery so we wouldn't have that problem anymore. When Shane finished installing the battery and we were ready to fire it up the truck wouldn't start again. Ugh! Thankfully the Autozone staff was able to give a jump and again we were off! Slowly but surely over the next few hours the truck started having some serious problems, we lost all acceleration. We limped along gaining speed on the down hills to inch up the mountain climbs, and finally we had to stop. The Williams hitched out pop-up to their RV and we miraculously made it to Yosemite. Still baffled by the problems and not understanding why the truck was having these problems, we proceeded to Yosemite National Park for 2 days. God's creativity leaves me speechless as we climbed the lower Yosemite Falls, and other trails. That park is an amazing feast for the eyes.

The car problems only get worse from here....but the story will have to be continued...