6/2/2018 Stop #1 Hudson River Valley Travel Tour June 2018

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Tim and Linda Bunyan

We have arrived our first stop which is to visit the Roosevelt's and the Vanderbilt's estates in Hyde Park, New York.  Their estates are situated in the Hudson River Valley.

"Looking out our Back Door."

HUDSON RIVER VALLEY - Hyde Park, New York

6/1/2018 Return to Family Farm - Start of 2018 US Travel Tour

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Tim and Linda Bunyan

We have returned to Galway, NY, to the Family Farm (Summer 2018).  Kyle has stored the truck in his garage and we have picked up the RV from the Hudson Valley RV Storage.

June 2018...We returned to the Family Farm in Galway to visit Hume, Christine, and Kyle and Seymour and Bonnie.   Debbie, Tina, and Kathy the rest of the family members are camping this weekend in upstate NY area.  Kyle picked us up late from the Albany airport. We have visited with our daughter, Angela, Lee, and Jeffrey and Jason and Erin in CA. 

Woodstock is in his carry-on;  paid $125.00 for his space in the travel case under the seat. 











The Family Farm is in good hands with Kyle showing us around.  His recent endeavor is spreading the tracking width of the wheel base on a 1962 tractor to ensure safety while using it on the hillside.

The family farm and the garden where you find 90 year old Hume growing asparagus, onions, cucumbers, and much more.  Christine makes pickles with remaining cucumbers.  She served them while we were there.  She also sent us on the road with some she had canned.  The field area, behind the garden, is where the beef cattle feed and raise their calves.

This is Kyle's newest, latest, greatest hay making machine the: Tedder.  Using this machine, Kyle is able to "wuffle" the hay and speed up the process of drying the hay which results in improved aroma and color for his new client that raises racehorses.

 Here is a photo of Kyle's farmyard pals:  the 'cat-eating' Dogs.

We went to Malden Bridge, New York to pick up CasaRoll from it's 6-month winter storage.  It is quite a landscape which we compared to the horse country of Kentucky.  It stored well in one of many large storage barns on the property.

 Here we are departing the Storage Barn.

It is always nice to have good neighbors; this is another RV in the storage barn: Lazy Daze

We say farewell to our New York Family Farm, Hume and Christine and Kyle Donnan. 



 Tim's cousin, Hume, has turned 90 years old this year and remains Master in his garden and Christine is well in command of her household.  

 Hume is planting his garden and has provided asparagus for dinners; and for us on the road going forward.




Kyle has acquired a horse and is completing his water canal project at the farm to make way for an outside horse corral for Brandy.







Of course, we attended church and the Galway Memorial Day Parade prior to us departing on our 2018 Travel Tour.

 Here we are in the front yard of Hume and Christine's house at the Donnandale Farm in Galway, NY.
We have prepared to begin our 2018 Travel Tour to begin in the Hudson River Valley-Hyde Park, NY.

12/1/2017 - 12/30/17 To Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta

2017 

 December 2017:  We have arrived at Angela and Lee's timeshare, Grand Mayan in

 Puerta Vallarta.  We have driven from Mazatlan to Puerta Vallarta to meet up with our Sacramento friends:  Mike and Sherry and Ron and Frannie.

It is a gorgeous resort complete with poolside service!

"Drinking our Lunch"

There is a river stream built alongside the pool.  Such fun letting the current take you away!

A 'welcome' roadsign to Puerto Vallarta

The Malacon in Puerta Vallarta.

Spent the afternoon with Mike and Sherry taking in the Centro Plaza.

Delightful musician at the plaza on his violin.

Centro Plaza

The Cathedral main street

 Plaza vendor selling drink refreshment.

Spanish rice dish Paella by resort chef

Swimming companion

We meet up with Frannie and son, Scott and other friends gather in Puerta Vallarta.

The evening dinner show was fantastic.  Here is Mike and Sherry entering the event.

Scott and Carrie - young, mature lovers!  Frannie's son.

Boat shuttle to the Island demonstrated some evening entrainment while aboard.

Ron and Frannie, Host and Hostess

Resident friends of Ron and Frannie.  "The Boys" Showed us the town!!!

Our WorldMark Report

Strolling the grounds at the Resort.

Nice

At friends, all going to dinner at the Iguana Restaurant & Tequila Bar which formerly was Casa Kimberly.  

Richard Burton and Liz Taylor lived here during their courtship.
Friends loving each other!  Merlyn and Wendell 

Tim and I at the riverside restaurant before the play.

Ron and Frannie - lovebirds!

The bridge from Richard Burton's residence ....... to the residence for Liz that has a pool!

At the friendship table.

The comedian at the playhouse.

At the resort, the Mexican Fiesta evening - dinner and show!

Artwork at the Centrol Plaza - Puerta Vallarta

Drive from Puerto Vallarta back to our beach house in Mazatlan

Back to our own back yard.

Red Truck transportation available for those larger groups.  You will find them lined up at either Sam's Club or Home Depot for those large loads.

Unique to Mazatlan are Pulmonia taxis.  Gas-powered open-air taxis that look like a sup'd up golf cart!.  Most have stereos and drive around with the music volume cranked up! Back at our beach house.

Tim's antique lantern he salvaged and reconditioned from his parent's storage closet.

Jim is here awaiting Linda to arrive after she spends the holidays with her girls.  Dining at Poncho's on the Beach.  Great beach location.

Other modes of transportation, our Lexus.

The beautiful beachfront in the evening on the Malecon de Mazatlan!!

Tim and the automatic milk frother.

Our Pink Flamingo is keeping a watch posted on our balcony.

My blog station; we just purchased this desk and chair so we have a convenient, comfortable place for our Travel Blog.     Casarollnotes.blogspot.com

This is the end of our 2017 Travel Tour.  

Recap: Departing Sacramento, our 2017 Travel Tour included: January - June 2017 to the Family Farm in New York.  We flew back to Sacramento for the month of June for Jason and Erin's wedding and Jeffrey's high school graduation.
We then flew back to New York and resumed our RV 2017 Travel Tour: July - October 2017 to Back East and the Fall Colors.  Mike and Sherry met up with us in Vermont.

Looking Forward: Beginning in 2018, we live here in Mazatlan for 1/1/2018-5/1/2018.  
In May we begin our RV 2018 Travel Tour.  We have our RV in storage in New York so we shall begin the RV 2018 Travel Tour from New York and head south thru the Keys and beyond and return to Sacramento.