Morgan Hill

Yesterday was moving day again. This time, for the first time in a long time, without either following or leading PP and Mark. Mark will be leaving Russian River TT today and heading towards a campground near Sacramento, in order to meet Chris off the plane from Nova Scotia when she arrives on the 10th. We were not to be on our own however, not just yet. Alan and Trudy decided to come with us to Morgan Hill, and stay a couple of nights there, before heading back to Redding. So following our sad goodbyes to Mark, we left Russian River campground, heading south along hwy 101, for San Fransisco, and on in to Morgan Hill. Alan did not fancy the idea of driving through Downtown SF with his truck and 5th wheel.

Thats Alan & Trudy in front, going over the Golden Gate Bridge

I had done so before, the last time we were here, and was also open to finding another way through. So, we decided that we would travel along the US 101 to the Golden Gate Bridge, cross the bridge then immediately turn right onto the US 1, which takes a more westerly route through the city, and may not be so busy. It looked good on the map, so it was agreed, that was the plan. All went well, the weather was superb, and we had an uneventful drive until we reached the Golden Gate Bridge. Then we had the usual pointing of fingers, the snapping of the camera lens, until we got to the toll booth. We paid our 12 bucks, and drove through, waiting for Alan and Trudy on the other side, as they appeared to be taking a little longer than us to get through. They drove passed us, and we pulled in behind them. Then.....He missed the turning for Hwy 1, and we found ourselves doing what we had said the night before we were not going to do, driving into Down Town San Fransisco, along hwy 101. Oh well....It transpired that Alan had enquired with the toll booth operator about taking hwy 1, and she had told him that it was unsuitable for large trucks and RVs, and that she thought that anything our size was prohibited from entering the Golden Gate Park, through which hwy 1 runs. Well, apart from being very busy, and a large number of traffic signals to go through, we made it unscathed.
We did have one little hick-up. Just after passing San Jose, Alan suddenly indicated right, and pulled up on the hard shoulder..... We then saw him running back to his 5th wheel, open the door and dash in. Trudy informed us he had an urgent bathroom visit to make that just wouldn't wait any longer.

Can he make it in time ??????

The rest of the journey was pretty uneventful, and we arrived at TT Morgan Hill around 2pm. Its a nice campground, but unfortunately all the sites are power and water only. However the site we are on, 80, does gives us Wi-Fi in the motor home, and as we are only here 4 nights, the lack of sewer won't be a problem for us.