A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 379 miles from Orange to Lodi, California.
Month: May 2026
Orange to Flag City RV Resort in Lodi, California
We drove our coach 379 miles, about six hours of driving, from Orangeland RV Park in Orange to Flag City RV Resort in Lodi, California.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Following the coach to toad up by the office, as usual:
Tight corner for a motorhome and toad totaling over 60 feet, but easier when we can take both lanes:
In the correct lane for CA-91 East:
Exit to CA-91:
Exit to I-5 North:
I-5 North:
Downtown LA:
California freeways doing their thing:
Traffic and hill:
Wildflowers:
Rest area:
Hills:
Exit to CA-269:
An interesting toad:
Fuel stop:
Spendy fuel:
Paladin keeping the seat warm:
Hills:
Aquaduct:
Closed rest area:
Exit to CA-12:
Arriving at Flag City RV Resort:
Campground map:
Our site, #E14:
Annoyingly for a one-night stay, we had to untoad, as the site was too short to remain connected. That might be my fault, though; they let you choose your site when booking, and I must not have measured it with Google Maps:
If we stay here again in the future, we’d choose a better site.
Baseball: Anaheim Angels vs Seattle Mariners
We attended a game of the Anaheim Angels vs our Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Orange, California.
Jenn’s game summary:
Opening day in Anaheim stumbled out of the gate, with the anthem singer mugging for time due to a botched flyover by vintage fighter planes. The crowd booed the outgoing president of baseball ops and remained agitated throughout the game. Fans seemed more into the party than the game itself. Bryan Woo was electric for the M’s, but our bats were quiet until the 10th when Cole Young tripled to score the ghost runner, and Josh Naylor hit Julio and Cole in. The Angels got one back with a sac fly in the bottom of the 10th, but too little too late. Overall, a subpar experience at a subpar park, but the Mariners won, so a net positive.
An interactive map of the ballpark:
Pressed penny:
Looking for a pin for our board:
Chicken burger and fries:
Batting practice:
Earthquake instructions:
Waterfall:
Dessert waffles:
Mariners vs Angels:
Welcome to Opening Week:
Players lining up:
Angels arriving:
Big flag:
Late flyover:
Play ball:
Beachball:
Churro:
Exploring the ballpark:
Challenge:
Pacman race:
Hat game:
Replay:
Challenge:
Cheerleaders:
Big hats:
Disney Springs and Paseo
We went to Downtown Disney in California, and the Paseo restaurant, to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
An interactive map:
Paseo, a fancy Mexican-themed restaurant:
“QUESO FUNDIDO; gruyère fondue, roasted wild mushrooms, salsa macha, chorizo verde, shallots, charred masa bread”:
“CARNE ASADA; goat cheese fondue, oven-roasted tomatoes, roasted shishito, fingerling potatoes g f 12 oz ny steak”:
“SHORT RIBS; braised short ribs, oven-roasted tomato, charred avocado, pinto beans, blend of guajillo & ancho chiles, salsa verde, flour tortillas”:
“PAVLOVA; classic meringue, fresh orange pee purée, guava pâte de fruit, horchata foam” (a tasty variation on the Kiwi classic):
We stopped in the Star Wars Trading Post on the way out:
Video: Bonita to Orange, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 104 miles from Bonita to Orange, California.
Bonita to Orangeland RV Park in Orange, California
We drove our coach 104 miles, about two hours of driving, from Sweetwater Summit Regional Park in Bonita to Orangeland RV Park in Orange, California.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:
An interactive map, with a potential stop pinned:
Tight turn for a big coach:
Big skeleton, narrow road:
CA-54 West:
Exit to I-805 North:
Heading to LA:
I like when they have helpful markings in each lane:
Traffic:
A large chandelier in this car:
Rest area, but it was full; that’s okay, we didn’t really need to stop:
Exit to CA-57 North:
Passing Angel Stadium:
Exit:
Still working on this new garage:
Arriving at Orangeland RV Park, our fifth stay here, the last just back in December:
Campground map:
Untoaded:
Our site, #29:
Always a nice place to stay when going to Disneyland… and in this case Angel Stadium.
Baseball: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants
We attended a game of the San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants at Petco Park in San Diego, California.
Jenn’s game summary:
The Padres beat the Giants 7-1, with an excellent start from Nick Pivetta, who limited the Giants’ offense. Adrian Houser allowed a couple of early runs and was hobbled by sloppy defense. The game stayed fairly quiet until the 8th when the Padres scored 5 runs, including a home run to break it open. The Giants managed just one run late and never really threatened. Petco Park is absolutely beautiful with decently priced seats and excellent food options, including tri-tip nachos and banana pudding (in a helmet). Friendly staff and perfect weather for a ballgame.
An interactive map of the ballpark:
Hall of Fame:
Team store:
Museum:
Seaside Market:
Tri-tip nachos:
Banana pudding:
View from our seats; section 101, row 17, seats 19 & 20:
Fun Padres mascot:
Umpire assignments:
Petco Park:
Play ball:
ABS challenge:
Out at home:
Exploring the ballpark:
Pretzel:
Video: Sun City, Arizona to Bonita, California motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 354 miles from Sun City, Arizona to Bonita, California.
Sun City, Arizona to Sweetwater Summit Regional Park in Bonita, California
We drove our coach 354 miles, about six hours of driving, from Encore Paradise RV Resort in Sun City, Arizona to Sweetwater Summit Regional Park in Bonita, California.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Pulled out of our site in Encore Paradise:
Leaving Paradise:
Exit to I-10 West:
Teacups ride trailer:
Rail crossing:
Dinosaurs:
Another Tiffin Allegro Bus (with poor lane placement):
Oversize load:
Train:
Rest area:
Mountains:
Arizona centennial sign:
Fuel stop before leaving Arizona:
This short handle isn’t all that useful for washing RV windshields:
Spendy fuel, but cheaper than California:
Interesting bridge art:
California State Line:
Welcome to California, and Pacific Time Zone:
Agricultural Inspection Station:
No Inspection Today:
Rest area (with a dump station):
Interesting rocks:
Tecate Divide; Elevation 4140 feet:
Closed immigration inspection:
Exit to CA-125 South:
Arriving at the campground of Sweetwater Summit Regional Park:
Entrance station:
Campground map:
Our site, #134, with a nice concrete pad:
Very level site:
A nice campground; we’d stay here again.
Simplifying posts
I’ve decided to simplify my blog posts a bit. You may have noticed that I’m not following the schedule I used to use (Modification Mondays, Travel Tuesdays, etc); I’m now just posting each weekday.
Since the most useful and interesting posts (to certain audiences) are RV modifications and things we do, I will continue those posts much as I have been. The modifcation posts are useful for other Tiffin motorhome owners; I regularly link to them in Facebook groups to help others with similar issues. For other people, those posts are easy to skip. The exploring posts are more interesting to family and friends (and future us!), to see the interesting attractions we’ve experienced.
But travel and campground posts aren’t all that useful, and all the data recorded for campgrounds was a lot of work, so I’m going to merge those two, much as I did for the New Zealand series. The new format will be like the travel posts, with photos from the journey, but end with a few campground pictures, and omit all the data. So each post will document some interesting sights during our travel from one campground to the next, for anyone interested in that. They will continue to include maps with potential stops marked, which are useful for others traveling this route (including our future selves).
I will continue the travel timelapse videos, at least until after Alaska, since that will no doubt be very scenic. Those are a lot of work too, so I may discontinue them in the future, but we’ll see.
I know that the audience for this blog is very small; mostly just family and friends, and a few others who have seen the blog on Facebook on seen our motorhome on the road (via the QR code). In large part, it’s just a hobby travel diary for my own satisfaction. And that’s enough.