May 29 Nevada I-80 70 miles from Winnemucca and the Martin Hotel
Eating at the Martin Hotel, Winnemucca NV
On our first day on the road we reached Winnemucca NV and the Hi Desert RV Park. Not particularly picturesque, but it got us underway and near our first travel goal: diner at the Martin Hotel.
Hi Desert RV Park Winnemucca NV
This is the starting point for our first truly big trip in “Nellie” the Navion RV. The plan is to leave 29-May and return around 7-July, about 6 weeks duration, after going as far east as Antioch College in Yellow Springs Ohio and then returning via Montana & Canada.
A center focus of the trip is to participate in Antioch College’s Alumni Reunion and volunteer work week for projects on campus. We’re also going to visit friends in Grafton Illinois, Byron Ill, and Bismarck North Dakota along the way
With four beings on board – John, Jessie, Suzette (the last cat standing), and Molly we headed out towards the east. 
First stop Winnemucca NV and dinner at the Martin Hotel, a Basque restaurant.
We’re at a meeting of the California WIT (Winnebago Industries Travelers) in Lodi this weekend. WIT is a club for owners of Winnebago, Itasca, and Sunnybrook products. There are about 30 rigs here and we are one of the two Itasca Navions, the smallest vehicles here. The people are great. We have joined the Lone Cyprus Winnitascans local chapter and are looking forward to doing more with them and with the Cal WIT and maybe even get to the Grand National Rally held in Iowa. We’ll post more as we proceed.
On the way home from Pioneer (skiing at Kirkwood), we stopped for the tour at the Kennedy Mine near Jackson. What a tour! The tour was led by a former mining engineer and he provided wonderful details on the mining process.
On Jan 19 we flew to Victoria Falls in Zimbawe from Johannesburg, South Africa. We stayed in the grand old Victoria Falls Hotel and visited the actual falls, which is almost visible from the back lawn of the hotel.
Victoria falls is an immense hollowed out canyon on a smooth plain in the middle of southern Africa. Apparently it was created as the ancient basalt volcanic flow gradually was etched away by water. You really get a sense of how bizarre it seems from the air, where its visible as a huge vapor cloud from the deep canyon on an otherwise flat landscape.
The Thornybush game reserve is in upper western South Africa next to Kruger National Park
On the Go with John and Jessie 