When we left our River Point Landing Campsite this morning we were not quite sure where we would get a site for tonight, but we did know that we were driving towards Lake Tahoe.
We do have two nights confirmed at the Lake for Sunday and Monday night, it seems to be a busy spot, I wonder why, is it a beautiful spot to stay?…
Just in case we made sure we dumped our sewer and filled our motorhome with water. We may be sleeping on the road tonight.
Even with a slower start to the morning we were still out of the gate by 8.30 am and driving on Hwy 5 North, towards South Lake Tahoe.
We passed vineyards, cattle farms, vegetable crops and through the busy capital of California, Sacramento.
Sacramento, I think this may have been one of our stops on our last trip to Lake Tahoe, the day we spent on the Greyhound bus to Squaw Valley, our dream USA ski holiday. Except, I was recovering from a severe dose of the flu, the snow was so heavy we almost got snowed in and our dream ski holiday was, unfortunately, a bit of a fizz.
Yes, the last time we were in the Lake Tahoe area it was mid-winter, this time we are at the beginning of summer, the weather is wonderful and the scenery is gorgeous.
We drove up, up and up the Sierra Nevada Mountains, through the Eldorado National Forest, past tiny ski towns, huts and resorts, following the South Fork American River and climbing to an elevation of 7000 feet. There was even still a little bit of snow on top of the distant mountains.
Soon we were passing the Lake Tahoe Airport and then into South Lake Tahoe.
The first campground we tried for a site, The Campground by the Lake, was completely full with not even a tent spot free.
Not a problem, we were in luck, a site was free at the Tahoe Valley Campground.
Once we had parked the motorhome and set up camp, we were out on our bikes ready to explore South Lake Tahoe.
We had a wonderful ride along the Forest and Lake, stopping at Camp Richardson Marina, Baldwin Beach and riding past Pope Beach. Summer Lake Tahoe is STUNNING!
Back to the campsite for a freshen up and then out to dinner and a delicious meal at the Lake House Restaurant, just across the road from the campsite.
Who would have thought such a lovely restaurant would have been so close to our RV Park. I am glad we all showered and changed into our ‘fancy’ camping clothes and out of our comfy camping clothes…
A slight bump in the evening when Noah fell off his bike while having fun riding around the park. A few scratches to the knee, band-aids, hugs and attempts at trying to make him laugh. A little bit sore tonight, hopefully, he will feel better in the morning.
I am very glad we made the decision to make the drive back to summer Lake Tahoe and what a perfect start to our few days stay. Looking forward to what adventures the next days will bring.
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