SEWER, ELECTRICITY, and WATER issues plague Pio! People thought we were nuts to go up to Menifee August 26 – September 9. They warned how it would be really hot up there. But it had been unusually hot down here! High 90’s and low 100’s. The day it was 115 F in Menifee, it was… Continue reading Good Time For Extended Leave From Pio
Category: Thousand Trails & Encore Parks
Wilderness Lakes TT, Menifee, CA
We decided to leave Pio Pico a week early since Isaac and Mona were up in Washington. We arrived at Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails on August 26. Yes, it is hot, but it was hot in Jamul, too! We will be here for two weeks. The sites here are so much nicer. There are a… Continue reading Wilderness Lakes TT, Menifee, CA
Parcel Pending System Not As Proposed
Pio Pico Thousand trails has been charging people $2 PER package when it is delivered to the park. This practice always bothered me. Why the charge? Where does the cash go? If one order on Amazon comes in two different packages, then you pay for two $2 fees. There was no real organization, and the… Continue reading Parcel Pending System Not As Proposed
Pio Pico TT – More Issues; More Stress
The coronavirus statewide shutdown that Governor Newsome put into effect in California March 19 kept us from returning to Pio Pico as planned April 1. Miscommunication from the staff was an understatement. We were quite happy when the Preserve Manager, Phil, authorized those two months back to us since we were locked out when we… Continue reading Pio Pico TT – More Issues; More Stress
Swim Sign-ups Working
It is challenging to manage RV park swimming pools for social distancing when it gets hot out. The weekends and holidays are especially tough when the cabins are also booked. I have to salute Pio Pico for figuring out a fair system that seems to be working. At first a simple schedule of 3-hour sessions… Continue reading Swim Sign-ups Working
Beware of Eucalyptus Trees!
Last year we saw a large branch that just dropped from a huge eucalyptus tree within Pio Pico’s RV park south side, and it just missed hitting the RV on the site. It is frustrating because there is nothing one can notice from looking at these trees that would indicate a weakness where one may… Continue reading Beware of Eucalyptus Trees!
Settled into New Site
We moved into Site E-10 on June 16. Things worked out beautifully. The people left before 8 AM. Barry immediately put a lock on the electrical box. We proceeded to pull in our slides and I drove Vinny over to his new home. We got set up easily, and then brought over all our stuff… Continue reading Settled into New Site
Back at Pio
Pio Pico Thousand Trails in Jamul, CA “closed” back in March due to Covid-19. We were told by 3 different rangers and twice by Dave Dargie, the membership sales person, that we could not return to our lease site till the governor opens things up. On May 15, Pio “opened” back up! We were planning… Continue reading Back at Pio
Spring and Covid-19
BAM–this Coronavirus thing that was in China, is now throughout the United States. It is a GLOBAL pandemic! Confirmed cases are growing exponentially causing governors to basically shut down their states to keep people socially distancing, and even to stay home, leaving only to tend to basic life needs of food and medical attention/prescriptions. These… Continue reading Spring and Covid-19
Fall 2020/Winter 2021 Decision Made
Our travel expenses the summer, fall and winter of 2019-2020 were fairly high, but we knew they would be with what we planned, including paying for a leased site at Pio Pico from July 2019 to July 2020. The lease site made each return to Pio stress free. It was nice to go directly to… Continue reading Fall 2020/Winter 2021 Decision Made