We made our way from Yuma to Mesa last Tuesday and checked in at the Doll Beer Trailer Park. Actually, it is quite adequate except, like just about every RV park in the state - no internet. The property for the park was a working horse farm and then converted to a dedicated community of fixed mobile homes. The homes are old, probably at least 30 years, but everything is very well maintained. There are a few RV sites "on the plaza" where we are parked which is right beside the pool and hot tub.
We looked at many RV parks in the area yesterday, and since internet is not available anywhere, we will probably stay put until the 31st when we move to Benson, AZ to an RV resort with its own observatory.
We have enjoyed a great visit with Mike, Mary, Becky, and Martha. Martha is 86 years young, and it was only within the last few years that everybody concerned put two and two together and acknowledged the fact that she and Mike share the same father. Martha looks and acts more like she is 66 with naturally dark hair and she clog dances! She tramped through IKEA with us earlier this week and has been on the go every day. Although much shorter, she reminds me a bit of Lilly.
Colleen has been looking for a place to live, since the house where she has been staying is now empty and on the market. She has secured a little two bedroom guest house that sits behind the home (with a swimming pool) of an ASU professor. AND he owns a two year old Golden Reteiver. She can move in tomorrow with what she has with her, and then she and I will do a road trip to Colorado to retrieve her belongings out of storage.
We know some folks from Davenport (Glenn and Nancy Reinbold) who are staying here in Mesa, but we haven't connected yet. And there are others who will be arriving, but probably after we have left.
As the Northwest slogs through the wet and the rain, this area is coming up on 90 days with no rain, but there is a hint that there might be something within the next 48 hours. The temps have been in the 70s during the day so we are not complaining.
I have no idea when we will be connected again, but keep checking back for another update. Ciao
Ken Colleen and I went to the Mesa Market today for a while, and it looks just about the same as it did when we were here two years ago. I didn't find anything I couldn't live without.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Sunday, January 08, 2006
Happy New Year
Let’s see, where were we? Oh yes, Idaho. Now back in Yuma, and moving on to Mesa next week.
We had a wonderful Christmas with Brian, Sheila, and the boys. We had some good meals and enjoyed each other’s company. Ken and I made ragg quilts for the boys for Christmas, and they were well received. Ken did all of the cutting, and I did the sewing. Then for the two days of driving to McCall, I clipped seams. That is about 1200 miles of clipping!!
We drove from McCall back to Yuma in two days. My advice with regard to the state of Utah is don’t eat or sleep there. We had terrible meals, and a terrible motel room in Provo. Tuesday, the second day on the road was long with our arriving at Colleen’s about ten.
Gary and Carolyn arrived in Phoenix on time on Wednesday, and we made our way back to Yuma. Now with each passing day, we see more and more of the sites filling. Today the wind is blowing very hard and is doing a good job of rocking the motor home. We face a big open expanse of newly-worked dirt, so it is especially adept at infiltrating every square inch.
We welcomed in the new year with Jeff and Bev, Gary and Carolyn, and their friends from Victoria, Kathy and Andy. I think this is about the 25th consecutive New Year’s Eve we have spent with Jeff and Bev. We were all still wide awake at midnight, which has sometimes been a struggle for us.
We went to Algodones on Wednesday, which we can practically see from the RV park. It is a pretty typical border town except much cleaner. I didn’t see anything that looked to be a spectacular deal – most of the silver is mediocre at best and nothing out of the ordinary. We did have a bite to eat and it was quite good.
We have been to the ‘old’ market here in Yuma and plan to visit the ‘new’ one today. We did find some nice produce at the old market this week.
Jeff and Bev will be leaving within the next day or two, and then on the tenth we will move to Mesa. Mike and Mary and Becky will be arriving in Mesa on the seventh for a week’s visit with Mike’s half sister, and we will join them there. “We are staying at the Dohlbeer Trailer Park because that is where Martha is staying, but when I called I was told they had plenty of room, to self-register if we arrived on a week end, pick any spot that was available, and no they didn’t need my name or credit card. Hmmm. But it will be fine and convenient for a few days of visiting.
Then later in the month Rod and Karen will be back from Connecticut. They leave Spokane Sunday to drive to Mesa and set up their fifth wheel before they hop on a plane to visit son John and family in Connecticut. We plan to spend a few days together the latter part of January and first part of February.
January 8, 2006
The Schulers have gone home after a great visit, the dust has settled (from the fields, not the Schulers), the weather has been warm and sunny, and on Tuesday we will pull up stakes and move to Mesa. Mike called yesterday to say they had arrived.
We have now shopped the ‘new’ market’ as well as the old, so I think we have seen as many cheap Chinese junk (not junks, but junk) imports as we can stand. I am enjoying the fresh produce that the markets offer: avocados, squash, peppers, and lots of citrus. We made a salad with nopales (paddle cactus leaves), and it was tasty.
We also now know of a good jeweler in Yuma. I broke two prongs on my diamond ring, so nothing to do but have it repaired – which requires removing it from my finger which was not an easy task. So along with repairing and sizing mine, Ken will have his sized as well, and both will be re-engraved and re-florentined. They should be ready tomorrow.
After about three weeks in the Mesa/Phoenix area, we are going to spend one week with the Ouseys, their friends, Rob and Sue, and our friends, Rod and Karen at the Butterfield RV Park in Benson which even boasts its own observatory. Then after a day or two near Picacho Peak and Casa Grande, we will set up camp at River’s Edge in Ehrenburg for one month. Come the first of March I guess we will have to think about making our way back north. I’m not ready to think about that yet.
This is the first time we have been able to connect to the internet since we arrived here, so I just might sit up all night surfing the net!!
Ciao
We had a wonderful Christmas with Brian, Sheila, and the boys. We had some good meals and enjoyed each other’s company. Ken and I made ragg quilts for the boys for Christmas, and they were well received. Ken did all of the cutting, and I did the sewing. Then for the two days of driving to McCall, I clipped seams. That is about 1200 miles of clipping!!
We drove from McCall back to Yuma in two days. My advice with regard to the state of Utah is don’t eat or sleep there. We had terrible meals, and a terrible motel room in Provo. Tuesday, the second day on the road was long with our arriving at Colleen’s about ten.
Gary and Carolyn arrived in Phoenix on time on Wednesday, and we made our way back to Yuma. Now with each passing day, we see more and more of the sites filling. Today the wind is blowing very hard and is doing a good job of rocking the motor home. We face a big open expanse of newly-worked dirt, so it is especially adept at infiltrating every square inch.
We welcomed in the new year with Jeff and Bev, Gary and Carolyn, and their friends from Victoria, Kathy and Andy. I think this is about the 25th consecutive New Year’s Eve we have spent with Jeff and Bev. We were all still wide awake at midnight, which has sometimes been a struggle for us.
We went to Algodones on Wednesday, which we can practically see from the RV park. It is a pretty typical border town except much cleaner. I didn’t see anything that looked to be a spectacular deal – most of the silver is mediocre at best and nothing out of the ordinary. We did have a bite to eat and it was quite good.
We have been to the ‘old’ market here in Yuma and plan to visit the ‘new’ one today. We did find some nice produce at the old market this week.
Jeff and Bev will be leaving within the next day or two, and then on the tenth we will move to Mesa. Mike and Mary and Becky will be arriving in Mesa on the seventh for a week’s visit with Mike’s half sister, and we will join them there. “We are staying at the Dohlbeer Trailer Park because that is where Martha is staying, but when I called I was told they had plenty of room, to self-register if we arrived on a week end, pick any spot that was available, and no they didn’t need my name or credit card. Hmmm. But it will be fine and convenient for a few days of visiting.
Then later in the month Rod and Karen will be back from Connecticut. They leave Spokane Sunday to drive to Mesa and set up their fifth wheel before they hop on a plane to visit son John and family in Connecticut. We plan to spend a few days together the latter part of January and first part of February.
January 8, 2006
The Schulers have gone home after a great visit, the dust has settled (from the fields, not the Schulers), the weather has been warm and sunny, and on Tuesday we will pull up stakes and move to Mesa. Mike called yesterday to say they had arrived.
We have now shopped the ‘new’ market’ as well as the old, so I think we have seen as many cheap Chinese junk (not junks, but junk) imports as we can stand. I am enjoying the fresh produce that the markets offer: avocados, squash, peppers, and lots of citrus. We made a salad with nopales (paddle cactus leaves), and it was tasty.
We also now know of a good jeweler in Yuma. I broke two prongs on my diamond ring, so nothing to do but have it repaired – which requires removing it from my finger which was not an easy task. So along with repairing and sizing mine, Ken will have his sized as well, and both will be re-engraved and re-florentined. They should be ready tomorrow.
After about three weeks in the Mesa/Phoenix area, we are going to spend one week with the Ouseys, their friends, Rob and Sue, and our friends, Rod and Karen at the Butterfield RV Park in Benson which even boasts its own observatory. Then after a day or two near Picacho Peak and Casa Grande, we will set up camp at River’s Edge in Ehrenburg for one month. Come the first of March I guess we will have to think about making our way back north. I’m not ready to think about that yet.
This is the first time we have been able to connect to the internet since we arrived here, so I just might sit up all night surfing the net!!
Ciao
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