We parted ways with Rod and Karen yesterday morning as we left Tecopa Hot Springs. Tonight they are in Boise spending an evening with Wendy and Roger (daughter and son-in-law), and we are in the Famcamp at Travis AFB listening to the rain pound on the roof. From the looks of things, there has been a lot of rain go through here and lots more to come.
Two nights in Las Vegas gave us an opportunity to have a brief visit with Bob and Sharon Jayne before they left for home, and Rod and Karen spent the better part of a day visiting Hoover Dam. They were not able to join a tour group, but they spent lots of time sightseeing on their own.
Then the four of us went on to Tecopa Hot Springs, a quirky little RV park in the middle of nowhere near the southern border of Death Valley. We did take several opportunities to soak in the mineral baths. One lady has been staying at this park every winter for the past 27 years and insists the water is why she isn't in a wheelchair due to arthritis and osteoporosis.
We will stay here for five nights and probably go to San Jose on Monday to see the Schulers. Then we will begin the homeward trek in earnest, but we haven't decided which route we will take. Ciao.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Friday, March 09, 2012
Hello again, Quartzsite
We left Casa Grande yesterday and are parked on the desert at our usual spot about five miles north of Quartzsite; the moon was full last night and absolutely spectacular. Today we drove to Parker and Lake Havasu to look at some other parking possibilities and a quilt shop in Lake Havasu. The consensus is that we stay here for two more nights and then move on to Las Vegas and Tecopa Hot Springs. There is a lovely state park here in the area, but it is pretty well booked at the moment; so we will move on to Las Vegas.
We are traveling with the Spragues, and Karen and I have decided that we are pretty fortunate to have the husbands that we have and love. They are very patient when it comes to our whims and desires, and they are pretty willing to go along with whatever we want to do. Ken and Rod; you rock!!!!!!
After we returned from Lake Havasu today, we sat outside to enjoy margaritas and snacks, and then we combined efforts for dinner; hot roast beef sandwiches, coleslaw, fresh strawberries and ice cream and WINE!! Ah the life of retirees.
Welcome, Ms Pat Hanson to my blog. Pat is a wintertime resident of Foothills West at Casa Grande, and a summertime resident of Carson, Washington. She, and her "never met a stranger" personality, is the reason we return to Foothills West every winter.
Okay Northwest weather, we are on our way home and we do not want to encounter endless rain and cold and snow. We expect spring!!!!! Ciao
We are traveling with the Spragues, and Karen and I have decided that we are pretty fortunate to have the husbands that we have and love. They are very patient when it comes to our whims and desires, and they are pretty willing to go along with whatever we want to do. Ken and Rod; you rock!!!!!!
After we returned from Lake Havasu today, we sat outside to enjoy margaritas and snacks, and then we combined efforts for dinner; hot roast beef sandwiches, coleslaw, fresh strawberries and ice cream and WINE!! Ah the life of retirees.
Welcome, Ms Pat Hanson to my blog. Pat is a wintertime resident of Foothills West at Casa Grande, and a summertime resident of Carson, Washington. She, and her "never met a stranger" personality, is the reason we return to Foothills West every winter.
Okay Northwest weather, we are on our way home and we do not want to encounter endless rain and cold and snow. We expect spring!!!!! Ciao
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Beginning Plans to Start Home
As we head into our third month away from home, we are beginning to make plans to return. A bit earlier than usual, but we want to be home by the last week in March...
Brian and Sheila are definitely moving to Seattle, and they will be with us the first week of April to house-hunt and for Sheila to begin her new job at Boeing so of course we want to be home when they are there. We need to get there a few days before they because I think the driveway is pretty well blocked with tree limbs from winter storms.
Are we excited about their move? YES! I don't think we ever believed or hoped that three of our four children would be living nearby; now if we could just uproot Keith and Janet:)
We have been engaged in the usual wintertime activities of sleeping in, reading, and socializing. Our "Wisconsin Mafia" group here in the park has grown to about ten couples so we are a good-sized happy hour bunch. Karen and Rod have been here for about three weeks and we have been out and about with them on occasion.
Spragues will be leaving when we do, so we are taking a look at a route home that will give us something to see and do but avoid snow. Right now, it looks like we will spend the first night on the desert and then go on to Las Vegas for a day or two, then to Tecopa Hot Springs and Death Valley. It has been several years since we visited Death Valley, and there is certainly more to see. Then we are considering Sequoia National Park before going on to the the Sacramento area with a day spent in San Jose. From there we will be homeward bound.
We toured Shamrock Dairy recently where they are milking 10,000+ cows twice a day and have another 7,000 plus heifers on the property. It was an amazingly clean, well-managed operation. The cows lounge in perfectly pristine dry enclosures dining on a special diet of mixed ingredients including cotton seeds, and are ushered off to the spa for hoof and health maintenance. The milking parlor is a continuous stream of cows coming and going at the rate of 200 every 12 minutes. "You can take the girl out of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the girl."
Wedding plans continue. I have been appalled at the dress styles I have been seeing for MoB dresses, but I did find one yesterday that will be satisfactory unless I find something else that I absolutely fall in love with. Colleen says she is going into panic mode since the date is less than four months away; June 24 sounded so far off last November. We are excited and looking forwad to it.
I have been up for two hours and all I have accomplished is coffee, this blog, and lots of computer time. Ciao
Brian and Sheila are definitely moving to Seattle, and they will be with us the first week of April to house-hunt and for Sheila to begin her new job at Boeing so of course we want to be home when they are there. We need to get there a few days before they because I think the driveway is pretty well blocked with tree limbs from winter storms.
Are we excited about their move? YES! I don't think we ever believed or hoped that three of our four children would be living nearby; now if we could just uproot Keith and Janet:)
We have been engaged in the usual wintertime activities of sleeping in, reading, and socializing. Our "Wisconsin Mafia" group here in the park has grown to about ten couples so we are a good-sized happy hour bunch. Karen and Rod have been here for about three weeks and we have been out and about with them on occasion.
Spragues will be leaving when we do, so we are taking a look at a route home that will give us something to see and do but avoid snow. Right now, it looks like we will spend the first night on the desert and then go on to Las Vegas for a day or two, then to Tecopa Hot Springs and Death Valley. It has been several years since we visited Death Valley, and there is certainly more to see. Then we are considering Sequoia National Park before going on to the the Sacramento area with a day spent in San Jose. From there we will be homeward bound.
We toured Shamrock Dairy recently where they are milking 10,000+ cows twice a day and have another 7,000 plus heifers on the property. It was an amazingly clean, well-managed operation. The cows lounge in perfectly pristine dry enclosures dining on a special diet of mixed ingredients including cotton seeds, and are ushered off to the spa for hoof and health maintenance. The milking parlor is a continuous stream of cows coming and going at the rate of 200 every 12 minutes. "You can take the girl out of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the girl."
Wedding plans continue. I have been appalled at the dress styles I have been seeing for MoB dresses, but I did find one yesterday that will be satisfactory unless I find something else that I absolutely fall in love with. Colleen says she is going into panic mode since the date is less than four months away; June 24 sounded so far off last November. We are excited and looking forwad to it.
I have been up for two hours and all I have accomplished is coffee, this blog, and lots of computer time. Ciao
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