March....It
was a short night after our trip from NC. We got up about 715a and
went to McDonald's for coffee/breakfast. We picked up a few
groceries and went to the office to pick up our refrig/freezer items.
We left the park and stopped at Fry's for fuel and were on the road
just after 10am. It is 168 miles to Yuma. We overnighted in the lot
that Doug/Fran are staying at as our reservation at Yuma Lakes is not
until the 3rd.
We had a great rib dinner with D/F and Angie. We sat around the
fire that evening. The next morning, Lowell & MaryLou stopped
and we visited for a bit. Then we went for a walk. We had lunch
with D/F, Dixie cut Angie's hair and then we moved the MH 15 miles to
Yuma Lakes. We got set up but had some electrical problems. We
ended up going to Walmart after dinner to purchase a new 50/30 amp
connector. That kept the breaker from tripping but the alarm still
went off on the volt meter. The park people checked it out on Tue
morning but found nothing wrong – guess we will just stop using the
meter for now! Tue. we went for a walk and did laundry. In the
afternoon we had a windshield chip repaired on the MH. Then headed
into town. We ordered Tire Skirts for the MH at Specialty Sewing
Senter.
The
6th
Doug/Fran came over to use the pool and join us for dinner. On the
7th
we had out carpets cleaned by 'Roberts'. They did a good job and we
also had them clean our 5x7 area rug. They did it all for $45!The 8th Doug/Fran and Angie came over. Dixie colored Angie and Fran's hair and the we headed to the pool.
We went to the Swap Meet with Doug/Fran on the 9th and then met their contractor, Bob/Carol at Lutz's for an early dinner.
On the 10th we moved back to George Wencott's lot with Doug/Fran. We maneuvered the mh in so that we were paralegal with the street. This way we could hook up to the 50amp that the park model uses. We didn't have any sewer but it was great to spend the week their with them. Thanks to George we had a free week!!!
We were Alcadones, Mexico bound on Tues., the 11th. Doug/Fran went with us. Angie and Julie/Dan also drove down. This time we decided to go after lunch so we could skip the long lines at customs. We picked up a few medicine items & a bottle of Kahlua. Mike looked for glasses but decided not to get any. We all had drinks at the patio area and then went to listen to Pepe sing at El Gourmet. We visited with him when he was done playing at 5p and then went straight through customs with NO line! We stopped for dinner at the Pepe's II Mexican restaurant on Fortuna.
Harold Struck and his friend, Dellis came over to dinner on the 13th. Loni didn't make it!
The evening of the 14th was attending the twilight Air Show at the Marine Base. We went with John/Angie, Doug/Fran and Todd. It was a great show- something we have never seen. Fireworks came out of a plane, helicopter, and an ultralight. The highlight at the end was the helicopter unfurling a huge American Flag as well as fireworks...talk about 'bombs bursting in air'! After the show we all went for a late Chinese dinner. Doug & Mike went back on Saturday for the regular Air Show. They really enjoyed that as well. That evening we had a group made Spaghetti dinner at Hebblemen's. It was for the Independence Motorcycle Club – the group going on the ride up and down the CA coast.
On Sunday, the 16th we repositioned the motorhome with the help of Doug/Fran. We didn't think we could get it out of there with just the two of us. That afternoon the whole motorcycle group came over for happy hour and to finalize their plans.
On the 17th the group left on their trip and we moved to Pilot Knob. Enroute we stopped off to have the tire skirts installed.
We stayed busy this week relaxing, Dixie working, and doing a bit of shopping. On Sat. the 22nd we drove into the old Yuma flea market. We decided we really didn't need to go there again – mostly Mexican stuff!
Dixie went to church at the park on the 23rd and attended exercise class several days.
We went to the movie, 'God's Not Dead' on the 24th. We really enjoyed it and feel that it would be a great movie for all to see (Creation versus Evolution)!
On the 26th we drove over to Doug/Frans to drop off their cooler before the group arrived home from their trip. The check engine light came on in the Tracker. We haven't figured out the cause as of yet! The wind blew horribly that day and also quite a bit on Thurs.
On the 27th we went to Doug/Fran's in the afternoon – Dixie did haircuts and finished up some work stuff. Later we all went for another Spaghetti dinner at John/Angie's. The whole group was there for a farewell dinner.
The 28th was move day for all...Doug/Fran left for Lake Havasu to get Dad and start heading home. We drove the 155 miles to Desert Pools RV, arriving around noon. We will be here for 17days. We are in site 68. We had happy hour at Glynn & Henrietta's. It was fun catching up with them and hearing about Glynn's accident.
The wind started blowing on Sat. evening and hasn't quit blowing!
Danny & Lexi came for dinner on Sunday.
We closed the month out on Monday with a trip to Cathedral City to stock up at Trader Joe's and also a Walmart stop.
