March 8, 2005

March 8, 2005

Usery Mountain Park, Mesa, Arizona

DAY 263

 

Today was sunny and very warm. The temperature was in the high 70's. The rest of this week is supposed to be sunny and getting even warmer every day. Spring has arrived here in southern Arizona.

Bo got humped today by a Lhaso Apso. HA HA HA HA HA ! Who's Top Dog now, Bo ? HA HA HA HA HA ! ! !

This morning I gave Bo a bath. After he dried, I brushed him thoroughly. He sure is a gorgeous dog right after he's bathed. Too bad his freshly groomed look only lasts about 10 minutes. Right after lunch, we went to the campground registration station and paid for our campsite for the rest of the week. We've decided to stay in the serviced part of the campground, as opposed to the unserviced group campground where the Alberta Chapter 44 Rally is being held. Our site is very close to the group campground, and we prefer to stay in the serviced part of the campground, so that we have electricity. If we're going to be leaving Teddy and Bo alone for long parts of each day while we attend rally activities, we want to be able to have air conditioning in the trailer. Well ... that ... and, of course, we wanted to watch Amazing Race tonight and The Apprentice on Thursday. After renewing our campsite, we headed down the mountain and into the city to buy groceries and fill up with diesel. When we got back, and put away the groceries, we took Bo and wandered over to the group campground, where most of the rally participants had already arrived. The rally officially begins tomorrow, but most of the attendees were arriving today. At 4:00 P.M. there was an unofficial "Happy Hour" gathering at the group campground ramada covered picnic table area. Everybody introduced themselves. I got recruited to perform a magic show at Thursday's Happy Hour. We thought we would be the only "visitors" to this Alberta chapter rally. There were actually quite a few non-Albertan Escapees attending this rally. It seems this annual Arizona rally hosted by the Alberta chapter is quite a popular event. As we were leaving the group campground area after "Happy Hour" Bo met a little white Lhasa Apso tied up outside his rig. They sniffed each other, tails wagging, then the Lhaso Apso mounted Bo. HA HA HA HA HA ... poor little Bo. Looks so good, and smells so good, right after a bath, he's irrestible to even other neutered dogs. Yes, yes ... the little white fluff ball wasneutered !

We barbecued burgers for supper. The days are getting longer. The weather is getting great. Barbecue season has returned for us. WOO-HOO !

DSK