Sunday ; Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona
Joanne continues to be intermittently ill, plagued by abdominal cramping which has persisted for almost a week now.
Today started out sunny and extremely windy, becoming hot when the wind died down early in the afternoon.
We got a late start to the day, mostly because it was too windy to go anywhere this morning. Around noon we set out to explore Katherine Landing, a nearby National Forest Service campground. When we arrived, the Ranger would not permit us to enter the park to look around for a few minutes. Not the first time this has happened to us at a National Forest Service Campground in this area. And I'm not prepared to pay a daily user fee just for the privilege of going in to look around for a few minutes to see if it's somewhere we might like to return to in the future. So ... with the experience today at Katherine Landing, and previously at other locations, it doesn’t seem likely that the U.S. National Forest Service is going to be getting any money out of my pocket at any time in the foreseeable future ! ! !
We drove into Bullhead City. I went to Home Depot looking for two items. They had one. I drove to Lowe’s looking for the other. They didn’t have it either. No problem,
I know that Wally’s World in Yuma will have what I need. We drove to Silver View RV Resort to check the place out. We have a coupon for a one week stay at a very good price and we might use it next fall on the way south. Before crossing the Colorado River from Bullhead City, Arizona back to Laughlin, Nevada I refilled Lanoire with diesel at Circle K.
Back at The Tropicana’s RV Park, I cranked up Elsie’s TV antenna, plugged the new, swing arm mounted TV into my little inverter, and turned on the TV to look for CBS. The TV works fine on the inverter ( 12V DC to 120V AC ), and I could receive a half dozen or so TV channels with the roof top antenna, but none were CBS. So ... we were not able to watch Amazing Race tonight. AND ... < HMPH > ... some dumb ass recently mounted a dream catcher from the ceiling, and it blocks the view of the TV when seated at the dinette table !
At supper time we went into the casino with my laptop and two coupons we had for $5 food vouchers. We redeemed the coupons and received the two $5 food vouchers at the Player’s Club, then sat outside the Passagio Restaurant for about half an hour while I worked online using the casino’s free Wi-Fi. After posting my weekly blog entry we went into Passagio for their bottomless pasta special. All you can eat soup, salad, garlic breadsticks, and pasta with sauce ... for $7 ! I had soup, we both had salads. Joanne chose fettucine pasta with alfredo sauce. I chose angel hair pasta with basil cream sauce. And ate two bowls of it ! I had a Diet Coke which mysteriously did not appear on the bill, probably because the waiter forgot to bring it and had to be reminded. Bill was $14 minus the two vouchers = four bucks ! Don’t ya just love casinos ? ! ?
Monday ; Laughlin, Nevada to Yuma, Arizona
Sunny and hot. It had been our intention to drive from Laughlin to Quartzsite, then boondock overnight in the desert. But when we got to Quartzsite late in the afternoon it was so windy, and there was so much desert dust / sand blowing around, we decided to continue all the way home to Yuma.
We dumped our waste holding tanks at The Tropicana before leaving Laughlin late this morning. We made it five days without dumping the black waste tank, which I suspected would be the limit. I was right. We drove south on Needles Highway to Needles, California, then east on Interstate 40 to Arizona Hwy. 95. South on Hwy. 95 to Lake Havasu City where we stopped at Safeway to buy some groceries and have a late lunch.
Upon leaving the Safeway parking lot I made a wrong turn and ... VOILÀ
... all of a sudden I was crossing London Bridge, the only thing of any distinction in Lake Havasu City ! Why would somebody dismantle London Bridge, brick by brick, ship it from London, England to the desert in Arizona, and reconstruct it ? ? ? Some old men just have too much money, n'est-ce pas ?
No, no ... it's not falling down ! It stands proudly in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Betcha most of you didn't know that, didja ?
I made a u-turn after crossing London Bridge, drove back over it, and got onto Hwy. 95 continuing southbound ... through Parker and Quartzsite all the way to Yuma, arriving home about 7 PM, just before it got dark.
Tuesday ; Sunny and very warm during the day, windy and very chilly in the evening.
A busy day, starting to get ready for departure in a week. Worked our final shift of this winter season at Humane Society Of Yuma this afternoon. Went to Wally's World to buy some hardware and screen. Replaced the truck camper's entry door screen that Bo busted a few days in Laughlin < sigh >. Poor Bo, was in a hurry to enter the camper, only saw that the solid entry door was open, didn't notice that the screen door was closed. Jumped up, hit the screen, broke it, fell backwards down onto the pavement. OUCH !
Processed Laughlin trip photos and posted some to my blog in the evening.
Joanne phoned her sister. All seems well so far with ten year old dog adopted a few days ago.
Wednesday ; Sunny, warm, very windy all day, very chilly in the evening.
Too windy to work outdoors much today. Was planning to load stuff into truck storage chest on roof top of camper, but ... couldn't do it on a windy day like this !
Spent the evening working the Humane Society booth at the Yuma County Fair. What a parking fiasco ! Got shuffled from one full parking lot to another until, finally, in desperation, and late for shift, parked at Wal-Mart on Pacific and walked from there. Bit of a slow evening at the Humane Society booth, but ... sold $48 worth of merchandise ; calendars and t-shirts.
Thursday ; Los Algodones, Baja California, Mexico
Sunny and hot.
Around noon we headed for Los Algodones, our last Mexico trip of the season. First stop was TK Beauty Shop for haircuts. Three dollars for me, five dollars for Joanne. Profitable enough at those prices to justify knocking a large hole in the wall and expanding into the neighbouring space previously occupied by a dentist. We had a leisurely, wonderful lunch of pollo asado at our favourite Los Algodones restaurant. Went to Mini Mercado San Valentin across the street and stocked up on Zuko drink mixes. Over to Mega Dulceria Toons a few doors down to stock up on Nugs, Coconugs, and Creminos. Then to Farmacia Phoenix to stock up on some medications. Last stop was Liquis a.k.a. The Purple Store to buy some vanilla for our friend Eilene. Line up to cross back into the United States was about fifteen minutes today. I was "processed" by a shaved head, steroid filled black ... sorry, make that "African American" < rolling my eyes > ... CBP agent who has been watching too many "bad cop" movies. Thought he should flash me some 'tude just because he can. Save it for someone who gives a rat's ass, dude, I'm Canadian !
On the way back home we ran more shopping errands. Harbor Freight for some freebie "guy stuff". HEY ... the coupons said "no purchase necessary" ! Smart & Final for some Liquid Smoke to make candied salmon in the Sun Oven. Fed Ex to pick up a package that they tried to deliver twice while we were away last weekend. Albertsons for some groceries.
Back at Kofa Ko-op we used the remaining couple of hours of daylight to load "stuff" into the truck storage chest on top of the camper's roof. Whole lot easier said than done ! ! ! Went for a walk in the dog park with Bo. Went for a slow, leisurely bicycle ride at sunset.
Friday ; Sunny and very warm.
Headed out to The Foothills late this morning. Dropped Joanne off at Salvation Army Thrift Store then went to Al's RV Service & Supply to buy a few items at monthly 15% off everything sale. Picked up Joanne and headed out of town northbound on Hwy. 95
a few miles to From The Farm to buy a couple of HUGE artichokes ... and a HUGE lemon. Drove back into Yuma Foothills to do some Wal-Martin'. Final stop on the way home was Peanut Patch to buy enough fresh peanut butter to last seven months.
Back home at Kofa Ko-op we worked on getting ready to depart on Tuesday. Joanne loaded stuff from Harvey ( the fifth wheel trailer ) to Elsie ( the truck camper ). I did routine annual maintenance on Harvey before he goes into storage for the next seven months or so in the brutal heat of Yuma's summer.
Saturday ; Sunny and very warm today. Joanne cooked beef stew in the Sun Oven.
Most of the day was spent preparing for departure on Tuesday. Joanne worked on packing and moving stuff from the trailer to the camper. I worked on getting the trailer ready to be moved to the storage yard tomorrow. I worked on cleaning and putting yard furnishings into storage in the Arizona room and shed. Late in the afternoon we gave Bo a bath.
DSK
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