Sunday ;
Sunny
and hot.
This
morning I back flushed the trailer’s black ( toilet ) waste tank.
YUCK ! After lunch Joanne went grocery shopping by herself. I
napped with the animals. HA HA HA ! And I continued (
and finished ) moving
outdoor furniture into the Arizona room for summer storage. Late in
the afternoon and into the evening I worked on finances and
budgeting. I uploaded my weekly journal entry to my blog.
Monday
;
Sunny
and hot, temperature almost 100 degrees F.
We
continued working on departure preparations. And for the first time
this winter season, we spent time in the swimming pool. Better late
than never, I suppose.
Tuesday
;
Sunny,
hot, temperature almost 100 degrees again, hot winds during
the day, extremely windy / desert storm in the evening.
We
had a somewhat lazy day, because we are a bit ahead of schedule in
preparations for departure. And because we were hiding from the hot
weather by staying inside the air conditioned trailer. This
afternoon we took our recycling to the local recycling plant.
Wednesday
;
Sunny,
very warm, windy early in the day.
Today we continued working on
departure preparations, getting the car ready for storage. In the
afternoon we went to the Humane Society for our final weekly
volunteer shift of dog walking and cat cuddling. We both got injured
in the cat room today, Joanne worse than me. HMPH … testy cats
today ! Now I’ve got a cat bite on each hand, one from last week
on the left hand that is almost healed, and a new one today on the
right hand. I should just stick to walking big, unruly, pit bulls.
I never get hurt doing that. HA HA HA !
Thursday
;
Sunny
and very warm.
This
morning we took the car to the storage yard and prepared it to be in
storage for the long, brutally hot summer. This afternoon we
finished covering the furniture in the Arizona room, and putting on
the remainder of the vinyl “walls”. Joanne moved a lot of food
and kitchen stuff from the trailer into the camper. And she did
laundry. All the trailer laundry is now washed. We’re now wearing
clothes from the camper. Remember … we have three sets of
everything ! HA HA HA ! In the camper, in the fifth wheel trailer
in Yuma, Arizona, and in the manufactured home in Keremeos, BC.
Friday
;
Mostly
sunny, very warm.
Today we worked hard on
departure preparations. And my afternoon was complicated by having
to deal by phone with the Canada Revenue Agency. They have once
again changed their online access security procedures, and …
<
fume > … once again made it impossible for us old folks to get
access to our Government of Canada online accounts !
By suppertime my Government of
Canada / Canada Revenue Agency online access was restored, and we
were finished “moving” from the trailer to the camper. We had
supper in the camper, and will sleep in the camper tonight. Tomorrow
morning we will finish “summerizing and storing” the fifth wheel
trailer, and will probably be on our way by noon.
Saturday
; Yuma, Arizona to Aqua Caliente County Park in Anza Borrego State
Park, California OOOOPS … Plan B … to Red Earth Casino,
Salton Sea Beach, California
Sunny
and hot, temperature this afternoon as we drove was 84º
F / 29º
C.
We finished our departure
preparations / summerization of the fifth wheel trailer this morning,
and departed Kofa Ko-op SKP RV Park at noon. We drove to Fry’s
where I refilled Lanoire ( the truck ) with diesel fuel while Joanne
went inside the store to buy some groceries. After leaving Fry’s
and on our way to Interstate 8
I decided on impulse to stop at Harbor
Freight for one last purchase of the season. I had two coupons with
irresistible prices, so I bought those two items. Didn’t need ‘em,
but … < shrug >. Now that’s good marketing on Harbor
Freight’s part ! Persuading customers to buy stuff that they don’t
really need. HA HA HA !
We
left Yuma
and were on the Interstate heading west about 1:30 PM. Over the
Colorado River into California, and an hour later we were at
Holtville where we stopped for a very late lunch of Holtville Taco
Shop’s burritos. MMMMM ! ! ! Carne asada ( seasoned diced beef )
for me, al pastor ( seasoned pork ) for Joanne. Gee, Holtville Taco
Shop’s burritos are superb ! HA HA HA !
We
ate lunch in the camper and were on our way again about 3 PM. About
halfway to San Diego we turned north into Anza Borrego State Park.
Our objective was to view the amazing bloom of wildflowers, and stay
at the Aqua Caliente County Park campground tonight and tomorrow, and
spend much of tonight and tomorrow soaking in their mineral hot
springs. When
we arrived at Aqua Caliente County Park at 5 PM the campground was
full ! HMPH ! Need
a Plan
B !
We continued driving north
through Anza Borrego State Park, making a wide loop to the east, and
arriving at Hwy. 86 ( the road from Yuma to Palm Springs ) near the
Salton Sea. We drove north on Hwy. 86 towards Palm Springs,
undecided about whether to stop at Red Earth Casino near Salton Sea
Beach, or continue all the way to Coachella ( east side of Palm
Springs area ) and stay overnight at Spotlight 29 Casino. I had a
vague recollection that the Coachella Music Festival was starting
this weekend, which would make Spotlight 29 not a good spot for
boondocking … as it usually is. It was 7 PM when we reached Red
Earth Casino, and we decided to stop there for the night. It was not
quite dark yet, so that was a good time to stop. We went for a long
walk with Ozzie and by the time we returned to our camper it was dark
already.
On our pleasant drive through
Anza Borrego State Park we stopped frequently to view the beautiful
desert spring scenery … and take photos.
DSK
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