After a very wet, windy day and evening playing shuffleboard with Neila and Bob, we woke up to a sunny, but cool, morning. We broke camp and after saying our goodbyes we headed out to Yuma. I was surprised that it was only a two hour drive. The Imperial Valley is not all desert after all.
The closer we got to Yuma, the closer we also got to the Mexican border and the black fence. The dunes near Yuma were fascinating. There are rental companies that rent vehicles for driving on the dunes and also will take people out on the dunes.
I'm still getting used to downloading photos.
We've come to a concensus about our favourite spot so far as determined by our three one week stays. The Fountain of Youth near Bombay Beach on the Salton Sea is our favourite place. We had fun there, met people who were very friendly, listened to a high school chamber orchestra play outstandingly. Is that a word? I guess it could be. The students all played either violin, viola, cello or bass violin. They even played a piece while the teacher conductor sat in the front row and listened. This orchestra has won awards in Toronto, New York, etc. Do we have a chamber orchestra in our school district? If not, we should be starting our little kindies on violin lessons. By high school we could have great musicians and music in our district. I played bingo and won $40.00 in the blackout game. Tonight I went to play bingo and walked in when they were already playing. I couldn't figure it out until I spoke to my neighbour. She said the games were half over. Imagine my embarrassement when I realized we forgot to put the clocks ahead one hour when we arrived. Didn't win anything though. Back to FOY, we played shuffleboard, pool, I went to play MahJongg. I didn't know how but with only three of us there the other two ladies helped me through the intricacies of the game at play. It only left me wanting to know more. Maybe in my lifetime I will meet someone who really can teach me the game. There was a fashion show on Sunday, but nothing was my size and the clothes were not my style. Monday it rained and the wind howled. This is supposed to be the hot sunny desert. What is going on?
Here I am standing beside our moho at FOY. I'm wearing a sweater and my fleece pants. The best thing about the FOY was their pools and hot tubs. I'm getting to like being in the pool. I can swim pretty good the front breast stroke and the front crawl. That's probably the reason my neck is so sore.
Well it is getting late. My men are asleep and it's time for me to hit the hay. Going to be cool tonight so we have our trusty little fan heater on to keep us warm.
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Mave n Mike
