It's been the windiest week we've ever seen. Too bad I didn't take any pictures. It wasn't as if there were sand storms, or palm trees touching the ground. It was the incessant noise as the wind blew day and night creating an atmosphere that for hubby was not an inducement for a good sleep.
The wind has finally died down and the constant rocking has stopped. We were able to get some work done around the rig today. I vacuumed, folexed the spots on the carpet, washed the floor, and did two loads of laundry. I even managed to iron some of the shirts that came out quite wrinkled from the park's dryers. Hubby found some trailer stabilizers and it sure makes a difference when we walk around in here. We are still looking for a few things. We would like to buy a ladder that is at least six feet high. Having a ladder will help us keep the rig cleaner. We will be able to easily reach the windows for cleaning. We also want to obtain sun screens for the windows. We hope to find a dealer in Quartzsite, Yuma or Mesa. These towns have huge flea markets where a person can find just about anything for a motorhome. Oh yes, I'm still hoping to find some reasonably priced zero gravity lounge chairs. I saw them in Salmon Arm at the camping store and they were $165.00 each. They've also been for sale at Wal-Mart and some big box hardware stores for about $45.00 (in Canada). I'm hoping for a good deal on two of them and maybe a nice director chair with a little table attached. Only time will tell if we can find them.
It's great to have the car to tow. What freedom; I even drove it to town one day. It's a bit awkward for me as many of you know that I am vertically challenged and have to sit with my chest resting on the steering wheel to reach the pedals; but I did manage to get around without stalling the vehicle. I must admit that I haven't driven a standard shift vehicle since my first vehicle I ever owned. A green Ford Cortina I bought from the used car department where I worked when I lived in Vancouver. That poor car. I'm surprised I never needed a new clutch. I did need a new distributor cap, but that is another story.
In case I didn't mention it, we are back at the Caliente Springs RV resort in Desert Hot Springs. There are very few rigs in here as it is early in the season for the snowbirds. We never got to meet anyone really; even the home owners are not all here yet. I never even took advantage of the pools this time. Mike of course, was in the hot pool in the evenings, and they have a pretty well stocked library that we both used.
Tomorrow comes too soon.
Take care friends,
Holoidays on holiday
Monday, October 25, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
We're on the road again...
Just a short blog today to let you know that we are on the road again. We left home on October 8, 2010 and stayed in Princeton overnight at the Princeton Golf course. There is a campsite for trailers, etc. The site host and hostess were Al and Patty Lambe. We met them coming home from Mexico in March of this year. They were staying in the same campground in Huntington, Or. and Al told hubby he worked at the golf course.
From Princeton we were only going to drive to Rosedale, but I was anxious to get to Vancouver so we continued on our way to Surrey, BC where we stayed at the Plaza RV Park on King George Blvd. It's not the fanciest place but it is the only one close to hubby's brother. We spent four days there visiting with relatives and our lovely daughter before heading out on Wednesday, Oct 13, going over the border to stay for the night at the Tulalip Casino in their RV parking lot. It has no amenities so you either put on the generator to keep warm at night or you pile on the blankets. We piled on the blankets. By the way, we left our dog with the relatives in Surrey this time; hubby insisted that the dog would not come with us. What a quiet trip. No whining, from the dog that is.
From Tulalip we travelled to Vancouver, WA where we stayed one night. It's nice that we are towing a car this trip. It is surprisingly easy. Our son showed us the ins and outs of hooking up the car. It is a quick set up and take down with two people and it tows nicely.
From Vancouver, WA we drove to Myrtle Creek, OR. That was a long drive and it was good to get out and walk around. The campground wasn't fancy but it was suitable. I guess one could say it was in Tri City. Our little jaunt in the car exploring found us driving over our first covered bridge and finding the golf course. Looks intimidating with lots of up and down fairways. It is open all year round. We were told that there was usually very little snow there. That was a surprise because the area is surrounded by hills much like at home. I think hubby would like to go there to golf.
The next day saw us off again and driving into California to stay in Redding. We found the Redding RV park and parked on a hilly road. The pads were stepped down the hill so they were pretty level without having to support the rig.
All the places we stayed are listed in the Passport America book. Passport America gives 50% off the listed prices of the participating campgrounds.
From Redding we drove to a place called Patterson, CA. Again, we used our PA pass for a great deal on our stay. We have already paid for the membership with the savings we have received from using PA. I am not paid by PA to endorse their program, but we used it last year and it was great then too. Only son and partner have bought a life membership to PA. They will make good use of it.
From Patterson we drove to Mojave, CA. We didn't hit the best RV park there but it had electricity and cable, but the WiFi "sucked" as the kids would say. We gassed up the rig there. The price of gas in California is a lot more than anywhere we have travelled so far. We've seen it as low as 2.98.9 (cash price) for regular unleaded to a high of 3.39.9 for regular unleaded.
In Oregon it is against the law to pump your own gas. Every service station has gas jockeys to serve you.
It was great to get up this morning excited to finally drive our last stretch of highway to Desert Hot Springs, CA where we will be parked for a week. Seven days for $129.00 includes wifi, electric, water, dumping, cable. Our new tv can search out more cable stations than the campground has on their list. Hubby was very excited to find a hockey game on TV. The Bruins against the Washington Capitals. We are big Bruins fans now that his cousin's son plays on the Bruins team.
I went to Bingo tonight in the hall. Me - playing Bingo. How sad is that?! I didn't even need my dabber. They used the old style Bingo cards with the little red sliders. I won the first game-almost got my money back-$1.00, lol.
Hubby has gone to bed and it's my turn to sign out.
Adios, amigos
Hasta luego.
From Princeton we were only going to drive to Rosedale, but I was anxious to get to Vancouver so we continued on our way to Surrey, BC where we stayed at the Plaza RV Park on King George Blvd. It's not the fanciest place but it is the only one close to hubby's brother. We spent four days there visiting with relatives and our lovely daughter before heading out on Wednesday, Oct 13, going over the border to stay for the night at the Tulalip Casino in their RV parking lot. It has no amenities so you either put on the generator to keep warm at night or you pile on the blankets. We piled on the blankets. By the way, we left our dog with the relatives in Surrey this time; hubby insisted that the dog would not come with us. What a quiet trip. No whining, from the dog that is.
From Tulalip we travelled to Vancouver, WA where we stayed one night. It's nice that we are towing a car this trip. It is surprisingly easy. Our son showed us the ins and outs of hooking up the car. It is a quick set up and take down with two people and it tows nicely.
From Vancouver, WA we drove to Myrtle Creek, OR. That was a long drive and it was good to get out and walk around. The campground wasn't fancy but it was suitable. I guess one could say it was in Tri City. Our little jaunt in the car exploring found us driving over our first covered bridge and finding the golf course. Looks intimidating with lots of up and down fairways. It is open all year round. We were told that there was usually very little snow there. That was a surprise because the area is surrounded by hills much like at home. I think hubby would like to go there to golf.
The next day saw us off again and driving into California to stay in Redding. We found the Redding RV park and parked on a hilly road. The pads were stepped down the hill so they were pretty level without having to support the rig.
All the places we stayed are listed in the Passport America book. Passport America gives 50% off the listed prices of the participating campgrounds.
From Redding we drove to a place called Patterson, CA. Again, we used our PA pass for a great deal on our stay. We have already paid for the membership with the savings we have received from using PA. I am not paid by PA to endorse their program, but we used it last year and it was great then too. Only son and partner have bought a life membership to PA. They will make good use of it.
From Patterson we drove to Mojave, CA. We didn't hit the best RV park there but it had electricity and cable, but the WiFi "sucked" as the kids would say. We gassed up the rig there. The price of gas in California is a lot more than anywhere we have travelled so far. We've seen it as low as 2.98.9 (cash price) for regular unleaded to a high of 3.39.9 for regular unleaded.
In Oregon it is against the law to pump your own gas. Every service station has gas jockeys to serve you.
It was great to get up this morning excited to finally drive our last stretch of highway to Desert Hot Springs, CA where we will be parked for a week. Seven days for $129.00 includes wifi, electric, water, dumping, cable. Our new tv can search out more cable stations than the campground has on their list. Hubby was very excited to find a hockey game on TV. The Bruins against the Washington Capitals. We are big Bruins fans now that his cousin's son plays on the Bruins team.
I went to Bingo tonight in the hall. Me - playing Bingo. How sad is that?! I didn't even need my dabber. They used the old style Bingo cards with the little red sliders. I won the first game-almost got my money back-$1.00, lol.
Hubby has gone to bed and it's my turn to sign out.
Adios, amigos
Hasta luego.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
It's time to travel again!!
What a great summer we had here in the North Okanagan. We were away most of July visiting relatives, etc. but we came home to enjoy another holiday with our golfing group. We went to Fauquier in the West Kootenays for a three day camping/golfing trip. We all enjoyed it so much we plan to do it again next year. Tukaluk Campground is only about a quarter mile from the Fauquier Golf Course so we were able to pack eight people and golf bags and carts into three cars. The day started out a bit cloudy but as we continued our play (no don't ask how I did) the weather improved as the day went on and we girls left the boys after doing nine holes and went back to the campground to "mellow out". They caught us giving each other pedicures. The pedicures delayed supper by about two hours (a minor nuisance according to my hubby). By the way, I'm giving a plug for the campground even though there was a fire ban in the district. The owner, Gloria, was just great. She greeted us and took hubby on a tour of the campground in her golf cart and showed us where we could all set up. It was great.
At the end of August, hubby and I participated in the club championship at our little golf course in Armstrong, BC. Hubby won his flight low gross and I won my flight low gross. I was VERY focused. I had been golfing like a beginner all year and I finally hit the ball, chipped good and putted good. It was enough to win by one stroke. Two gift certificates to the golf course will come in very handy next year. We also decided to buy our membership on a limited basis. That means we can golf only during the week. We counted how many weekends we had golfed and guess what? not once except for the club championship. We'll save a couple hundred dollars on that too.
Last year our clubhouse burned to the ground. We were hoping we'd be in the clubhouse by now but they are building it very slowly. It is going to be a spectacular timber frame building and hopefully we will be in it next year when we get back from our trip.
Our son worked at a golf course this year about 25 miles from our home. He and his sweetie will also be travelling south a few days after we leave.
The weather in Lo de Marcos has been very rainy this summer and we may wait a while before going to Mexico.
We are travelling with folks from Vernon and Ontario into Mexico this year. We are trying to downplay the news reports about the violence between the drug cartels and hopefully we will be safe. The people down there depend on us "snowbirds" for our custom. I am humbled by the privilege to travel in their country. I did not find the language barrier as bad as I thought it might be. Son's sweetie is fluent in Spanish and she helped us along the way. When we left them we were on our own and we made do; a few words seemed to help us ok.
Well, we'll keep in touch with everyone as we get underway in a week or so.
Adios for now,
Holoidays on holiday
At the end of August, hubby and I participated in the club championship at our little golf course in Armstrong, BC. Hubby won his flight low gross and I won my flight low gross. I was VERY focused. I had been golfing like a beginner all year and I finally hit the ball, chipped good and putted good. It was enough to win by one stroke. Two gift certificates to the golf course will come in very handy next year. We also decided to buy our membership on a limited basis. That means we can golf only during the week. We counted how many weekends we had golfed and guess what? not once except for the club championship. We'll save a couple hundred dollars on that too.
Last year our clubhouse burned to the ground. We were hoping we'd be in the clubhouse by now but they are building it very slowly. It is going to be a spectacular timber frame building and hopefully we will be in it next year when we get back from our trip.
Our son worked at a golf course this year about 25 miles from our home. He and his sweetie will also be travelling south a few days after we leave.
The weather in Lo de Marcos has been very rainy this summer and we may wait a while before going to Mexico.
We are travelling with folks from Vernon and Ontario into Mexico this year. We are trying to downplay the news reports about the violence between the drug cartels and hopefully we will be safe. The people down there depend on us "snowbirds" for our custom. I am humbled by the privilege to travel in their country. I did not find the language barrier as bad as I thought it might be. Son's sweetie is fluent in Spanish and she helped us along the way. When we left them we were on our own and we made do; a few words seemed to help us ok.
Well, we'll keep in touch with everyone as we get underway in a week or so.
Adios for now,
Holoidays on holiday
Sunday, March 28, 2010
We're home!
Well folks, our trip down south has ended. We're back in our little city in the North Okanagan Valley of British Columbia exactly five months from the day we left home.
We, I should say I, have been sleeping in late into the morning. The air, the light, everything is condusive to sleeping, but I am managing to stay up and not go back for a nap in the afternoon. We got back Friday, March 26th after driving from Pasco, WA to Oliver, BC on Thursday. I know the last blog said we were staying in Oroville, but it was early afternoon and we still had lots of daylight, so we got through the border in very quick time and drove to Oliver, where we found a new RV park right on Hwy 97, called Desert Gem RV park. The rate was very reasonable, the traffic noise barely heard and the park not full so it was also very quiet. Because it is new the washrooms and showers are very clean.
We've been putzing here at home too. The rig is slowly getting emptied of the detritus that follows a long trip away. The inside of the rig is pretty empty of all foodstuffs and clothes, but we haven't touched the basement yet. I've already done a load of laundry and now my laundry basket is full again. Tomorrow is another putzing day so the laundry will probably get done then. On Saturday we reinsured our vehicle and today Mike took it out of the garage and put the plates on it. Now I'm just looking for more sunshine and warmer weather. It is, after all, Spring.
One last thing; we like to say thank you to all the people we met who were so good to us on our travels, giving us rv and travelling advise, rides to the market, putting us up in your beautiful homes, etc. I can't forget our neighbour, Arnie, for collecting our mail and generally keeping an eye on things here at home; and to our kids, who stayed in our home and looked after it when they needed a place to stay. We hope to see you this summer if you live around us and next winter if you are going back down South. Keep in touch eh?
The Holoidays back home.
We, I should say I, have been sleeping in late into the morning. The air, the light, everything is condusive to sleeping, but I am managing to stay up and not go back for a nap in the afternoon. We got back Friday, March 26th after driving from Pasco, WA to Oliver, BC on Thursday. I know the last blog said we were staying in Oroville, but it was early afternoon and we still had lots of daylight, so we got through the border in very quick time and drove to Oliver, where we found a new RV park right on Hwy 97, called Desert Gem RV park. The rate was very reasonable, the traffic noise barely heard and the park not full so it was also very quiet. Because it is new the washrooms and showers are very clean.
We've been putzing here at home too. The rig is slowly getting emptied of the detritus that follows a long trip away. The inside of the rig is pretty empty of all foodstuffs and clothes, but we haven't touched the basement yet. I've already done a load of laundry and now my laundry basket is full again. Tomorrow is another putzing day so the laundry will probably get done then. On Saturday we reinsured our vehicle and today Mike took it out of the garage and put the plates on it. Now I'm just looking for more sunshine and warmer weather. It is, after all, Spring.
One last thing; we like to say thank you to all the people we met who were so good to us on our travels, giving us rv and travelling advise, rides to the market, putting us up in your beautiful homes, etc. I can't forget our neighbour, Arnie, for collecting our mail and generally keeping an eye on things here at home; and to our kids, who stayed in our home and looked after it when they needed a place to stay. We hope to see you this summer if you live around us and next winter if you are going back down South. Keep in touch eh?
The Holoidays back home.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Almost home!
Today we made it to Pasco, Washington. We left Apache Junction Sunday, March 14th and drove to Kingman the first night and from there to Vegas the second day.
We stayed in a park called Main Street Station RV park. It is operated by the Main Street Station Hotel and Casino right down town near Fremont Street.
We had a great time every evening, going over to Fremont Street to enjoy the music, casinos, and people watching. Wednesday was our special reason for going there. It was St. Patrick's Day. We knew it would be a buzz. There were all kinds of characters there. We were caught hobnobbing with the real Irishmen.
We stayed there a few days before moving out to Sam's Town RV park on the Boulder Hwy. That was a nice rv park and it was across the road from a Wal-Mart store. It was also the easiest way out of Las Vegas for us heading north to Ely, Nevada.
Yep, that's me behind the wheel, white knuckling it for about half an hour while I tried to keep the rig on the road. I succeeded but was most anxious for Mikey to take over, especially when the first curve came into view. The road had no curbs to speak of; sort of like the roads in Mexico. Oh my goodness, the roads in Mexico are no different than these roads after all!
We stayed in a park called Main Street Station RV park. It is operated by the Main Street Station Hotel and Casino right down town near Fremont Street.
We stayed there a few days before moving out to Sam's Town RV park on the Boulder Hwy. That was a nice rv park and it was across the road from a Wal-Mart store. It was also the easiest way out of Las Vegas for us heading north to Ely, Nevada.
We stayed here until Sunday morning, March 21st when we decided it was time for us to really head home. The traffic was very light and the day sunny and just the right temperature for driving. All of a sudden, Mikey pulls over to the side of the road. I asked him why he was pulling over. I soon found out...
Yep, that's me behind the wheel, white knuckling it for about half an hour while I tried to keep the rig on the road. I succeeded but was most anxious for Mikey to take over, especially when the first curve came into view. The road had no curbs to speak of; sort of like the roads in Mexico. Oh my goodness, the roads in Mexico are no different than these roads after all! Near Ely we came across the first snow near the highway and it was also very cold. In the morning we looked out our windows to see what was previously a large mud puddle was a skating pond. I jest, but it was frozen.
From Ely we drove to Jackpot, Nevada on Monday, March 22nd. We did finally meet snow coming down in a squall just outside of Wells, NV. I was all for staying there for the night but Mikey insisted on keeping going to Jackpot.
We stayed at Cactus Pete's on the highway. There is a nice RV park there, but now it was very windy and cold. There are two areas to park. We started out in this area near the front of the hotel, but we found the showers were behind the hotel in the other lot. The showers were clean and the room was nice and warm. The robins are eating the berries off the tree beside our rig.
Today was a special day for two reasons. It was Mikey's sister's 60th birthday and the 10th anniversary of his mom's passing. Where does the time go? Happy birthday Patty and Mom, we miss you.
Last night we stopped on the Snake River near Huntington, Oregon. The rv park was called "Oasis RV". It was located off the freeway so we had a good night's sleep. Hubby met some people from Princeton and Grand Forks who were on their way home from wintering further south. Dog walking is very helpful in starting conversations with strangers with dogs.
I'm finally caught up on my trip. Tonight, Wednesday, March 24th, we are in Pasco, Washington staying at the KOA; also known as the Sandy Point RV in the Big RV Book. It was cool this morning but it turned out to be nice and warm. Tomorrow we will be in Oroville, Washington. We will stay overnight and cross the border at Osoyoos, BC on Friday. We should be home in time for POETS, acronym for P...s on everything, tomorrow's Saturday.
ttfn,
Holoidays on holiday
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Two whirlwind visits
Hi everyone,
We're almost in Vegas. Tomorrow we'll be driving a short while to Vegas. It's only a hundred or so miles from where we are tonight-Kingman, AZ.
We had a great time in Florence, AZ. I think I mentioned where we stayed.
The Caliente Casa de Sol is a nice park but it is owner run and to stay there rvers need to know someone or find a place to rent from the many places for rent by owner. We managed to find a nice spot for only $125 for the week we stayed.
For those who are asking, Florence is about 20 miles east of Casa Grande. We'd never heard of it either but our niece and nephew built a second home there so we had to see it. It is located in Merrill Ranch, a large housing tract in the desert between Coolidge and Florence.
Now, Florence is not the most beautiful place in the desert and they realized that having found out after they bought that Florence is home to state and federal penitenteries (there is no spell check on this blog site). The good thing is that Merrill Ranch is a gated community (kind of). The home is small and comfortable. Myrna and Amanda took us to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner (located in Chandler). No I did not have any cheescake. I wish I had had my camera with me. The chicken caesar salad I ordered could have fed the four of us. Expect to take home a doggie bag if you ever eat at this place.
She lent us her car and we went to Mesa. A store clerk told me about the Mesa swap meet and I had to go. His directions were very accurate, only "it's just over there" ended up having us drive about 15 miles east of where we were (Queen Creek). We found the swap meet-it's a shopper's heaven-but we only spent an hour or so there. Myrna needed her car back to pick up her friends who were flying in for Spring Break.
We knew that hubby was coming in and hoped to see him too and see him we did.
Tuesday about noon we get company. Mike is out on the street with the camera and just happened to spot these four intrepid bikers. They rode across the desert taking about two hours to get to our rv site. It was sunny when they arrived but only a half hour later a rain storm hit.
It's amazing who a person can run into anywhere in the world now-a-days. Our bikers met someone they knew before they got out of the park and were sheltered and driven home by folks from Kamloops.
We're almost in Vegas. Tomorrow we'll be driving a short while to Vegas. It's only a hundred or so miles from where we are tonight-Kingman, AZ.
We had a great time in Florence, AZ. I think I mentioned where we stayed.
For those who are asking, Florence is about 20 miles east of Casa Grande. We'd never heard of it either but our niece and nephew built a second home there so we had to see it. It is located in Merrill Ranch, a large housing tract in the desert between Coolidge and Florence.
Now, Florence is not the most beautiful place in the desert and they realized that having found out after they bought that Florence is home to state and federal penitenteries (there is no spell check on this blog site). The good thing is that Merrill Ranch is a gated community (kind of). The home is small and comfortable. Myrna and Amanda took us to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner (located in Chandler). No I did not have any cheescake. I wish I had had my camera with me. The chicken caesar salad I ordered could have fed the four of us. Expect to take home a doggie bag if you ever eat at this place.
She lent us her car and we went to Mesa. A store clerk told me about the Mesa swap meet and I had to go. His directions were very accurate, only "it's just over there" ended up having us drive about 15 miles east of where we were (Queen Creek). We found the swap meet-it's a shopper's heaven-but we only spent an hour or so there. Myrna needed her car back to pick up her friends who were flying in for Spring Break.
We knew that hubby was coming in and hoped to see him too and see him we did.
Tuesday about noon we get company. Mike is out on the street with the camera and just happened to spot these four intrepid bikers. They rode across the desert taking about two hours to get to our rv site. It was sunny when they arrived but only a half hour later a rain storm hit.
It's amazing who a person can run into anywhere in the world now-a-days. Our bikers met someone they knew before they got out of the park and were sheltered and driven home by folks from Kamloops.
Wednesday, five of the folks went to the Canuck/Phoenix hockey game. I stayed home with the dog because the car only held five. Too bad the Canucks lost in a shoot out. Thursday, Mike and Myrna had a bbq that also had food for an army, but was it good, yumm!
Thanks again folks for looking after us. We love you!!!
Friday we were off again, this time to Apache Junction. We found a great little park. I highly recommend it. We will probably make it a stopover in the fall on our way down to Mexico. Friends of ours from Vernon just happened to be staying there for the winter and we were able to park our rig right beside theirs.
Ernie's rig is on the left in the picture below. It wasn't cheap there but it was very neat and clean and the park is built in a circle, with the clubhouse, pool and common area in the middle. Think of a wagon train in a circle and you will have an idea what it looks like. Great little place, not large at all, nice wide lots. Worth the $35.00 a day. We kept our friends very busy, running here and there.
We went to Glendale on Friday to a RV show. Gave us some good ideas if we ever decide to upgrade our rig. We went back to Mesa on Friday to the swap meet and Saturday took a nice drive out to Tortilla Flat. We had the dogs with us so we took them back to the park before going back to the Mammoth Goldmine tourist site for the afternoon.
We stopped for a drink in Tortilla Flats. We moseyed up to the bar. The only seat left was a saddle. I got on okay but getting off was a different matter, lol.
At the Mammoth site, the boys were hungry for red meat. Why didn't I take a picture of the 14 oz. New York strips Mike and Ernie ordered? Too gross! And they ate every bite. It was a great afternoon. Thanks folks!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
We're 'back in the USA'
Howdy friends and family,
Today we're resting in Caliente Casa de Sol, an adult retirement travel trailer and rv resort in Florence, AZ.
Just to catch up a little on our trip so far, we left San Carlos on Monday, March 1st and drove up to Santa Ana in Sonora state in Mexico. We didn't have that long a drive and arrived around 12 noon so we settled into a very small, privately run campground. Edgar and his American wife, Anna, greeted us very kindly and showed us where to park our rig. By the evening there were two other families in with us. One rig was from Colorado. The other, a b class, was from BC. We had a good night's sleep despite being right on the highway and were up and on the road by 7:30 am. We got to Km 21 and were out of there very quickly. The vehicle permit sticker was removed with efficiency and we were on our way again. One question we had was: what do we do with our temporary visitor permits? No one seemed to know there so we just kept on going. We were at the Nogales border crossing by 10 am (yes the truck crossing, lol) but the line up was long and we were in line for an hour before we reached the booth. We were asked to pull over and we did without any hesitation. We were boarded and searched by two very nice women officers and one fellow who came on board to say hello to Weaver. We sat and chatted for a while; the one lady offered Weaver doggie treats which he accepted very politely. She was a dog handler and I think Weaver knew she was carrying something in her pockets. He sat beside her all the time she was sitting down. The only thing they wanted to check was the dog food. We had cleaned out all the fruits (courtesy of the fruit police earlier in our trip) and had cooked our chicken up in Santa Ana.
We headed out to Tucson where we stopped at San Xavier Insurance Company where we had purchased our Mexican vehicle insurance. Suzan and her staff were very accommodating to us and she gave us her business cards and some Mexican maps. Anyone want them, just get in touch with us. We'll go there next year to get our insurance.
We started using the Magellan we bought at the beginning of our trip. Actually this one was the replacement we received when our original purchase broke down and Dave and Kelsi brought it to us from home. We got a little lost because the Magellan lady (I'll call her Ruby) didn't know that one of the roads was closed because of flooding. We were able to get back on the freeway very easily and onto the highway we wanted to get to Myrna's home in Merill Ranch.
Myrna and Amanda (Mike's niece and gr. niece) were out shopping but showed up a few minutes after we got there. We stayed to visit for a while and then Mave and Myrna went on a rv park hunt. We found the Caliente and went back to the house where Mike was anxious to get going and parked before dark.
We parked overnight in the Clubhouse parking lot and in the morning Mike went to see the office lady, Diane, about renting a spot. Seems it turns out that all these lots are owned and if we want to stay here we have to usually know someone here who has a lot or unit for rent. She gave us a list of owners wanting to rent/sell their lots/units and we found one. The owner was willing to rent to us for $120. a week. It's a nice lot. Our rig fit on it ok. The lot sizes only hold rigs up to 36 feet so we were within the size limit. It's nice and warm out right now so we're cooling it inside and relaxing until we can get a hold of Myrna.
More news later,
Mave n Mike n Weaver the Wonder dog aka Brutus
Today we're resting in Caliente Casa de Sol, an adult retirement travel trailer and rv resort in Florence, AZ.
Just to catch up a little on our trip so far, we left San Carlos on Monday, March 1st and drove up to Santa Ana in Sonora state in Mexico. We didn't have that long a drive and arrived around 12 noon so we settled into a very small, privately run campground. Edgar and his American wife, Anna, greeted us very kindly and showed us where to park our rig. By the evening there were two other families in with us. One rig was from Colorado. The other, a b class, was from BC. We had a good night's sleep despite being right on the highway and were up and on the road by 7:30 am. We got to Km 21 and were out of there very quickly. The vehicle permit sticker was removed with efficiency and we were on our way again. One question we had was: what do we do with our temporary visitor permits? No one seemed to know there so we just kept on going. We were at the Nogales border crossing by 10 am (yes the truck crossing, lol) but the line up was long and we were in line for an hour before we reached the booth. We were asked to pull over and we did without any hesitation. We were boarded and searched by two very nice women officers and one fellow who came on board to say hello to Weaver. We sat and chatted for a while; the one lady offered Weaver doggie treats which he accepted very politely. She was a dog handler and I think Weaver knew she was carrying something in her pockets. He sat beside her all the time she was sitting down. The only thing they wanted to check was the dog food. We had cleaned out all the fruits (courtesy of the fruit police earlier in our trip) and had cooked our chicken up in Santa Ana.
We headed out to Tucson where we stopped at San Xavier Insurance Company where we had purchased our Mexican vehicle insurance. Suzan and her staff were very accommodating to us and she gave us her business cards and some Mexican maps. Anyone want them, just get in touch with us. We'll go there next year to get our insurance.
We started using the Magellan we bought at the beginning of our trip. Actually this one was the replacement we received when our original purchase broke down and Dave and Kelsi brought it to us from home. We got a little lost because the Magellan lady (I'll call her Ruby) didn't know that one of the roads was closed because of flooding. We were able to get back on the freeway very easily and onto the highway we wanted to get to Myrna's home in Merill Ranch.
Myrna and Amanda (Mike's niece and gr. niece) were out shopping but showed up a few minutes after we got there. We stayed to visit for a while and then Mave and Myrna went on a rv park hunt. We found the Caliente and went back to the house where Mike was anxious to get going and parked before dark.
We parked overnight in the Clubhouse parking lot and in the morning Mike went to see the office lady, Diane, about renting a spot. Seems it turns out that all these lots are owned and if we want to stay here we have to usually know someone here who has a lot or unit for rent. She gave us a list of owners wanting to rent/sell their lots/units and we found one. The owner was willing to rent to us for $120. a week. It's a nice lot. Our rig fit on it ok. The lot sizes only hold rigs up to 36 feet so we were within the size limit. It's nice and warm out right now so we're cooling it inside and relaxing until we can get a hold of Myrna.
More news later,
Mave n Mike n Weaver the Wonder dog aka Brutus
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