Los Algodones

Pilot Knob RV Resort, Winterhaven, CA 

We were up around 7 on Thursday, Dec. 9th, Gibbs and I, and we left Bill in bed and went for a walk just through the fence here beside us. There is an open field, where Bill likes to fly his electric plane, and we could let our little guy run off leash. I didn’t do that, instead I took him on his retractable leash so he could still get some good exercise. And he did.

Gibbs and I walked to the field
He spotted something green and went for it

He noticed something in the field, as did I, and after stopping in his tracks, he approached the green balloon. It was tethered to a rolled piece of school paper and he was comical as he carried it around. When he noticed the balloon flying over his head, he put a stop to it by tromping on it. 😊 He carried it home most of the way, deflated.

The closer he gets to it, he stops

Figuring it's safe, he picks up the note
and the best part is below

Bill was upwhen we returned so Gibbs told him of his adventure. We made our morning drinks, Bill had cereal, I had yogourt and we were in the truck on the way to Mexico by 8:30! It is only about 10 minutes max to the Quechan casino and behind it where we park. $6/day and there were already quite a number of vehicles in the lot. I was excited, our first time in a long time. 😉

Obviously it came from a child's
party

At the main corner, across from the Purple Drug Store, we met up with our favourite ‘tour’ guide, Andy. He remembered us but could not come with our names. Understandable, he meets so many visitors. He gave us hugs and we said we’d see him next time. He is such a sweetie. We knew where we needed to go. We walked through Snowbird Alley and touched base with Marlon Brando who paints our signs. We'll be back, we need a new one. 🐕

I tried to snap the picture of the low clouds
below the mountain peak before turning the corner
but the signs got in the way

The Quechan casino is where we turn

We headed directly to our dentist, Dr. Eva Urena’s office but when we walked in felt our stomach’s drop. There was a young lady at the desk, but a framed picture of George behind where she sat. ???  He is Eva’s husband and always at reception. Bill asked about him and she told us that her father had passed away just this year. ☹

We park for $6 here and walk across the border

Our ♥’s broke a little as George was such a joy, and with his sense of humour he charmed us from our very first meeting in 2016. We will miss him. Before we left, we made appointments for a checkup and cleaning and then looked for Meyer Optometrists. They were not in the same location so Romeo took us to CK Optometrists instead. We had our eyes checked and ordered replacement lenses for the frames we already have and like.

It looks intimidating but we are very comfortable
and safe

I was pleased to hear that my eyesight has improved and maybe that is why wearing my glasses with the old prescription (& scratched lenses) felt a bit off. How that happens, who knows, but although he said it had changed quite a bit, the old lenses that I kept are just fine. It was a bit more expensive than we’d planned on but we still got a great deal for essentially 3 pair of new glasses.

I found my Christmas present (later disclosure)
at Daniel's (aka Dennis the Menace) shop
There is so much to see in these cubby holes
everything very bright

We had to wait 2 hours for them so wandered a bit and then sat in the square as we people-watched. There were two interesting shoe-shiners right beside us and Bill and I enjoyed their sense of humour. The second fellow had very dirty boots so I told him that he needed to clean his own boots. I laughed when his customer left, he did just that and I took a picture of the before and after. 😊 We do have fun when we’re there and wouldn’t trade those experiences for the world.

After picking up our glasses at 11:30, we headed for home. There was no lineup at all and all that was required was a passport to return to the U.S. Easy peasy. ♥ We will return on Wednesday, early, and will decide then by the time it all takes whether we’ll enjoy a meal or not. It has already been a costly jaunt over there, but expected. Back home, Gibbs greeted us excitedly. 😊 We had bacon and eggs at 12:30 and at 1 I walked to the pool.

We waited in the courtyard
for a while until our glasses were ready

It was already uncovered so I dropped my bag on a chair and went into the office to deposit our cards in their out-going box. There was a young mother and her 4-year-old in the pool and although not bothering me, she was a tad annoying with her ‘I’m the best Mom’ attitude – as if I didn’t know the first thing about it. Fifteen minutes of listening to her was 14 minutes too much. Ha ha

As he was readying to shine someone's boots,
I suggested he clean his own
So he did!

Anyway, the air was cool when the clouds moved in but the pool was nice and refreshing as I took my 3 swim lengths and got out. My book kept me entertained until a big black cloud moved overhead and I decided to come home. Brrr. Bill and I Gibbs were upstairs watching the tail end of a movie. When he walked up later to check the mail, which comes late in the day, he brought home his package and our very first Christmas card! ♥ Thank you, Buddies. 😊

the before and after
Great advertisement!
these 'vendors' have great senses of humour 😃

We dozed in our chairs and Gibbs took turns between us and then the floor where it was cooler. At 5:30, we started supper. Fish and chips tonight. I had some leftover lasagna from Boston’s so had that instead of fries. Everything was very good. Gibbs kept ringing the bell so we fed him at the same time since he’d been out a couple of times already. I guess his ‘new’ meal time will be the same as ours, which makes it easy. 😊

Supper for me was a mixed meal but still good
Good night!

After dishes, Bill put a Christmas movie on and I watched it while working on my blog. I think tomorrow will be mostly here at the Suite for me and hopefully some decorations will go up. This was a great day here at Pilot Knob. Gibbs thinks so too.

Lastly, Happy Birthday to one of my best friends in London. Brenda, I hope your day was an amazing one, just like you! 💕 

Also, Happy Birthday to Daddy in Heaven. 💓 I hope you and Mom are celebrating together. 

Thanks for stopping in.