We’ve Moved, A Down Turn, Counting Our Blessings, Friends

Quail Ridge RV Park

On Saturday, April 1^st, commonly known as April Fool’s Day, we were up before 7, movin’ and shakin’. Now that we know we are moving on, let’s just get to it. After a quick cold breakfast, Gibbs and I went for a short walk. He has had his little hawkeyes on our every movement. He knows something is up and I truly don’t know how. We haven’t done much out of the ordinary yet. 😊 He just wanted to get back home to Daddy.

A nice moving day
All hooked up
See ya in November!

Our neighbours, 5 of them, came over to give us hugs and good travel wishes and we were hooked up and on our way by 8:20. It was a beautiful sunny warm morning already when we connected with I-10E out of the Quartzsite area. 

Gibbs was a good boy today

The roads were rough for a few hard miles but cleared out for most of the day. We caught the 202 S Loop around Phoenix and then stopped at a Rest Area for a break just before Tucson.

some of the turns

Good thing we weren't going west
on I-10 - quite the back up coming out of Phoenix
Bottom pix is the Rest Area we stopped at

I’d made salmon sandwiches with homemade buns from Roadrunner last night so we ate while travelling. Gibbs surprised us both by being such a good little guy today on the trip. The wimpering and whining was minimal, only when Bill turned a turn signal on, did we hear a sound. We can’t understand what he thinks but Bill always assures him that he knows where we’re going. 😊

A few scenic pictures of our drive
The colours of the desert are beautiful

glorious Saguaros!

Picacho Peak
We didn't plan enough in advance
to see our friends here
Next year maybe we'll connect ✌

I took too many pictures so will pare them down and share just a few tonight. The scenery is very pretty and yet most often my pictures just don’t express what I’m really seeing out the windows. It was a lovely drive and after taking Exit 302 onto AZ-90, we had only one more turn to make onto AZ-82 to Quail Ridge RV Park. We’ve camped here often, not every year but often. When we drove to our site, we saw the Stinger B two lanes over. Yay!

Red Rock's old water tower
a Cholla tree?

That’s when things went downhill. We needed fuel so drove into Sierra Vista, thinking a Hobby Lobby and a Ross stop were in order. At the Valero fuel station, we drove around the pumps until we saw the yellow handled pump for diesel. Bill put the max allotted into our tank, $75, and proceeded to add more when he realized this was not diesel but ethanol! Oh no! Our pump handles for diesel back home are yellow but not here. They are green and he just acted on impulse. ☹

I love the overpasses in some states

Unfortunately, this is bad news for Black Beauty and our pocket book. Fortunately, I’m married to a smart cookie and he knew enough NOT to start the truck. Fortunately, again, we were parked right beside Lawley’s Ford dealer. When Bill came back from their shop with 4 men following him, I have to admit how comical it looked. Being on a bit of a down hill from the fuel station, he hopped in the cab, put it in neutral and the guys pushed him to the dealer’s parking lot.

Snow on those mountains
Arrival at our park

That’s where she sits tonight as I type this. What would we do without friends? No one ever wants to know that and today we are so blessed that Tom and Deb are here and were willing to come to our rescue. It’s Saturday so no mechanics are in until Monday. They need to empty the fuel tank, clean it out, maybe replace a fuel filter and then she should be good to go…………once we diesel it up. Bill feels terrible although he shouldn’t. Mistakes happen and we roll with the punches.

Back at our park, we had a nice Happy Hour at T & D’s and made plans for an outing to Tombstone tomorrow for lunch. It was the only reason we came this route. Again, our friends obliged. This upset may possibly delay us and we’ll have to stay here another night at the park before heading out again. Future plans may also change now that our finances will be taking an unexpected hit. Oh well, it’s only money and we’ll work it out.

I laugh at this picture
One guy running ahead to give direction
3 guys pushing, 1 guy lagging behind (service Manager?)

I wasn’t going to write about the mix up but Bill said go ahead. It happened. So, tonight, after scalloped potatoes, chicken nuggets and vegetables, we are settling in to watch a couple of dvds I picked up at the park exchange library. We made it to a nice park, the weather is decent and we have our friends and each other for comfort and support.

Lunch and supper
Good night
Better days ahead 

Thank you for stopping by!