A Trip to the Big City

Park Place RV Park

On Friday, Nov. 29^th (or should I say Black Friday?) we were up before 7 and I followed through with my walk by 7:20. The temperatures overnight have dropped below 50F/10C again and will be that way for a few days. It’s great for sleeping but cool to start the day off. Bill ran the furnace through a couple of cycles before turning it off.

Good morning!
A lovely walk again.
I've yet to be disappointed in the sky.

I needed my gloves this morning and a couple of layers. I was plenty warm by the time I finished though. 😊 Bill spoke to the park host yesterday about keeping an eye on Gibbs today IF we were going to Yuma. She has her own two dogs, Della and Annie, so being a dog person, she graciously said ‘yes’, she’d be happy to let him out and take him for a walk. We will return the favour when she wants to get away for a day.

Entering Yuma Proving Grounds has us looking for two things.
The Aerostat Balloon (Blimp), which was tethered down when we passed.

and the cannons

We all 4 left our site around 9:15. We drove Black Beauty today but will switch off with Duncan for some day trips too. It was a nice drive and we showed them things that we find interesting things on the drive along I-95S to the big city of Yuma. Our first stop was Harbor Freight so Duncan could snafoo the last wooden hobby box and then we went to Target to withdraw cash at the Allpoints atm.

The prettiest Bougainvilla bush I've seen
was at the Harbor Freight lot.
PS - we were disappointed that the .99 Store is closed.

We wandered around and now I can actually say that I have started my Christmas shopping! I only shop for Bill and Gibbs but you gotta start sometime. Sant usually needs help with the stockings. 😊 From there, we decided on lunch at Lin’s Chinese Buffet. Well, that turned out perfectly and Duncan and Patty said they would gladly go back. Such good food for $12, all you can eat.

I mostly ate meat, shrimp, chicken, beef
and seafood.
Then there were the muschrooms and deep fried zucchini cakes.
Yum!
For dessert, I had peaches, a small round eclair and candied (cherry sauce) bananas.

I get better each time we go, putting less on my plate and being very particular about what I take. I was full but not stuffed. We left there and drove to the Arizona Market. We missed going last winter and were pleased with what seemed like more vendors. It was quite full! We all found a few goodies, Patty and I found a piece of clothing each and some cute earrings.

Homemade and 2 for $5.
Couldn't go wrong.

We enjoyed the market.
Pedal Pushers?? Who remembers those!!??

On the way home, we stopped at a farmer’s market for some fresh items and I walked out with Pomelos. If you don’t know, they are an orange/grapefruit in one. Hmm, P & D tasted one and approved it so we all bought some. They look wonderful! We were home by 5 and Gibbs was happy to see us. He was obviously well looked after in our absence. Thank you, Bette!

I never get tired of these mountains

We stopped at the market.
Tomorrow, I'll cut into these Pomelos.

We weren’t hungry but I made a cup of tea and wrote my blog. If we’re hungry in a bit, there is always dressing and cheesecake for a nibble. 😊 This was a great day! We reached a high of only 65F/18C and will drop to 45F/7C overnight. Others aren't so lucky.

Sunset at the park.

My sister, Donna, sent these pictures of their back yard. They got something overnight so we’re glad we’re not home.

Left and top pictures were this morning.
Bottom right, their evening picture.
Yeuch!
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.