Hi Jolly Parade, Camelpalooza and Nancy Arrives!

Park Place RV Park

On Saturday, Jan. 11^th Bill was up really early. Well, 30 minutes sooner than his usual wake up time. 😊 He and Duncan were driving to Palm Springs, CA for a day at an RC auction. There were other club members going so Duncan drove with Bill from here, saving a bit on fuel consumption by leaving BB behind.

Good morning!

I had my own plans with Patty today. The Hi Jolly Parade was on this morning at 10 and because I would be driving Black Beauty, I told her we’d leave at 9 so I could be sure to get a good parking spot near the end of the parade route. Once Bill informed me that we could park at Moon Mountain Mail’s lot (it was closed today), I wanted to get there before others knew that.

Before the parade

We were there in plenty of time with no problem but I just didn’t know and was a bit nervous. Rather than sit with our books, not sure if Patty even had hers, we chose to walk down Moon Mountain Ave instead. 😊 It was a lovely walk and by the time we returned to the truck, I was quite hot and began disrobing. Ha ha, de-layering.

The fun begins and Ainsley isn't missing
one bit! (well, she did fall asleep later. 💓)

We set up chairs on the sidewalk and before the parade started, it was a surprise to be nudged by Ken, Kim, Sara and the wee new babe, Ainsley. They watched the parade with us and we all walked down to the corner to see what vendors had on display. Jess was set up in a sunny spot with a smile on her face. I hope she made some sales; her wares are so nice. There were a lot of nice offerings.

It was a fun little parade
Even a few unco-ordinated camels.

A few interesting vehicles.
The Camel Express is our town 'taxi'.

On the way home, I stopped at DG Market for bread and milk, but we left after standing in line for 10 minutes and then finding out the debit/credit machine wasn’t working. LOL Back home, it wasn’t 10 minutes before Nancy was directed into her spot. 😊 I got a hug and helped her level her little home. It’s great to see her again.

I was impressed with this large turnout
for the Lost Dutchman walk

I made myself a sandwich and then we caught up a bit later when she came over with an ice cream treat. These drumsticks are deadly – where can I get them? Walmart, she says. ♥ Bill and Duncan returned around 1:30 and we exchanged stories from our day. We all had a pleasant one. After a few chit chats/visits back and forth, Nancy, Cooper, Gibbs and I went for a spin around the park.

This beautiful horse did circles ahead of the camels
just to pass the time.

But, most impressive were the 8 camels
who stole the show.
There were 3 more who didn't walk, they were the ones
you could pay to ride.

As we walked back, these people found
2 Gambel Quail who had flew into power lines.
They were just stunned and soon perked up. 💗

For supper, we were stumped, neither of us too hungry. What to have, what to have? We settled on clam chowder and it went down pretty nicely. Bill had his drumstick (from Nancy) and if I need to, I’ll have a cheesecake square. 😊 Our tv is acting up, the downstairs one, so Bill hooked up the dvd for me to watch a movie. That works for me until we can figure things out.

Top right picture is where I parked this morning.
Perfect!
Left and bottom picture, Nancy returns and is
set up just across the lane.

We had winds pick up again this afternoon so I popped the gazebo top down and watched it flop. LOL We reached a sunny 67F/19C today with an even cooler day tomorrow. This is not like January in Quartzsite but still far better than what is going on all around us. It was a good day.

I had the drumstick in the afternoon
and the soup for supper.
Wrong order, I know. Teehee.
Both were yummy.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit!