Pulling up the Jacks, Feeling Welcome ♥♥

Park Place RV Park 

We woke and got up around 7:30 on Thursday, Dec. 1^st. A new month and that is fitting for us to move on and start it in a new place. We went about our regular routine, Gibbs and I starting the day with a walk. Once I dropped him back home, I gathered his ‘poop’ bags together in a grocery bag (TMI?) and walked up to the garbage dumpsters to dispose of them.

It was a nice morning again
with a few low hovering clouds

I took this picture because of the Canadian flag
but look at the background
The mountains are beautiful even when
their not clear

It wasn’t a long walk, so I shouldn’t be surprised that my steps were well below my goal today. When I got back, we had cereal and set to work packing up. It was 9:30 when we drove around behind us to say s’long to the neighbours on the other side of the wash. We learned yesterday from Marilyn that Rusty is an RC flyer too so Bill wanted to meet him before we pulled out. Rusty told us that they were stealing our site. Told ya it was a nice one! 😊

The last walk at La Posa South this trip

I'm glad we were here in November
it was quiet on this beautiful site

I’m sure Bill will see him at the field a few times. 

It was nice to see the diesel price had dropped
another .10¢/gallon - YES!
By the time we were set up, even the gas had dropped
to $3.79

Our home for the next 4 months

We arrived at Park Place RV Park by 10 and had everything set up, including the satellite dish, before noon. I had dusted the surfaces and the floors by then too and Bill had our long string of lights set out around the base of the Suite. They look so good and he did it easily enough, being sure that Gibbs couldn’t get tangled in it, that we may do it back home on the Ridge.

We parked out front and Bill went in to register
I snapped this picture of Don and Heather's home
Look closely

I think Dakota spends a lot of time
up there on the dash

Before I go much further, I should mention the greeting we received when we arrived. There are 3 hosts in the park as well as our Managers, Rick and Patty. We only know the Managers and one set of hosts, Don and Heather but they were both thrilled to have us back. Patty, after we hugged, said she had something in the office for me. “Nothing special”, she said. After our lunch, I wandered over to take our 5 or 6 books over to the exchange library and to mail a card.

My new puzzle from Rick and Patty
Fun!!

Patty watched my face when she handed me a 1000 pc. puzzle that her and Rick bought for me. I think she was thrilled with my reaction. I laughed and laughed and told her they were trying to drive me crazy! 😊 What a sweet gesture. Then she showed me another puzzle in their storage cupboard with my name taped on it. It is nice to have made enough an impression for them to remember us and to be happy we’re back.

Gibbs and I went upstairs to read and watch tv
Well, I did. Gibbs slept. 💗

Our site and a pretty sky
in the making

The afternoon turned a bit cool when the clouds took over the sky. It brought me indoors and Gibbs and I went upstairs and watched some tv while Bill watched a movie downstairs. 

For supper, he grilled burgers, the ones with bacon and cheese. ♥ They looked a bit funny because the buns were so small but they were messy and delicious. 

We topped our meal off with more cheesecake and then watched Dolly Parton’s new Christmas special.

This was a great day, getting into the park where we can settle until our next move on April 1^st. Yes, we’re here for 4 months and the feeling is great. No more rationing of power or water, no more generator and much less dust. We’re going to like it here. 😊

Gorgeous!!
Good night y'all!

Thank you for the visit today!

On the Road Again! About Time for Warmer Temps

David Camp Park, Bullhead City, AZ

We were up early again on Friday, Oct. 28^th.  It was just after 5 when Bill and Gibbs got up first. Our batteries had dropped enough that Bill wanted to be sure I was awake before starting the genny. Didn’t matter, once awake, the trains drowned everything else out. 😊 They didn’t bother us overnight, we had ear plugs in. Gibbs didn’t but he always sleeps well.

A frosty Black Beauty in the dark
when we pulled out

We were on I-40W within 5 minutes and within 10 minutes,
he was settled

We were pulling out at 6:45 and boy was it cold! 21F/-6C meant frost on the windshield that didn’t take long to clear with defrost. The truck warms up really quickly especially with our heated seats. ♥ We got on I-40W from Rte 66 and that will be the last time we’ll be on that historical road, this winter at least. The sky was clear blue and we are definitely headed for warmer temperatures today!

No Arizona picture, it blurred
but here is a better picture of our shadow today 
No Sci-Fi

We crossed the state line into Arizona at 7:20. The huge rock cliffs beside us are amazing! Of course, more pictures. 😊 We had some rough sections of highway but the most of our trip today was on really nice roads. No complaints. When we were at half a tank of fuel, we started watching for fuel prices.

Good roads today for the most part

They ranged from $4.82 to $.577 (you know who) so when we saw a Maverick for $4.99, we pulled in and fueled up. It also gave us the opportunity to use the restrooms. Gibbs pulls toward grass, even if there isn’t really any but he is so used to it. We were back on the road before 9:30. While driving I Googled our destination park and saw that a reservation was required so made it online.

The Coconino National Forest

Skimming by one of the 7 Wonders of the World
It gives me a warm feeling, that something so
famous was just 'over there'.

It’s a new place for us since we can’t get in to our park right away. Hopefully it is as nice as it looks. The elevation today was like a roller coaster, leaving the casino at 6,660’ and then down to 5,000’ for a while. As we entered the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, we once again found ourselves over 7,200’.

Every so often, he sits up to check where we are
He looks tired and he does sleep a lot in the truck 💕

It was pretty though and brought back wonderful memories with a few friends and family with jaunts to the north at Williams to see one of the 7 wonders of the world. We’ve been to the Grand Canyon 3 times but is it ever enough? Not today though, we stayed on I-40W and took the 6% downgrade to more reasonable heights. 😊 Such views!! Good to note that our elevation dropped to 541' when we stopped. 

Starting to see Beavertail cacti as we get
to warmer temps

Stunning views

Looking down to Laughlin, NV

At 1 pm we arrived at Davis Camp Park just northeast of Bullhead City on McCormick Blvd. We secured a pull through 30 amp site with full hookups. We had to pay their regular rate but are quite happy to do so, as it is close to the city and we can tour around. Gibbs is happy as he can be on his rope outside and the best part is that it is warm! It 72F/22C at 2 pm.

On our walk, Gibbs and I saw a few things
I think this might be a doggy memorial
Gibbs paid his respects

Oleander

I took Gibbs for a walk just to stir up the neighbourhood of dogs, 😊, and we came back to sit and relax for the remainder of the afternoon. Bill got my chair out so I could soak up a bit of sun and Gibbs sat on the steps of the Suite as they were in the shade. I read my book for a while and after about 40 minutes, I had to come inside. It was lovely out there but my eyes were getting sleepy!

Our site on the corner

Yup, that's us, Gibbs!

Behind us, between the two rvs
you can see a bit of the Colorado River

My book is The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper and it is quite fun for a quick read. I’m enjoying his adventures. For supper, we had the stew that I’d had in the freezer and then later split one of the little cherry pies. Warmed up this time, because we can!

supper was early tonight
We totally missed that there was a time change
(thanks Deb for updating us on that!)

We had a great day of traveling, not quite as long but you check out the details on Bill’s blog post. We’re here for a couple of nights and then moving down the road.

the sun begins to set

Good night!

Thank you for stopping in.

Heading Further South, Goodbye to Friends, New Park

I woke up on Friday, Feb. 1^st around 5:20 and once more, Bill was up. Clemson jumped off the bed to have his morning piddle before coming back to sleep some more with Mom. I dozed but not deeply and got up around 6:30. I made my tea and joined Bill at our laptops. Shortly after 7 I headed out for my last walk around the area and got a couple of miles in. What a beautiful morning! The sky is clear and it was registering 50F already.

I chatted with a lady walking her 2 large dogs and she wanted to warn me, because she sees me alone each morning, of the ‘men’ on the grounds. I’ve never felt fear even in the early morning light but she pointed out a ‘pervert’s’ trailer in particular. I have walked past it many times and never seen anyone but heeding her advice (since I didn’t have a Glock like she does) I walked back the main road until I cleared his rv. I thanked her for the advice and left it at that.

A pretty sunrise this morning

Me and My Shadow

Hands up!!

Oh never mind, you look harmless

Back home, Bill had showered and I began making bacon and eggs before getting cleaned up myself. As usual, we were all packed up early and Bill was hooking up around 9:30. Once everything was ready, I walked over to say goodbye to Tom and Deb when Suzie walked over. Woops! I forgot to help Bill with the rear lights so had to attend to that duty first. Sometimes it is a distraction when others are around but this was on me. I walked away too soon. 😊

And Deb was out snapping photos when I returned from my walk

A normal brekky, the bacon was delicious today for some reason

We said goodbye to everyone individually, hugs all around, and made sure we had contact information for our new friends, Ken and Kim. You never know who we’ll run into and where but at least for these two, we’ve made tentative plans to meet up with them while in the Yuma area. Bittersweet for sure, but it is time and the four of us are ready to get into a full-service park for a while.

Just people with blue boys in the dump line ahead of us

A little white water tower

Some of our plans didn’t work out this year, at least not the way we’d first planned, but we’re sticking close to plan and making the best of it. We left our site before 10 and stopped to dump our tanks. That didn’t take long as there were only 3 in line ahead of us and they had blue boys only. Soon enough we were on I-95S and arrived without incident just a few minutes before noon at Sundance RV Park. It was a bit of a rigmarole upon checking in, they kept adding extra charges for this that and the other.

You gotta take a picture of the tanks at Yuma Proving Grounds
when you pass through

It is just an unwritten rule of the southwest

We know we're in Yuma when we see fresh veggies in the field and workers picking

The sites are close together and it took some jig jagging but eventually we both got in, and we got set up. It took no time to find the satellite for this are and it just felt good knowing we didn’t care how much tv we watched. I had made lime Jell-O yesterday and blended the cream cheese and heavy cream but didn’t get them mixed together before leaving this morning. That was one of the first things I did when we were set up. Now there are more 'good for us' dessert treats in the fridge for evening enjoyment. I took 2 over for Rob and Pat to try, since I know they like this creamed Jell-O too.

It is a nice park

I sat out with Clemson for a while and then at his supper time, came inside so he could eat. True to form, for me, I took my camera after cleaning the lenses and went for a walk around the park. I just wanted to poke into buildings before the office closed and see what I could find about the goings on. There is a 50’s/60’s dance tonight and it is $5 each. I’m not sure if we’ll feel up to it anyway, not likely tonight. We’ll probably be able to hear the music from our site.

Here is the park tour that I took
24 hour pool and hot tub
exercise room
large laundry room
sewing room

bocce ball lanes 5 or 6
woops, I got the pool twice
office and ballroom area
Card room

I walked to the Bocce Ball court and back to the outdoor heated pool (yes!), the pool and table shuffleboard room, the exercise room, the quilt and craft room before returning to the Suite. Some clouds have moved in but the winds are still registering 0 mph and the temperature is 72F. Now that is really nice, let me tell you. I took my book outside and read in the shade for a while. Pat is suffering from a nasty earache today so we didn’t worry about Happy Hour today. I hope she feels better tomorrow.

There are 3 or 4 bookshelves spread around this room

I loved this corner
It reminded me of someone
Quilt Diva, if you read the same blogs I do
You should have no problem thinking of the same person

For me, I just had a headache after we arrived. We had eaten a good breakfast but it was around 8:00 so I was probably just feeling hungry. Bill and I had a snack of cheddar cheese which is a good fat filler and I had cut a couple of pieces of my Christmas cake. That didn’t help with the headache but I put off taking an Advil thinking it would go away on its own. I went out with my book and sat in the sun at the back of the Suite beside Black Beauty. It was nice until about 5 when the cooler air moved in.

Prickly pear cactus just before or after blooming

this might be the park supervisor, making sure we're parked correctly

Bill came out and put his wind vane up on the roof and then his flag pole up. Tomorrow he’ll get our solar lights out. He picked up a cold somewhere and is sniffling and talking in a lower sexier voice than normal. Luckily, we have some DayQuil in the cupboard so that gives him some relief for a few hours at a time. I hope no one else got it from him and he’ll try to keep from passing it along to Rob and Pat. How the devil do you pick up a cold in the desert?

Bill placing his wind vane on the roof

At 5, I made myself a cup of tea and updated our grocery list. It is getting longer and longer. Tomorrow morning, we need to get to Fry’s. As Rob says, “Old Mother Hubbard’s cupboards are pretty bare”. That is in both of our units. I started some battered fish in the convection oven and some shoestring fries in the air fryer. They should have both taken about the same amount of time, 20 minutes. When the fries were done, the fish appeared to be ready. It could have used another few minutes but it wasn’t too bad and we ate it anyway.

Fish should have been cooked a bit more but the fries were great!

Dishes were done by 6:45 and we sat in front of the tv. Well, first I worked on my post for today. This was a typical moving day. It went well and we managed to get things set up easily enough. For dessert, we had some lime Jell-o and a cup of strawberry/raspberry tea from Old Albuquerque.

Strawberry/Blueberry tea

Could see more of these at this park

That's okay, I like watching an air show anytime

We had a good day and found a warmer location than it was in Quartzsite. It is at least 5 perhaps 7 degrees warmer here in Yuma, Az. I hope your day was a good one too.

Our sites are a nice size

Thank you for stopping by!