Pilot Knob RV Resort, Winterhaven, CA
Thursday,
Dec 26th, Bill and I slept in. I guess it was a good morning to do
that since it was dull, windy and cool outside. We can’t and won’t complain
since we were graced with a gorgeous day yesterday for Christmas Day. It was
7:30 when we had our coffee and tea and I was able to sit and catch up on our
friends’ blog posts. Everyone had a wonderful celebration!
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| I slipped out the door at 7:30 to catch the beautiful sunrise |
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| The reflection on our Mobile Suite looks lovely |
It was
around 8:45 when we got out for our walk and yes, I bundled up. The temperature
wasn’t terrible at 50F but the wind went right through you if you weren’t
prepared. Our fast pace slowed on the return trip but it did help to warm us up
initially. Sitting back home, we read together in our chairs with only the
radio playing country tunes in the background. Enough Christmas music for me.
They’ve played them to death.
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| Looking to the east where the sky isn't so pretty anymore this was on our walk |
As I was
sitting here, I asked Bill what he thought about sending an invite to everyone for a
warm Happy Hour today before Gayle and John left tomorrow. He agreed so I
texted them and received favourable responses. We have room so why not? Other
than that, it is a quiet day. After breakfast and dishes, we noticed the winds
gusting periodically and the spatters of light rain on the windows. When my
outside wreath blew off the door, I retrieved it so it didn’t end up down the
lane.
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| We had bacon and scrambled eggs and they hit the spot |
Gayle messaged
me and asked if we were interested in seeing any of their pictures from their stays
last winter(s) in Mexico. Last evening, we had been discussing some of these
areas. We don’t think it is something that appeals to us for our future winters
but it is always nice to see options available to us. So, after we had a phone
call from Marilynne, Bill’s step-Mom, (we’d failed to make a connection
yesterday) they arrived and shared some pictures. The pictures along the beach of the Bay of Conception looked intriguing.
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| I didn't get pictures of our Happy Hour inside but after they left the sun started to disappear |
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| A close up |
Around 3,
the rain had stopped, the winds had died and the sun came out. Kim, Ken, Tom,
Deb, Bob, Jo-Anne and then Dave and Cheryl arrived. We had chairs set up for
everyone and although it wasn’t maybe the best seating, the conversation ensued
with no dull silences. At one point, around 4:15, I handed out papers and
pens to ‘play’ a game. This was unusual and I had no idea how our friends would
like it. The girls groaned as it reminded them of 'shower' games (which I never mind) and the the guys surprised me by getting right into it.
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| The following pictures detail how I cooked the pork tenderloin |
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| Seasoned meat ready to go in the air fryer |
I got our
red chef out of the cupboard and pulled the seasoned tenderloin out of the
fridge. It had been marinating most of the afternoon. I placed tin foil in the
bottom of the air fryer and curled the 2 pieces of pork inside. I cooked it for
15 minutes at 360° before adding sweet & sour sauce to half and bbq sauce
to the other. Then another 10 minutes of cooking. My mistake was not to check
the centre as it wasn’t quite finished and had to be returned for 10 minutes
more.
However,
when it was done, it was perfect and I had mine with asparagus and Bill had his
with mixed veggies. The tenderloin was wonderful and moist. I’ll do it this way
again. After dishes, Bill was finally feeling himself again and we sat together
to watch CourtCam and Live PD: Wanted. When I finish posting this, I will get
some more chapters read if I’m not too tired. This was a great day and other
than our morning walk, we didn’t go off our site.
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| Yummy! Good night everyone from Winterhaven CA |
I hope
you’ve enjoyed your ‘Day after Christmas’. Thank you for popping in.