Pilot Knob, Winterhaven, CA
Awake
before the alarm on Friday, Jan. 3rd, Bill was up out of bed soon
after 6 and in the shower. I stretched and rolled over for a few more precious
minutes before I also got up. Today, we had an 8 o’clock dentist appointment in
Los Algodones for cleaning. We had our first hot drink and hopped in Black
Beauty at 7:20. We didn’t have far to go this morning and arrived in the almost
empty parking lot around 7:35. I’ve never seen it quite so vacant before.
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| Morning sunrise on the way to Los Algodones |
For the
first time, we parked directly in front of our entrance to Mexico, behind the
handicapped parking spaces.
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| The almost empty parking lot to the west |
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Those metal barred gates are where we enter Mexico
We've never parked so closely before |
There weren’t many ‘solicitors’ there to greet us
for pharmacy, dental or eyeglasses and we walked through the vendor sidewalks
with mostly morning greetings. Business was just beginning which meant a lot of
merchandise was not even out yet. We reached the dental office early, no
surprise, but Dr. Eva and George had not arrived yet. They pulled up together a
couple of minutes after 8.
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The birds on the wire are gathered, waiting for the crowds
to crowd the lot in the same manner |
We both
went in at the same time and my cleaning went without a hitch. Just a little
reminder to clean better between my upper molars. I can do that! Bill, didn’t
get off so lucky and needs a root canal. Darn! He will have a couple of
appointments, starting on Monday, to take care of an abscess first and then the
dental work once that has healed. As we’ve said, you don’t want to hear you need dental work done but if you must, Mexico is the place to have it taken care of.
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If you've ever entered Los Algodones, this gate will
look familiar |
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Not just a pharmacy but the most popular one
You can buy your alcohol here too |
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| The park near Dr. Eva's office, just opening for business |
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| Dr. Eva Urena's building |
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| A picture in the courtyard of my sweetie |
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| This is how they mark reserved parking spaces |
When we
left there, we walked back through Snowbird Alley and wished our Mexican
friends, Marlon Brando (the painter), his sidekick and then Andy, our greeter,
Happy New Year. Such nice guys and nice that they never seem to forget us. We
went into the Purple Liquor store and priced Tequila, Vodka and Bill’s Appleton’s
Rum but they couldn’t sell anything before 10 am. We’ll be back on Monday, or
at least Bill will be.
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| Bill's favourite store |
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| One of mine here in Arizona |
Timing
was perfect, so early, when we returned as there was no one in line and two
guards on duty. We left Mexico and drove into Yuma. First stop was the CVS. We
each withdrew some cash at the Allpoint’s ATM where we don’t pay a service fee.
Then we drove to the Drive-through Liquor store. I love this store; it is worth
parking and walking inside.
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| I've been meaning to get this picture since we arrived |
The owner
has a section down one aisle that is always 50% a variety of alcohol. In that
section, you’ll find many wines, many tequila’s, vodkas, rums and so on. I
found a 1.75 litre bottle of vodka for 9.99 and a 750 ml bottle of Calico Jack’s
Chocolate coconut rum for $5. At that price I just had to buy it to try it. 😊 We left there and Bill drove a little further to Harbor Freight.
He wanted to cash in on a sale item and I nipped into the .99¢ store in the
same strip.
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| Get a kick out of this sign on our W.Hwy 80 |
Then we
headed home. It was 10:05 when we pulled into the park. I could’ve joined the
Poker Pool game that started at 10 but I really didn’t feel up to it at this
point. I felt more like taking it easy so Bill went in and signed us up for
Burger/Dog night. If we don’t have to cook or clean up after supper, I’m in for
$5 each. After we got home, we realized that the wind had died considerably.
Bill stood the barbecue and table back up and I started cooking bacon and eggs
inside.
After
dishes, we took a walk up to the office to see about reserving our spot for
February by paying for the month. That was a ‘no can do’ so we’ll just have to
take our chances that we get the same spot when we return. If not, we’ll find
something suitable. You can’t always get what you want, right Mick? We were
waiting for our friend, Keith, to arrive so took a walk down Hwy 80 in the
hopes that we’d see him arrive on the overpass.
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| Bill gets a picture of Keith's arrival |
We
returned to the Suite and I changed into my bathing suit. This was my time to
go to the pool and Bill walked back up with me. More waiting for him and
finally around 2 pm, Keith pulled into the park with his truck camper and
trailer. His friend arrived a few minutes later in his own rv and cargo
trailer. They each came to ride the dunes and Keith also to do some rc flying
with Bill. We were both happy to see them arrive safely.
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| Oh yes, and Oreo right there in the window too |
They left
home (Ontario, Canada) on Dec. 26th and spent 3 nights in Tuscon,
AZ. They made really good time and are pretty tired. Happy Hour was at Jo-Anne
and Bob’s place and thankfully it was warm enough to meet outside. Tonight,
there were 6 of us.
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| Higgins sleeps at Happy Hour in the shade |
At 4:30 we said goodbye and Kim, Ken, Bill and I walked up
to the $5 Burger night. Tonight, I had a hot dog and what a great wiener that
was! I ended up not eating the bun but truly enjoyed the Scalloped Corn and the
homemade cookie.
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| Bill and Oreo share a hug |
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Introductions and they realized
they went to school together |
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| Oreo, an energetic pretty dog |
We had a
bunch of laughs and walked back by 6. Bill knocked on Keith’s door to introduce
him to our friends and what a small world it is. Kim and Keith went to the same
school, 3 years apart, back home, so the 3 of them knew a few of the same
places and possibly crossed paths of some of the same people. We chatted for a
while and Kim and I walked across to the fence to capture another beautiful
Arizona sky.
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| I know you won't mind that I was capturing these pictures |
Eventually,
we returned to the Suite where I proceeded to work on my blog post for the day.
Bill turned Live PD on that was our entertainment for part of the evening. This
was a full, fun day and the weather co-operated very well! A few nice days have
graced us with their presence.
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| Good night! |
Thank you
for stopping by!
