Working on Trip Plans, Hot Afternoon, Silly Al’s Once More ♥

La Paz Valley, Az

On Monday, Apr. 4^th Gibbs had Bill up at 6 but then we all went back to sleep until 7. Good boy! I know it was a sleep full of dreams for me so I welcomed staying in bed until close to 7:30. Blue sky, no clouds today and a slight breeze. Perfect! 😊 Gibbs was up for a longer walk today so we followed our noses, basically, for about 20 minutes. I’ve decided that 63F/17C is a good walking temperature.

I made a tea and attempted to sit outside with Gibbs while I drank it. LOL, the flies are crazy! We think we’ve determined why. We have a puppy who piddles all around the mat and sometimes dribbles ON the mat so they are likely attracted to that scent. ☹ Unfortunately, it has gotten worse making sitting out very uncomfortable even for short periods. We came indoors.

Okay, we've all had days like this, no?
Poor thing, but it's still standing!

We walked a little further today, which was nice

At 10, we drove over to La Posa South for a quick sit down with Gayle and John. We move on tomorrow, they don’t, and we want to have a trip route planned at least for a few days before we all leave on the 10^th. Gayle and Bill are the main navigators but John and I are listening and agreeing with the decisions. We have a ‘tentative’ plan in place for the first few days when we all leave on the 10^th.

We, well, someone, had a little snooze upstairs

We returned home and I tried once more to sit out in my lounger. I stayed long enough to finish The Secret Garden and then moved in for lunch. I have to say that I was disappointed in the ending of this book and really wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. It read slow, quite a bit of detail where it wasn’t necessary and at the end, after solving the mystery, it went on for another whole chapter of unnecessary confusion. Anyway, I initialed in the front cover and will drop it off at the next clubhouse.

Trying to get as much of the fresh air as possible

The temperature reached 88F/31C today. We’ve been hotter but not out in the desert with no hookups. I give my sister and her hubby a lot of credit for sticking it out in this heat. I feel hot enough myself but can’t help but think of our little furry kid. Bill put the tv on for a couple of hours this afternoon at the same time as running the dishwasher. The batteries didn’t budge. 😊

It doesn't look packed but these tables
weren't empty for long

I would have liked to have been outside but instead went upstairs with my next book and lay at the window. The breeze was coming from the northwest today. At 4:15, we pulled blinds and left all but one window open and drove back to La Posa South. John was driving us all into Silly Al’s for one last pizza fix. I could do it once a week, because they are so good and also because back home, we seldom have pizza.

Don't forget the cherry!```

We walked right in and got a good table. The place was packed, at least to the point where people would leave and others would arrive, in and out, for the whole time we were there. Good food! Bill ordered a small Hawaiian and I ordered a small meat lovers. We also had a treat and ordered a Pina Colada each. Yum! Our waitress was only a ‘week old veteran’ of the place and we got great service. Funny thing is, with all newbie waitresses tonight, we were in the door at 4:45, served by 5 and out the door by 6. Fastest service we've ever received. She got a nice tip.😊 

Apparently, Gibbs likes pens

Looks like he tried writing us a note of apology?
If you can read 'Dog', please let us know what it says.
We can't worry too much about where the refill went 😓

She was hoppin’! As we were sitting there, we noticed Rich our Park Place neighbour . When we were done eating, Bill walked over to him and Johnnie at the bar. They leave the park tomorrow and head home, slowly, too. They are from Iowa. 

A sliver of moon tonight too

We picked up Black Beauty and hugged my sister and her hubby goodbye - for now. Back at home, Gibbs was waiting for us BUT he had found my ballpoint pen on the table. There wasn’t much left of it so we can only hope he poops it out. ☹

The beginning

It’s hot in the Suite(90F/32C) and not much cooler outside (85F/30C) and it’s 6:30. Could be a hot night for sleeping.  I sat and finished my blog with a thermos of water beside me. I’m reading James Patterson’s NYPD RED now, just starting so I hope it grabs my attention. This was an awesome day, our last here at Roadrunner BLM. I think we might see it again in the not-too-distant future.

and The End

I sat outside, watching it change while I finished my blog.
Good night!

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