JANUARY 1, 2016; FRIDAY;
Mesa to Desert Diamond Casino
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Day one of the first month of the year!
We
were up by 7 am this morning under a sunny but cold morning. After breakfast, I packed the Jeep, unhooked
the water system then we walked over to Marcel and Aud to wish them a Happy
New-Year. We left at 10 am and headed
East on Hwy 60 to Hwy 78 and eventually Hwy 79 where we stopped for a bite to
eat and a beer. We continued on to I-10
East then south on I-19. At the Indian
Reserve in Sahuarita, south of Tucson, we arrived at our destination for today:
Desert Diamond Casino. We set up the
chairs outside and had a drink under sunny and warm sky (68*F). Audrey even put on her shorts!!! Louise and Dave arrived here at 4:30 PM from
Yuma and we had a big reunion and caught up to all the news. We all walked to the Casino, had dinner then
the girls decided to go gambling. Dave
and I walked back to our rigs and Marcel stayed behind to keep an eye on the
girls and made sure they didn’t overspend!
We visited for a while afterwards and were in bed by 10 pm. A good day overall!
N32* 00.461’
W 110* 59.328’
Alt: 2739’
We travelled 121 miles in
2.5 hrs
JAN 2, SATURDAY; To San
Carlos, Mexico
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DAUGHTER
ROCHELLE!!!
This
is it! We are on our way south! We left around 7:15 am on I-19, crossed into
Mexico without any incident after fueling at the Border in the USA and got onto
Hwy 15 MEX at 10:15 am. We were stopped
about four miles later to declare anything we were importing then continued to
KM 21 at 11 am where we stopped to purchase everyone’s TOURIST CARD. We had ours already. We then continue on Hwy 15 and stopped at BENJAMIN
HILL for lunch and a break. Back on the
road, we soon were going through HERMISSILLO without any incidents then an hour
and a half later, we turned on our final road to San Carlos and TOTONAKA. There was a lot of construction on the
highway coming down.
Anyway,
we paid our dues (3 mths) then set up at site 116. Aud and Marcel are across from us and Dave
& Louise are two sites down. We were
lucky as a lot of sites are reserved and we are together. The park is about three quarter full right
now!
After
set-up, we drove to Brian and Carol’s place in the RANCHITOS and had dinner
there. They are good friends of A&M
and bought a house here last year. We
had a great dinner of spare ribs and potatoes and vegetables. We visited afterwards and got home at 9
pm. A long day and we are tired so to
bed! Nice to be in warm climate again.
N 27* 57.889’
W 111* 01.476’
ALT: 38’
We travelled 308 miles in
6.25 hrs at an average 48 MPH. We were
stopped for 3.5 hrs
JAN 3, SUNDAY; San Carlos
We
woke up to sunshine a balmy 57*F at 8 am. It warmed up to low 70’s in the day. Val and the gang went for a walk on the beach
while I continued setting up. Dave,
Marcel and I went to EL CHEQUE for our fix of hot-dogs! YUM! YUM!
The rest of the day was relaxing and we took A&M for a tour of the
town. Linda and Steve showed up to
welcome us back and to meet A&M.
They already knew Dave and Louise.
JAN 4, MONDAY; Music
Festival at Totonaka
It
got quite cloudy this afternoon but the rain held off and the sun did come out
long enough for Brian, friend John and Marcel to set up under a canopy and have
a jam session. It didn’t take long and
we had a big crowd gather around and sing along whenever they could. It began at 2 pm and lasted until 7 pm. Everyone enjoyed it and demanded more in the
future. No doubt Marcel will cater to
their request!!! Steve and Linda also
showed up and enjoyed themselves
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