APR 4, MONDAY; to Casa Grande and more
disaster
We were up early and slowly got ready. The slides came in, the air tank was filled
and the jacks were brought up or so I thought!
I put the MH in gear and moved forward only to realize that the front
jack never came up and the end result was a broken seal. I managed to push the jack back up so that we
could drive and were on our way by 11 am.
We drove north to I-8 then west to Hwy 84 and eventually Casa Grande. As I mentioned before, Casa Grande Resort no
longer accepts WHR members at the reduced rate so I made a reservation to
another Park, FOOTHILLS WEST RV RESORT, a RPI member via Thousand Trails. WE are here for 3 nights.
We
went into town, found a AT&T store, got my sim card fix so that we now have
phones, then to Verizon to re-connect my MIFI for internet access. We also stopped at our favorite Chinese restaurant
BIG WHA. We went for groceries at FRY
then came home to put everything away.
It is very hot out there, I even made it to the pool once back at the
Park, very refreshing! We had a light
dinner and sat outside looking for a breeze.
The A/C is working double time right now.
We travelled 107 miles in 2 hrs
and 15 minutes @ an average 50 mph
N
32* 58.362’
W 111* 46.599’
ALT: 1519 ft.
APR 5, TUESDAY; Visit with Bud & Judy
When I
got up this morning, I noticed water on the ground by the Beaver so I went out
to investigate and found the fresh water inlet had broken at the neck!? So I shut off the water and took it apart and
went into town to get a new one at the RV SHOP.
I
called UPS at home to find out if there was a tracking # on our mail and there
was. After looking it up, we found that
our mail would be delivered today so we drove to Casa Grande Resort and asked
for it to be held. After a small
discussion, they agree to hold it for one day so will pick it up tomorrow.
We
drove to Phoenix and had a marvelous visit with Bud & Judy. Bud looks much better and his colors have
come back. We caught up to their news
and shared ours then we went to a local Pub/restaurant that we had gone to
before and his renowned for its wings.
There lots of taste to try and I ordered their hottest one (6) and Salt
& Vinegar (6). A beer to wash it
down and it was great. We had a four
hours visit then came home as I had to install the new fresh water inlet that
we had purchased earlier. I got that
done then it was to the pool for a refreshing soaking. It is very hot and our A/C has a hard time
cooling the MH
APR 6, WEDNESDAY; Last day in Casa
Grande
The
forecast is for 97*F today; it promises to be a hot one!
I
picked up our mail then we went to BIG WA for our craving for Chinese food. From there, it was Walmart to buy a couple
items and some underwear and a pair of shorts for me. On the way home, we stopped a small hole in
the wall pub and had a beer at $2 each.
Back at the “farm”, we cooled off by going to the pool. It is 98*F @ 3:30 pm.
I
sorted our mail, we got all our T4’s so I can do our income tax. Also got a whole bunch of magazines so lots
to read in the next while.
APR 7, THURSDAY; Back on the road
We
left Casa Grande at 8:45 am under cloudy sky and threats of rain. We headed north on I-10 to 202N then 60
West. I should have gone to 303 on I-10 then
I would have missed all the lights in Sun City and all the other ones along the
route. Anyway, in Wickenburg, we turned
north on 93 all the way to Las Vegas. The
drive from Wickenburg was a mixture of beautiful desert landscape with Cacti
& Saguaro to just plain boring low shrubs and sand. We stopped at a neat little area called
WIKIUP. The scene changed dramatically
once we got near Boulder City with rugged terrain and a great view of the
Colorado river. We crossed the new
bridge by the Hoover Dam then through Boulder City and finally arrived in
Vegas. We are camped at SAM’sTOWN RV
Resort, now a KOA, on Nellis Ave and paid $30/night. We are here for two nights.
We sat
outside for a while; still very warm and the A/C is going full blast! We have two Quebecer that were in San Carlos
about a month ago; funny to meet here again.
N
36* 06.974’
W 112* 03.814’
ALT: 1702 ft
We travelled 330 miles in 6 hrs
and 15 min. and were stopped for one hour and 30 minutes
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