March 13 to 16, 2011; Welton AZ to Imperial Dam, CA

MAR 13, Sunday, Laundry and more Geo-caches, Welton, AZ
We went into town to the Laundromat as we won’t have a chance for that while at Imperial Dam, I don’t think!? After laundry, we went for lunch at a nearby restaurant that had attracted our attention. From here, we went to find our last 5 caches in this area then picked up some groceries at the local grocery store. We dropped everything at home, put it away then went to Ed and Judy’s place for Happy Hour. They are in a park about 2 minutes from here. We can actually their park from our site. Now it’s time for dinner then a relaxing evening.


MAR 14, Monday, stop in Yuma then onward to Imperial Dam, California
We left Welton at 9:30 am, and drove to Flying J Travel Centre in Yuma. I fuelled there at $3.87/gal then we went for breakfast. I called the technician to ensure he was still coming for 11 am. He showed up at 11:30 and proceeded to check the toilet. Low and behold if the blooming thing didn’t work just fine. We tried a few times and it worked fine so after paying $20 for his trouble, we went on Hwy 95 to the turn off for Imperial Dam. We drove through the Army Proving grounds to get there and stopped at the exhibits they had beside the road. We drove past the Army Base and finally arrived at our destination near a lake, on the California side, where we met the Kirkby’s and had a great reunion. We parked, set up and enjoyed a hot but beautiful afternoon. Kids nearby borrowed our kayaks and went to play on the lake. We caught up to all the news then it was time for dinner, cooked outside, and tried out my new table too! In the evening we had a fire and had visitors in the form of wild burrows, on the hill side. We used a flashlight to watch them. We are here for a week!

We travelled 42 miles (67 Km) at an average 33MPH in one hour and 16 minutes and were stopped for a total of 2 hours.
N 32* 54.196
W 114* 29.574
Alt: 240 ft


MAR 15, Imperial Dam
This has to be the hottest day yet!? We could barely stand being in the sun; thank goodness there was a slight breeze and didn’t really help a lot but was still welcome. After cooking breakfast (me) for both of us, we lazed around for a while then it was time to go the “gravel pit” where there was an organized pot-luck lunch. We decided to go at the last minute and brought a noodle salad. It was a feast and the main thing was sauerkraut and sausage. It was delicious and lots of dessert too.
In the afternoon, Lynden and I went back to the “tank display” near Hwy 95 where we finally got a signal on our phones. He called his son Trenton and I called our mail service to have our mail forwarded and then Rochelle to see how to get a hold of her only to find out she is already in Palm Springs so we will see them next week.
We came back home to Happy Hour, everyone went for a soak except me (chicken) and Val decided to go for a paddle in the kayak then it was time for dinner and a fire afterwards. Our neighbours Frank and Lyn joined us and so did two others whose names escape me right now.


MAR 16, Imperial Dam
Val and Charlene went on the quad to the “gravel pit” where they were doing aerobics. They were gone for an hour. I had a shower and shave then brought the blog to date. The new generator is coming in pretty handy and is operating smoothly. We have it on for about an hour each day. Today was another hot but windy day. C&L went to Bart, a small village nearby to find a Post Office and we went exploring the area and found 4 Geo-Caches. We came home, had Happy Hour then dinner. We sat out in the evening but no fire tonight. The water level has come up quite a bit in the past three days and now the water is about 10 feet away from the trailer and is covering our fire pit