We had a really bad wind storm overnight. We woke up to a mess outside and it is still blowing but not as bad. We watched a couple movies, had a drink with M & A then it was a quiet evening at home.
We had breakfast at the club house then we left around 9:30 am. We headed south on Dillon, stopped for fuel for Marcel and Audrey and continues on Hwy 86. In Brawley, we continued on Hwy 78 East to the sand dunes where we stopped for lunch and watched ATV’s cruising on the dunes. After lunch, we continued on and eventually turned on SR 34 south to I-8, and east to Pilot Knob RV Park. We arrived around 2:30 pm local time (Arizona Time, we lost an hour). Our mutual friends, Dave and Louise, were already here so we all visited for about an hour then Marcel and Audrey left for Yuma Lake, approx 14 miles from here, where they are staying with their Coast to Coast membership. Louise cooked us dinner, we visited for a while then headed home to bed.
N 32* 44.774
W 114* 45.819Alt: 256 feet
We drove 168 miles ( 273 Km) in 3.5 hours at an average 52 MPH.
Marcel and Audrey showed up at our place around 9:15 am and by 9:30, the six of us were on our way to the Quilchena Casino where we had breakfast. Afterwards, we continued south to the Mexican border, parked on the US side and walked across. Val and I bought our tourist card for our stay in San Carlos which means we won’t have to stop at Km 21, south of Nogales. We then met with the rest of the group and proceeded to visit the town. This was the week-end when Algodones had an “Appreciation Day” for all the gringos so there were free margaritas and some food for free. We visited some shops, stopped for a couple drinks then eventually, it was time to leave. It took us over an hour to cross, what with the line up, but we had fun and it didn’t seem that long. We came home and had a few more drinks, Val made a chilli for everyone and we had more laughs. IT was a Perfect Day filled with laughter, love and friendship. Everyone went home eventually by 8 pm
Louise and Dave came with us and we drove to Yuma Lake RV Resort where Marcel and Audrey are staying. From here, we went to the outside RV flea market near the Marine Air Base and proceeded to look around. We had lunch here and continued on, we bought two more chairs, Marcel a hat and Dave, RV parts. We also looked at satellite dish for Marcel and Audrey. $2500 sounds like a good price and we may seriously look at it upon our return from Mexico. We came home around 4 pm after stopping for some groceries, walked the dogs, Val made a salad and Louise a desert then we drove to Marcel and Audrey for steak dinner. Needless to say we had a wonderful time filled with laughters and we returned home around 11:30 pm. It was a great day!
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