Val went for exercises at 8 am then we went to town to find a part for the screen door which turns out I have to bring the screen door to get the right fit. I uploaded a couple pictures to our Picasa web page. We went geo-caching and found over 20 of them then we drove to Albertson to pick up some stuff. We had lunch then drove to Mim and Jack and had a great visit with them. We got back home at 9 pm.
We went into town to Home Depot and bought a flashing X-Mas tree and a hose connection. We then stopped in Best Buy where we bought a sound system for our TV. From here, we fuelled @ $3.74/gal. then we went to RV CONNECTION to buy a part for the screen door and ended up buying a dual wheel chock and a telescopic flag pole. We came home, unloaded everything, had lunch then drove to Welton to visit Ed & Judy. Jack and Mim showed up about an hour later and after chatting for a while, we had dinner. Judy had made a chilli made with ground turkey and different spices; it was very good and nothing was left for Ed’s left over! We had a great time. We got home by 8:30 pm.
We called the kids tonight but no one was home so will try again tomorrow
The forecast is for rain for Tuesday so we decided to leave a day early. We were on the road by 9 am, drove East on I-8 then I-10 and eventually I-19 south to exit 48 where we spent the night at Mountain View Park. We’ve been here before, it is a Passport America park @ $14+tax with full hook up, WIFI and cable; can’t beat that!!! We arrived here at 3 pm, set up and now just relaxing. We stopped in Eloy for fuel and lunch, $3,80/gal. It is cloudy with sunny period and 71*F.
N 31* 42.230’
W 111* 03.760’Alt: 3081 ft
We travelled 284 miles (460Km) @ an average 57 MPH in 5 hrs
We were up by 6 am and on the road by 7:30 under heavy clouds. We drove 45 km to Nogales where we stopped at Walmart to buy last minute items then to the Insurance office to buy our Mexican insurance. We entered Mexico at 9 am and drove south on Hwy 15. The road was really rough until Santa Anna. We were also stopped for about three quarters of an hour due to an accident; a rig missed its turn and flipped over down the embankment. It was quite a mess. We drove on further and saw another accident on a straight stretch where an army truck flipped over in the ditch. We saw a couple of bodies covered with a tarp so it wasn’t a pleasant scene. It rained most of the way down! We arrived at our turn-off where I stopped for fuel @ $0.98 per litre. Then it was onward to Totonaka, San Carlos where everyone was waiting for us. After setting up, we said hello to everyone including George and Paulette who are still here. Also are Lynden & Charlene, Rick & Pat, Al and Brenda, Leo and Lynne. A real home-coming reunion and that doesn’t include the people whom we met previous years. The sky is finally clearing and we had a nice sunset. Six of us went out for dinner at Arbolito and had a great dinner then came home and Al had a fire. We were in bed by 10 pm.
N 27* 57.908’
W 111* 01.490’Alt: 17 feet
We drove 291 miles (472 Km) in 6.5 hrs at an average 45 MPH
Temperature was 16* C when I got up at 7 am, it will be a nice day, I think!
Today was set up day! Val cleaned the inside of “BEAR” and I set up the outside. We have the X-MAs tree up and all the decorations. At lunch, we went to the bank to withdraw some cash then went to “El Cheque” for his famous hot dog. In the afternoon, I had a snooze while Val visited the neighbours and read. At 4 pm, the “Lot” people (Steve & Linda, Craig & Cathy, Bill & Tammie and Manfred & Judy) came over for Happy Hour at Pat & Rick. It was a great reunion and we caught up to everyone’s news. After dinner, we had a fire at Al & Brenda. The gang came over including Randy &Shirley and Steve & Marie, neighbours we met last year! Another fun day and evening ends on a happy note!
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