We had a very lazzzzzy morning! We left around 11 am for Algodones in Mexico. After crossing the border which is nothing by the way from this side, one just walks in; we first stopped at a glass place and bought prescription glass for me @ $65 US. Being Sunday, they won’t be ready until tomorrow which is fine by us. We went for a bit to eat at a local plaza; Val had tortilla soup (her favourite) and I had a chicken burrito with salad and the ever present re-fried beans. After a couple of cerveza, we walked the market and I bought a belt which I needed then crossed back into the States with no line up. We decided to call a day and came home. IT was a hot day with fair to strong wind keeping things cool down a bit.
We went back to Algodones around 11 am to pick up my glasses which were ready. As soon as we got them, we went back to cross the border which already had a small line up and as we got across, the line had grown almost 4 times longer; busy Monday! Afterwards, we went shopping at Fry’s and Walmart for some vegetables and a few things we missed the last time. We had brunch at Denny’s and came home around 4 pm. Walked Tucker, had a quick Happy H then it was dinner. Another nice warm day but much cooler than it has been the last few days. My new glasses are great to drive with!
We went geo-caching just before lunch and were back by 1 pm. We found them all! This was a hot day so didn’t do much. Val went to the club to do puzzles and I read my new Vince Flynn.
We got our e-mail this afternoon and I learned that our life insurance with TRANSAM will go from $115 to 580/month as of May 9 of this year! Talk about major rip-off; an almost 500% increase. Needless to say that we cannot nor are we willing to pay that outrageous amount. That news really spoiled my evening!
Val went for her last day of exercises here. After breakfast and showering, we began the process of loading the bikes, kayaks and putting all unnecessary items away.
In the afternoon, we went into town to top up on fuel and picked eggs and milk. While at FRY’S, we saw an ad offering two roast for the price of one so guess what? Duh, we bought two for $14! I also fuelled up @ $4.09 at Barton Fuel on Hwy 95 then came home
It is hot, 32*C outside and we have to A/C going full blast.
We left at 9:30 this morning and already it is 20*C; it’s going to be a hot day! We took Hwy 95 North and by 11:15 AM we were in Quartzsite where we stopped for body fuel. We had some excellent hamburger made with real meat, not that frozen stuff, and homemade fries. We continued on to Ehrenberg and arrived here at Colorado River Oasis Park (WHR) at 1:15 pm. It is hot...32*C in the sun and not much better in the shade. All the spots by the river are taken so we found one with some shade and parked by 2:30 pm. After setting up, we drove to Blythe in California, across the river to the bank and a half hour later, we were back home. Time to relax and enjoy the day!
N 33* 36.468
W 114* 31.468ALT: 269 ft
We drove 113 miles in 2 hrs and 25 minutes (driving time) @ an average 47 MPH
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