DECEMBER 1, 2015, TUESDAY;
Algodones for adjustments
Sunny
and cold (59*F)! A few neighbours have
departed this morning; next will be us on Friday and looking forward to it. We went to Algodones for a few adjustments
and had lunch there; fish and shrimp tacos and they were delicious. From here we went to Yuma to ALBERTSON to get
some groceries then home to put it all away.
DEC 2, WEDNESDAY; To
Martinez Lake and visit with friends
Sunny
and surprise…WINDY! It was a cold night,
37*F! To be fair, it did warm up to 68*F.
We
drove north on Hwy 95, past the turn off to Imperial Dam and we turned off on
the Martinez Lake turn off. As we were
driving through the Yuma Proving Ground, we saw a half dozen military
parachutists coming down from the sky.
As we drove on, we saw them walking to a make-shift booth where other
military personnel were waiting for them.
We
continued on and arrived at Martinez Lake.
What a funky place. Decorations
for X-Mas were all out, we walked around the marina and the grounds then went
to the Pub for a beer and lunch. Very
good burgers! We drove around, took some
pictures then went on to the Wildlife Refuge and went in the Visitor Centre and
looked at the exhibits. We went on the
road further into the desert and stopped at various points to look at the Colorado
river or the sanctuaries created by the river. We got as far as the PAINTED CANYON, parked
and went for a walk up the trail. It is
a one hour walk to go all around but we only did a part of it due to time
constraint.
We
drove back to Yuma to Ed & Judy and Reg & Sharon’s place in the
Foothills. We had HH outside then moved
inside and had dinner. We moved back outside
to sit by the fire and had a free show of F15 or 18 flying around and chasing
each other. There was some kind of military
exercises and it was fun listening to them flying over as it was too dark to
see them. We had a very nice visit but
we had to get back as it was getting late. 40 minutes later, we were home
IT
WAS A GREAT DAY! (Pictures can be seen at our Picasa Web Site)
DEC 3, THURSDAY; Breakfast
at COCOPAH CASINO and packing
Much
better today in terms of temperature but it was a cold morning; 45*F at 7:30
am. We were up early to meet the “gang”
at COCOPAH CASINO for breakfast @ 8:45 am, approx. 40 minutes’ drive from
here. Everyone that we know here in Yuma
was in attendance. We had a great
breakfast @ $14. For both of us and we could have second if we wanted (it was a
smorg.). It was wonderful to see
everyone again. But as everything else,
it had to come to an end and after saying our goodbyes to everyone, we drove to
town and fueled the Jeep then went home.
I loaded the kayaks, the bikes, put everything away, and got everything ready
to leave in the morning. We sat outside
and looked at how empty this place is! It
is going downhill and this will be our very last time we stay here, for sure!!!
We
had dinner, watched the tube for a while then went to bed.
DEC 4, FRIDAY; TO CASA
GRANDE, AZ
We
had a lazy morning, taking our time to pack the last of the toys, then we
headed out by 10:30 am. We were in CASA
GRANDE by 3 pm. We took I-8 to Yuma, stopped
for fuel then headed out. The ride was
quite boring as it is all desert and very monotonous. We stopped near GILA BEND for lunch and 20
minutes later, were on our way again.
CASA GRANDE RV RESORT, our HOME PARK with WHR, has really been improved
since it was bought by an outside business.
There are now new Park Models for rent, the whole place has been
revamped and it is over half full now. Everyone
is in a good mood and friendly. We
parked in site 310 and a half hour late, after hooking up and setting up, we
were sitting outside for a drink. We had
a nice dinner then relaxed’
We
are here for two weeks!
We drove 191 miles in 3.5
hrs @ an average 54MPH with an hour stopped for fuel and lunch. We paid $2.20/gal for diesel.
N 32* 55.261’
W 111* 45.327’
EL: 1361 feet
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