Sat. Feb. 9
We enjoyed being back in the warmer weather while getting over our colds. Seeing friends we made over Christmas especially dart night, We did not play because of our colds. On saturday we went to see Spud and Suzie's new home, and enjoy a campfire. They purchased a beautiful park model home so they could stay there as much as they wanted and put their Rv in the storage area until they got the urge to travel a bit in the summer when it's too warm here. (as warm as 40 to 50 c). Sunday morning we left Picacho Peak heading east 1 & 1/2 hrs to stay at Benson Arizona for a week the make our way towards Georgia for an RV Rally March 13th.
Wed. Feb. 6th
We had stayed over in Toronto to catch a flight in the morning, and a good thing we did, there was about 10 inches of snow over night making driving treacherous and many flights were canceled. Our Flight was delayed about 1 hour while our plane was de-iced and prepared for takeoff. 2 & 1/2 hours to Atlanta Georgia where we had a 3 hour layover, then a 4 hour flight to Phoenix Arizona arriving on time. Back at Picacho Peak we were greeted by friends Steve & Barb. They had home made chicken soup for us (great for the colds we caught while in Ontario) and had taken our RV out of storage and put on a site. The weather here much warmer 22c during the day and sunny. Next day a nice meal cooked by them of " City Chicken" ( beef and pork on a stick) awesome.
Wed. Jan. 30
We arrived at Toronto airport at 8.15pm and were met by Suzie's Mother, Father and sister in law Sandy, They drove us farm to the Farm in New Hamburg battling very strong winds on the highway for 1 & 1/2 hours. It was very cold. For the next week we prepared for the funeral Thanks for my sister Louise making the arrangements and many relatives pitching in and helping. We visited almost all of our Relatives while here, especially enjoyed seeing our 4 Grandsons. The weather was cold with blowing snow etc.
Tue. Jan. 29
We received a phone call at 6.00am informing us that our Aunt Beryl, 84 yrs young (my father's sister) had passed away. We were in Quartzsite, with heavy hearts we packed up arranged storage at Picacho Peak Resort for our Rv and grabbed a plane from Phoenix Arizona to Toronto Via Houston Texas wed. morning.
Here is a quote out of an email from my brother Chris about our Aunt, lovingly know as " 'puterpest ".
"Aunt Beryl passed away this morning at 3:00 am. She was someone who lived life through a child' s eyes. Her sense of humour was second to none. She will now be with now be with Uncle Al, the man who loved her unconditionally for 43 plus years. She will no longer suffer, but be at peace. I send this to you today to remember her life & the things she meant to you, stuffed animals, funny e-mails, Snoopy & Woodstock, Winnie the Pooh & her wicked sense of humour. I could go on & on but you all have your own special memories of her."
Fri. Jan. 25
For our final free lunch at Beaudry’s BBQ Chicken, Macaroni Salad, Beans, cookies and Juice. Guess we have to cook now or go to La Mesa RV for free lunch. Walked some more vendors and saw more sights, lotsa traffic. Back to home dirt and enjoy the sun and shell some more pecans.
Thurs. Jan. 24
Back to Beaudry’s again for free lunch BBQ Pork on a bun, Beans, Potato Salad, cookies and iced tea. Then picked up a picture of Algonquin Park Mexico
Wed. Jan. 23
Walked over to Beaudry RV Dealer for a free buffet lunch, Chicken Burrito, refried beans, rice, juice and cookies, then Suzie purchased more books 4 for $5.00 (good deal) at a vendor on the way back. I made and installed some missing mudflaps on the rv from a piece I found on the side of the highway from a large truck. BBQ baby back ribs for supper then invited 6 people ( 2 couples from Ontario and 1 couple from Nova Scotia
Tues. Jan 22
Nice sunny day again we walked to more vendors at rice Ranch and found a small piece of Amethyst to decorate the dash in the car. After lunch we took a drive to Dome Rock ( free desert camping) about 3 miles, to visit with some people we met last year, 2 couples from Kenora, 2 from Dryden, 1 from Winnipeg and 1 from Australia. It was a great visit, nice to run into people again after a year or more.
Mon. Jan. 21st
Fri. Jan 11
On the road again thru the dunes, there was a bit of construction so we were able to drive slowly and enjoy the magnificent sites. We stopped for a short break at a rest area near Palo Verde beside the Colorado River nice scenery. From there into Blythe California West Laposa very close to where we parked last year, still walking distance to the Big Tent and hundreds of vendors.
Mon. Jan 7
We went back to Algodones Mexico Hot Springs
Sat. Jan. 5
Another nice day and on the road again at 8.30am to Pilot Knob California BLM ( Bureau Of Land Management) for some dry camping in the desert, $20.00 per week. Or first stop was to fuel up, gas and propane at the Flying J near Casa Grande. We have to travel 200 miles today (about 3 ½ hrs) and all went well until the traffic stopped on I-8 due to a bad single vehicle accident. We sat stopped there in the desert for about 2 hrs while 4 helicopters came in to take the injured victims to the hospital. We arrived at 2.30pm and set up camp while it was sunny and warm, had supper and enjoyed a nice campfire in the quiet desert with a clear star filled desert sky with Steve and Barb. They decided to tag along with us to experience some of our travels with us.
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