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Taken In Quartzsite Arizona Dec 7th 2015
Showing posts with label great weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great weather. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Coach serviced, new brakes and back to Camp awesome.

Where are we today ? 
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     Had a wonderful sleep here last night at Pettigrew's garage (Camp Pettigrew). looked outside early this morning to see where we are camped, oh Yeah now I know. LOL reminds me of our travels in the winter sometime we stop for the night wherever, wake up in the morning look outside to see where we are. One thing we love about this lifestyle ever changing scenery.
here is where are this morning
    Got the coffees and computing done, and at 7 am the garage opens so I did not want to go too far in case Dale needed me for something, levelling jacks or whatever. We use the jacks to raise the coach to put some secure jack stands before he begins work. First was the lube , oil and filter then he began on the left rear wheel brakes.  Looks in good shape but the brake pads are getting pretty worn, So he will lube the callipers, clean it up and install new brake pads and back together. One wheel done by 10:30 this morning, only 3 more to go.
2 old brake pads
one new brake pad
everything else is in good shape
jack stands in place
Dale hard at it
            While waiting I decided to install the new base station  for our CB radio, pretty easy until I put it back together and shorted out a wire, OOpps. I blew a fuse. Check the line fuse ok, checked the fuse panel ok, as well the radio did not work now either,  My next place to check is behind the radio in the dash So I had to unload the cupboard I built for storage when I removed the old Tube tv Checked more wires and fuses , Hmm found  a fuse under the hood and got the Cb working but not the radio? Hmm Well Dale have finished the brakes on 3 wheels so too break to take a look. yahoo he found a loose wire. I fixed it and now the Radio and the CB work wonderful again.
pulled this cupoboard  out to access the radio wires
had to empty it first 
CB and radio not working
can now access the wiring 
         Dale carried on with the brakes on the rest of the coach. Lubricated the callipers and installed new brake pads, pads were not finished yet but almost. May as well do it now while paying the labour.
      When he went for lunch I whipped over to John's (Camp awesome) and mowed the lawn where we will be parking the coach when we leave here.

everything is coming together 
he does know his stuff
and explains it all as he works
almost done
        Dale was all done shortly after 4 pm. I took the coach for a test drive and pulled into Camp awesome and got set up. Suzie had taken her Dad to Stratford for some tests this afternoon.
     We were both back here and set up by 5 pm. Relaxed for a bit, enjoying a short Happy hour then whipped up supper.
nice to be here again for a few days
early sunset behind us
      Because of out late arrival here I baked and couple of breaded Ham and cheese (cordon Blue) chicken breasts in our propane oven. Perfect for a nice easy tasty meal. Added to our salad sure did the trick tonight.
this was  very tasty meal we both enjoyed.
        Got things taken care care of our coach has new brakes,  and fully serviced , ready to hit the road. Only a another month to go and we are really getting anxious to hit the road again.
       Thanks once again for checking us out and hope y'all had a great day as well.

Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 
click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com to book a tour 
 Where have we been this Summer ?

Thursday, August 15, 2019

A nice relaxing day and enjoying this cooler weather, more doggie fixes for Suzie

Where are we today ?
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     Once again another fun campfire with friends last night, gotta do this while we can making memories and enjoying this camping lifestyle we so enjoy. Today is much cooler , in the low 70's. But did get a few nice walkabouts this morning .
     A few pictures from later last night.
the ever popular wagon ride at 7 pm
       Then shortly after to join our friends around their campfire. Joined the group and Henry came right over to see Suzie.
Suzie got a doggie fix with Henry

as usual great conversation and laughs
the fire just starting
as usual we headed home about 9:30
       This mornings nice walkabout enjoying a few flowers and the monster Lilies in the one pond.
these are about 18 inches across
       Then noticed John with the tractor beginning to backfill the new concrete sidewalks.
looking good John
        I puttered around for a while then attempted to print some pictures . But for some reason I get the message saying it cannot find the printer, but I am hooked up to that same machine and can scan? The drivers are downloaded and all but nada. Not a problem Suzie can do that with her computer for me.  Time to update some family photos, its been 10 years, wow where does the time go?
the new pictures on the wall above our couch
better than picture frames everywhere
love watching  the kids enjoy the playground
        Now to relax outside enjoying our readers , a bit cooler to day still with a light breeze, quite comfortable.
       Then  about 3pm we had friends drop by for happy hour. And more conversation carried on discussing lots of fun stuff discussed.
We had Joe, Choco, Gerry, Tucker, Ken , Kim and Paul
for lots of fun discussions join us.
Choco looking for a treat
Tucker gets one too
more doggie fixes for Suzie
       Soon I fired up our Weber Q and grilled a wonderful Turkey breast and corn. And made our Tomato Onion and cucumber Salad the click HERE or my recipe blog top right sidebar.
done nicely 
so tasty and sure hit the spot
     As supper was done Bill Wilson and Eleanor dropped by for a nice visit. and we chatted for quite a long time catching up again.
       Still a nice evening and believe our friends are having another campfire that we will join, for the rest of this wonderful summer  weather, just because the predicted rain did not happen! Bonus.
      Thanks again for stopping by for a peek and hope you enjoyed your day as well.
Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 
click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com to book a tour 
 Where have we been this Summer ?

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Longhorn Traffic Jam!

Where are we today ? 
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        This weather is exactly why we are here in this area. Mind you we love these New Mexico State Parks as well. After my early morning walkabout at 7 am, I headed into town (Deming) about 9 am for a few supplies and on the way, (mind you back country roads) I had a traffic jam ! This area has free range cattle and this highway was the place to be. Of course when you are in these areas the cattle do have the right of way. So I stopped, and they did not move.  I watch for a few minutes and they did not move. I blew the horn and they did not move?
       Again I blew the horn for quite a while , they looked at me and finally took their time to clear the road, at least so that I could drive on down and eventually into town.  Always an interesting experience that we have encountered  a few times over the years, Just the way it is here in the southwest, love it !
these guys are impressive to see
especially on the road
don't rush we are not in a hurry
whatcha looking' at?
love seeing these guys here
        Of course this was after my walkabout at 7 am so peaceful and quiet here real loving it !  Out in the desert and enjoying the wide open spaces.
down by the visitor centre and back again
almost a mile.
we are nestled in there so comfy
      On the way into Deming passed these Pecan Orchards getting ready to harvest.
         Got our stuff and back home. No more places we need to go today= perfect ! Chat with a couple of new neighbours for a bit , another walkabout or 2 enjoyed light tasty lunch and this 84F (28c) weather . Relaxed in the shade of the bonus pavilion  beside us with nice light breeze enjoying our e-readers in the shade.
perfect view and weather
saw this bug walk by, the size of my thumb,
not sure what it was,
glad it left us alon
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       Shortly after 3 pm  our new friends Len and Brenda stopped by for "Happy Hour"  Always nice to see them and this is their last day here, They are heading on down the road in the morning. We said our see ya' laters and will no doubt hook up down the road at some point.
Brenda and Len Happy faces as always
     Soon time to fire up our Weber Q 100, Preheat for 15 minutes while I prepped a small salad to go with our burgers tonight . In the meantime we  got to enjoy another very nice sunset. Not great but better than none.
salmon burger for Suzie on the left
Chriozo  Burger for me on the right
oh so tasty
    We are doing what we love following the sun, seeing new places, meeting new friends and enjoying  the southwest.
    Thank y'all for stopping by and hope you had a wonderful day as well.
 
      PS::: Len thanks for the blog title today!

 Want to learn more about Membership camping at Rock Glen Family Resort ? 
click this link www.geosuzie.rockglen.com
Where have we been this winter ?