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

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

A sunny windy day, Happy hour fun with friends, yes this is still good.

Where are we today ?
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        Some what milder last night 52 F at 5 am after a great nights sleep. Then with the sun about to rise I headed out for a nice walkabout 2.5 miles before the predicted winds arrived. Enjoying the morning sunrise along the way.
the sun is making an attempt
            Then shortly after 10 am our friends Kim and Ken were packing up to head on down the road. After a bunch of hugs and see ya laters they headed on down the road.
hugs and see ya laters
so much fun we have had
Kim and Ken on the road again, safe travels guys
           Back home Suzie said we gonna need some water , so I grabbed our containers and headed to the water fill stations 2 times and added 30 gallons to our fresh water tank with our and 12 v water pump.
old water pump transfers water
          A little later we enjoyed our light lunch, then I took a drive about town to check out a few junk vendors to see if there was any new junk.  Lots of it but really nothing that caught my eye, we still have enough usable junk in our home.
cool chairs
nice teeter totters
Neet bar stools
lotsa junk
           Down main street another vendor had some nice sculptures I checked out. again nothing we needed.
      Now back home to putter around for a while, read a bit outside then time for happy hour. And because of the high SE wind gusts to 25 mph even though our thermometer read 70 F in the shade it was not a nice day to sit outside, we were invited into Tom and Deb's Stinger B. Only 6 of us left here and so that is doable.
love these dest skies
             Inside their coach  was very comfortable then fellow bloggers Rick and Kathy arrived still enough room so inside they came, yes we shared stories and exchanged tips with each other and had a fun happy hour or 2 with everyone.
   Soon time for us to head on home just after 5 pm whip up our supper. Enjoying a wonderful sunset as well.
    Another great desert sunset as supper was cooking and our  shake and bake pork c widhops baking in the oven, Much to windy too cook cook outside .
a treat we have not had for  very long time
    Just another fun desert day here in the southwest , friends stopping by and another great ahoy hour.
    Glad that you dropped in  for a visit  and I just know you enjoyed a great days 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 Winter?

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

A windy desert day, visit to Tyson Wells, the tent and good friends we have not seen for a couple of years.

Where are we today ?
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      A bit cooler last night about 44f at 4:30 this morning mainly because of the cloudless desert sky overnight. A fresh pot of coffee and my oatmeal , some computing then at 7 am was going to take a walkabout but was chillier than I like, did not want to put on my heavy coat.
     But did want to pick up a few things groceries in town, salad stuff, So headed on in to the Roadrunner market at 7 am. nice that they open early. No traffic just the way I enjoy Quartzsite.
another nice surise
         Back home puttered around for a while and thought we would get back to check out Tyson Wells again with a few more vendors there now and another quick walkthrough the tent. Left at 9 am and got a convenient parking spot. Walked the rows and across the road to the tent and back. It was bright and sunny but the cold north wind made it chilly. Bumped into our neighbours, Rob, Pat, Bill and Patsy as they were cruising the tent again.
lots more vendors now this week
not too busy yet early and the cold wind
lotsa hats here 
wonderful fresh baked bread we sampled but did not buy
       Then into the tent not too busy but busy enough, nothing new.
Quartzsite Museum info
        That was enough time here heading back to the car, too early for Beer Belly's.
adult Day care
food court quiet, not a nice day to eat outside 
           We saw all we wanted, did not buy anything and were back home by 11 am. We got some nice fresh air and exercise. 2.5 miles today. A nice morning outing. Passing the dump station this morning at at 11 am there was 30 rigs in line and with only 2 sewer dumps probably a 2 hour wait or longer in that line.
very long line for the dump station
neighbours behind us in tents that are trying to stop blow away
we could enjoy outside for a while our coach blocking
 most of the wind and we had warm sunshine
       We had a phone call from good friends Denis and Sandy that we met back n 2007 and connected many times over the years in various places. They were in the area and dropped on by to catch up with us again. So nice to see them. It has been 2 years since we last connected. And hope to do it again this winter at some point.
Sandy, Suzie and Denis
      Because  it was so windy outside when they arrived we sat inside and flapped our gums for a while to catch up for a while. But they had to get going for another function and soon headed out .
Suzie and Sandy
     They were full time for maybe a dozen or more years and had a HUGE 45 luxury coach they called the mothership and it was. This last fall they sold that bought a place in Yuma and bought the wonderful class B rv that they can get away with make shorter trips.
yes they downsized and it is wonderful ,
Sandy waving so long for now
thanks to dropping by guys!
         For supper tonight because it is so very windy out, gusts to 32 mph a good day to cook in side. And Suzie's choice was Garlic Shrimp Pasta a very easy and tasty meal we both love. For that recipe you can click HERE or my recipe blog top right sidebar.
oh my this is wonderful
and of course leftovers
      As  supper was about done the sun was setting and did not disappoint us tonight.
       For any Canadians here in Quartzsite there is a pot luck dinner this Saturday at the QIA its been a few years for us and is always fun to meet more Canadians here in the desert.
        Now even with the wind today we enjoyed the wonderful blue skies, sunshine and a visit with good friends we have not seen for a few years. Then a very tasty supper.
      Hope you had a great winter day as well. Thanks for dropping on by.
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 Winter?