We've been in Yuma since Monday and have been trying to get a few things done. We finally managed to get a chair for the RV after looking at many last year and this year as well. We bought a really nice taupe swivel, rocker, recliner from Berenholtz Furniture here in Yuma. Arlie Watson suggested this store as she had just bought two new small leather recliners there. We bought a " Best " chair and it fits great and is comfortable. Another thing off the list. We've been to the "Crapmeet" a couple of times and bought some good screw anchors for the satellite and/or a privacy screen if we buy one. The privacy/sunscreen is a good thing if you are parked in one place for a week or more as it anchors the awning down. They make them up for you in Mazatlan and they did have some in the Swapmeet but they didn't have the wire slider side for the awning. Wind is the enemy of the awning!
Yesterday I finally got a pedicure/manicure at a Nail Shop in the Fry's centre in the Foothills. Cheap but not a spa pedicure. The feet are pretty leathery after a winter in sandals and walking in the sand on the beach. The Nail Shop was filled with Asian workers (a young Vietnamese woman in my case) and some young male workers as well. Seemed sweat shoppy to me as the owner had his eye on the workers and there was no chitchat, just production work. The clients were of course old (and many severely overweight) north american women. I got a hair trim just a block up the road in a little shop from a really nice woman who is married to a Mexican. We had a good chat about Mexico and she and her husband who is from Chihuahua have a house there where they go in the summer. So the feet, hands and hair are done!
Eric and I are finding the age of most of the people in Yuma a bit creepy! I know we'll get there soon but in Mexico even the older travellers have to stay fit enough to travel there. A different breed of older people. A huge problem with the general population is that they will do anything they can "not to walk anywhere!" We always park as far away from shopping as possible and walk. The inability to walk really shows up as you age and limits what you can do. We take any opportunity we can to get some exercise. The big thing missing this winter has been weight training and we will have to figure that out for next year. While we are home this year we will hit the gym again regardless of how busy we are. I know I do go on about this but I am over weight and I am not going to give up the battle. Walk and exercise as much as you can! USE IT OR LOOSE IT!
We had a nice visit and a burger with Bill and Arlie the other evening and caught up on their news. They have a house just across the road from the park we are in. They are always very gracious when we come to town.
Last night we had happy hour with Ron Townley and his sister Bev and husband Vern. They spent the winter in Punta Perula south of Puerto Vallarta and are now on their way home, We were joined by a couple from Port Coquitlam that were in the same park with Ron, Bev and Vern this winter, a nice couple - Lorraine and (I can't remember.) We had a good laugh about all our winters happenings and it sounds like Bev and Vern may do Mexico differently next year. Maybe leave the rig at home and fly south. All this winter travel evolves and changes on a yearly basis. Change keeps us young, at least we like to think so!
Today is the Yuma airshow so I think we'll hit the road on Blue for the day. It will be pretty busy and noisy as well. Right now it is very windy which is the norm for Yuma. It is not our kind of town, but, each to their own. I have been checking the weather for our trip north and it looks like the weather in the west is going for a crap by Wednesday.
I got an email from Pat/Jack (Wii bowling in Las Jaibas) who live in Carson City, Nevada and they say it just snowed there! Yuck! We'll leave here on Monday and head for Quartzite and then maybe Laughlin where it will still be warm. If the weather is bad we'll stay there till it settles down. We don't travel in snowy or below freezing weather if at all possible.
Well, the wind this morning was huge so I did laundry and Eric organized the rig for travel. Since I bought a couple of lounge chairs at the crapmeet we had to find a place to store them. The weather was a little better after lunch so we headed out on a ride. A trip up to the Imperial Dam sight and then down the back road to stop for a small date shake. Yummy!
Eric having a date shake in front of the Imperial Date Gardens.
Looking out toward the date palms.
Through the garden out front.
Date palm grove.
Sunday March 28, 2010
The wind has settled down and it is nice and warm today. We had to hit the crapmeet again as one of our new lounge chairs had a broken piece. Exchanged it with no problem and then picked up a sunscreen to attach to the awning. 7' by 14' for $62.00 which is cheaper than they were making them up in Mazatlan so hopefully it will work for us. We were parked all winter without one and without our awning out we kind of looked like we were only staying for the weekend! The one thing I don't want is an RV mat. Everyone seems to have one or more and all they do is sweep them, I'd rather just sweep the pad! So Eric is out for a ride by himself and we are pretty much packed up to go. We won't move far tomorrow, probably only Quartzite and then we'll see from there.
Hi Kathy -Your comments about the aged people in Yuma is right on. You could add the shock you see on peoples faces when you tell them you are going to walk somewhere....they really do not understand.
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