Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Deming, NM

Stopped for the night last night at the Walmart in Deming, NM and today drove to Van Horn, TX. We will be here until Monday. Our hot water quit flowing today. Hopefully I can fix it tomorrow.

This a huge statue of a road runner overlooking Las Cruces, NM at a scenic overlook where we stopped.



Monday, March 25, 2024

Heading North Again

We enjoyed our winter in Yuma. We took a couple of Jeep trips out into the desert to visit some old mines, took a cruise on the river, toured the historic Yuma prison, Toured a mine at an historic mining town, and participated in the park games and activities. After learning how to us the wood lathe, I was able to complete 10 bowls. We may go back some day.

Today we left Yuma and are headed North again. We are stopped for the night at the Pima County Fairgrounds RV Park near Tucson, AZ.

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Yuma, AZ

 We arrived in Yuma on October 25, and will be here until sometime in March. We are staying at the Sun Vista RV Park here which is a large RV park with 1200 sites. They have a theater area, a library, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, pickle ball courts, miniature golf, RC car race track, shuffle board, horseshoes, a two story fitness building, etc. There are loads of activities and games scheduled every day, plus concerts and dances. Most residents travel around on golf carts or electric bikes. It is a very nice park, with easy access to most of the town. We came here because they had a first timer special this winter for $450 a month including electricity. 

We have spent time here exploring the town, putting together puzzles in the library, playing bingo and other games, and working on the motorhome and Jeep. We had a lift kit installed on the Jeep and tried it out in the desert last week. Now we are installing some insulation in the Jeep roof. We added a screen wall to our awning for more shade and added outside shades to the windshield and front windows. We have replaced most of the other window shades with new day/night roller shades and really like them.

They have a wood shop here for the residents to use, and I am starting a lathe class tonight. Hope to learn how to make bowls, etc. on the lathe. They have a quilting and an embroidery group here so hopefully Janice will get to join them.  

Janice spotted this scorpion on our Jeep trek in the desert.




Looking through an old mining tunnel.








Looking down in an abandoned mine shaft.




A nativity set at our RV park




A picture of the sunset taken at the pool at the RV park next to ours.





Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Tucson,AZ

We stopped for the night at the RV Park at the Pima County fairgrounds. They really have a nice set up here. Low cost, level sites, and they escort you to your site. Great view of the mountains out the windshield.

Deming, NM

Spent a quiet night at the Walmart in Deming, NM.

Monday, October 23, 2023

Van Horn, TX

We spent the weekend at the Wild West RV Park in Van Horn. Small, no frills park but very quit and comfortable. Went to Mass on Sunday at a small church 2 blocks away. We ate lunch Saturday at a Cuban restaurant across the street. We are enjoying weather in the 70s here.

(Temporary Backup) Winstar Casino at Thackerville, OK

We stayed at the RV park at the Winstar Casino last night. Very nice park and by signing up for a player’s card when we checked in, it was all free. Wow! Nice pull through site with full hookups cheaper than staying at Walmart. (Because I didn’t go in and buy anything.) Tonight we are stopped at the Walmart in Sweetwater, TX.