Whew, it has been very busy these last few days; on the road and on the go.
Dale was feeling not too badly Wednesday morning, after a good sleep in, so we decided we would continue our trek west. Took our time getting the bus ready to travel, and after fueling (found diesel at $2.859 gal at Walmart in San Antonio), were on the road by 11:45 a.m..Would like to have spent another day or two there, but with Dale not able to do much walking and stairs even more difficult, it would not be possible...this trip!
We only made one stop this whole drive day and that was to change drivers. We had switched "on the go" and I drove for just over four hours and then when we stopped, did another switch and Dale finished the days drive. We arrived in El Paso, TX around 8:30 that night, pulled into a Flying J travel stop and parked for the night. The drive through the Texas countryside was interesting. I had expected more flat land/desert scenery and instead was pleased to find the drive was through beautiful rolling hills, lots of green and bright blue Texas skies.
The next morning, Thursday, we were up a little earlier and ready to travel at 7:45 a.m., just in time to share rush hour traffic through El Paso! Dale's knees are still sore and he is still quite stiff but says driving does not cause him any problems. This day, driving through the Texas, part of New Mexico (we turned west again just south of Las Cruces, NM) and into Arizona, the scenery was ever changing.
We left the rolling hills of Texas and into the Arizona cactus country with outcroppings of huge boulders. Felt like we were coming home!!
We arrived in Yuma, AZ at 4:00 p.m., and pulled into The Palms RV Resort on Avenue 7E. This park is only three years old so quite new and very lovely. I had asked for a spot with afternoon shade as our big awning doesn't work (from the hurrican in Ontario). The first spot faced the wrong way and it turned out the sewer connection was broken (someone had run over it and not told the office). The second spot was even nicer, but again faced the wrong way. Finally, third time lucky and we got parked. By then I think the office was getting tired of hearing from me.....
We are right across from the pool(s) and clubhouse; have a lovely cobblestone patio, lots of space for the car, lots of "green" space between us and the next lot and every luxury we would ever need close to hand. The bonus being they have a special on right now which we are taking advantage of. We got the week for $100.00 whereas they usually charge around $50-$60 a night!!
BBQ'd a steak, shared a small potatoe, mixed grilled peppers and a salad for dinner and enjoyed sitting outside until well after dark. No mosquitoes so very pleasant and then to bed for a good nights sleep. While the Marine Corps Air Base is only a few miles down the road, if any planes were flying we never heard a sound.
Today, Saturday, Dale went off in the morning to get the car washed while I started my hobby (laundry) and got a few things done. Then off to town to "Yuma Palms" shopping centre to pick up a couple of things and have a bit of a drive and a look around Yuma. Now home and just relaxing for the rest of the day/evening. Now we are in Yuma, it does feel like we are almost home and are looking forward to being in Two Springs next Friday. We had planned on being there by November 5 so we will be arriving a few days earlier...will give us lots of time to get the lot in shape before we head off on our next venture.
That's it for now...hope everyone is keeping well..till next time...
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