Thursday moving day
again, that week went by fast!
Our friends left
yesterday for Messa, Polly and I got busy, clean up the truck and
trailer, well I supervised. Papis workers did all the work. Every job
needs a supervisor I have been told, and a tough job it was, they new
what they were doing, but I did make sure when the wash brush dropped
to the ground they washed it off good before they started washing
again. Been wanting to have a good cleanup since we left the Island’s
snow and rains behind, and today was a good day for it. Our truck and
trailer look just beauty again, always feels better when clean and
polished.
Backing up a little,
we went to old town Yuma on Sunday morning, and we were the earliest
to arrive, the town was dead looking. We wandered around as the rest
of the crew said we would meet them later, and go for a burger at the
best burger place somewhere down town. We had a map, and turn it
around as many times as i did still didn’t make sense to me, but we
did manage to see most of the town, old and new parts. I think the
Law offices, City hall, Court house, and Sheriff buildings were the
newest, and most prominent in the town. You could see the buildings
from the past that had been main stores were still standing, but no
money put into them. Like most old town across our countries, the
down town just stops as the new malls pop up all around the outside
of the town. We had made given our number to Chris to text us, then
we would meet up for lunch, but never got a text, and we didn’t
have her number.
Polly and I wandered
around looking at the once booming town, and saw many closed stores,
for rent the signs said, but not too much happening. We went to where
the lineup started at what was labelled as a casino, but was a
restaurant with an odd kind of decor. We were’t waiting, guess the
crew got lost, or didn’t make it. We stood in line for about
15mins, and then the line started to move, was about 1:30pm now, and
we were getting hungry. As we get to the doorway, and are about to be
seated Polly says “is that Chris?, I think that’s Chris” I take
a look and far in the distance, through a split in the people , it
was packed, and I see Chris sitting at a table, good eye Polly.
We
tell the guy as he comes to let us in, and he says if not someone you
know come back to me. So we walk in and yep, the crew is there! Chris
says you didn’t give me you number! Yup I did, you just deposited
it somewhere and forgot, and I tell her “You know Chris, Memory is
the first to go” She laughs and we all get on with where we left
off, order a beer, and get our burger decision done, and take a good
look around at the decor, WOW much to look at here.
Bosco gets up now,
wants out. I put the leash on open the door, and he goes out for a
pee. Dark as ever out with the traffic going by on the highway, a
somewhat steady flow, but not busy as some we have been near, and not
to noisy. Kinda comforting to hear. Every once in awhile you will
hear a truck with plastic covering a load, and the plastic is
flapping in the wind, wap wap wap, getting used to that too. Bosco
finishes, and walks up the stairs, he is a little more careful now,
had a few falls from the stairs when he’s to fast up and the door
isn’t open, and the screen is closed. Bam! he hit it before, and
down he rolled. He is learning, but he does forget sometimes...
Lunch was good, the
name of the place is Lutes Casino and has a history I haven’t
looked up yet, but now as a restaurant is one of the busiest places
in the old town, besides the courts I would guess looking at the way
town was laid out.
We part company and
make our way back to camp, a nap and we join in for another happy
hour, and yak around the propane fire ring, sure helps keep warm, and
when the sun is down, the cool is hard now we have been acclimatized
to the warmth.
Daylight now, Bosco
starts growling at everything he sees move, I have to threaten to
send him back to bed if doesn't stop.
Monday Los
Algodones, Mexico. We meet Doug and Cathy at Walmart, 8:30an, park
our truck, and ride with them the 1/2 hour to where we park to cross
the boarder. This was a relaxed and fun experience. I looked for the
wall, but not building too fast, although I did see some scaffolding,
and some evidence that something was being renovated, but no Wall
yet. Was no check on the way in to Mexico, just walk on in, and start
shopping. As we go over the boarder there are 3 small dogs, pups
hanging around the boarder, Cathy says Oh look at those poor puppies,
I think they must be here for food from some one, not too poor. We
head on in and start looking around, me with my camera, and Cathy and
Polly with there Dollars. We don’t buy too much, but have fun
looking around, Cathy is a seasoned shopper, Polly will learn. Me I
am in awe of all the dentists wanting business, Wow, and Glasses, man
what would cost Mucho Dinero in our country, they have here a plenty,
and way less dinero’s, Polly is now awake, looks like writing will
come to and end now, Pool for a swim, and shower in the best,
biggest, cleanest shower room I have seen so far on our trip.
To finish, we had a
coffee and big doughnut at 10am, and did a little more shopping, at
11am we had a Margarita, and enjoyed the open to the sky
restaurant/bar with all the colours of Mexico around, with palm trees
growing through the bar roof. Was a nice way to end our grand
shopping experience. As we were leaving we get a few drops of rain
starting, the forecast was rain, just didn’t look like we would get
it till it started. On the way through the boarder Cathy says Donny
Bodner is in Line I yell up to him, and glad to see him, been Wow,
too long. We have a talk after we get through the boarder for a short
time, long enough to get his address, and say will meet again soon.
Fun day, Thanks to Doug and Cathy for the guidance. Rain starts as we
head back, wow just in time we make it, nice.
Sun up now, swim and
shower, walk the dog, breaky get ready to move, Why Az. next stop,
and will stay in Tucson Az. At Justin’s RV Park for a couple days
and check out the area...
Looking forward to
new surroundings, Loving all we did here in Yuma, Onward Ho!
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