Tuesday February 28, 2012

This morning Doris, who is parked behind us,came over. She just came back from a trip home to see her family. I told her about our awning issues and how we were ripped off  by Ron's RV. She told me to check with Hilco in Yuma as she had them work on her awning last year. She said she thought they might have the part in stock. When we found Hilco they told us they do not work on power awnings and did not have the needed part. We also checked on a sink for bathroom but they did not have it either. A wasted trip but glad we checked anyway. 

We decided to drive up to Martinez Lake which is located in the Yuma Proving Ground area. While we were on RT 95, we stopped at the vegetable market to buy Jicama's(pronounced Hih-kuh-muh). Last night after dinner Judy came over to bring us a sample of a Jicama and we both liked it a lot. It is a Mexican vegetable and has a taste like a mixture of a turnip, potato and a hint of apple. It is just a very unique flavor and is very low in calorie count. We looked around the market but they did not have any today. Tomorrow is the farmer's market located on the frontage road in the Foothills so will check there tomorrow.  



Parchuters at Proving Grounds

  

We drove toward the proving ground and found the road to the lake. When we drove on this road we found it winds back behind the military base. While driving, we noticed a group of Army Paratroopers coming down so we stopped to watch them. There were about 25 of them and it was amazing to see them land without even a stumble.

Martinez Lake at Yuma Proving Grounds

We drove on and found the lake area. The area was like a small town and we were surprised that there were so many RV's parked in this area as well as several beautiful homes on the lakeside . Arizona obviously has no zoning code as there are million dollar homes interspersed with RV's everywhere! I would be pretty upset if I had an RV parked next door to a home of this value but it seems to be acceptable here. There was a building with a restaurant, bar and store that set on the lakeside. We stopped at the restaurant and had lunch which was pretty tasty.

We left town and found a road leading to a nature center. We stopped and looked at all the displays and information about the dessert plants and animals. We drove back to the main road and headed back to Yuma.  

Our Canadian Friends at Parrish's Bar from left: Al, Ken, Jan, Nellie, Judy, myself and Larry

We met Ken, Judy, Jan and their friends from Canada, Nellie and Al at Parrish's for dinner. After dinner we all went to Nellie and Al's place as they are parked on a private lot in the Foothill's. We are trying to find a lot to rent next year rather than staying in a resort. The lots rent for about 1/3 the price of our site here in the resort. We really do not use any of the resort amenities so there is no reason to pay the price. Nellie and Al's lot is very nice with a lot of landscaping and is in a very quiet area. Los Quintas is a nice resort but we are very close to RT 8 with constant traffic noise so would like to be in a quieter area as well.