We left Las Cruces early this morning around 7:15. The weather was nice with a few clouds and sun but still pretty cool as the wind was still blowing pretty strong.
We made good time getting to Las Quintas in Yuma and arrived around 3:30. We found our site which is #173 and is right next door to the site we stayed in last year. There is a couple parked in our spot from last year and they are from Canada--Oh what a surprise, since the majority of RV'ers here and in Mesa are Canadians. We met them and their names are Gordon and Brenda and seem to a be pleasant couple. He told Larry he is 77 and they just purchased their 5th Wheel RV before this trip. Gordon said they first went to Mesa and ended up spending one night there and left because of the traffic and congestion. He told us he gets really nervous pulling the RV in the traffic. They are only going to be here another 2 weeks or so and then heading back to Canada.
It did not take me long to realize that I was overdressed for the weather here as I had a sweatshirt and long pants on. By the time I was outside for 20 minutes I had to start stripping off the sweatshirt. I sent the girls a text to tell them we arrived safely and told them I was sweating already. Leslie sent me back a text saying if her arm was longer, she'd reach out and slap me silly. Along with her text, she sent a picture of the temperature gage in the car which read 1 degree. I also got a text from Taylor expressing pretty much the same. Taylor said Leslie, Pete and Oliver were on their way up to their house to stay a few days. I cannot believe that Oliver will be 4 weeks old on Sunday already! Time goes too fast when they are little!
Ken Jackson, our Canadian friends that we have spent so much time with over the past two years, came over to help Larry get the Motor Home parked. He is such a great guy and we just love spending time with him, Judy his wife and Jan which is Judy's sister that lives with them. The women were over at Frye's grocery shopping when we got here but came over with their other sister Pat, whom we also know from before. They are all such funny people and we just laugh so much when they are around. Judy and Pat are such smart asses(in a fun way) and Jan is the sweetheart but between the three of them it is always a good time! Judy told us their son Alan was going to be on the BBC News tonight at 6:00 so wanted us to come over to watch.
Talked to David Brown who is a security guard here in the RV Park. Anything you want to know he can tell you. I like hearing the news but he personally drives me nuts! His wife, Cynthia, and I became good friends 3 years ago and I love her and we correspond between our visits here. This is their permanent residence and they live in the park all year. Cynthia is originally from Ohio and about the greatest person I've ever met, just can't figure out where she picked up David!
David told me that Wayne and Evelyn, the couple we stayed next to last year, are on a Mexican Cruise for a week with 5 of the other couples we know from the park. They should be back I think this weekend. We enjoyed meeting them last year as well as several of their friends.
After the Jackson's left we worked around the Motor Home getting everything unloaded and hooked up. Larry ran over to the RV Store to pick up a new filter for our water softener and when he hooked it up, he could not get it to work. So he will have to go over to Al's RV tomorrow to find out what's wrong with it as that is where we purchased it last year.
We walked over to the Jackson's to see Alan on newscast. When they did the interview, it was about him selling a house he owns for $1.00. The stipulations for purchasing for a dollar is that the new owner must move the house off the property at their expense. Al has two large lots that he wants to build rental units on but has to get rid of the house first. He said he has had 60 applicants already and is sorting through the as he want to give it to a needy family who can come up with the money to move it. They showed a picture of the house and it is a really pretty house even though it is old. It will include all the furnishings to the buyer. It was an interesting broadcast and Al said his teenage son told him he could up the price to two dollars and double his profits! Ha! Judy and Ken are really close with Alan and his family. They have one other son, Gary, who also lives about 2 hours away fro them. Judy, Ken and Jan are from Powell River, which is an Island above Vancouver. We've seen several pictures of their property and it is really a beautiful place. Would love to travel up some summer to see them.
We came back home and I fixed Shrimp Scampi and a salad for dinner. We still have a lot to do to get settled tomorrow but calling it a day for now.
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