Page Text: Anza Borrego to Yuma by way of Quartzsite
Our final days in Anza Borrego were highlighted by the arrival of Canadian friends, Dan and Heather. Not only did they come for a visit, but brought dinner with them. Now that's some super-special friends.
In Quartzsite we spent a few days boondocking at Hi Jolly BLM just north of town. The big tent RV show opened on January 21 and Howard went down the next day to look for a few products we use on a regular basis. The only vendor he could find was the Orange Oil wood products. He was hoping to find the Dri Wash'N Guard cleaner we use on the motorhome's exterior, plus a water filter, and a few tools. These we can find in Yuma.
We spent a great afternoon visiting with Nan and John Talley who are parked at La Posa South. Like many of our friends, we first met the Talleys in Anza Borrego two years ago. The following day we all met for pizza at Silly Al's; the Tallys brought Sandie and Jim Dixon, and we invited friend Al, who was parked with the Escapees SOLO group. It was great to meet Sandie and Jim and see Nan and John again.
On to Yuma! We have a list of projects and repairs needing to be done and Yuma is the perfect locale
with access to all or most of our needs. We decided to stay at an RV park with full hookups for a change and decided on Caravan Oasis in the Foothills area east of town. It is an old park but we thought the monthly price of $535 was reasonable.
First was to find someone to reupholster our living room couch. Our friend Beth, who lives in Yuma, provided a great rcomendation. Ricardo and Arlene came over with samples and prices. We picked a vinyl beige (Sand) color. Ricardo measured and Arlene soon provided us with a price which we thought was very reasonable. Our 16 year old couch was soon dismantled and hauled away. If we are satisfied with their work we will have our remaining 3 chairs done next year.
I also found Ron's Mobile Screen Door repair and he came out right away and replaced the old screen that had been damaged by one of the granddogs running through it. We have an appointment with a mobile RV service and repair place. We are hoping they can fix a water leak we have around our slide by replacing the rubber seal. We also need to get our Hurricane heater functioning which has been the source of some not so nice language over the years after dealing with one problem after another.
By now we are needing some fun. Friends Beth and Chris invited us over for dinner at their new home in the Foothills. We had a wonderful time catching up and enjoyed a great dinner.
Once we have most of the repair work done, we can concentrate on getting to Algodones for a check-up with our dentist, Dr. Jorge Cortez. We both have issues we need to attend to.
So no beautiful pictures to share. And not very exciting commentary. We all have these times when things need to be done and not much time for sightseeing. We did drive over to Ogilby Road to check out the boondocking sites. We will definitely go there on our next boondocking outing. Also keeping an eye on Anza Borrego as the wildflowers will soon be blooming. Hoping for a good season after all the rain we have had. And speaking of weather, the winds have died down and we have been enjoying sunny days with highs in the mid 70s here in Yuma.
Until next time~~~