Paradise Casino Yuma, AZ

We spent about a week in the large RV parking lot behind the Paradise Casino near Yuma. We had road runners wander by every day.

We came home one day in late afternoon to find this brush fire, which was a little too close for comfort. We found out the next day that it was about one mile from where we were parked. We didn't go to bed until we saw that they had it under control. Larry took these pictures from our door.

Visiting Christopher

About a month ago we met our son, Christopher, in Corona, California for lunch. We wanted to meet with him again before heading further east and north. We drove from our temporary desert home near Sidewinder Rd to meet him, following mostly two lane roads. The first part of our route took us along the northern side of Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. The early morning sun created wonderful shadows on the dunes.

After our lunch we took a walk along this interesting walkway behind the restaurant.The cover was made from steel and bamboo poles.

Some outings in and around the Yuma, Arizona area

Street Festival in Yuma. Fun with bubbles.

Waiting for root beer floats at the festival, Yum!

St Thomas Indian Mission Church, Winterhaven, California. The parking lot is across the street, in Arizona.This is where we attended church.

Views from the Church

Also from the Church. Here you can see the Ocean to Ocean Bridge over the Colorado River.

The flea market in Calexico, California where they are selling just about everything. More fun time.

Ocotillo Heights

We spent some time camped out with friends near Sidewinder Rd in southeastern California. They have named the location Ocotillo Heights. The weather was wonderfully warm, with a few windy days. The sand dunes to our west brought us some dust on those days. All in all, very nice weather for February and March.

Arriving, with "Scooter" towed behind the motorhome for the first time.

This large desert tortoise wandered by one day as we were enjoying social hour.

Our friend Chico with his Mexican rider.

The campsites are nice and roomy here.

Scooter, our Toyota Echo, which is getting great mileage, 38 to 43!

Christmas in the Arizona Desert

We celebrated Christmas with friends in Quartzsite this year. We are still waiting for our last home to sell, so here we are.

All decked out for Christmas, with our LED Christmas lights inside the rig.

It was too warm to wear our hats, so we put them on the rig.

Christmas decorations on the dash of our new home, looking out at Doug and Terry's new home.

A small town we drove past on our way to Quartzsite.

Maybe it's the grammar teachers here that are beyond hope.

Our New Home

After living full time in a variety of 5th wheel trailers, we decided to give the motor home route a try. This is a 35 foot 1995 Winnebago Vectra Diesel Pusher. As we are known to have done in the past, we plan to do some remodeling on the inside of the coach. These photos were of the way the rig was when we purchased it.

It has awnings over the windows, a power patio awning, and a built in propane powered generator. The holding tanks are more than twice the size we had before, so we can go longer between visits to a dump and fill facility.

We will start the tour in the front and work our way to the back. The cockpit area with the TV overhead. We will be getting a different TV, but not as large as in the last rig. It has privacy drapes to go over the front window area.

We have already taken out the living room furniture you see here. We are looking for a small love seat recliner instead. This will give us more floor space for visitors and for playing Wii.

The kitchen, will stay pretty much as it is. It has a convection/microwave, which we are learning to use and yes, a dishwasher, which will be reserved for the occasional time we are on full hook ups. The cherry cabinets have adjustable shelves and are in great condition for the age of the rig.

Across from the kitchen counter are the large refrigerator and dining table. The chairs seen here are gone now. Still looking for the perfect ones and are using some folding ones for now.

Large closets across from the bathroom with an area between for the combination washer dryer.

Nice shower area. The only change we have made here was the addition of towel bars.

In the back of the coach is the bedroom. The headboard and decorative window treatments went in the dumpster. The rig has wall to wall carpeting which we plan to take out and replace with a wood floor. The cabinets are cherry and in great shape. It has day/night shades throughout. So far, Larry likes the way it drives and we are enjoying fixing it up the way we like. Right now we are acquiring all the components for a solar charging system. It will be similar to what we had on the last rig, only larger.