Today
is granddaughter Ivy’s 18th birthday. We were in Houston
18 years ago for her birth. Happy Birthday Ivy.
We
have left Yuma after a week of site seeing, shopping at Arizona
Marketplace, (a mostly covered swap meet) several times, a movie when
it rained one day, shopping at Wall-Mart next door to the RV Park,
and seeing several local sites.
We
spent one windy afternoon at The Museum of History in Granite at
Felicity, California, West of Yuma. This is a really neat place
developed by a Frenchman Jacques-Andre Istel who served in the U.S,
Marine Corp. He liked the area so much he bought land, LOTS of land
and created a place where information could be etched in large
granite panels. He is also the Mayer of Felicity. We met him when we
entered the visitor center. It was his 90th birthday.
We
viewed some of the panels but it was so windy we left the remainder
for another time.
We
had lunch at Lutes Casino in Old Town Yuma which really isn’t a
casino but has an eclectic collection of old memorabilia and serves
food. It is a must see if in Yuma.
We
left enough unseen sites that we need to go back next year,
On
Monday the 18th we left Yuma a drove back to Quartzsite
but this time camped in La Posa South with our neighbors Paul and
Kathy who had arrived the day before. We had a nice visit and left
the next morning to take the trailer to Blythe, California to have it
registered. In California the DMV has to check the VIN number when
they register a trailer. So to Blythe we went. We really can’t do
this at home as there is no room for a trailer at the DMV and we
would be there all day. Much easier in Blythe but it still took us 2
hours to get it done.
On
the way back from Blythe we stopped at a public scales just inside
the Arizona border to weigh both the truck and trailer. I know how
much the truck weighs but wanted to make sure I don’t overload this
trailer as it has lite weight springs and wheels. With that being
done, I think we are ok in the weight department if we watch what we
put in the trailer.
Right
now we are over weight as we had left some stuff at Jack and Judy’s
which we loaded up to take home.
Speaking
of Jack and Judy, we are back at their place to pick up said stuff
and head for home via Lake Havasu City where we will join our Oregon
friends Dick and Barbara for a few days before heading West.
Yesterday
I got the necessary fittings, etc to hookup the propane heater. It
really is nice to have that working again. We had been using a small
electric heater supplemented by the RV furnace when needed. And
lately we did need it as the weather has been cold and rainy.
Heater in its place of honor in the RV.
Yesterday after the rain we saw lots of snow on local mountains, not
something usually seen here. Today was nice with sunshine.
