El Rancho Hotel Yuma

It was a rather tricky drive getting outside of Prescott, Az. That's a road we'll never take again in our motorhome. The road isn't something I'd recommend even if driving a car. Craig earned his stripes that day. Drove thru Quartzite; it looks the same as usual, although ...

... the pond-raised catfish fillet with mixed greens, black-eyed peas and sweet tea. The mixed greens were fresh and particularly tasty.<br><br>The drive from Phoenix to Yuma via I-10 East and I-8 West was fairly short and pretty uneventful, punctuated as it was by Marty Robbins cowboy ballads and three back-to-back episodes of the Shadow: Radio&#8217;s Greatest Man of Mystery.<br><br>Visiting historic downtown Yuma had a slightly &#8220;back in time ...

Today's desert run was more like what you would expect from a Jeep Commercial. While most of the trip was smooth sailing, albeit dusty ...

Spent most of the day downloading pictures from camera to computer to back up hard drive . . . so only had a very short time to get out and shoot a few . . .but the pictures I did get are worth sharing . . Jackie

Turns out there IS a fence between the US and Mexico .. . but only enough to keep cars out . . .we drove 100 miles today and saw the boarder fence in several areas. The fence to keep vehicles from Crossing the Mexican/US border Along the way there were of course the cactus flowers. Teddy bear ...

I am testing out a new camera/lens combination . . .and while it is like packing around a small child . . it looks like it may ...

... Alley" because most of the RV parks are located along its path. They are also quick to advise you to avoid this trek if you're in a hurry because of all the slow drivers in the passing lane signaling their intentions to turn left but never do - And they're right! June's Comments: Being an avid gardener, I was amazed at the commercial gardens here. I thought that Yuma was all desert and didn't expect to find acres and acres of lush fields of vegetables. In fact ...

... that they are here, we had 4 flavors to choose from. Then on to the next table to spice up the ice cream with sauces and sprinkles. We sat at a table with Kathy and Terry and two other couples from Oregon! It is a small world, isn't it. Then all the new people to the park had to be introduced. Dale entertained everyone with our story of getting over the Siskiyous just in time. Most RVers who travel in the West know all about the Siskiyous! Dale ...

... and I found an exchange service and the US dollar is worth just a fraction over ten pesos so it is easy to figure out the price of things as all you have to do is divide by ten. The nest test was to buy gasoline. Pemex, the government owned oil company, are the only stations. Every station has full service, and there are always a group of guys ready to help. All I needed to do was to be sure I bought 87 Octane lead free. Gas is $.70 per litre. I then got on the road and found ...

Going to visit my snowbird grandparents yields delicious grapefruit every morning and other fresh produce all the time. We play dominoes and swim during the day. I don't like that there is a constant patrol on the mountain tops to prevent illegal immigrants from sneaking into the country, it's pretty intimidating.