Fairfield Inn By Marriott Yuma

... many of the snowbirds have arrived yet. Saw a small herd of wild burros on the way outside of Q'zite. They were the first wildlife we'd come upon in many- a-mile. Our site here at the Park is quite nice with lots of room to spread out and enjoy the weather here this winter.

... direction on the correct street. Of course, only after all this did we realize our Lonely Planet guidebook conveniently contained a very well marked map of downtown Tijuana! As we found the route we should have been following, however, we began debating going back to find the government office at the border crossing where we were supposed to have procured our tourist cards. <br><br>In the end, fairly exhausted from already having been lost at least ...

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

... these beautiful flowers . . some kind of Poppy or Thistle they looked like . . . And there is this emergency station where if you push the button there will be border patrol with water to pick you up within an hour. .. .. designed specifically for the Mexicans trying to walk across the desert ...

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

Had a butterfly follow us around . . .or so it seemed . . . they were ...

... bike shorts with lots of padding. We rode by lemon trees and orange trees. Lot of adobe houses. Saw a pen of goats and a funky looking chicken - looked like a guinea chicken. Dale forgot that he left the water filling up the water tank on the RV. So he had to ride back. Then he thought the Peanut Patch was on 14th when it was really on 13th, so he went looking for it and rode more than he wanted ...

Family, Friends, and Co-workers When my alarm clock went off at 5:15 am this morning, it startled me out of a pretty weird dream. There I was, back in the El Cajon pass but instead of rain, it was snowing and I was attempting the steep descent with flat tires and no brakes. The rest of the team was sitting in lawn chairs along the shoulder waving and cheering and I surmised that my crash was ...

It took me two-and-a-half hours to go from San Diego, California to Yuma, Arizona. WOW! What a quick hop and skip. Last time it took up like 5 hours. Then again, we were pulling a ****-load of household goods. So, I suppose it balances out. Once I got in the car, I actually turned off my cell phone! Can you believe it? I wanted one-on-one time with myself. Sometimes I need a little of that. Gives me a chance ...