Holiday Inn 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.

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’s Greatest Man of Mystery.

Visiting historic downtown Yuma had a slightly “back in time” ...

... directing each vehicle to make sure it did not bottom out or scrap the sides on the large rocks. Hope you all enjoyed the pics Jackie Whedbee

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

... are nick-named "Jumping Cactus" because they will jump out and get you . . . And sure enough I manage to step on some the one step that I took without looking down where I put my foot today . . Fortunately John and Sallee had a pair of pliers because there was not a pair in our Jeep. And we ...

... never seen the desert so green or colorful with splashes of flowers. Mainly Yellow or Purple. It was not necessarily roads or even paths we we driving on, but washes . . .where the water runs after a rain. The Good ...

... highway 95 all the way into Yuma. We passed through Quartzsite on our way and then through the Arizona Proving Ground( an area for the Air force) and finally arriving at Yuma. With the help of the best navigator in the land (that being my wife) and not our stupid GPS we get to our destination for the next month. This resort is still very much under construction and we got off to a somewhat auspicious start. The woman I had been dealing with from home, Jamie ...

Taco Run!!! What is it?!!! Well, on Friday we found out. At 4 p.m. we all lined up in our cars out by the front gate. We were waiting for Monica, leader of a bunch of hungry people. And off we went. Now, we were told this place where the Taco Run ends is a home that has set up a place to purchase tacos and stuff for a very reasonable price. The fun of ...

... layers of clothing, but also resorted to some rather extreme measures. According to Lawrence, this included lighting his nipples on fire (that may not be something you want to dwell on). When we initially took off, our enthusiasm combined with the wind resulted in an average speed of over 26 mph over the next 30 miles, but we did have one interruption. Only three miles into the ride ...

... www.estelle.tv. For real! I expected Johnny or Jay. Who ever it is now days but nope. Sunday. Not a darn thing on. PLUS I'm on mountain/ central time. OK. Time for my butt to get into bed. I'm rambling at this point. HA! I'm just excited. AND I can't believe I actually left my dog at home with my little nephew, Steven. He says she's quietly chewing a bone. I wonder if she noticed I'm missing??? 'Til tomorrow...