Rodeway Inn 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.

... misleading; twentieth Century Americana is perhaps most apropos, even though a few of the images were older than that. Whatever else might be said about the décor, it certainly entertains the waiting patrons.



Sunday 21 June 2009

Our intention was to spend the day driving across Southern CA on I-8 West from Yuma to San Diego and then down to Baja California to find a place to stay until Friday morning. The truck across the Southern ...

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

... 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 ...

... worth it in the long run. . . I came to Yuma to take photos of Cactus Flowers . . .and I have found them . . in the ...

... is known as the "lettuce capital of the world". They grow all types of lettuce and it is planted so that some crops are always ready for harvest while the next field is only two inches high. We stopped along the road to watch the harvest crews working and the foreman came over and gave us three large heads of lettuce. I was quite interested in the fields of celery as I had never seen it grown. This weekend is "Yuma Lettuce Days". There are several events planned ...

... to one of the board members about the brick fence. He told us he would call Jose. Oh, man this is going to cost us! After ice cream, you got it. Game night! I learned how to play Po-kee-no. Kathy and I didn't have any pennies, so many generous players gave us theirs. We had a good time, lots of laugh and got to meet some very fine people. After coming home, we watched a movie - 88 minutes with Al Pacino. Then off to bed - in a warm bedroom!

... the highway number 2 was reasonably good, but the trucks, loads on the trucks, and cars are jumping all over the place as they leave or enter the highway. There are STOP signs on the highway, and lots of small food stands. I stopped at a taco stand and had a beef taco, cup of consommé soup and a coke in a glass bottle all for three dollars. As I continued east there were signs for highway two being "libre" or a toll road. I decided to try the toll road and it was fantastic ...

Bonsoir Nous nous sommes gatés cette semaine, nous avons été souper avec nos amis dans le désert, au menu hamburbers, frites et feu de camp Il fallait nous voir, deux génératrices, deux friteuses et nous voila a l'oeuvre, souper bien arrosé suivi d'un feu de camp. Le coucher de soleil était magnifique, les ciel rempli de ...