Happy New Year! Yuma Lakes RV Resort, Yuma, AZ - December 31, 2021

 Well, Happy New Year's Eve anyhow. This is my last post of the year.

Lucy, our latest family member, is working out great. She has explored every nook & cranny (everywhere in the RV) and seems to approve of our lifestyle. She has now officially survived 3 'moving days'. She travels in the back seat of the truck in her very own pet carrier.

Donna and I had a good Christmas. 

We contacted our kids via phone/Facetime. Santa even found us down here in Yuma.

With our 2 weeks up in our Thousand Trails Collection membership, we  headed just out of Yuma to the Pilot Knob BLM area across the California border. 

The temps were dropping (into the mid 40s at night) and the wind pretty much blew steady. I goofed up and realized that this is actually a BLM LTVA area and really isn't 'free' camping. We were suppose to pay $40.00 for a permit good for 14 consecutive days. We were planning to be here for just 7 days, and all they had here for services, was dumpsters. Now I don't mind paying $40.00 for 2 weeks and access to water, dumpsters, and a dump station, like Quartzsite, but I am too cheap to pay for what they had to offer right now. So we moved after 2 nights, out to Yuma Lakes RV Resort. This is an RPI (Resort Parks International) park. We have this membership because we are Thousand Trails members. Works great when we are away from any Thousand Trails parks. We pay only $10.00 a night. So we got a good 30 Amp FHU site for $50.00 for the next 5 days. Then we will go back into a Yuma park till rally time in Quartzsite.

Some pictures of this park.

Lots of these Alien dudes around here!

I did pick up my table saw, jig saw, and chop saw from our mini-storage and have proceeded to re-do our floor. I completed all the epoxy injections into the soft spots of the floor and have started laying laminate planks. I am gluing each one down with Liquid Nail Adhesive to make it nice and solid. Three rows completed and so far, it is looking like it will work out good.

The Fergs out .......

Araby Acres RV Resort, Yuma, AZ - December 20, 2021

 We are staying at Araby Acres RV Resort in Yuma. This is not a bad park at all. Plenty of room, activities, and a couple of nice pools. Not to mention the price. Free with our Thousand Trails Collection membership. Here is a few photos of the park.

A mix of park models and travelers

Lodge

Our Street

Our time here at Araby Acres will be 2 weeks, and we will be here during Christmas. We have finished our Christmas shopping today, 5 days before Christmas. We used mostly Amazon and that has worked out just fine so far. We did a few gifts for each other this tear, but for us, the real meaning of the season is to celebrate our Savior's birth. But... Donna (and I) did get a real nice gift this year. A new family member. And furry too!

Meet Lucy. The Fergs new RV cat.

Donna will (probably) not be going out to work at the fire camps this coming year. This means we are able to have a fur baby again. We are, and have always been , cat people. She is working out nicely. She has explored the whole house. It didn't take long, and she approves. Home sweet home!

I have been working on the floor lately. I drilled and injected epoxy (with dowels) .

What a job, but it is gonna look awesome!

And the floor is now rock solid again. We even bought new laminate floor planks to put down from Sam's Club.

I was going to go to our mini storage and pick up my table saw, and jig saw, but I thought that the noise would be too loud at this RV park. So I will start laying the new floor in about a week, while we are boondocking out at Pilot Knob BLM area. 

To all our friends and family...Have a Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year.

The Fergs out .......