Shaking the Jello - Foothill Village Resort, Yuma, AZ - March 28, 2022

 Time for an update. Lots of changes with our plans. We did leave Emerald Cove Resort after our week there. We checked into Araby Acres for another 2 week stay.

We met our friends Patti & Carl there and spent a little time with them.

Donna decided to fly up to Washington and visit with our daughter Kim & family. She will be helping out with the granddaughters and I will be driving up later with our son Tim, and a big Uhaul. She got her bags packed, with a little help from Lucy.

And we even had some time for a night out.

And off she went.

Later, Donna and Ali & Jessie having a good time.

I guess I can rough it without her for a bit.

Even the RV move to Foothill Village (by myself) went pretty smooth.

So, with fuel prices going nuts, I started thinking again....

It is getting hot this time of year, Many folks have already left.

What's the hurry moving all our stuff (the mini-storage) up to Washington? The housing market still looks bleak. The Uhaul & fuel for it would be around $1500.00. So... I decided to change plans again. I cancelled Tim's airline ticket (and even got my airline miles back). Cancelled the Uhaul. Re-arranged a few campground reservations. And just like that, I am ready for a solo drive north. 

Right now I am waiting for my truck to be repaired at the Chevy Dealership. The engine code says it probably is a stuck thermostat. Getting the use out of my extended warranty. As soon as I get the truck back, I will head north. Gonna miss the cool sun-rises we have been getting lately.

The Fergs out .......

Happy Birthday To My Wonderful Wife - Emerald Cove Resort, Earp, CA - March 4, 2022

 Today is Donna's birthday. She is getting almost as old as I am. I am taking her out for a nice game of mini-golf here at the resort, then I will be cooking  us a nice Ribeye steak diner this evening.

Happy Birthday pictures.... maybe 1977...

How time flies when you're having fun. We have celebrated 49 of her birthdays together!

After 21 days in the Yuma RV park, we are now currently at Emerald Cove Resort in Earp, CA. It is just across the Colorado River from Parker, AZ. A really nice park right on the river. 

There are many birds here. Lucy Ann is worn out from running window to window.

This place has 800 sites and lots of amenities. It is an RPI park and we are paying $91.00 for a HFU site for a week. We are in row 2, pretty close to the river. You have to be a member of Colorado River Adventures (CRA) to get in row 1, right on the river. Perfect for us. We have 30 amps here and we are running just one of our air conditioners. It is working just fine during these 87 degree sunny days. It is nice to mix it up and be away from the city for awhile.

Here are some pictures of this park.

The area is pretty lacking in bandwidth here. Our Verizon internet is pretty sketchy, and the park has a pretty good WiFi. Both of those puke out between 9 Am and 7 PM. Phone service is good and the river is nice and cold. A great place to be.

The Fergs out .......

Snowbirds - Foothill Village RV Park, Yuma, AZ - February 21, 2022

 As we were packing up and getting ready to head back toward Yuma (instead of our planned trip to Florida), I noticed a fresh new groove in one of our Goodyear G614 RV tires. It was the rear, door side tire.

It seems to have been rubbing on a metal brace under the kitchen slide. The clearance was only about a half an inch and I could see old rubber built up on the piece of metal.

This must be something new. I would have noticed this if it had been happening earlier. It almost seems that the slide was in too far, if that was possible. Thank goodness the tire wasn't grooved too far that it would be in danger of blowing. Until I can figure something out, I just extended the slide about 1 inch. Now the clearance is just fine. And it isn't so bad that we can't travel like that.

Well, it is always something... we will see what comes of this later. 

It was traveling day.

We drove 179 miles and setup camp at the Pilot Knob BLM area just on the California side of Yuma. This time we found the 14 day area, and not the LTVA area. 

This worked out good for us. We were just spending 1 night here.

The next morning, we moved back 25 miles into Yuma and checked into the Foothill Village RV Resort that we have stayed several times before. We are going to be here 21 days. It is part of our Thousand Trails membership (free). 

It was a bummer that we had to cancel our trip to Florida. The winter storm that dipped south across Texas was the culprit. If we waited it out, then our timetable would have not worked out. Our Son is flying down here April 11th and the next day we are picking up a U-Haul truck. We will be packing up our mini-storage here in Yuma and he will be driving it up to Washington. I will follow in our 5th wheel. If the housing market ever cools off, we plan on purchasing property in the Pacific Northwest. If not this Sumer, maybe the next.

Meanwhile, I guess we are just being Arizona snowbirds. Definitely can't complain about the weather here. We even had to use our air conditioner a few times last week.

Oh and one more thing.... It was Superbowl weekend and I got a crazy idea that it was time for a new look. 

before

now

I kinda like it .... for now.

The Fergs out .......