SUNDAY, LAZY DAY!

Sunday morning, January 6.

Good morning! Lots of sunshine! It's only 45 but is supposed to warm up to 65 today and be around 74 by Wednesday!!! Yipee!! At least we don't have to look forward to Washington rain!!

We have rented our RV spot for a month here at Fortuna DeOro RV Park. The park is very large and on the eastern outskirts of Yuma. It's about 15 miles to the California border and it's all Yuma in between. Long and skinny city! We have a Fry's grocery store where we can use our Fred Meyer rewards for groceries and gas....and Walmart is on down the road another 3-4 miles. Almost everything we need we can get at either place. There's a large mall at other end of town and and the three Markets are along the way.

We spent one night in Palm Springs before we got here to Yuma. What a fun place! Hopefully next year we can spend a week there. There is so much to see and such a beautiful town out in the middle of nowhere. That evening we went downtown to a Street Fair -- crafts, food, music-- for 4-blocks. We only bought 2 loaves of bread ($5/loaf!) but oh, is it good! Garlic and one of jalapeno. The RV park was very tight. There was only a hedge between us and a neighbor and hardly room for our car. There didn't seem to be many RV parks, only the resorts. We paid $48 for one night, most we've paid so far. I can just imagine what it will cost in an RV resort!

We bought a "hot spot" JetPack from Verizon. It is the answer to the internet! We can use it anywhere there is cell phone coverage. We did not want to pay $50/month for internet here in the park. This is secure so we can do the banking, check credit cards, etc. without someone trying to hack into us. We can drive down the road and use the laptop! Wow! What next in our lives??

Yesterday we went to the Arizona Market. We only had time to go through half of them, although Buster said he hit them all! He doesn't stop and look at everything like I do! I found a veg peeler for $1, a couple new fun "fancy" watches and another 2 pair of my favorite bifocal sunglasses for $10/pair.

There are 3 Markets....the AZ Market, the Mexican Market and a more "upscale"  indoor market that's like walking through a mall. I think they are only open Thurs-Sunday but are a "must" to go to often! There's always something to look at, live music and eateries and tons of shopping! There's 3 quilt shops in town too..........!!!!!!

Last night we were invited to our friends' place for Happy Hour at 4 and dinner of tasty taco salad, Grands biscuits and pumpkin cake. They are our friends who we know from Great Falls (MT). They have been coming here for 10 years, have always stayed at this park but this year they (and a couple others) have moved to a private lot nearby. We are now in their RV spot so feel right at home!! We had a fun evening visiting with them and Judy is one of the best cooks I know! We have known them since mid 60's, Judy and I used to work together.

Today we are going to go into the desert and get sand. Buster wants to fill 6 socks and use them to secure the sewer hose. I thought he could buy something for this and asked him why we have to be "rednecks" but he said there isn't such a thing to buy! So that's that. What do I know?? Nothing!

Once we get our wits together here we will go out exploring and seeing the sights. Our Olympia/Tucson friends (Judy and Fred) should be coming this week and we will go to Los Algadonas, Mexico, for dental work.

That's all for today. Buster tells me I'm almost ready for "the home" and I think he's right!! Talk soon!! :-)