March 26, 2011

When observing a large flock of Yellow Headed Black Birds flying overhead, be sure to wear a hat and glasses if you plan on following the birds.

After being in New Mexico near where UFO’s reportedly have been seen, we started hearing voices.  If you have a radio on the exterior of your RV (yes, we have a radio/cd player outside inside its own cubby) and you have it tuned to a talk show, be sure to turn it off before going to bed.  We left ours on for over two weeks and kept hearing voices.  We would go to the door and no one was there.  As it turned out, the station would fade in and out hence the voices.  AND, now I know why the house batteries were not holding a charge for long periods.

Hilary flew out March 19 from LAX.  We dropped her car and a number of her things at Courtney's for storage in St. George on the 23 of March.  We are currently hunkered down in Zion National Park for the rainy weekend but since it is predicted to be sunny and warm by Monday we plan to spend all next week hiking and really getting to know the park.   

We'll be back in Kayenta the afternoon of the 24th.  Can't imagine what we are going to do in that huge house!

March 12, 2011

March 13, 2011 (according to the calendar it is Sunday, we thought it was Monday….

8:20 am.   Slides are in, leveling jacks are up, motor’s running and we are about to take off – on the road again.  We are leaving Roper State Park which is about 100 miles southeast of Phoenix and hope to make it to the west side of Phoenix for tonight’s stop  - probably a free night @ the local Flying J.  Seems as tho the trip is on its downward side.  We will probably be in Pasadena March 17 to leave the motor home at Jerry's brother's house.  Then drive to Santa Monica to load the pick up with Hilary's things and off to the airport on Saturday the 19th. Hope to check out Mohave Desert on the way home and then roll in around April 4.  Will   be good to see you all.

Lessons Learned:

Next time we will have t.v. recption to keep up on world disasters.

Always wear a hat when a flock of yellow headed blackbirds fly over.

March 4, 2011

We have spent the last 3 nights free in the Walmart Parking lot in Las Cruces.  We have found that when we are exploring a town, we might as well leave the RV in a parking lot.

Drove down to El Paso, TX to pick up a few more Satillo tile so Jerry could do some repairs on the originals….Once there he called the company to see what their address is…they are NOT located in El Paso but rather near Austin an 8 hour drive.  Needless to say drove back w/o additional tile.  Other than that, El Paso is not worth visiting!

Spent yesterday (Saturday) attending the rather large Las Cruces Farmer’s Market and then toured the town looking for the nice housing around the University – NONE.  We then drove over to La Mesilla, the 1800’s village with original buildings that are now artsy shops, etc.  A fun day all in all.  On to Caballo State Park which is about 60 miles north of Las Cruces to camp a few nights.  We have to start planning our route back.  Had hoped to go to LA to take Hilary to the Airport but she doesn’t haven’t a definite date yet so we will head home planning to be there April 4^th or 5^th.

Jerry’s Lessons Learned:

When baking cinnamon rolls (ah come on, we are roughing it), close the screen door.    Bees love to come in and see what’s cooking.

Our generator shares the gas tank.  To ensure the generator does not drain the tank, the system shuts down when the fuel drops to ¼ of a tank.   NEVER EVER let the gas level drop to ¼ of a tank on the day your wife wants to watch American Idol.

If you eat a lot of Mexican food, you will begin to develop an accent.  Si?

When you are out walking after a day on the road and HAPPEN TO SEE A LUG NUT ON THE ROAD,  pick it up and check your rig.  I panicked when the lug nut was actually from our rig and a second was missing.  Images of the rear tire passing me on the highway and running over a senior citizen flashed through my mind.  It’s enough to make you want to run out and eat Mexican food.   As it turned out, the lugs held only the chrome cover and we were never in danger of loosing a tire.  Phew!

Who ever said a box of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies would last more than a day was wrong!