Monday, February 1, 2016 (La Posa South LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ)

It was another windy day in Quartzsite...and it was also windy in Yuma! Just before 10:00, Earl called to say that Allison had decided to go to Yuma for a little shopping and she was ready whenever I was. I just had to get dressed...and then the two of us were on our way.

We had a great day...stopping at Walmart (where I managed to find the wool I was looking for) and Michael's, then lunch at Applebee's. After that we continued onto more craft stores, JoAnne's and Hobby Lobby, as Allison searched for a tool she needed. Unfortunately, she had no luck. Then it was onto Fry's for a few groceries...and home. It was about 5:00 by the time we got home...wow, what happened to that day?!

Steve had a busy day over at Earl's place...he, Earl and Eric all got together and did some fly tying.
Steve got a fly tying kit years ago and had only ever tied two flies before. It was nice getting lessons from a proficient fly tyer like Earl. Brothers Eric and Earl...



Steve says it's not as easy as it looks on TV, lots of concentration is required...

It's going to take lots of practice...

Hopefully they look enough like bugs and the fish aren't too fussy...










...and they don't fall apart when they hit the water...

And that was pretty much our day. We had an easy dinner...roast chicken that I had picked up at Fry's...and then hunkered down in front of the TV for the evening.

Sunday, January 31, 2016 (La Posa South LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ)

Wind was the order of the day today...with wind and blowing dust warnings. It started off breezy but by late morning, dust was being whipped up forcing us to close the door and all windows.

Fellow RV Dreamer Greg (RV Solar Solutions) came over and showed Steve how to reset our solar display panel...to make the voltage and percentage readings match. They both chatted lots about solar for some time...while I did the dishes and cleaned up inside.

Once I was finished inside, I walked over to Jim and Barb's with my laptop. I really like the way he has separate tabs on his blog (Jim and Barb's RV Adventure) with yearly travel maps...so I asked him if he would show me how it's done. About an hour later, I was back home...thanks, Jim! Guess what I did all afternoon? See the new addition to our blog??

So we had an "inside" afternoon...while I was working on the blog, Steve researched places to visit on our route home and how long it would take us. It just seems so weird to be thinking about heading north...the winter is just flying by!

As the wind blew with gusts forecast up to 50 mph, the trailer rocked. Steve took a few pictures throughout the blustery afternoon. That's Jim and Barb's rig on the left, Dave and Diane's in the centre; and Gerry and Linda's far right...

Wind and dust is increasing...

 Gerry & Linda's rig...

 Dave and Diane's...

Jim and Barb's...

At 5:15 we braved the strong winds and left the trailer, jumping quickly into Red and Pam's truck.
Ruth and Dale had invited the four of us to join them for dinner at Silly Al's. With the large groups that we have been gathering in lately, it's been really hard to have a good visit, so it was nice to chat with them...although Silly Al's is a pretty noisy place at the best of times!! Thanks for the pizza, Dale and Ruth!

A couple of hours later when we stepped outside, we were surprised to see the ground wet...it had rained out! And by the look of it on our drive home, it had rained a lot! There was even sheet lightning lighting up the dark sky to the east.