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It’s snowing here.In line waiting to board the ferry from Delaware to New Jersey. #travatoDrove through Assateague in Maryland to see some wild horses and then up to Delaware to see a Travato friend. 🐴🚐New hats for the van.Thought We would go the whole season without seeing an alligator 🐊 but got one today! Found this one at the Davis Bayou Campground in Mississippi when we tried to camp there. They were booked up, so we moved on. Our home for 3 nights at the Escapees Rainbow Plantation at Summerdale Alabama. 🌳🚐🌳 #travatoWe are not in the desert any more!!! Finally crossed the Mississippi River and are now on the east side of the country. Sure was a gloomy and rainy drive. Such a big change from the last two months. ⛈☔️ #travatoWorld’s Largest Pecan.Guadalupe River at Kerrville TX🤪 #travatoThis is not “The Thing” but we did find an alien holding a sign. 🛸👽The desert is turning green.Found a nice spot at Picacho Peak State Park. #Travato5 Travatos, unplanned and unscheduled, meet at Blue Water Casino in Parker AZ. 😁 #travatoBeautiful drive through Valley of Fire State Park east of Las Vegas NV today. #travato-
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
History in Granite
We awoke this morning to unusual sounds. Looking out the window across the RV lot we saw this hot-air balloon being inflated in the casino parking lot. That was a nice view to start the day. After breakfast we left … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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Dates
In addition to all the lettuce and other vegetables growing around the Yuma countryside dates are another big crop. The Imperial Date Gardens is one of the largest distributers of the Medjool date in this country. They also ship internationally. … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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A Little Move
We’re still in Yuma, but we’ve moved to a casino with an RV parking lot on the west side of town about 10 miles west of where we were. It’s a gravel lot, and there are still large puddles here … Continue reading
The Sun!
Finally, the sunshine has returned! Good! Last night we had a real gully washer with thunder and lightning. It didn’t last long, just a passing storm cell. But it did make a mess of the desert sand we’re parked on. … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
Tagged Energy, Renewable, Solar, Solar cooker, Solar Oven, Yuma
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A Walk In The Park
Still cloudy. Our adventure out today was to find some city parks to play in. One of the first ones we stopped at was John F Kennedy Memorial Park. While we were walking around the grounds we had to do … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
Tagged Colorado River, Ocean to Ocean Bridge, Riverside Park, Yuma, Yuma Territorial Prison
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Yuma Farmers Market
Another wet rainy morning. We heard about a Farmer’s Market that sells only locally grown produce taking place this morning at the Yuma Indoor Marketplace so we went in search of it. It was actually outside, not inside, as we … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
Tagged Bridge to Nowhere, From The Farm, McPhaul Bridge, Yuma, Yuma Farmers Market, Yuma Indoor Marketplace
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Yuma Produce
Yuma is the winter vegetable capital of the world. There are miles and miles of different varieties of lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, cabbage, and more. There are also fields of wheat and cotton, and groves of oranges and grapefruit. Oh … Continue reading
Yuma
There are so many people in RVs at Quartzsite it makes me wonder who is left at home?? It was quite an experience, and we had a good time. We boondocked for one week, but now our holding tanks are … Continue reading
Quartzsite
We haven’t done much the last few days, just enjoying the nice weather and hanging out. We’ve been exploring more of the flea market shows here. It was a bit chilly this morning. Jacket and gloves were necessary. It gets … Continue reading
Quartzsite and Solar
Boy, that sunshine here sure is intense. The high was only something like 71 it felt warmer than that. Today was the first day of the 30th Annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, “the largest gathering of RVs and … Continue reading
Quartzsite Pictures
A few pics from our day: Expenses for today: NONE
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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Quartzsite
There are some interesting sights here in Quartzsite. Our expenses for today: NONE
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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Quartzsite
Quartzsite, Arizona, is like no other place on earth. Every year, in January, thousands of RVers come here, some to spend three months, others just a few days. This small town of about 3,000 people blossoms into big city population … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
Tagged BLM, Bureau of Land Management, Quartzsite, Sonoran Desert
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Tonopah, AZ
Here we are at Saddle Mountain RV Park in Tonopah, Arizona. It’s only about an hour’s drive west from where we were, but with our Passport America discount it is half the price we were paying at Goodyear. It’s still … Continue reading
Daily Post
Arizona is in the midst of a cold spell. It was 25 degrees here when we woke up this morning. When it warmed up a bit we saw that a few spaces down in an unoccupied space the water spigot … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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On The Road Again
There are hundreds of 55+ retirement communities around the Phoenix area, most of them in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. We’ve spent the last three weeks in three different resorts here. Very nice places for snowbirds to spend their winters. … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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Resort Hopping
The “daily” post has been missing for the last week or so. We are fine. It’s just that since we arrived in Mesa we’ve been visiting with neighbors and friends and relatives, doing some shopping, and walking around the resort, … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Daily Post, January
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