Category Archives: Daily Post

A (almost) daily diary of our life on the road.

What a Day

It froze here overnight.  Without electricity it’s a little more challenging to keep warm and be conservative with our fuel, but we managed ok.  It warmed up to almost 70 this afternoon. Quartzsite is a very interesting place.  In the … Continue reading

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Quartzsite

We popped over to Towerpoint to say “bye for now” to Shirley before we left Mesa Regal RV Resort.  When I went to the office to tell them we were leaving I saw they were having their big flea market … Continue reading

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Big Day

This is our last day at Mesa Regal RV Resort, we have to be out by 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.  We have not decided exactly where we will go or what we will do yet. There was a meeting of … Continue reading

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The Help

Again, nothing to blog about. We went to see the movie The Help today and out for dinner again.

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War Horse

Didn’t do much today. We went to see the movie War Horse matinee with Shirley this afternoon, then TGIFriday’s for dinner.

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Nothing

Hello Paul, this blog is for you. We didn’t do anything to blog about today.

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Fountain Hills

Today we went to Fountain Hills, north of Mesa, to get a look at this big fountain we heard about.  It spews forth once an hour reaching a height of 330 feet.  On special occasions, the fountain can attain 560 … Continue reading

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Quiet Day

We spent part of today visiting with friends from Hutchinson who live in a resort not far from here, did a little shopping, and spent a few hours visiting with Shirley at Towerpoint. Shirley’s home is a 15 minute walk … Continue reading

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Return to Mesa

Our time is up at Distant Drums RV Park and we’re too tight to want to pay full price for another day.  So, where to next?  Southwest Phoenix (Quartzite and Yuma) might be our next destination before heading into California. … Continue reading

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Montezuma Castle

This morning we went to see Montezuma Castle National Monument.  Early settlers assumed it was Aztec in origin, hence the name Montezuma Castle.  We now know that Montezuma never came this far north from his home in Mexico, but the … Continue reading

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Cottonwood

As big as this country is..it’s a small world.  My friend, Lois, from Minnesota that I haven’t seen in several years posted on Facebook that she just arrived in Sedona, Arizona, which is only 30 miles from where we are! … Continue reading

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Prescott and Jerome

 It’s hard to know how to dress in Arizona.  80’s on Sunday and frost on the car this morning.  We grabbed our jackets and headed out to explore the area around Prescott and Jerome. Our first stop was at the … Continue reading

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Camp Verde, AZ

We said goodbye for now to Susan and Wally and Moko and Mya at Anthem, AZ, and drove up Interstate 17 to Camp Verde.  Not a long drive, about one hour, and the scenery was fantastic all the way.  You … Continue reading

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Glendale, Arizona

Happy New Year! We walked the dogs with Susan and Wally again this morning.  Moko and Mya are sweet little doggies. Moko and Mya Wally told us about this German restaurant in Glendale they knew of that was having a … Continue reading

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Crown King, Arizona

We joined Susan and Wally in walking their dogs around the RV park first thing this morning.  It’s looking like it will be a beautiful day.  We noticed six hot air balloons passing silently by. 4 of the 6 balloons … Continue reading

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Anthem, Arizona

 We said goodbye for now to Shirley at Towerpoint and went north to a small RV resort near Anthem, Arizona.  Our cousins are there and they were able to save the spot beside their RV for ours.  It was good … Continue reading

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Queen Creek Olive Mill

After doing a little shopping this morning, Shirley, Bernie, and I went to Ihop for stuffed french toast and brunch.  Then while Shirley went to a party at the resort, Bernie and I went to visit Arizona’s only working olive … Continue reading

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Desert Botanical Garden

Today Bernie and I, along with my sister, Diane, and her husband, Paul, visited the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.  They currently have on display giant insect sculptures “David Rogers’ Big Bugs“.   We followed a tour guide for the … Continue reading

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Superstition Mountain

First thing this morning was bargain hunting at a thrift shop and a Goodwill store.  We found some treasures and then went to McDonald’s for lunch. Next we hiked up to the Superstition Mountain.  It’s such a beautiful day for … Continue reading

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Goldfield Ghost Town and Organ Stop Pizza

Big day today.  This morning we went for a walk around the resort, looked in Open House homes and checked out the new bocce ball courts, pickle ball courts, and horseshoe courts. Bocce Ball Courts  After lunch we drove out … Continue reading

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