RV Resort Life

"Livin' the life" in the "RV Resort

Signs in the park say

 "SLOW"

"Grandparents at play"

( I wonder if that means that the grandparents are slow?😉)

Lou enjoys rousing games of horseshoes

as well as shuffleboard.

Lots of crafts for the ladies.

This is "Swedish weaving" (yes, Susan, just like yours!)

Sue Mayer is learning the craft.

My knitting piece is piled up on the table - 

I hope the finished jacket won't take too long

Several are beading, others are quilting.

We certainly didn't enter this one, 

but we heard them from the other room as we try to learn new card games.

(Ya gotta give 'em credit for trying)

The resort has an Ice Cream Social every Sunday night.

(They have 3 huge portions for $2.00)

Many of the 'locals' complain about the price increase (from $1.00)

After all this exhilarating exercise, (and ice cream) we need a walk.

Wellton has SO many trains running through 

 

We get to see all sorts of goods being shipped!

Guess where.

Our "walk in the park"/desert sometimes has a bit of an oasis

Lou's cousin Russel has a park model with a terrific view!

We leave Wellton to go to McNeal - the Aviation training camp.

McNeal Arizona - "Middle of nowhere in the middle of nowhere"

ETHNOS 360

Aviation training and support for missionaries worldwide.

This is our SOWER project for March

We were surprised at how empty all this land is in the south east corner of Arizona.

                                            It will be 'home' for March.

The biggest, nicest surprise as soon as we arrived 

was an invite to a Lamb dinner 

NICE!😀

We felt like it was a party just to welcome us 

but

they assured us that they hadn't planned it just for us! 

 

The three couples on the left are SOWERS for this month,

the others are other volunteers.

We look forward to this assignment!

What to do when the wind blows?

 Weather has been 'interesting' this year - 

lots of cold and wind-

very strong gusts!

OH MY!!

Notice the "For Sale" sign?

When the wind gusts are 30 mph it is a good time to find a museum.

Wellton Arizona (Population 2,222)  has a surprising little museum.

I especially like the black and white one.

Fun to find a  sense of humor in a museum.

These are Desert Claw Vine Seedpods.

We enjoy 'visiting' the Stage Stops 

(even 'virtually')

We think the crowded airplanes are bad.  How would you like all your luggage on your lap, carrying mail beneath the seat,  a few station stops and bad food, 

sleeping in your seat, and pay $3000 for the 'terrible ordeal'?

It's nice to know that they provide buffalo robes for your comfort,

-Gents who use chewing tobacco are asked to spit with the wind 

(not against it).

Liquor is prohibited, but if you bring it, be sure to share.

Loud snoring is not permitted.

Prohibited topics of discussion are Stagecoach robberies and Indian uprisings.

Living is the desert requires innovation.

The 'refrigerator' is water soaked burlap sacks placed outside where the breezes can keep the eggs, milk, and butter cool.

If egg prices keep on going up, you may want to have your own chickens.

'Back in the day' they actually branded their chickens.

Not a bad idea!

Lou reminiscing about his days of farming in Millford.

(and glad that is in the past)

Wellton's prize winning float for their annual parade.

 

Across the border

 Yuma Border Crossing 

We were told to get there ( to the optical shop) when it opened at 8AM, but to come back to the US before noon or else be subject to extra long lines and a possible overnight stay in Mexico because they close the gates back to the US and the wait can be as long as 4 hours.

Others have suggested walking up the river a bit and crossing over that way 

if need be.

We noticed several patches of barbed wire, but not very many.

Who are they trying to keep in ( or keep out?)

Typical border town that has tons of trinkets

along with the bartering ritual.

Some streets you can be attacked with the merchants pestering you to purchase

most anything.

Los Algodones is known for the number of Dentists, Pharmacies and Opticians.

It has more dentists per capita than any other place in the WORLD!!

Every day more than 3000 people cross the Yuma border to get dental treatments.

We happened to stop at one of the dental offices, and definitely would not go there.  They recommend full mouth replacements with ceramic crowns - Yikes!

There are plenty of people that do get good dental work done, but I'm thinking it would be hard to choose a good one amongst the thousands.

We went over for a pair of eyeglasses and had a really good experience.

Exam + tri-focal progressive lenses in basic frames cost $100.00

and-it was done in 3 hours!

(Compare that to the weeks it takes to get the lenses done at home)

We got to the line to cross after 11AM

and the time estimate was about an hour.

Guess we won't have to spend the night!

Always glad to get back to the US!!