friends, quilt stores and fishing?

We had a great time yesterday with friends in Henderson, NV, with the gals heading out to 4 quilt stores and the boys looking for Cabelas, and settling for Bass Pro Shop.  Afterwards, we all met together at their home for a wonderful chicken dinner.  Mmmm. so good. Joanne made chicken breasts with avocado and cheese broiled on top, cucumber salad, and roasted bbq'd vegetables. Outstanding.

Today's plans are to do a few more things in Vegas, get some fuel just prior to coming back to the campground, and then heading off early morning, along the lake, to Overton, because it is a beautiful drive and we have the time.  Our destination is Ely or Wells.  Looks like a bit of a weather window heading north, so off we go.

Wow, 2 posts in one day....

This is just a quickie to say we have arrived at Las Vegas Bay Campground, in Lake Mead National Park.  We usually stay at the Boulder Beach campground, on the west side, however, we pulled in and the host informed us that the last spot was just taken! What!!! We were early afternoon and everything. Turns out, a major renovation was taking place with over half the campground unavailable, as those sites were totally re-done, trees and brush cleaned up, and it looked like all the sites were made bigger. Well, we all know rigs are not getting any smaller, and very few people are tenting or tent-trailering, so perhaps this was the reason.  The attendant let us know that some sites were still open at Las Vegas Bay, 8 miles up the lake. Whew! Yep, there were a couple of sites only, and these are very small. Our new neighbour let us know that this campground is slated for renovations as soon as Boulder Beach is fully back open.  Bob, if you are reading this.... we know you like to stay here, so you are forewarned!

We booked for a couple of days, and will try to contact friends in Henderson for a visit. Then, maybe some quilt shops, antique shops.........

We had a great drive, from Desert Hot Springs, up into Yucca Valley, then to Amboy ( huge crater, National Natural Monument thing, amazing! ) then old route 66 to catch Highway 95 up into Nevada.
We could drive as fast as the interstates, without the hassle of the interstates. Gotta love it.

On the Road Again.....

I can't wait to get ' on the road again".... you can just hear the tune in your head.  We have had a wonderful winter season down in the south this year, but alas, the time has come to leave and start heading it north.

Last evening we enjoyed a wonderful supper with our neighbours, Ken and Jan, who bbq'd up a great meal for those who were leaving the next morning - ourselves, Rick and Paulette, and Jenifer and Tom. All of whom we will see again next year.

We may take a couple of different routes homes this year, just to see something new. At least that howler wind of the last couple of days has died down.... shhhh... don't bring it back!

ttyl

Finally the weather turns cooler.....

I think I may have to go to a weekly blog entry if I can't get it together! It is not like we haven't been busy. Yesterday after swimming, I was off to Burlington Coat Factory with Paulette, and I have never been to this store, so yes a few bargains were picked up.  A quiet afternoon, with a little dog sitting of the lovely Miss EllieMae from next door.  We miss going to the dog park and talking to whoever is there.  There are 2 dog parks in the rv resort now, but we took EllieMae to the first large park.

Later on, we were on schedule to pick up friends Brian and Joanne from the Palm Springs airport.  They flew home for a few days this week... in the cold...and snow...and blowing wind.  They missed the huge car pile up on highway 2, south of Edmonton by being only a few minutes ahead. It was terrible.

Today is weigh in day with the ladies at WW, then maybe a trip to Joannes as there is a sale going on. The weather has turned cooler, and is now hovering around 80F, which is a lot better than 97F. We will have to get a few more hikes/walks in before we leave here around the first of April.

We host a wash party...no. not Laundry.

Today is laundry day, and well overdue because we have been busy lately organizing and attending quite a few functions in and around the rv park.  On Tuesday afternoon, we hosted a Wash Party with neighbours Doris and Rob.  In the back of our rv sites, there is a large gully or wash, where rain water can run if it ever rains enough. We have seen water come down once, three years ago.  For pictures, as I was too busy and too hot to take any, check out Rick and Paulette's blog for today.  We started planning last week, when it was cold and chose a time of 3 pm, in order to be warmer, during the daylight hours. Well, even though the weather forecast was only for about 75F, it turned into a hot 90F and no one moved very fast!!! Oh well, once the sun was on it's way down it was simply lovely around Rob's propane campfire.  It was a good opportunity to meet many of our neighbours and we had a great turnout, with many asking if we could do it again next year.... without perhaps the heat!

Yesterday was Quilting Clubhouse for me, in a nice air conditioned building and Donald made a quick shopping trip to pick up some liquid Calgon to add to our tanks with Dawn dish detergent when we leave here. He said the inside air temp of the truck was 42 C (107.6 F ) when he came out of the store. It was too hot to cook, so we joined Mel, Deb, Rick and Paulette for Rick and Paulette's Anniversary dinner at California Pizza in downtown Palm Springs.  We could sit outside, and it was nice and cool in the shade. Why not inside? We were accompanied by Mel and Deb's wonderful goldendoodle, Miss EllieMae.  I guess Molly and Rylie had to stay home.

So, off to the pool, then laundry, then a little cleaning in the rig and then perhaps the street fair tonight in PS.