QZ - Feb 15th to 17th

Feb 15, Thursday
Today was a day for cleaning inside and out. We had Clem & Marlene over for baby back ribs for dinner so there was some shopping and prep work for that. We used our dining table extension for the first time and it is wonderful - elbow room for everyone! Also lots of room to play dice after dinner.

Feb 16, Friday
On the road again - this time to Lake Havasu City. Terry thought there was a Bluegrass Festival going on here but it was at Havasu Landing which is across the lake in California. It is about 100 miles to drive around so we did not go. There was also a boat that you could take across the lake but we decided just to drive back and stop at the casino in Parker.
It was a nice drive. I won a bit at the casino, unfortunately not quite enough to make up Terry’s losses!

Feb 17, Saturday
We spent some time chatting with neighbors this morning after taking part in the park breakfast. I can see why people keep coming back to the same park each winter - you can make friends quickly.
Terry took part in coin and gold hunts with metal detectors today. A club buries coins in a large “desert” area in the local park. Some detectors cannot find gold so on the second hunt they attach gold to nickels so everyone can hunt for it. Terry found $2.80 in the first hunt and 2 coins with gold on the second hunt. Many of the 200 participants did not find any coins on the second hunt. I sat on a lawn chair and met another resident of the park that we are staying in. Each hunt was for an hour. I wanted to see what they were all about before taking part and I wasn’t sure my elbows and shoulders would stand 2 hours of detecting.
Finished the day by doing laundry and then playing pinochle in the evening where Terry won third place.