Dec 16th to 19th - Yuma

Dec 16th - Wed - Yuma
Terry is taking some antibiotics to clear up a tooth infection before his dental work so I have to make a reasonably early breakfast so he can take his pill with food. Pat came by as we were finishing and suggested a drive today instead of the bike ride that we discussed. We are all nursing sore feet & joints from our golf game. Need to do more walking to get in shape!!
We first stopped so I could get a haircut and visit an ATM. Then on through construction traffic to Olive Garden for lunch. Pat wanted to try the “all-you-can-eat soup, salad & breadstick” lunch which she has seen in ads so we all ordered it. Very good.
Next we got in a little walking and stair climbing by checking out RVs for sale at a shopping mall. Nothing any of us could not resist. By now it was time to stop for some groceries for Pat. Unfortunately we picked WalMart and Terry finally found the TV that he wanted in stock. He did not get the rain check price (we thought we probably wouldn’t) but it was still a good price. So now he has a larger (26”) TV in the outside compartment and I can continue to use the smaller one as a screen until we get a new computer.
Over to P&R’S again for happy hour & dinner.

Dec 17th - Thurs - Yuma
I mentioned the circular route that we have to take to get to Hwy 8 and then west to Algodones. Well, now 1st Street that parallels Hwy 8 is closed until Jan 18th so we have to go further south to 8th Street before heading east & then north. Good thing we are retired and have lots of time to get somewhere!
Finally got some catching up done on the computer and did some cleaning. Rick was supposed to get his awning replaced today but it was too windy. They had to hang around in case the wind let up in the afternoon so Terry & I ran some errands.

Dec 18th - Fri - Yuma
Up early this morning for an 8 o’clock dental appointment for Terry. We got there early and then it turned out his appointment was for 8:30 so Terry had lots of time to pace around the courtyard of the dental complex! He got in about 8:45 and was out about 9:30 with 3 teeth pulled and his modified upper partial in place. He had to wait about an hour for his lower partial to be fixed so we went shopping. Then he had to wait for the lower partial to be fitted. There was no line to get across the border so we were back at the casino for lunch about 11:30. Terry was so happy that his total bill was only $270 that we had to spend a little on the slots!
Pat & I went for a bike ride before happy hour. Not much wind and fairly warm.

Dec 19th - Sat - Yuma
We and P&R were able to tee off a few minutes before our 8:53 tee time this morning. Very windy but not too cold. No one in front of us until we caught up to a 5-some on the 9th hole. We waited for them on the 10th and then decided to cut ahead of them by skipping 12 and playing half of 13. Played through 16 and were all tired of the wind and ready to quit.
We walked back to the rigs, got our bikes and went to the cantina for a good hamburger & a beer for lunch. We tried to figure out how to use our awning sun screen as a wind break but decided it would not work. So Terry & I headed for the Swap Meet to check out materials to make a wind break. We would have had to get pieces from 2 or 3 different stores so came back empty handed - except for a few groceries.
Terry invited new friends (Charlie & Julie) from down the street to join us for happy hour tonight. We sat outside - with jackets on - and even got to watch a parade of decorated golf carts travel down our street. We sat out with the buddy burner going until after 7. I had a pork roast and sweet potatoes in the crock pot so dinner was a snap.