Dec 20th to 22nd - Yuma

Dec 20th - Sun - Yuma
Friends Francis & Nichole (from 100 Mile House, B.C.) came for dinner today so I spent the morning doing dinner prep and computer work. Terry washed the 5th wheel and I helped dry it with a squeegee.
When Francis & Nichole (and P&R of course) arrived about 2 it was just warm enough to sit & visit outside and to eat outside about 4. Then we moved inside for dessert.
P&R headed home in time for the season finale of Survivor which we also watched.

Dec 21st - Mon - Yuma
Laundry day for me & Pat which also included jigsaw puzzle making for Terry & me. In the afternoon, our friend Claude phoned. They were near our campground on Hwy 8 and heading for Pilot Knob RV in Winterhaven. In a few minutes Terry saw them on the highway so we called back and asked if they saw us waving! We told them we were heading for the buffet at the casino for dinner and they were happy to join us.
Part of the reason for dinner at the casino was wet carpets for us and P&R. We both got our carpets cleaned late in the afternoon and didn’t want to walk on them a lot. We were very pleased with the cleaning job for $35.
Charlie & Julie also joined us for dinner and for a little gambling after. We had to take 2 trucks so Rick was able to come back after dinner (he does not like to gamble in smoky casinos) and Lucky Pat came back with us. Yes, she did it again!
We had left the furnace on to dry the carpet but we ran out of propane so it was still very wet. We had all moveable items stacked on the kitchen linoleum so just cleared off the bed and went to bed to watch TV.

Dec 22nd - Tues - Yuma
P&R had their ripped awning replaced this morning and then joined us for a trip to visit Claude & Val. There was no wind this morning but by the time we filled propane tanks, drove the loop through Yuma and were across from our RV park on Hwy 8, the wind suddenly came up and we could see a dust cloud moving towards the park.
We drove the wrong way when we exited the highway and got sandblasted before we turned around. We found Claude & Val’s rig in their RV park and debated whether we wanted to brave the wind to go in! Their new 5th wheel is very nice. The wind gave it a workout by actually moving the top of a slide a couple of inches with each big gust.
We visited until our stomachs told us to leave and get some lunch. We calmed the growlies at Arby’s and then went to Fry’s for groceries. Unbelievably, they had almost no turkeys so we had to stop at WalMart to get one for Pat to cook for Christmas.
On our way out this morning, we talked to Charlie and he invited us over for happy hour. We rode our bikes to their place and they weren’t home! So we came back to our rig and started without them. They had to go pick up a new hot water tank in Wellton and joined us when they returned.
P&R left for dinner and so Pat could play bridge. We ended up showing some pictures to Charlie & Julie and had a late dinner after they left.