Sept 30th to Oct 2nd - Mesa

Sept 30th – Fri – Mesa
We got up early to put everything back together while it was sort of cool. At Camping World, we had to take almost everything out of the large storage compartment to allow access behind removable panels. We put smaller items in the back seat of the truck and slid large items under the 5th wheel. We just dumped the large items back in when we picked it up so we took out everything, threw some things out, reorganized & labeled before repacking. After putting the shelf back in the large cupboard above the TV, we did the same sorting & reorganizing.
Now it was time for a nice breakfast and then a trip to the grocery store after putting away the awning & sun shade as the wind came up.
After putting away groceries and trying out some new iced tea Kcups (for the Keurig coffee maker), we rode our bikes to see what everyone was up to. Julie & Larry were just getting ready to join Billy & Laurie at the pool so we came back to change and joined them. We met a younger couple (Neal & Maria) who are staying at the park while he works in the area. They are from Utah but move around where his job takes him. We stayed quite a while before coming back for a cool drink & dinner.

Oct 1st – Sat – Mesa
Terry went to help Larry secure his propane tanks and I stayed home to work on the computer and read. I was just about to get on my bike and see what was going on when Terry came back for a drill bit. He didn’t have the right size so I went with him to Home Depot for a bit and another concrete block as he broke one. Park model propane tanks have to sit on a concrete pad (blocks are OK) and be secured with a chain to a post in the ground. I guess this prevents them from falling over in an earthquake!! Terry started early so it would be the coolest but by now he was in the full sun and sweating like crazy. He got it done and we all sat in the shade and downed ice water.
I had invited “the group” over for dinner and had put a pork roast in the crock pot. Then I found out that the other 6 had pork roast last night so I got some meat out of the freezer and switched to stroganoff. We made a trip to the grocery store and I made dessert, an appetizer and got the meat cooking while Terry set up tables with chairs borrowed from Julie. This left us time for a cooling dip in the pool and time to relax before company arrived – Billy & Laurie, Larry & Julie and Neal & Judy. Our shade screen worked great and the sun was down before we ate so it was tolerable if not totally comfortable.

Oct 2nd – Sun – Mesa
We returned Larry & Julie’s chairs this morning and visited with them and Billy & Laurie for a bit. Terry was a little antsy so we ended up going to Arizona Casino and decided that we would not be going back there any time soon. They have very few penny machines and even those require a bet of more than we usually spend. We played for a while with no luck.
We stopped at WalMart for some tie downs for the awning and came back to watch a golf tournament on TV. At 5:30 we went to Neal & Judy’s for dinner. They have very little shade in the afternoon and there was no breeze so it was hot. After a nice dinner, we & Julie went to the pool to cool off. We met a couple (Jim & Eileen) from Wisconsin and enjoyed talking with them. They are renting a park model for 3 months so we look forward to seeing them again.