Dennis & Gloria picked us
up at 6:30 for the trip to Algodones today.
We met up with Moe & Trish and Ernie & Dianne for breakfast in
Gila Bend and then stopped at Quechan Casino to use the restrooms before
driving the short remaining distance and walking into Mexico.
We arrived around 11 and did
not have dentist appointments until noon so we went to an optical store for
glasses for me, Dianne & Gloria.
Dianne & I had eye exams as well but Gloria had a recent
prescription and was just getting reading glasses. My dentist appointment was the first one and
we were right down to the wire on time when we arrived. Oops – sort of forgot that not much runs on
time in Mexico and had to wait 30 minutes.
I just had my teeth cleaned and a couple of x-rays to see if there was
anything serious with a tooth that is sometimes sensitive but nothing showed up
on the x-rays. Terry was getting a
discolored tooth replaced on his partial that the same office had added not too
long ago. Moe, Trish & Dianne were
all getting their teeth cleaned. We had
time to join Larry & Julie and Bill & Lauri for a margarita at an
outdoor bar. And we all fit in a little
shopping between looking after eyes & teeth.
We had to go back to pick up
my glasses and then back to the dentist to get Terry’s repaired partial which
took a while to slowly grind down to the right size. I went to pay for us both but the
receptionist said Terry’s work was free because they had done the work originally. When she told me it was $20 for my cleaning,
I reminded her that I had 2 x-rays as well and she said in that case it would
be $30! We joined the other 6 of our
group in another bar/restaurant. They
were getting ready to leave after drinks & nachos but kept us company –
with a drink! – while we had some nachos.
We all checked into our rooms
at Quechan Casino and then did a bit of gambling. We went for dinner at slightly different
times in 2 groups and were surprised to find that there is no longer a buffet
at the casino. Terry & I were the
last to give up losing at the slot machines and quit at 10.
Nov 13th – Tues
We all took our time at
getting up & moving this morning.
Terry & I actually woke at 5:30 and had a couple cups of coffee from
the Keurig pot in the room before moving too fast. Dennis & Gloria found us at the slots and
we went to breakfast with them. Ernie
& Dianne came in before we finished eating.
Moe & Trish wandered down just a bit later.
We went back to the slots and
convinced Dennis & Gloria to get a player’s card and the $10 free play for
new members. I pointed Dennis towards a
machine that I like and he cashed in $39.
Gloria had fun at another machine and ended up $12 ahead. The winner for the day was Trish who cashed
out $120 at a machine that Gloria wanted to play but it would not accept free
play.
We went to our rooms to pick
up our stuff and were heading back at 10:40.
Dennis stopped for gas in Gila Bend and we got candy bars &
water. Trish phoned as we were getting
back on the freeway and said they were in a McDonalds in Gila Bend. Traffic was good and we got back about
2:30.
We made a drink and went to
listen to North Star in the courtyard.
After dinner we went to line dance lessons for an hour which made me
miss DWTS.
Nov 14th – Wed
We walked to the office to
get Hobo bucks on some tickets that we bought quite a while ago. More about Hobo bucks in a couple of
days. We came back to get our bikes and
rode all over the place – post office for an envelope, got 3 gallons of water,
post office again, Bill & Lauri’s, past Julie & Larry’s but Julie was
at bocce ball, post office again when they called and said I owed more postage,
left some business cards at Pender & Donna’s, past Julie’s again, past
Larry & Norma’s new park model and then finally home for breakfast at noon. Then we had to make another trip to wish Bill
& Lauri a Happy Anniversary.
I enjoyed sitting outside
reading while Terry played computer games and then wandered around visiting
neighbors. I stayed to work on the blog
when Terry went to the courtyard early to get a chair to listen to music. I joined him there after waiting for a backup
on the computer. We left at 4:15 to go
to dinner at Moe & Trish’s. Dennis
& Gloria and Ernie & Dianne were also there and we had a great dinner
with great friends. We put on light
jackets to sit around the buddy burner after dinner.
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