As
usual, another change in plans. After
coffee, posting the blog, a phone call to sister Marg and breakfast, we went to
the office to pay for our site. Even
with using Passport America for 3 days, a weekly rate and an 18% discount with
our player’s card, it will cost $27 per day if we stay 12 days. This and the changes at the casino made us
decide to stay here for the 3 days on PA and then move on. When we got back we started looking at a map
and the internet and picked Parker AZ for the next stop. We are hoping to stay at La Paz County RV
park which is right across the highway from Emerald Canyon Golf Course. They don’t take reservations which is why I
say “hoping to stay”. If the weather
isn’t too much above 95 maybe we will even play golf! They have an inexpensive early bird special
to play the back nine with a tee time before 7.
We
filled up with diesel on our way to get groceries at WalMart. I put everything away and made salsa/salad
and poached chicken for chimichangas for dinner while Terry had a little
snooze. We had an early dinner since we
didn’t have lunch. Then we were thankful
for AC and watched TV – it is hot.
Aug 20th – Tues
I
went for a walk early this morning while it was not too hot – twice around the
lake at the park. Then I took the sheets
to the laundry room (about 1/3 of the way around the lake), walked back to the
rig and made another trip to put them in the dryer. Terry joined me to walk to
get the sheets. We decided to use points
on our player’s cards for breakfast which was a good idea as we had a great
breakfast for about $3.
We
went into town for a few items at WalMart and Walgreens. We had a fairly early dinner and I decided to
do the rest of the laundry so I went for another walk to put it in the washers
and then into the dryers. Terry again
came with me to hang & fold clothes.
When we were walking to take the clothes out, the moon was just rising
and was beautiful in the reflection of the sunset. I should have gone back for the camera as it
totally disappeared behind clouds by the time we returned.
Aug 21th – Wed – to Parker
AZ
As
we were getting ready to leave, I found another reason to be happy to be
leaving Pahrump – tiny ants in the rig again.
We kind of forgot about getting them the last time we were here. Luckily we still had some spray which I put
on a paper towel to wipe up the little buggers.
We spoke with the lady beside us and she was very disappointed with the
changes here. She said the row of sites
where we stayed would be filled with “high rollers” in the fall and predicted
that they would also be unhappy.
We
left about 8 while was late enough to avoid any rush hour traffic as we skirted
Las Vegas. We stopped for breakfast in
Searchlight and arrived at La Paz County RV park in the early afternoon. The camp host gave us a map, told us to drive
out & find a site and then come back to pay which is exactly what we
did. We made a leap of faith and paid
for 2 weeks as we wanted to stay put through the Labor Day weekend and not have
to worry about finding a place to stay then.
There are more rigs here than people but I am sure that will change when
the weekend arrives and for sure on the long weekend.
After
a snacky lunch and setting up & watching TV, we walked the short distance
to the Colorado River. We are on the
front row facing the river. We don’t
have the view through the back window but the rig faces the correct direction
that we will have shade on the door side & patio in the afternoon. Shade is going to be very important – it got
to 109 today.
When
we were at the river we saw a couple a ways down who were sitting in the river
in camp chairs with a big umbrella. We
immediately went back to change into bathing suits, get chairs & a big golf
umbrella and make a drink. The water is
a perfect temperature – no gasping to get in but refreshing. There is a current of course but I know I
could swim to shore if I did get out a ways.
There are sharp little pebbles on the gradually sloping bottom which got
into the sandals that we wore so tomorrow we will go shopping for stretchy
beach shoes. We will definitely be
repeating this procedure!
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