We
went exploring in the opposite direction today – to Jerome. We have been there previously but we just
went to the museum so today we went into the town to browse the shops. Jerome is on a hillside with very narrow
streets. We were amazed at the number of
cars & people in town but we found a parking spot, climbed some stairs and
started wandering. There are a lot of
interesting stores and we finally found a metal wall art piece for above the
entry door.
I
mentioned in the blog that when we were heading here I decided to take a
different route than the one Wanda wanted us to take. We drove all the way through town and a
couple of miles past and decided we had really dodged a bullet by not bringing
the 5th wheel this way. We
had to use all of our side of the road to pass other cars.
On
the way back we stopped at WalMart for groceries. We didn’t have any lunch so I cooked a couple
of ears of really sweet corn to hold us over until dinner. At 6:30 we went to a dance here at the
park. It was held in the dining area of
the grill and quite a few people were just finishing their meals when we got
there. After one dance, a guy asked
Terry if we spend time at Val Vista Village.
It was Dave & Sandra who we didn’t really know but Terry had spotted
the large trailer they tow behind their motor home and was pretty sure they
stayed at VVV. We joined them at their
table and talked non-stop except when we danced. They are staying here longer than we are but
I know we will see them back in Mesa.
Sept 8th – Sun
Raining
today and much cooler – quite nice. We
went into town for lunch and then drove through Camp Verde but not much there
and not open on Sunday so we had to go to the casino again. We got back in time for a drink & dinner
– exciting day!!
Sept 9th – Mon
We
invited Dave & Sandra for dinner tonight so after we finally got going this
morning we had to go get some groceries.
We also filled up with diesel as we are leaving tomorrow. After we put away groceries and had doughnuts
for lunch (!!), I went to see if Dave & Sandra wanted to come over earlier
as we weren’t doing much. They walked
their dogs and came over.
After
we talked for quite a while, they went back to feed the dogs and get a drink
and then we started playing games. We
started with Farkle which is a dice game very similar to one that we call
10,000. After 2 games (Terry won 1 and
Dave won 1), we ate dinner. Then we
taught them how to play Sequence. The
good news is we had fun. The bad news is
the guys won. Sandra & I never did
figure out how they were cheating!
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