We
left at 9 with Larry & Barb to head to Palm Springs. Larry was surprised to see the fuel gauge on
empty so we headed to a service station.
Before we got there, he noticed that none of his gauges were registering
– including the speedometer. We had the
same problem with our previous truck which was the same year Chev as
Larry’s. Terry offered to take our truck
if Larry was worried about the gauges but he decided to fuel up & carry on
as he could us the GPS to show his speed.
We
stopped to eat our lunch at a rest area and were a few miles from our exit when
the truck started to shake like there was a flat tire. We luckily found a wide shoulder to pull off
but the guys could see no problem with tire.
We carried on – slowly – to an exit that would take us to a Chev dealer
not far from the condo where we were going to stay. Of course the service department was not open
on Sunday so Barb filled out the after hours envelope and left the keys. Then she called a friend – Judy - who
happened to be shopping nearby and she & Grace came to take us to the
condo. Oops, check in time was not until
4 and it was now 2 so we went to the Sands RV park where Judy has a park
model. It is the park where we and Larry
& Barb stayed in the past. We had a
couple of drinks, Judy took us to a grocery store and then Cliff took us to the
condo as Judy had to play poker.
We
had pizza & salad for dinner at the condo and of course a couple more
drinks.
Feb 24th – Mon
Larry
arranged for a rental car as the Chev dealer hadn’t even looked at the truck
when Larry talked to them. We made
breakfast at the condo and then went to the Chev dealer to get our golf clubs
out of the truck. The problem with the
truck was a tire that had a bulge that you couldn’t see but could feel. Larry had talked about getting new tires and
decided this would be the time to do so.
Of course, the tires were not in stock and had to be ordered. The gauge problem was “solved” by
disconnecting and reconnecting something!!
We
played a round of golf at The Sands and then went to a larger happy hour at
Russ & Judy’s. It was great to see a
lot of the people that we knew from staying there.
We
had planned to go to Babe’s for dinner as it was Larry & Barb’s 52nd
wedding anniversary today but figured we had eaten too much at the happy hour
so stopped at a grocery store and got ingredients for tacos.
Feb 25th – Tues
After
breakfast – and finding out that the tires weren’t here yet – we contacted
Terry’s brother Skip (and his wife Kathy) and went to see the house they are
having built in Rancho Mirage. They are
very involved in decisions and it is going to be amazing. We toured a completed model home – way too
modern – and then went to lunch with them.
We went
to the Chev dealer again to check on the truck.
It still wasn’t done – tires had arrived! –so a shuttle driver took
Larry & Barb to the condo so they could relax by the pool and we went to a
casino where Terry won again. I came out
21 cents ahead so his winnings didn’t even have to cover my losses! We got back to the condo just after 5 and
found that the Chev dealer had sent the shuttle to pick up Larry.
When
he got back with the truck – and without his credit card! – we went to Babe’s
for a nice dinner.
Feb 26th – Wed
We
made breakfast at the condo again before packing up and returning the rental
car on the way out of town. We made a
couple of stops at rest areas and got home about 3 after getting back the hour
that we lost heading west. We immediately
went to the courtyard to have lunch and listen to Van Arlon. We started inviting people to a happy hour
tomorrow to welcome my sister.
We
finally relaxed and then had dessert for dinner.
Feb 27th – Thurs
My
sister Marg and her friend Pat have been traveling in Mexico and then spent a
week in Yuma with good friends Francis & Nicole. We reserved a site for them beside Larry
& Barb and they will be staying for a week.
We
invited more people for the HH and were amazed that most people were able to
attend. I got a haircut at 9 and then we
did the laundry. I made breakfast while
the clothes were in the washers. Terry
went to the courtyard and I read after doing some much needed cleaning.
The
HH was scheduled for 4 and once again the guests of honor were not here when
people started arriving! Turns out the
coordinates that Terry provided for Marg’s GPS did not bring them here. They finally entered the address and showed
up shortly after 4, then had to wait for an escort to their site.
We
had a great turnout for HH and totally overwhelmed Marg & Pat with names
& friends. I had put meat in the
crock pot so we had an easy dinner.
Feb 28th – Fri
Marg
& Pat came over for coffee and we all sat and played Candy Crush! We went for breakfast at the Wild Berry and
then went to the Mesa Marketplace where we shopped every aisle. The parking lot was full but it didn’t seem
like there was a huge crush of shoppers.
We
stopped at Fry’s for a few groceries and got back in time to put another meal
in the crock pot and then go to music in the courtyard. The music was loud so Marg, Pat & I sat
on couches by the pool where we could still hear the music. We were joined immediately by Dennis &
Gloria who also wanted to get away from the loud music. We put up a large umbrella but before too
long the wind came up and we had to put it down. Another large umbrella flipped over which got
us moving fast to crank it down. When
the music finished, more people joined us on the couches.
Dinner,
drinks and more CC filled the evening.
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