Mar 1st to 3rd - Mesa

Mar 1^st – Sat

Marg & Pat came over after they had some breakfast and we goofed off and waited for the rain to clear.  Yes, we are getting rain after 70 days without any.

I put some leftovers in the oven to heat for lunch while we used Dennis & Gloria’s golf cart to take Marg & Pat on a tour of the park.  We stopped at the storage area so they could see the toy hauler and pretty much explored all corners of the park & buildings. 

We all went to a party at Doug & Shirley’s park model in Superstition Butte RV park which is just south of Main on Signal Butte.  They bought it last year and have been doing a lot of work on it.  Dianne & Ernie, Doug and his sister Bernice, Bill Keyes and Lawrence provided music before & after a pot luck dinner.  After dinner it started to pour rain again.

Marg & Pat got a ride home with Dennis & Gloria so Terry & I could stay longer to enjoy the music and great friends. 
We had just turned out the lights at 10:30 when Terry’s phone rang.  It was Darlene telling us that she cancelled the tee times for tomorrow morning as it was raining and expected to continue.  I put on a jacket and sloshed over to Marg’s motor home to let her & Pat know that they could turn off the alarm and sleep in tomorrow.

Mar 2^nd – Sun

It was a good thing that golf was cancelled as there was a lot of rain last night and it was cool this morning.  I made jelly biscuits for breakfast for all of us and Marg brought over a bowl of fresh grapefruit.  We were discussing activities when Larry came over with a book for me to read.  Terry asked if he & Barb wanted to go with us so we waited just a bit for Barb to finish getting ready and we all piled into the truck.

Our first stop was Goldfield which is a reconstructed gold mining town.  It was perfect weather to wander through the “town” and stores.  We continued on towards Tortilla Flats and stopped at a view point.  We drove past Tortilla Flats, thru some water flowing over the road and to another view point that is past the end of the paved road.  We walked & took pictures before heading back.  We found a parking spot at Tortilla Flats but there was no place to sit outside (Mark & Steve from AZ Opry were singing) so we checked out the “touristy” shop and went to Filly’s where we found no band and no food service outside due to “flooding”.  So, back just a short ways to the Hitching Post.  The music was provided by 2 guys on accordions which was surprisingly good.  We put away 3 pitchers of beer and much needed food since it was 3 o’clock.

When we got back, we had barely settled down when Richard & Nancy stopped by.  We had a drink and a chat which was very nice since Nancy has been sick and we haven’t seen much of them lately.

We finished the day with TV and more Candy Crush playing by all of us.

Mar 3^rd – Mon

OK, we have developed a morning routine with Marg & Pat – coffee & CC.  We discussed & dismissed a golf game and finally decided to go for breakfast.  Then I got the bright idea to ask if they wanted to go to a casino so we got online to purchase coupons for Ft McDowell and headed out.  We still had breakfast coupons so after Marg & Pat got their players cards, we had breakfast.

For $25 each, Marg & Pat received $50 slot play on their cards.  This was enough to keep Marg from dipping into her wallet and Pat came out ahead.  I did my usual downhill slide and Terry slid somewhat slower! 

Now we were into shopping – Costco, WalMart, Dicks Sporting Goods, Power Square, Total Wine & Sports Authority.  This brought us to 4:30 and a decision to stop at China City for dinner rather than go home and immediately go back somewhere for dinner.  A nightcap, TV & CC completed another full day.