May 30th to June 3rd - Show Low

May 30^th – Sat

We have such a lovely breeze thru the rig in the morning that it is easy to spend a few hours on computer games before having a late breakfast. Unfortunately the breeze is sometimes a wind which we don't like too much!

We took the motorcycle into Show Low, browsed through a couple of stores and explored a few more roads just to see what's there. When we got back we wound around streets in the park again to see what what people have down with their homes and to see what is for sale or rent.

Dinner, TV & computer games for the evening.

May 31^st – Sun

We got sucked into free hours of lives on our computer games which used up most of the morning! Our neighbor Dianne (husband Jim) came over to introduce herself and to bring the newspaper which they had finished reading. I made a big lunch and then we went for a walk and checked out all the facilities – nice library & puzzle room, card/game rooms, pool/billiards, sewing rooms, laundry, 2 exercise rooms. We saw some people in the pool so we came back to change into swim suits and took the motorcycle back. Jim & Dianne were there and we met Ted & Lisa. A lady named Gloria showed up looking for a weekly singles gathering which we figured out probably wasn't starting until next week.

Then we had our first happy hour on our patio. We asked Ted & Lisa but they had plans for an early dinner (free tacos due to Dbacks scoring 5 runs) so we were joined by Jim & Dianne and Gloria. Jim & Dianne stay at Venture Out in Mesa and Gloria has a house in Sunland Springs. Ted & Lisa have a house in Surprise. Beautiful weather to sit outside.

We snacked just a bit with our drinks and weren't even hungry for dinner which made the evening easy for me. I enjoyed the DWTS special on TV.

June 1^st – Mon

We went to coffee & doughnuts at 7:20 so we could buy some tickets before it started at 8 with the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. Newbies also got to stand up and introduce themselves. There was pretty much a full house which surprised us since we never saw a lot of people as we drove around. The summer season and all activities officially start June 1^st. The “clubs & classes” line here was huge with all sorts of announcements.

We took the bike to Taylor and had lunch. It was still early when we got back so we made a trip to the casino. For once I didn't spend all my allowance but didn't come out ahead. Terry did OK – up, down, up, down. You notice which word is last!

We took the truck (because it was windy and I got beat up on the bike) so we stopped for a few groceries on the way back. Dinner, games & TV for the evening.

June 2^nd – Tues

We went to line dance classes this morning. There are 3 different one hour sessions – advanced intermediate, intermediate and beginners. We went to all the classes and the only dance that we actually knew was the Electric Slide! The instructor who taught all the classes is fantastic and a very good dancer. Most of the people in the intermediate classes have been here previously and know some of the dances.

I made lunch when we got back and then took some books back to the library. We spent quite a bit of time finding line dance videos on Utube so we can practice some dances. We went for a bike ride to Springerville & Taylor again to do a little more exploring. Another quiet evening.

June 3^rd – Wed

We spent all morning goofing off (we do it quite well!) and finally had breakfast for lunch. Some roads in the park are being resurfaced today & tomorrow but they were very clever about paving one side of the main road in so people could get in & out each day. People living on the streets being paved had to park their cars by the admin building if they needed to get out but our streets were done last year so were OK.

We took the bike for a ride into Show Low and stopped at a few stores – some for specific items and some just to see what they were all about. Still windy. We were told that the wind would quit when the monsoons begin!!