We nailed ourselves down…

 

Our Location:

Road Runner BLM, Quartzsite, Az

If the blog looks blurry it’s due to the wind shaking the Igloo. The winds have been relentless for 24 hours and we are looking at another 10 hours at least. The winds are coolish, out of the north, and make it uncomfortable to be outside. It has been partially sunny with temps hovering around 70-72 F/21-22 C during the day, around 50 F/ 10 C over night. 

Three views of this beaten up Saguaro.

On Saturday while we were continuing our resting from the day before, I noticed a very big, shiny black truck pulling into our yard, our friends from Ontario came to visit. Bill, Patsy and Mr. Gibbs all climbed out and visiting commenced. Time slipped by so quickly as it does with friends, we have no idea where the couple of hours went. Soon our guests were climbing  back into BB and heading off. We will visit some more before we leave the area.

Not the best photo but you get to see their happy faces!

Sunday morning we were up and headed off to Parker for groceries and took only cash as we have had so much trouble with the card machines in Walmart there. In fact the couple ahead of us were having trouble trying  to use their card, she held the card with two hands while  he punched in the pin, it was the only way it would work. Cash payment had no issue! 

It is easy to see two of them are related.

Deb D, I looked down and found this ancient being at my feet.

I’ve been in touch with folks back home, Dad, sister, SIL Barb. All is well, rain is in the forecast for a number of days. Jason and Leah’s house is moving right along, it sounds as if a move in date is coming closer. We are excited for them!

Can you see the sleeping Indian?

1- forehead
2- nose
3- chin

The road to Parker is vastly improved with a new surface most of the way. Kuen Street here in Q is also vastly improved but Bill informed me it was fixed last spring, which we didn’t know.

The road to Parker.

We always like to this RR car!

As I typed this I thought I could see a dog running loose but I think it may have been coyote, a black tipped tail was visible and no one was visible in the area.

Taken from inside the Igloo, he is definitely a coyote.

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time…

Take car, stay safe,

Deb

Some errands……

 

Our Location:

Road Runner BLM, Quartzsite, Az

Since our arrival I have said we were going to just rest for a couple of days and we kinda did but not completely. Today however the Big Dog did not move.

We have been to Q twice since our arrival for a few reasons but now we are going to stay put for a couple of days. I truly just want to sit for a bit. This morning we went for a short stroll, I worked outside for about a half hour and then we just rested for the day. I’m certain we did not finish our resting today and so will be forced to continue tomorrow. Such is the hardships of life.

I have chatted with Dad every night, staying caught up on the news back there. He had no tricker treaters at all but I don’t think he expected to either. I have called my sister a couple of times and had coffee, it was a nice way to pass an hour. Today I called my friend Linda to get caught up with her and her family. Due to busy lives we just didn’t get a chance to visit this summer. 

While we are sitting I will blog occasionally but not every day, I don’t do anything interesting enough to do so, some times they will be photo blogs, and since a picture is worth a thousand words, if you view the pictures slowly enough it will be as if I have produced a novel for you to read!

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time,

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

We have our feet down for a while….

 

Our Location:

Road Runner BLM, Quartzsite, Arizona

This morning we were up with wheels rolling at 7:30 am MST, which yesterday would have been 9:30 am CDT. We spent our day crossing this state arriving here around 2:30. We cruised a few spots finding one we liked and soon were settled. I called Dad, texted my sister and then we sat down to eat. 

It was a double rainbow but we couldn’t capture them both clearly.

Texas Canyon

Our plans are to spend a few weeks here before we move on to Ogilby Rd.  We are looking forward to just resting for a few days, feet up, book in hand, warm sun on my face. It will be nice to rest now after 9 days of driving.

Happy birthday wishes go out to niece Brittany as she celebrates today. Britt and family just recently moved back to Ontario from Newfoundland and settled in the Ottawa area. She is my sister’s youngest child.

Near the Junction of 85/10.

Solar farm

Our spot for a few weeks

Enjoy the photos. Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time……

Take care, stay safe,

Deb

We have crossed two time zones today….

 

Our Location:

San Simon, Arizona

We left Ward County Safety Area around 8 am CDT.  It was a nice 63f/17c with a bright ball of fire just peeking over the horizon. We crossed into MDT around Sierra Blanc, Texas and were able to repeat our previous hour rolling along but with different scenery. 

El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas

We stopped a few times, once much longer than we had anticipated but at the end of the day we managed to stop the Big Dog at this rest area just two miles inside the Arizona state line, which means another time zone, MST/PDT. We are now 3 hours behind Ontario.

Long, long trains, 4 engines or more.

We have arrived.

It has been a long day so I let the photos tell the tale, I’m sorry but I doubt they are in the proper order.

Until next time…..

Take care, stay safe,

Deb