Arizona and Cailfornia

Feb 18, 2018
We left Kent at about 10 AM in the snow. We arrived in Canyonville, OR in the late afternoon and it was snowing and about 28 degrees. After we got set up we called for the casino shuttle to take us to Seven Feathers Casino for some light gambling and dinner

Feb 19
Up in the  morning heading for Flag City RV Park in Lodi, CA. We got gas in Canyonville, OR for $2.59 gal. Just south of Redding I had to fuel up and we paid $3.69 gal. OUCH! The park in Flag City is nice so we might use this stop again. It was only about 56 with a low of 38.

Feb 20
On the road again to Santa Clarita, CA and Valencia Travel Village. This place is okay but nothing great about it. We went to In N Out Burger for dinner. When we got back to the park we had neighbors from Vashon Island. It turns out they lived on the same street as Don Frohning, my long time boss at KCDA. Small world. The weather was still cool during the day and in the low 40's at night.

Feb 21
We stayed at Arizona Oasis RV Park on the Ca-AZ border. This park is by no means an oasis. It is all dirt and gravel. We had dinner at the local bar and eatery. The beer was cold and cheap and the pizza was terrific.

Feb 22-Mar 1
We arrive at Sunflower RV Resort in Surprise, AZ at about noon after stopping to wash the truck and trailer. This is a huge, over 1100 sites, park with lots of things going on. They have pickle ball, shuffleboard, tennis, bocci ball, three pools, a golf practice area and much more. After we got set up we went to the Tiki Lodge for happy hour. They have entertainment and dancing daily. Then back to our site for dinner.
Our friends, Greg and Donna were in San Diego for a Gonzaga basketball game returning the 23rd. They called us that afternoon to make plans to meet for dinner at Wild Horse West Burgers, one of the best ever.
On the 24th we invited our nephew Lance and his family to the park for lunch. We had burgers, hot dogs, pasta salad, watermelon, grilled asparagus and corn on the cob. Lets not forget the cheesecake for desert. It was great to see them.
We had Greg and Donna to the park on Sunday. We walked around the park showing all that was there ending up at the Tiki Lounge for a few drinks.
On Monday I played golf with Greg and then we went to their home for dinner. This was the warmest day, 71, we had so far.
Tuesday Greg and Donna picked us up for a drive to Wickenburg. This is a quaint western themed town about 30 minutes from our park. We walked the town checking out shops and other attractions. we had lunch at the Mecca. A nice place that had maybe the best street tacos, $1.25 each, I've ever had. Then it was back to the park. We walked to the Tiki Lounge for a drink and after about 30 minutes clouds blew in and the wind kicked up. We adjourned to the trailer and Greg and Donna left just as it started to rain. I mean it rained HARD for hours.
Wednesday Greg and I played golf again and we got pizza for dinner at Greg and Donna's

Mar 1- 11
We drove to Palm Springs for an 11 night stay. We had some great times with our friends Teddi and Dave Edwards, Donna Lang, Rob and Sheila Nelson and Sherral and Gary Lane. Gail and I went to school with Teddi, Donna and Sherral. Sherral and Gary had Teddi and Dave and us to dinner at their home in Bermuda Dunes Country Club. It was a great evening of chatter about school days, friendships and a salmon dinner with salad and potatoes. Sherral and Gary haev a summer place on Camano Island and invited us to visit in August.
There are new owners at Catalina Spa and Resort where we stay and they are putting money into improvements and service. I was able to play lots of water volley ball.
We took a tour of Cabot's Pueblo Museum. This is a very interesting tour about how Cabot Yerxa spent 25 years building the pueblo from re-purposed materials and his artifacts and art.
Seven of us went to dinner for my birthday at John Henry's Grill. We had a great time and will go there again. Really good food at reasonable prices. Teddi had us over for dinner to early celebrate our anniversary. She fixed a great pork tenderloin dinner.
The weather in Palm Springs was nice. Most days were in the upper 70's-mid 80's.

Mar 12
We headed for home this morning with stops in Santa Nella, CA, Yreka, CA and Woodburn, OR, We got home on Mar 15.
When we left Yreka we stopped at All Star Liquor for some booze. It was about 9:30 AM and there was only one other car in the parking lot. As we were walking to the store I heard, "I know those people." It was cousin Judy from McKenna. She and Howard had driven to Ashland, OR for a couple day trip but the weather and traffic were awful so they decided to go to the liquor store and head home. What a coincidence!
We got home safely in our 3600 mile trip with no mechanical issues.