We spent five fantastic days in San Francisco back at the beginning of November. Only a short while after that, our laptop gave up, and we thought we had lost all of those photos!
Fortunately, we now have those photos back, and so we're doing a couple of extra posts right now that we wanted to have a record of on the blog. And, we had promised to tell you about where we stayed and why, and so this post is to tell you about the historic San Remo Hotel.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
A great birthday!
First of all, thanks for all the comments and birthday wishes yesterday. You've given us some great ideas of places to stop along the way over the next few weeks to make our Arizona trip all the better. We are especially looking forward to Canyon de Chelly, which we had never heard of before.
We'll probably get back on the road Tuesday!
We'll probably get back on the road Tuesday!
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Figuring an Arizona route...
We don't really need to have a plan, but we really should figure our approximate route of exploration over the next five weeks or so. After all, we came to Arizona to explore the state.
We sort of rushed our way from Nogales to Quartzsite in order to attend the "blogger-fest" on January 24th, and since then we've been doing some relaxing and visiting, and attending to some of Sherman's repairs and upgrades.
But we're already thinking about moving along, so we made a loose plan.
We sort of rushed our way from Nogales to Quartzsite in order to attend the "blogger-fest" on January 24th, and since then we've been doing some relaxing and visiting, and attending to some of Sherman's repairs and upgrades.
But we're already thinking about moving along, so we made a loose plan.
Friday, February 6, 2015
A visit with Judy at the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
Judy operates a popular blog at Travels with Emma and she does volunteer work at the various National Wildlife Refuges around the country. She travels with her dog Emma!
Our regular readers will remember when we did a blogger interview with Judy in 2013. We had met her for a few minutes at the blogger-fest a couple of weeks ago, but we wanted to visit the refuge and spend some more time together.
Our regular readers will remember when we did a blogger interview with Judy in 2013. We had met her for a few minutes at the blogger-fest a couple of weeks ago, but we wanted to visit the refuge and spend some more time together.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Easier said than done...
We had made plans to go for a morning bicycle ride with Doug, who lives in his fifth wheel near where we're parked here at Imperial Dam. We said that we would be there around 9:00am, but our fridge burner had been acting up over night and now that we have a replacement I decided to change it before we left for the bike ride.
But it was easier said than done!
But it was easier said than done!
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
A great camping spot!
Our nearest neighbor is at least half a mile away. Just the way we like it.
We were excited to finally meet a long time reader of this blog. Doug has been a loyal daily reader for years. You've probably seen him comment as "Dugg". He lives here in his fifth wheel during the winter and knows the area well, so he said he would choose a camping spot for us. And being a long time reader, he knows what we like!
We were excited to finally meet a long time reader of this blog. Doug has been a loyal daily reader for years. You've probably seen him comment as "Dugg". He lives here in his fifth wheel during the winter and knows the area well, so he said he would choose a camping spot for us. And being a long time reader, he knows what we like!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Sherman has a new awning!
We drove Sherman over to an empty lot near where our friends Geoff and Fran have their motorhome parked. Geoff had offered to help me install our new awning fabric to save the $150 installation fee that the awning guys at Quartzsite wanted to do the job.
If a penny saved is a penny earned, then I earned $50 an hour yesterday for the three hours it took to complete the job!
If a penny saved is a penny earned, then I earned $50 an hour yesterday for the three hours it took to complete the job!
Monday, February 2, 2015
A four wheel drive adventure!
Great fun yesterday as we went out into the desert on a four wheel drive adventure with our friends Geoff and Fran. They bought a book that lists trail routes that are accessible only with a 4x4 vehicle, and so they took us out to one of the listed routes, the Dripping Springs Trail.
Then, we drove out to see one of only two natural stands of palm trees that grow in Arizona.
Then, we drove out to see one of only two natural stands of palm trees that grow in Arizona.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
January Expenses
Well we're glad that month is over! The pocketbook (and the credit card) took a big hit. Definitely one of our more expensive months, but we got a lot of things done that simply needed to be done.
We spent $3,547.63. Yikes! (Note, all dollar amounts are listed in Canadian dollars which dropped like a rock throughout the month and just keeps getting worse).
We spent $3,547.63. Yikes! (Note, all dollar amounts are listed in Canadian dollars which dropped like a rock throughout the month and just keeps getting worse).
Finally, our propane adapter installed!
We started yesterday morning with a bike ride. Happy to be a two bicycle family again, and both of them with good tires and working properly!
There's not a lot to see in the town of Quartzsite, but there were a couple of areas that are worth a visit.
There's not a lot to see in the town of Quartzsite, but there were a couple of areas that are worth a visit.
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