Where Does the Time Go?

It has been over a week since our last posting.  In the prior post we had mentioned our plans and they all worked out.  First, we had 3 days being a snowbird in Yuma where we saw the Territorial Prison (now a State Park), went to Los Algodones Mexico (to see where Paige’s folks used to buy their medicines) saw the Yuma Proving Grounds and Imperial Dam.  Here is Bob waiting for "The Especiale" in a downtown tavern:

 

You know you are in "Snowbird Country" when the supermarket has a fleet of more than a dozen battery-powered shopping carts:

 

Last Wednesday, we moved about 17 miles to a large RV park that was hosting a number of RV rallys: the Fleetwood owners club had just finished, and both the Alpha and Freightliner clubs were there for the rest of the week.  Freightliner (the same company that makes big trucks) makes rolling chassis for a number of RV builders.  Freightliner puts together the frame with wheels, tires and brakes then adds engine and transmission, steering and dash hardware then Winnebago (or other manufacturer) adds all their stuff.  This rally is part of the Family Motor Coaching Association and is a chapter, or sub-group, for the owners of any brand of motorhome built on a Freightliner chassis.  We knew only one couple when we arrived, but made a number of new friends.  Two sites north of us was a couple from Nova Scotia who had our same motorhome (but with a different paint job).  We had fun touring each other’s rigs comparing storage ideas and problem areas.  Just south of us was another couple with a house in the same area of California where we just completed 2 projects.  We sat in on a number of informative presentations and shopped at a couple of vendor’s booths.

 

After the rally ended, Freightliner held two limited-enrollment schools for 2 days each.  Bob was lucky enough to get into the Mon/Tues school which just finished.  Paige had the opportunity to spend time at Starbuck’s and doing little projects and cleaning around the motorhome.  Some people we met had to loaf around (like seniors can do) until today when their school started.  Now we know enough to be dangerous around a service shop.  Paige had time to hang around the pool:

Today was our longest driving day of the year at 275 miles.  We are parked at the Escapees club’s Saguaro Co-Op in Benson AZ.  Here is what our view through the picture window (windshield)