March 14, 2013

After calling the Marine Base to check on activity on the range today, we went caching on the Barry Goldwater Bombing Range.  We found nine caches before deciding that was enough for the morning and going back home.  

Not long after we left the range two fighter planes flew over very low to the ground.  The noise was deafening.  It reminded me of being on Davis Monthan AFB when Brent was stationed there.  Loud, low flying planes were the norm.

The weather today was very warm.  It got to Bill, so he took a morning nap.  I sat on the porch and visited with Pat, while Jim was packing, getting ready for their departure for Spokane next week.

When Tex finished “inspecting the insides of his eyelids, we went to Taco Bell for lunch.  We needed to go back to Michael’s Crafts for a kit to repair our clock.  This time “himself” stayed in the car while I went in to shop.  One trip to that kind of store was all he thought he could survive this week!  

March 13, 2013

My main goal for this morning was get a permanent for my tacky, tacky hair.  Two hours later, I was “kinky” again.  Yippy, Skippy!

The new “do” called for a trip to In-N-Out. Yum, yum!  Then it was to Walmart for a few items.

We went home and instead of resting we visited with some neighbors.  We have known Bill and Ardene for several years.  We not only see them in Yuma every year, but in the Portland area, as well, when we manage to get to Oregon in the summer.

Jim and Pat invited us in for dinner.  The food was good, but the best part was talking with them after we finished eating.  They plan on leaving for Spokane in a few days and we won’t see them for nearly a year.  That’s the way it is with us gypsies!

March 12, 2013

We went caching this morning.  After finding seven, we decided it was time to go to Sam’s Club for lunch.  We shared a piece of pizza.  Afterwards, we shopped for a short time.

On the way back home, we stopped at Dollar Tree and Michael’s Crafts.  The first stop was for me...the second was for Bill.  Yes, he wanted to go to a craft store!  Mark this day in history!  He needed a certain kind of glue and was able to find it there.

Caching was fun this morning.  We met several local cachers.  That’s always nice and interesting to hear about places they have been.  It was warmer today than it has been.  I guess I’ll have to put the jeans away for a bit.

Today didn’t end to my satisfaction, actually.  I tried to load Turbo Tax, but I couldn’t remember my user name or password.  Also, Tex didn’t treat me to a viewing of Zorro.  Oh, well!  Life goes on!

March 11, 2013

After yesterday’s walking and blowing dust, I needed a day off!

I spent the day on various kinds of computer work.  I never seem to be able to catch up.  Geocaching takes a lot of time on the computer.  Dwight and Sheila have tried several times to teach me shortcuts on the PC, but I fear that I am just about a hopeless case. 

I also have this year’s taxes to prepare.  Oh, Yippy, Skippy!  That’s always such a fun activity.  Last year, Michelle was my tutor.  My goal for this year is to be more self-sufficient.

Tomorrow there will be extra errands to do because we stayed home all day today.

March 10, 2013

This was the morning for the breakfast meeting of Yuma’s geocaching club.  We left home at 7:00.  Nearly all the tables were filled, so we went through the buffet line, found seats, and were still eating when the meeting started.

Most of the discussion centered around reports of the Mega Event held in February and plans for next year’s event.

We drove west into California once again to try to finish a power run that has turned into an ongoing project.  Today we were able to complete it.  The day was warm and sunny, but we had strong winds before we finished.

We were caching north of I-8 about 15 miles.  There were signs of past mining efforts in the area...quartz, I think.  As we were walking to one of the caches, Bill found a geode, aka thunder egg.  Would you believe he hauled it back to the Honda?  I nearly fainted from the shock!!!  I am usually the “hauler of treasures.”  Perhaps we can find someone to cut it in half.  It would be interesting to see it there are crystals inside.

We spent the afternoon and evening watching the NASCAR race from Las Vegas.  Both of us were tired from trekking around the desert in the wind.

March 9, 2013

March 9, 2013

We left for geocaching this morning before 9:00.  On the way west we stopped to get sausage biscuits at McDonalds.  The Golden Arches may have a patent on them, but I “invented” them long before Mickey D!  Read on, please!

As we drove down the highway eating our breakfast, it was like a trip down memory lane.  When our kids were little and we were getting ready to take a trip, I would make sausage biscuits...lots of them!  As soon as we got to the highway, everyone wanted to eat.  And eat, we did.  It became a tradition to try to make it to the city limits.  We seldom did!

We went west into California to try to finish a power run.  Things didn’t go as we had planned.  We found six caches before deciding to continue our quest tomorrow.

As luck would have it, when we got back into Yuma it was time for lunch.  And guess where we were...close to In-N-Out!  Wow!  It certainly was our lucky day.  Yum, yum!

After we finished our lunch we drove east on Hwy. 95 in search of a produce stand.  There were several along the road, but we found the one we wanted and bought some pecans and raisins.  

All in all, it was a great day, ending with Zorro!

March 8, 2013

Our plans for today were to go into California to do some caching.  Bill and Todd started a power run over there several weeks ago.  They finished about half of the caches, but didn’t ever go back and complete the run.

Earlier in the morning, we had just a few sprinkles...an Arizona 12” rain, aka 12” between drops.  As Bill was putting our geocaching supplies in the car, he noticed dark clouds gathering in west.  Soon we were having a real rain and strong winds, just as the weatherman had predicted.  

The storm lasted for quite a while.  We were very glad not to be out on the desert at that time.  Strange as it may sound, the desert is prone to flash floods.

We spent the day doing chores both inside and outside the coach.  And, of course, Zorro was our evening’s entertainment.