We have always enjoyed an occasional escape to Silver Strand State Beach. Since we had a lease site at Pio for a year we haven’t needed a week out every three weeks as we did before, so it has been over a year since we camped here. Barry really wanted to come here for a… Continue reading Beach Time Before Desert Time
Category: Family & Friends
Cookies for Firefighters
While we had Isaac for two nights in September, Barry suggested “we” make some cookies to take to Justin and his fellow firefighters. Isaac was excited to do this, so he and I immediately started making some snickerdoodle cookies. By the time we finished the snickerdoodles, Isaac was done. I was on my own to make… Continue reading Cookies for Firefighters
Do We Stay? or Do We Go?
Erika hurt her back when she slipped on the stairs at their place. Within a few days Justin called us to see if we could come back to California to help Erika with the kids. A major plus of our full time nomadic lifestyle has been the flexibility to spend quality time with our grandkids… Continue reading Do We Stay? or Do We Go?
Addiction Prompts Creativity
When Covid-19 was becoming a concern in March, we started taking precautions playing pickleball within our RV resort. We kept in our separate groups of about 10 each with whom we rotated play. We had a bucket system for cleaning the balls after each game. There were at least two buckets. One with bleach water… Continue reading Addiction Prompts Creativity
Plan B: Telegraph Pass Hike
We went to Lake Martinez this morning to kayak with Sue & Paul Finney, but when we got there, we all agreed that the wind was a bit too much, especially for our kayaks. It was an interesting area. There were some incredible homes that bordered the lake, but that was it–the rest seemed quite… Continue reading Plan B: Telegraph Pass Hike
Social Distancing Kayaking @ Senator’s Wash
We went out kayaking again today with Paul and Sue Finney. We went to Senator’s Wash north of Yuma. It is on the other side of the road from Squaw Lake where we went last week. There is a dike that separates Senator’s Wash Reservoir from Squaw Lake and access to the Colorado River. It… Continue reading Social Distancing Kayaking @ Senator’s Wash
Desperate Times; Desperate Measures
Covid-19 “Stay at Home” orders are prevalent throughout much of the country. Therefore, most hair salons are now closed. SO today we bought a set of hair clippers and scissors. We watched a couple YouTube videos, and then “jumped in”. I did Barry’s hair starting with the #4 attachment. It was a little scary for… Continue reading Desperate Times; Desperate Measures
Kayak Paradise
Sue and Paul Finney, who are our newest friends here at Fortuna De Oro, invited us to go kayaking. It didn’t take us long to say, “Yes”! So we loaded our kayaks into our Jeep and followed them to Squaw Lake which was about 25 miles from Fortuna De Oro. It was a very pleasant… Continue reading Kayak Paradise
Fall 2020/Winter 2021 Decision Made
Our travel expenses the summer, fall and winter of 2019-2020 were fairly high, but we knew they would be with what we planned, including paying for a leased site at Pio Pico from July 2019 to July 2020. The lease site made each return to Pio stress free. It was nice to go directly to… Continue reading Fall 2020/Winter 2021 Decision Made
Protected: Feb Time with Grandkids
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.