Thursday – February 23 – Today was the day to try Algondes, Mexico and see if it was any better than San Luis and what a difference. The Arizona side was very well organized for parking and the Mexican vendors were glad to see the tourists. There were shops and stalls all over the place and the prices were all in $’s with the vendors willing to bargain. There were a lot of the same things – jewelry, purses, wallets, hats, stained glass and on and on and a lot of drug and liquor stores, dentists, plastic surgery, optometrists, etc. It was an interesting day and we were glad we went as it kind of took away the bad taste San Luis had left with us.
We had lunch at a restaurant some people here in the park had recommended and it was good. The lineup to leave Mexico was really long, it probably took us about 45 minutes to go through the line and customs – and they didn’t even ask if we had bought anything! It was quite interesting watching the customs officer with his dog checking out the cars as they were going through, the dog was certainly having a good workout.
To get to Algondes you go in off the interstate in California and we started to see all the RV’s boon docking out in the desert – amazing! Dave and Janet said there are really a lot of them along the interstate, it will be interesting to see them when we go to California.
Wednesday – February 22 – Today was a fairly quiet day. Janet and I went for a badly needed (for me anyways) pedicure this afternoon and it felt wonderful. Now I won’t be embarrassed to wear my sandals and my Christmas snowflakes are finally gone! Tonight was the Mexican dinner here at the park and it was very good, chilli, rice, refried beans, taco and salad. Dave and Janet came back and we watched Canadian TV for a while as John finally got the satellite working today. It is nice to hear what is happening at home again.
Tuesday – February 21 – Today was nice and sunny but coolish, the high only got to about 68. This afternoon we went to the Yuma Territorial Prison and it was very interesting. The prison was built on the bank of the Colorado River in 1876 by convicts and was used until 1909. During that period there were 26 women imprisoned at various times and more than 3000 men and these people were convicted of crimes including murder, theft, polygamy, rape, adultery, etc. The prison is now owned by the state and the cells, main gate and guard tower are still standing.
The prison cells were 9’x12’ and had two sets of three tier bunk beds and a chamber pot. Very cosy! There is also one of the “dark cells” left and it was where prisoners were sent when they committed an infraction. The cell is totally in the dark and had an 8x10 cage where the prisoners were kept. A sentence in the dark cell could be anywhere from 1 to 21 days. When a prisoner was put in the cell they were allowed to wear only their underwear, they were fed bread and water once a day and there was no chamber pot or anything, just use a spot in the cell. At one time there were 14 prisoners in the cage – unbelievable. You would think one trip to the dark cell would be enough but a number of prisoners were sent there more than once.
After the prison we drove around a bit, checked out a couple of RV parks then came home. Dinner was at Janet and Dave’s tonight and as usual was a wonderful feast - salmon and chicken were the fare for the evening.
The prison cells were 9’x12’ and had two sets of three tier bunk beds and a chamber pot. Very cosy! There is also one of the “dark cells” left and it was where prisoners were sent when they committed an infraction. The cell is totally in the dark and had an 8x10 cage where the prisoners were kept. A sentence in the dark cell could be anywhere from 1 to 21 days. When a prisoner was put in the cell they were allowed to wear only their underwear, they were fed bread and water once a day and there was no chamber pot or anything, just use a spot in the cell. At one time there were 14 prisoners in the cage – unbelievable. You would think one trip to the dark cell would be enough but a number of prisoners were sent there more than once.
After the prison we drove around a bit, checked out a couple of RV parks then came home. Dinner was at Janet and Dave’s tonight and as usual was a wonderful feast - salmon and chicken were the fare for the evening.
Monday – February 20 – Again, it was only about 55 when I went down for water aquatics this morning but the pool was wonderfully warm so it was quite pleasant for our workout. We found out at the pool this morning that we went to the wrong place in Mexico, so will have to give it another try. Apparently if you go to a place south of the border in California it is much better, now all we have to do is convince John and Dave that we should it give it another chance.
I came back and did a major cleaning, now that’s done for a while. I got tired of waiting for that little magic person to come and do it for me so decided if you want something done, you have to do it yourself! This afternoon we went to Staples then took the scenic route back. Other than that, it was a quiet, relaxing day.
I came back and did a major cleaning, now that’s done for a while. I got tired of waiting for that little magic person to come and do it for me so decided if you want something done, you have to do it yourself! This afternoon we went to Staples then took the scenic route back. Other than that, it was a quiet, relaxing day.
Sunday – February 19 – Another sunny, warm day to start. I did the laundry and then we went to Cocopah to play golf. About the time we left the wind had come up a bit and by the time we got there it had clouded over and was windy, so it was quite cool. We had a tee time for 3:38 for managed to get in 12 holes, after twilight time it is $15 for as many holes as you can play, so not a bad deal. It was a very long course and I ended up renting a cart and was really glad I did as I know I couldn’t have walked it. Hopefully by the end of the season I will be able to walk a course like that but not yet, I still don’t have the stamina. John pulled a muscle in his groin yesterday so he was hurting today playing golf, we made a great pair!
After golfing we went to Mr. Lu’s Chinese Buffet – very good. It is now time to relax a bit then hit the hay.
After golfing we went to Mr. Lu’s Chinese Buffet – very good. It is now time to relax a bit then hit the hay.
Saturday – February 18 – Today we drove down to San Luis to check out Mexico, what an awful place. It was very dirty, the sidewalks were in such sad repair that we worried about tripping and falling and there were no bargains to be had anywhere. We spent a bit of time walking around but were glad to leave, hopefully not all of Mexico is like that.
We came back to Yuma and went to Applebee’s for lunch, stopped at a mall and did a bit of shopping, went to Wal Mart and Home Depot and it was 6 when we got home. Janet and Dave came down here for dinner then we had a couple more games of euchre, this time we each won one game.
The weather today was sunny but not real hot, probably only hit about 70 tops.
We came back to Yuma and went to Applebee’s for lunch, stopped at a mall and did a bit of shopping, went to Wal Mart and Home Depot and it was 6 when we got home. Janet and Dave came down here for dinner then we had a couple more games of euchre, this time we each won one game.
The weather today was sunny but not real hot, probably only hit about 70 tops.
Friday – February 17 – Woke up to a cool overcast morning, it was only 55 when we went to the pool for exercises – thank goodness the pool is nice and warm. John and Dave went out for a bit in the afternoon and John got what he needed to wash and wax the truck and wash the trailer, so he came back and got a lot of it done – sure looks a lot cleaner. The sun came out for a bit in the afternoon but it was mainly overcast and cool all day.
Janet has a good recipe for spareribs in the slow cooker so we both made a batch for dinner – very good. Had a rousing game of euchre – yahoo – we beat the guys 3 games to zip.
Janet has a good recipe for spareribs in the slow cooker so we both made a batch for dinner – very good. Had a rousing game of euchre – yahoo – we beat the guys 3 games to zip.
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