WINTERHAVEN, CA., 3/23-4/9

Short trip to Winterhaven, 190 miles. Dry and dusty here but warm so I am not complaining. We will be going into Mexico for dental work while we are here.

SIGHTSEEING IN CASA GRANDE WITH SISTER SHARON

Top photo is of the Casa Grande Ruins (a National Monument). The second photo was taken at the top of the Phoenix City Park - you can see forever from the top of the mountain - out over the city and beyond. Royle, Sharon, Gary and their friends who are wintering in Mesa are looking at the gage that points to the city. The 3rd photo is of the Mystery Castle which is located just a few blocks from the entry to the park. A very interesting story behind this castle and a must-see when in the Phoenix area. The last photo was taken of Sharon and Gary as they were looking at the mountain from the ghost town we stopped at on our way back from lunch at a remote location in the hills. I didn't get a photo of the unique, touristy, spot in the mountains. Someone had told me about a lunch spot at an old stagecoach stopping place. It took us a while to get there but worth the trip. It is called Tortilla Flat and it is located about 10 miles east of Apache Junction. Many tourists at this place with the same idea - hamburger lunch. We also went to Bashas' Art Gallery. Also a must see for anyone in this area. It is located outside Chandler. The museum is in the Basha (grocery) Corporate Office and is a collection of paintings, sculptures, baskets, etc., from the Basha family. No admission fee and no donation box. Found this place only because friend Nancy told me about it. We also visited the Casa Grande Museum of History which was also very interesting and included old farm equipment.

CASA GRANDE, AZ - 3/9-23

We had a short and easy trip from St. David, AZ to Casa Grande. We will leave on the 23rd and head for Yuma, AZ, Pilot Knob RV Resort, for 2 weeks. From there we will head for Ehrenburg, AZ, Colorado River Oasis RV Park, for a week and then on to Pahrump, NV for 5 weeks.

We canceled our reservations for next winter at Pioneer Beach RV Resort in Port Aransas, TX. We decided to spend next winter in California, Arizona and Nevada.

ST. DAVID, ARIZONA

We are in the St. David Western Horizon Resort until 3/9 and then we head to Casa Grande, AZ for a couple of weeks. All is well with us. Warm and dry and so different from the humidity on the Gulf Coast. I am trying to get used to the dry air and a new time zone.

GOODBYE PIONEER BEACH RV PARK

We will be leaving the park this morning and plan to stay at Pecan Valley RV Park north of San Antonio. It has turned cold again, at least this morning, but forecast is for 68. I think it will be warmer as we head for Arizona.

Added a couple of my favorite pictures from the last couple of days. Pelicans are everywhere - we always see them at the ferry dock and the beach. Royle got a great photo of one coming in for a landing on the water. He also got a couple of great pictures of the sun coming through the clouds. This is a beautiful place and we will miss it but we are ready to move on.