An overnighter at Roadrunner BLM, Cal Nev Ari RV Park, Tonopah Station, Home tomorrow

We left our friends Tuesday at about noon.  We didn't want to leave as we were hoping to see more friends while we were in Quartzite but I felt we needed to.  Ken needs to have a follow up appointment on his back. It's healing nicely, but seems a bit hard to me surrounding the wound area. Texas will wait. 

Ken had Deb take a selfie of us all. Me, Deb and Deb..Ken, Doug and Tom..
Love this group! 💗

Hugs all around

The dust storm 

We had a nice drive, windy and dusty but still an easy drive. We ended up in Cal Nev Ari at the RV Park there.  We've stayed there a few times, it used to be Passport America, but no more. $33.15 for the night, so it's affordable.  Full hookups, and pull through sites, very nicely kept park.    Quiet for sure, other than the howling winds and cold temps. A lot of the park seems to be locals living there, but still ok. $450.00 a month I would assume is the draw. 

Wednesday morning we woke up around 0600 and started getting ready. We left around 1000 and had a nice drive through Vegas. Traffic yes, but not rush hour. Ken did a great job navigating through there! It was about 1230 when we were through most of it.  We stopped at Armagosa Valley and had lunch in the Mansion. Originally we thought we'd stop there for the night, but it was close to 1400 and we thought, let's move on. 

We are in Tonopah, NV at the Tonopah Station RV Park, basically a parking lot with hookups. Used to be $27.00 for the night but now it's $34.00. Can't get any tv stations but that's ok, Ken brought dvds. The most important thing is heat! So cold here! It was 21 feels like 8. Yes, there is wind! 26 at home..oh yay! Talked with Karen and it snowed Tuesday evening. We'll see her tonight for Happy Hour. 

Too bad it was such a short trip, but that's how the jello jiggled! We are blessed with our family and friends and that's all that matters. 

My sister Wendy with her new grandson 💗
He should be going home today. 

Waking up here in Tonopah, NV it's 13 degrees with a feels like -3. Yes, we have frozen pipes. No showers this morning. Thank goodness for the electric heater. 

Have a wonderful day! My sweetie is taking me to breakfast across the parking lot 😋 We'll be home in a few hours. 😀

 

Quick catch up, Spending time with friends, Homeward bound

Well this has been a week of hardly any internet, so no posts or comments on fellow bloggers either.  We were able to read most posts, but when it came time to comment I couldn't. 😞

Last Friday morning we were at NextCare in Yuma for Ken's 0940 appointment that actually happened about 1050. The doctor came in, looked at Ken's wound and said "Oh there's more I can get out" Oh yay (not).  LOL.  Gave him another shot and said he wanted to see him in a week. We're not going to be here, didn't know where we would be, so decided to head for home and see our Dr. Danny there. We can always head out again, once this is taken care of for good. I change his dressing daily and can see definite improvement. He's got strong antibiotics and pain meds so all his good. Think he's learned his lesson and won't wait so long if another abscess pops up. 

We went by CVS to see if they had his antibiotic in yet. They said it would be ready in about an hour. We drove to the laundry we like, well as much as anyone likes doing laundry on the road. Ken dropped me off because with Friday traffic in Yuma, during snowbird time it would take forever to get back across town to pick up his prescription. 

I just finished folding and in he walks. We were both starving, as it was nearing 1500.  Across the freeway to Daybreakers Cafe, had a great dinner as always when we're in town. 

Back to Pilot Knob to pick up the Mansion and head to Imperial Dam for our visit with our friends, Dave and Debbie. 💖 We spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday night there just relaxing and visiting. They've been on the road since September seeing America in their trailer. A wonderful trip from the sounds of it! 

Debbie, Dave and Ken 💙

Monday morning after hugs all around, we all headed out.  We headed to Yuma for a quick trip to Walmart and then up the road to Roadrunner BLM. We saw Doug and Yuma pulled over so pulled in to make sure they were ok. Then we followed Doug to where we awaited Deb to show us where they had camped. More hugs followed there as we met up with Tom, Deb, Riley, Deb and Doug. 

We all made lunch and then gathered for Happy Hour outside until the sun went down and it got too chilly. 

All night long the winds have howled once again. WE've got a light cloud cover and higher winds expected this afternoon. 

Our niece Tasha, gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday afternoon. He's a cutie, spending some time in the NICU as she saw his breathing was labored yesterday. Perfect place for him to be for the best care. Christina visted them yesterday so that was nice for Tasha. Welcome to the world, Phoenix Ray Maidment! 

Only pictures I could get uploaded today. Just not much service here. Have a wonderful day! 

 

Howling at the Moon, Visiting friends at Imperial Dam, More friends at Ogilby Road, A necessary trip to NextCare for Ken

 We got ourselves ready and left Plomosa Rd around 1200 or so Saturday morning heading 90 miles or so to Yuma, AZ.  We stopped at La Posa LTVA and paid $40.00 for a 2 week pass. We won't be in the area that long, but there are dumpsters and dump stations. Can't beat the price. 

We found a Wells Fargo bank and got some cash. Next time we'll do that before we leave home. LOL. Then it was on to the Howling at the Moon site. Actually very easy to find, so that was nice. 

We pulled in and found a place to park. There were some RVs already here so we had a general idea of what was RV parking. We parked and then walked to the venue area and found Lola selling shirts and hoodies. She is quite the talker and we enjoyed chatting with her and others. We paid our $20.00 for 2 nights and headed back to camp. Ken had a headache, took some pills and I made a late lunch for us. Could be I'm starving the guy?! LOL He rested for a bit and felt better then. 

The temps were awesome so we went outside and enjoyed the rest of the day.  

Around 1730 or so we saw people heading over to an area. Then we heard, there it is! Probably around 10 people or so started howling! It was too cute. 

Sunday morning around 1130 or so got a text from Jim and Barb, then waved then in close to our site. We've never met in person, but conversation just flowed! Around 1300 or so Jerry and Elva pulled in as they wanted to meet Jim and Barb too. Nearing 1500 we took our chairs and headed over to the big event.  We enjoyed ourselves people watching, listening to music and just enjoying each other. 

Barb and Me with the Howler 

The cute picture of Ken and Gibbs 💙
Thanks Don for sending it to me! 💙

Around 1900 we headed back to camp and Ken lit the little red campfire. More conversation for an hour or so and then we all said good night. 

Jerry, Barb and Jim 

The biggest night ever over 5000 howlers! 
It was fun, but off the bucket list 

Monday morning we knew Jim and Barb were leaving early as he had a dentist appointment in Mexico. We talked some more and then hugs were exchanged and we waved good bye. We really enjoyed the short time with them as we've been following their blog for years and always wanted to meet. I'm sure we'll all see each other again! 

Once we got packed up we headed over to Imperial Dam where we met up with Dave and Debbie. We've known Dave since high school. We visited and enjoyed that time too! We spent one night there and headed over to Ogilby Road to find some more of our friends. Jerry and Elva were here when we arrived visiting with group. They left later in the day to head back to Wellton. 

We stayed two nights here and headed out this morning. It's been a nice relaxing time, just visiting with friends. 💖 Last night we had a roaring fire next to Doug's rig, The White Lion. Hugs all around in the howling wind this morning.

 

Thank you Eric and Christina! 💙

A great fire last night! 😁

We left our friends and headed for NextCare an urgent care facility in Yuma. Ken has had a problem with a boil/lesion on his lower back for over 6 days now. It leaks but gets bigger with swelling moving across his back and over towards his chest. Today was the day to get that taken care of. Doctor came in and said right away he's going to drain it. Won't give you the gory details, but it was! 🤮😱Bandaged it up and then gave him a shot and an appointment tomorrow to redress it and another shot. CVS had the prescriptions but wouldn't be ready for a while. 

Since we were pulling the trailer we headed to Pilot Knob LTVA a little west of Yuma. Dropped it, had some food and back to Yuma. CVS had two of the three prescriptions, so we'll hope for the antibiotic tomorrow. 

After watching the procedure, Ken may not be feeling much pain right now, but he will be! Just glad there wasn't more involved. 

After his appointment at 0940 we'll do laundry and then head for Imperial Dam to see Dave and Debbie again. 

For some reason I didn't take many pictures, but hope to get some of friends down the road. 

Happy Hour with the hubby in our Mansion! Have a wonderful evening 🍷🍺

A wonderful visit with friends!

 After finishing the blog yesterday morning we had a good breakfast at about 1030. Yep, we're getting good at these later mornings LOL. Scrambled eggs with ham and cheese. YUM! Late enough we wouldn't be needing lunch. 

Ken has determined we need a new battery for the Mansion. We got ourselves ready and headed into Quartzite and RV Lifestyles. We figured they'd be pricy and they were. We'll wait until we're in Yuma to see what we find. We've got 1 good one so we're good. 

Took a quick ride to the Dome Rock area, there's still quite a few people out there. 

Then it was time to go visit Bill, Patsy and meet Gibbs. It was quite a welcome with hugs all around. It's been 3 years I believe since we've seen them. Just like old home week and the time just flew by! Before you know it, 1700 hours and time to head home. Hopefully we'll get one more visit in before we leave this area for good. Hoping to see Dave and Cheryl too while we're in the area. 

Patsy, Bill and Gibbs on Ken's lap 💙 A wonderful afternoon with great
friends we met through our blogs 💖

Gibbs is quite the photogenic pup! 💙
There's an adorable picture of Ken and Gibbs on Patsy's
blog, but I can't figure how to steal it! 

It was nice day temp wise, but the sun didn't show it's face until it was almost time to go down. We sat outside and Ken made another small fire. Nice and toasty, a wonderful evening. 

Beautiful views from our site!

Good night from Q 

This morning it was 0700 when I started the coffee. We're in no hurry obviously LOL. Today it's a short 90 mile drive to Yuma where we'll set up at the Howling at the Moon grounds. It's a new adventure! 

I'll get this posted and then some breakfast going. The sun is shining and they're expecting 77 in Yuma! YAY! Have a wonderful Saturday! 

Pahrump NV to Plomosa Road LTVA for two nights

 Thursday morning we were up around 0500 and had a our coffees and read our friends blogs. Then we got moving and got on the road at 0900. We were hoping for earlier but didn't pan out.  Oh well. 

Our site at Lakeside Casino and RV Park. A Passport America Park. 

A beautiful, non eventful drive from Pahrump. We pulled over for lunch in the Mansion about 1330. Our goal was Plomosa Rd LTVA for 2 nights. 

When we see this bridge in Parker, we know we're close :)

Barely any wind..

We pulled in at around 1530 and got ourselves set up in a nice spot. We enjoyed an adult beverage outside in the warm sun. 🍺🍷 It's been months at home since we were able to sit outside without UGGS and heavy jackets! LOL.  

Our home for the next 2 days 

Definitely not as crowded as we've seen in prior years

Later in the evening Ken started a cowboy fire and it was lovely! No big roaring fire needed. 😊

Good night! 

This morning you find us sleeping in until 0630 (0530 at home which is about right). We've just been enjoying the comforts of the Mansion. 😊 Later today we'll enjoy a visit with friends 😍😊 and tomorrow we'll head to Yuma, AZ. Life is good, no it's great! 💖😁

Yerington, NV to Pahrump, NV

 We left home this morning just about 0800. Got almost to the road and Ken asked if I had my keys for the truck. NOPE. Luckily it wasn't any farther than the end of the road. We turned around and got them. Figure it's always a good idea to have two sets just in case. 

Got on the road driving into the sun. Not fun. A great drive, got gas in Tonopah and then on to Armagosa Valley and the rest area there. 

Coming into Tonopah, one of my favorite towns with great memories!💖

It appears things are being done to the old Goldfield Hotel. 

All new windows on the bottom..hopefully they are bringing it back
along with all the ghosts!!😊

We came into the Mansion and had a simple lunch of sandwiches I made last night. It was already a lot warmer than our 12 degrees at home. 😁

Saw these cuties on the road in Beatty, NV

The white car was stopped and I'm sure feeding them 

I made reservations at Lakeside Casino and RV Park while we had lunch. It's a Passport America Park. They have huge sites and it you get the standard it $29.00 a night for full hook ups. Very nice park, we've stayed one night a few years ago. It was 60 degrees when we got here 😀

We'll be on the road again tomorrow as Yuma is our goal for Saturday. Friday we've planned a Happy Hour with Bill and Patsy 💗

Having Happy Hour in the Mansion with my sweetie right now! 🍷🍺

Happy 18th Birthday Mason! Congratulations Jacob! Aaron has his knee surgery, Heading out tomorrow :)

 Saturday morning we left here about 0640 and headed for Cool, CA. I'd made easy breakfast burritos for the road. The drive was good as we headed to I80 which is our least favorite but with Wilson Canyon closed that was the best choice. 

We got there around 1030 and the party started at 1100. A nice turnout and all 3 of our sons along with daughter in laws were there. That doesn't happen too often so it's always nice when we can see them all together. 

It was a nice day, a little cool but you didn't mind being outside LOL. Eric barbecued some good hotdogs and there was nacho stuff inside along with macaroni salad and cupcakes. 

One of Mason friend's mom made a bunch of cupcakes for Mason's Birthday.

Mason and friends! All great kids. The only girl, Maddie is going to the 
Naval Academy next fall. Congrats to her! 

Our oldest son, Bryan and wife Cheryl

Eric, Aaron, Tom, Russell, Allissa, Lori 

The kid who brought these said he went over the speed bumps too fast and 
they flew all over his vehicle. HaHa. Some were pretty messed up, but they sure
tasted good! 

All his friends drove those older vehicle pick up trucks, and cars. Rural living
at its finest. 

It was a great party, we left around 1400 so we could be home near dark. Quick trip, but well worth it for Mason's 18th birthday. 

Today is his REAL 18th Birthday! Happy Birthday Mason!🎂

We had some awesome news. Grandson Jacob (who is in Italy) just separated and then reenlisted for 6 more years on the same day.  He's only been in 3 but they offered him a pretty amazing incentive for doing this now. $$$. Guess they really need good air traffic controllers. In reality it only adds about another 3 years to his time. Come September he'll be stateside! Congratulations Jacob, we are so proud of you!! 😀💗

Honorable Discharge..

Reenlisted with a nice deposit to his bank account💙 

Sunday was Champagne Sunday so we really took it easy in the am. haha. Later in the day it was snowing, pretty because it really didn't stick. Ken made a fire in the outdoor kitchen so we just enjoyed watching the snow, while we kept warm. 

Grandson Aaron, had his ACL and Meniscus surgery yesterday and is doing as well as can be expected. He's been waiting at least 4 months for this surgery if not longer. Now the long healing begins. 

Monday was pick up prescriptions in Gardnerville, but because of the road being closed it took us nearly 2 hours to get there, where normally it and hour and 15 min.  Walmart was visited once again and then because we won't be home for awhile we let Ken get his fish taco fix at Sharkey's. 

By the time we got home there it was too late to get things in the trailer to have a get on the road day for today. So we're running a day behind but should be able to leave first thing in the morning. 😁

We are headed to Yuma and the Howling at the Moon event. . We plan on getting there sometime Saturday as the event is Sunday and Monday. Been following it on Facebook for the last 2 years ever since Elva told me about it. Looks like fun so we'll find out! Someone called it a Senior Citizen Woodstock LOL.😂😂  After that we'll do some visiting in the area depending on where friends are at that time. We're hoping to meet up with Jim and Barb there on Sunday. 

Time for a last Happy Hour for awhile with Karen and the furry kids! Have a great evening!