2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 45

Day 45, Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 3,449.7 Miles for the Trip

A cool morning, 40°F at 6:00AM. I put on long pants & long sleeved shirt as well as my vest for my morning walk. After breakfast I read for a bit, then nailed down my outdoor mat. After lunch I set up the Clam. Since 31MPH gusts are predicted for tomorrow I staked the pop out handles as well as the bottom corners. Even with all that I've had it fold up a couple years ago at Quartzsite.

Site 10 With Clam & Mat

I sat out and recovered from all that hard work, reading on the Kindle. I finished Robert Galbraith's The Hallmarked Man, and started Terra Incognita by Connie Willis.

I would have done laundry & filled the empty propane tank, but the Oswego Health Physician's Care billing department was going to call back to let me pay at least one of their doctor's bills. Unfortunately, while I waited all afternoon, by 5:00 EST she never called.

Dinner was Shrimp Tacos from the Roadrunner Bar & Grill. Three excellent tacos with a choice of corn or flour tortillas, and two large bowls of beans & rice. $21.00. The place certainly classied up from what it was before they shut down for a year to remodel. The barge portion is actually level! A large bar & a separate area serving food which was closed when I got there around 4:00. They still took orders at the bar from their menu, both for the tables & to go.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 47

Day 47, Thursday, December 4, 2025 - La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ, Day 5 - 0 Miles, 3,449.7 Miles for the Trip

A warm night, only going down to the high 50's, and 60°F for my morning walk. Still a bit of wind, but less than yesterday.

I filled up the truck at Running Man 2 for $3.04 a gallon, then took my empty propane tank to Marathon & filled it at $3.39 a gallon. Stopped at Walmart on the way home & picked up a couple of things. They only had the small bottles of Grape Zero Gatorade, but I bought some anyway. 

Back at the trailer I read for awhile. I finished listening to Joyce Carol Oates Evil Eye, and downloaded Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.

Dinner was a couple of grilled chicken thighs along with left over rice and beans from Tuesday's Shrimp Tacos.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 46

Day 46, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ, Day 4 - 0 Miles, 3,449.7 Miles for the Trip

Another cool morning at 48°F. Still, few clouds so it warmed up quickly. 50°F for my morning walk & 61°F by 11:00. 

I read moat of the morning after breakfast, then gathered my clothes for a trip to the laundry. I went to the Kofa Laundromat which I prefer to the 16th St laundromat. $2.00 to wash in a standard top loading machine (they do have a few large load front loaders) and 8 minutes per $.25 to dry. For my three washer loads in 2 large dryers it took 40 minutes to dry on high. 

I finished Terra Incognita by Connie Willis, and started Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler while waiting for my clothes to dry.

The plan was to grill a chicken thigh, but by the time I got home from doing laundry the predicted 30MPH wind gusts were happening. It is suppose to be less windy tomorrow so I'll wait on the chicken until then.

Dinner was a Lean Cuisne Sesame Chicken Bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 44

Day 44, Monday, December 1, 2025 - La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 3,449.7 Miles for the Trip

A warm night, only going down to 61°F. It was 63°F and windy when I went for my walk. I wore shorts & a "T" shirt - should have stayed with the long pants and a long sleeved shirt. 

Around 10:30 the big Class A pulled out of site 10 & I moved in, my shortest move of the trip. I have a much better view out the back window - while there are a few RVs between me & the Colorado River, I can see quite a bit of it. 

While I usually do photos of other things, I did take a selfie of me with & mostly without beard:

Before

After

After lunch I headed to Walmart. Busy, as usual with a 10 minute wait at the check out. Still can't find grape Gatorade Zero in the half liter bottles, but the rest of my list went well.

Back at the trailer I read for a bit. Can't seem to get into Robert Galbraith's (J. K. Rowling) The Hallmarked Man, but I waited so long that I feel like I should finish it. I enjoyed most of the other Cormoran Strike novels, so I'm not sure why this one isn't working. I finished listening to First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston and started listening to Evil Eye by Joyce Carol Oates.

Starting today and for the next two months, the daily price for my site works out to $14.00. Lots of lawn since it is a corner site, but unfortunately, it is on the wrong side of the trailer. Still, it is a nice large site with a picnic table that already has a cover. I checked the propane tanks and my project for tomorrow it to get the empty one filled.

Site 10

Dinner was an Amy's Enchilada Bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 43

Day 43, Sunday, November 30, 2025 - La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ - 204.7 Miles, 3,449.7 Miles for the Trip

Not as cold in Apache Junction at 40°F this morning, but the furnace ran enough to pull the batteries down to 32% or -222 amp hours according to the Victron battery monitor, the lowest they have been since they were installed. By the time I reached Parker they were back to 52%, and with the converter connected to a pedestal, up to 62% by dinner.

I packed up the trailer and headed out to Parker, AZ. One of the reasons I made a 2 day reservation (well, I thought I made a 2 day reservation) was to avoid driving on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. Actually, the traffic wasn't too bad. Of course I 10 through Phoenix was busy, but no stop & go and it settled to comfortable driving after the I 10 got down from 7 lanes to 2. I got a call from my son - the hot water is back on. 

I stopped at the Safeway in Parker for a couple of things, then headed to the park. I checked in and am in site 74 for the night which is a pull through across from site 10 where I'll move to tomorrow. Water & electric on gravel with 2 picnic tables, both on the wrong side of the trailer. Level enough to work without lifts or unhooking. $38.50 for the night. The average cost will be far less per night when I move to site 10.

Site 74

I went for a walk since I had skipped my usual morning one. The Roadrunner bar & cafe is open and much improved over what it was the last time I saw it open (it was closed the last time I was here). 

Back at the trailer I made my usual Sunday phone calls, and shaved off my beard.  Well, not completely off, but buzzed to a #3 with my trimmer.  It had reached a length that, rather than getting longer, just curled more & more and felt like a Brillo pad on my chin.  

Dinner was a P. F. Chang's Chicken Lo Mein bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 42

Day 42, Saturday, November 29, 2025 - Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, AZ - 269.1 Miles, 3,245 Miles for the Trip

36°F at 6:00AM. After breakfast I packed up the trailer and headed out. For some reason my GPS wanted me on I 10 through Tucson, all the way to the edge of Phoenix, then back 20 miles to Apache Junction. In the past I switched to AZ 79 at Tucson & I should have this time. An extra 50 miles or so, and lots of stop & go on I 10 between Tucson & Phoenix. 

A big surprise when I got here. I somehow reserved December 29 & 30 rather than November 29 & 30. So, no reservation. Lucky, they had one open site that I'd fit in. I'm in site 112 for one night. A dry site on asphalt with a picnic table & fire ring/grill. $35.00 for one night. A 1 1/2" lift to the passenger side & 1" lift to the tongue to level the trailer. The site is labled as 43' deep; my combined length is 43' but I still have 4' behind the trailer so they seem to be conservative on their site lengths.

Site 112

I called La Paz County Park (where I'm staying December 1 - February 28) and asked if I could get into my site one day early or if they had an empty site for a night. Unfortunately, someone is in site 10 until the 1st, but they found another site so at least I'll have a place to stay.

My site here is in a pretty location - the Superstition mountains behind the trailer and the moon rising above them.

After setting up I headed for the showers. The nearest building is quite a walk, but at least the showers are inside. One of the other buildings has showers on the back side of the bathrooms and the doors on most of them are broken from being blown by the wind. 2 showers, 1 disabled. I used the regular shower. A 2" medium pressure shower head with plenty of adjustable hot water. Large shower stall with a small soap dish. The drying area is smaller than the shower, but has a bench & 2 hooks. There is a shower curtain between the two areas, but the entire drying area floor still gets wet. Very dark, and while I didn't need it today with the 70°F outside temperature, it looks like it would be cold later in the winter. Overall, a B-.

I checked the speed of AT&T - 65.46Mbps down & 11.50Mbps up. 

By the time I got back to the trailer & finished setting up it was time for dinner which was Tabatchnick Vegetarian Chili.

While there was a nice sunset, it is in the wrong direction, since the Superstitions are to the East of the park. I did get a nice warm photo of the mountain:

I'll try for some star photos. If I get anything worthwhile, I'll post them with tomorrow's journal.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 41

Day 41, Friday, November 28, 2025 - Whitewater Draw, McNeal, AZ, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 2,975.9 Miles for the Trip

I got a call at 7:30AM from my son - the hot water at the house is out AGAIN. I really need to find a better solution for making hot water than the Amtrol BoilerMate. While it does provide plentiful even temperature hot water, I've had to replace the zone valve that feeds it 3 times in the last 6 years. Maybe I should find something other than the Taco Heat Motor zone valve, although the same ones that control the two heating zones in the house have worked for over 30 years.

A little warmer last night at 40°F. After breakfast I did my part for Black Friday & ordered my granddaughter's birthday (Asher) and Christmas presents for both. 

Very busy lower parking lot including a large class A RV. I'm the only one overnighting in the RV overnight loop, but since the lower lot looks filled, day trippers have started parking here. 

Light clouds are letting enough sun on the solar panels to bring up the batteries from 39% this morning to 45% by 11:00AM. It sure would be nice to tilt the panels to increase the output, but I can only tilt them to the rear of the trailer & I'm not parked with the back of the trailer to the south. Because of the low path of the sun, this time of the year flat panels are at their least output. I'm only getting 150 watts out of 320 watts worth of panels. 

For those that have not seen Goat heads, here is an example:

Around 1:00 I went for my morning walk, taking the Z8 with my old 80-400 Nikkor zoom. While much heavier than the 28-400, I feel it is a bit sharper. In any case, here are 4 more Sandhill Crane images. I also found part of the pond that has some white geese that I'm guessing are Snow Geese.

Up to 79°F in the trailer with the MAXX fan running, and 74°F outside. The batteries are up to 52%. The camping loop got crowded. There are now 5 of us in the circle. I'm not even the smallest!

I decided to try for the incoming mass of birds. While not as massive as the first night, there were quite a few.

As usual, many more images at today's LakeshoreImages page.

Dinner was a Healthy Choice Chicken Alfredo.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 40

Day 40, Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Whitewater Draw, McNeal, AZ, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 2,975.9 Miles for the Trip

Happy Thanksgiving!

A little after 5:00 yesterday evening an Escape 5.0TA pulled in and parked on my side of the loop. I introduced myself & then they headed off to see the cranes. He headed out around 10:30 AM this morning.

The cranes got quiet around 11:00, then got very loud around 4:00AM. Still dark so I don't know if any left. Quiet again until around 6:00 when they left to feed. You can hear one or two croaking now at 11:30 but the pond is mostly empty.

Down to 34°F overnight, 57°F by noon. Partly cloudy; the solar panels are struggling putting out 55 watts or so. After making my morning coffee the batteries are at 55%.

Whether you call them grass burrs, grass spurs, goat heads, sand burrs, etc they are a pain in the foot. I have heard that they are strong enough to puncture bicycle tires; I know they are strong enough to survive tracking in on my shoes then stabbing my bare feet. Along with the mosquitoes that thankfully only come around in the evening & morning, the flies are also numerous. It might be because the dumpster & vault toilet are near by. Even being careful when opening the door I have managed to swat 4 of them this morning.

Around 2:00 I went for my morning walk. Not as many cranes in as yesterday, but since I heard lots of them arrive around 5:00 yesterday, I'll make another round then.

I ate my turkey dinner around 3:00 since that is the traditional time when I was home in Oswego. I do miss a full bore turkey dinner built around a Plainville turkey, but on the road you do what you have to do. It is clouding over; the solar panels are down to 9 watts.

Dinner was snacking since my turkey was what I call linner.

Around 5:00 I headed to the pond to catch the evening rush. The mosquitoes chased me away before I managed to see very many flights, but I got a few. Nice light until the sun went down.

As usual, a few more images at today's LakeshoreImages page.

Back at the trailer I processed the photos. There are two vans here in the circle that look like they are planning to spend the night. 

As i mentioned, just a couple of snacks before bed. By the way, the Stouffer's Turkey dinner was pretty good, many steps above the typical TV dinner, but, of course, nothing like the real thing.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 39

Day 39, Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Whitewater Draw. McNeal, AZ - 91.7 Miles, 2,975.9 Miles for the Trip

Another cool night, 34°F at 6:30AM. No morning walk since I hope to get to Whitewater Draw early enough to get a site on the circle. 

After breakfast I hooked up & headed out a little after 9:00. Rt 80 switches back & forth between NM & AZ, ending up in Douglas, AZ where I got gas at $3.17 per gallon. Headed north on US 191, and arrived at Whitewater Draw around 11:00. I shouldn't have worried about getting a "site" (sites are just park along the outside of a loop around the vault toilet). If you line up with an opening, you get a picnic table. No hookups. The site needed 1 1/2" lift side to side, but level with the trailer hooked up. Since there isn't anywhere to go, I left the trailer connected. There is one other RV in the loop, a Class B van. It warmed up along the drive, 66°F at 12:30.

My Site on the Loop

I was down to 51% or 148 amp hours at the time I left, the lowest the batteries have been since I installed them in 2019. The drive (9 amps from the truck) and the sun (11 amps from the solar panels) brought the batteries up to 66% by 12:30. With a light haze in the sky I doubt I'll get to 100% by the end of the day. I ran a speed test on AT&T - 142.61Mbps down & 12.40Mbps up. My Verizon phone shows a couple of bars, but I didn't do a speed test since AT&T looks good.

There are some cranes here; I can hear their distinctive cry, but at this time of day most of them are out in the fields eating. I took a walk anyway since I had skipped my morning walk and found quite a few cranes. I also found some bat houses, and some dried muddy footprints suggesting that a walk around the pond area when it is wet is not a great idea.

Many more photos at today's LakeshoreImages page.

While I was on my walk around the pond it warmed up nicely. 72°F outside, and almost too warm at 80°F in the trailer. I have the MAXX fan running and windows open. Still 79°F outside at 4:30. The predicted overnight temperature is 37°F so I suspect it will cool down quickly. I sat outside in the shade of my hooded chair and read until the mosquitoes got so bad sitting wasn't fun. When I headed in I rediscovered another problem with the picnic table area - grass burrs. They limbed themselves in your shoes, then get loose inside, waiting until you are walking around barefoot or in your socks.

Dinner was a Bubba Chicken Burger & salad.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 38

Day 38, Tuesday, November 25, 2025 - Sunny Flats, Portal, AZ, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 2,884.2 Miles for the Trip

A cool night, going down to 35°F by 6:00AM, and 36°F for my morning walk. 

Two of the campers on the sunny side are leaving today. One is too short for my trailer, but I'd fit in the other. Still, I'll probably stay here since I'm only down 20% on the batteries. While the outside set up is minimal because there are no hookups, putting away everything to be move proof inside takes a bit of doing. 

After my walk I made breakfast, then fired up the Starlink Mini (I shut it off last night since I wasn't using it and it draws around 19 watts all the time it is on). I did shut down the snow melt feature, otherwise it would be drawing twice that. Still too bad a connection through the trees & surrounding mountains to work well with internet radio. I used the WiFi calling option on my iPhone 17 for a call this morning and it worked until it didn't. I guess the fact that I could make any connection without the usual 10 mile drive is a plus.

Around noon I walked around the campground. Both of the sites that opened this morning are filled so even if I wanted to move, I can't. I took a few photos during the walk. A camera does not do justice to the views from this campground. The mountains surrounding it are beautiful & majestic. There is even a bit of snow on one of the Chiricahua mountains. The road into the campground continues paved for a mile or so, then becomes a dirt road that eventually ends up in the Chiricahua National Monument. I've taken it a couple times on past visits to Sunny Flats & each time it became a snow covered muddy road. I never made it completely over the pass into the monument. It would be a beautiful drive (not towing the trailer) during a dry summer day.

On another walk around the campground loop I met a fellow photographer from California. He has a larger connection of Nikons & lenses than I do and is doing some nighttime photography. Another cool day only reaching 53°F. The altitude is probably a factor since we are over 5,000'. Rodeo, a small town less than 30 miles from here had a high of 65°F today. 

Dinner was a Tyson Foods Chicken Asparagus & Cheese and a baked potato.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 37

Day 37, Monday, November 24, 2025 - Sunny Flats, Portal, AZ - 120 Miles, 2,884.2 Miles for the Trip

A cool morning at 37°F. After breakfast I finished hooking up the trailer and was out of Sunrise RV Park by a little after 9:00. The drive was on I 10 & NM/AZ 80, with the last 12 miles on Portal road and Cave Creek road. Sunny Flats only has 15 or so campsites and at least 3/4 won't fit the 21. The good news is there was one site left that fits the 21. The bad news is it is on the shady side of the camping loop. Sun is important this time of year because it both warms the trailer & feeds the solar panels. The site needed 2 1/2" correction side to side & a 6" drop on the tongue. There is a picnic table, lantern pole, bear box & fire pit behind the site as well as a tent pad. While shady with too many trees for a view, great views from the road at the entrance to the site:

Looking Left

Site 9

Looking Right

No hookups, $10.00 per night with the Senior Park pass. Very shady - we have as much full sun as can get through the trees & the solar panels are cranking out 3 watts. The only sites left are very short & shady sites before the loop. There is a men's & woman's pit toilet & fresh water station at the pay post. There is also a host site that has an electric hookup.

I did manage to get a Starlink connection by placing the antenna at the entrance to my site; 26.86Mbps down & 17.73Mbps up. Without a Starlink connection I would need to drive 10 miles out of the campground to pick up a cell signal. A number of the campers in the campground have Starlink.

I need to get into the habit of camping without an electrical hookup. While I have 300 amp hours of battery, I also use more than most, and parked in the shade doesn't help. I set the furnace at 66°F, and probably will set down to 63°F when I hit the bed tonight.

At 12:30 the current temperature is 53°F. I'd be comfortable sitting outside in the sun, but I don't have any so it is inside reading for me. It is going to be a quiet night. I usually listen to some background music, but the Starlink is too broken up for internet radio, there are no FM stations to be had, and too much tree cover for my XM Radio. 

Dinner was a DiGiorno Personal Hand Tossed Pepperoni Pizza.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 36

Day 36, Sunday, November 23, 2025 - Sunrise RV Park, Deming, NM, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 2,764.2 Miles for the Trip

A little warmer this morning at 42°F, but light rain off & on. A short, light burst last night at 7:30, then off & on throughout the night. It is raining now at 11:30. It is suppose to clear by the afternoon.

While I skipped my morning walk because of the rain, I did manage to listen to the NPR Sunday Morning puzzle over the internet on my home station WRVO. It was at 6:45AM rather than the usual 8:45 because of the time zone differences. At 10:00 I switched to WNCW for their afternoon "Celtic Winds" program. I miss Fiona Richie's "Thistle & Shamrock" program when it went off the air last year and am glad I found this 4 hour program. It is followed by 4 hours of "This Old Porch", mostly Bluegrass, so my listening for the day is set (as long as the internet holds up - WNCW dropped out a couple of times yesterday). No idea if it was local Verizon or the station. I have to remember that one of my favorites, "Hearts of Space" will be on at 8:00, not the usual 10:00. 

I made a trip to Peppers Supermarket. Good size with lots of stuff, but no grape Zero Gatorade. Picked up a few things I forgot yesterday. Still off & on light rain. There was a patch of blue sky, but it went away. 

A little after 1:00 I hooked up the sewer connection and drained the tanks. I'll be dry camping for the next 5 days and while I don't need to dump, it is here so why not? A minor repair on the sewer cap. A plastic "string" keeps the cap tied to the dump outlet when the cap is off. The plastic tab on the cap broke (the reason I replaced the old one was for the same problem) so I screwed it to the cap. While the cap end should hold, who knows about the end that connects to the outlet. 

As I was dumping the tanks one of the campground hosts stopped by and mentioned that they were doing a turkey dinner in the Club House. It ended at 1:00 and it was 1:30 so all that was left was some turkey & pumpkin pie, but it made a good lunch. Wish I had known - I would have made one of my blueberry pies.

After that I headed for the showers. There are 2 in the men's bathroom, one very large disabled although it has a 1" lip to get in. The other one is a good size standard shower with a 3" shower head and adjustable water temperature. A set of shelves hangs from the shower head. A 4" lip & shower curtain keeps the dressing area dry. The dressing area is shared by both showers (and the rest of the bathroom) 3 sets of double hooks and 2 benches. There is heat in the bathroom, but not much, and the shower floor could use a bit of cleaning - a couple of soap stubs on the floor but overall I'd give it a B.

With the sun that popped out to the west it made it up to 61°F this afternoon. After doing the dishes I added a bit of water to the fresh water tank and put the water hose away while it was still warm.

Dinner was snacking since I had all that turkey for a late lunch.

As long as my Starlink Mini gets a connection at Sunny Flats I'll post an entry, but if it doesn't, I'll be gone for 2 days.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 35

Day 35, Saturday, November 22, 2025 - Sunrise RV Park, Deming, NM, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 2,764.2 Miles for the Trip

40°F for the overnight low, 52°F for my morning walk. If you do every row in the park it works out to .76 miles. 

After breakfast I read forums & journals. Casita announced yesterday that they are building a 24' fiberglass trailer. Escape announces a week ago that they are building a 13'. I don't know which trend either spotted, but it can't be the same one.

After lunch I made the short hop down Business I 10 to hit Walmart. Very busy - the weekend before Thanksgiving is probably not the best time for shopping, but my next two stops are a long way from any store.

It warmed up to 68°F with a light to medium wind. Still too windy to sit around outside so I'm in the trailer reading & listening to WNCW & Going Across the Mountain, and an all afternoon show of Bluegrass music. As soon as the sun went down (now a little after 5:30) is cooled down rapidly, 60°F heading to an overnight low of 42°F.

By the way, for those opposed to noise, a steady drone until after midnight from I 10 can be heard, a little closer is a railroad (no horns, but engine & track noise) and Deming airport is on the other side of I 10. Mostly small planes, but last night a couple of larger twin engine prop planes made their presence known. 

Dinner was a Chef Ramsay Chicken Marsala Pasta bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 34

Day 34, Friday, November 21, 2025 - Sunrise RV Park, Deming, NM - 220.1 Miles, 2,764.2 Miles for the Trip

As the evening went on last night I wasn't sure I'd have an easy way to get out in the morning. The sites around me filled up and my site became a pull in but not pull out rather than a pull through. By the time I was ready to leave at 8:30, everyone else but one had left so there was no problem.

A rather dull drive wholly on I 10, in fact I started on I 10 Business loop & ended on a different I 10 Business Loop. Light traffic except for the section around El Paso to Las Cruces. Gas prices in the area are higher as you go west with the exception of a Loves just south of El Paso where with my $.10 discount I paid $2.35 a gallon. Without a headwind, my mileage was 13.2MPG. Somewhere along the way I moved into mountain time so I arrived around 11:45. My weather station clocks have to be manually switched between time zones, while my phone, GPS & laptop do it automatically. That gets me in trouble in Parker & Lake Havasu City because they are so close to the California that the automatic stuff keeps switching back & forth. I usually give up & lock them in manually.

I'm in the Sunrise RV Park, an older park in Deming, NM owned by a 91 year old gentleman that likes to talk. Can't complain about the price - I'm in site 19, a pull through, full hook up site on gravel that requires unhooking the truck & parking it behind the trailer. The site is level. No table/fire pit/grill, but close to the bathrooms for $20.00 per night. While I asked for a reservation a month ago, he said if you only need 30 amps, just come in. Well, as far as I can see, I'm in the only site left. It is mostly a residential park - lots of 200 gallon propane tanks & add ons to sites.

Site 19

After setting up I headed to Walgreens. I have no idea why, but all but one of the prescriptions was less than my usual copay, even a non-generic that is usually a $60.00 copay that was $27.50. Some were free. Quite a difference from NY where the usual generic copay is $10.00. One thing I don't like is they, like other Walgreens are using very large pill bottles, even for prescriptions that would fit in a much smaller one. Since I keep my pill meds in a small ice chest to try to even out the temperature changes in the trailer, the large bottles don't easily fit. I should have keep some of the small ones from the past, but didn't.

Back at the trailer I did a walk around the RV park then sat inside and read. It is comfortable walking around without a coat or vest at 62°F, but a bit cool for sitting. I ran a speed test for AT&T 23.91Mbps down & 12.07Mbps up. 

Dinner was a Lean Cuisine Sesame Chicken Bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 33

Day 33, Thursday, November 20, 2025 - Oasis RV Park, Van Horn, TX - 125.7 Miles, 2,544.1 Miles for the Trip

It never cooled off until the drive to Van Horn, 70°F overnight. I did a short walk in the wind, then sat in the trailer and read. A short drive today, so I didn't get started until 11:00. Lots of headwinds for the drive, 9.6MPG. I also hit heavy rain and 52°F, the rain heavy enough to use the wipers on the fastest speed and slowed down to 55MPH. It cleared as I reached Van Horn and the temperature was up to 62°F. I finished listening to James by Percival Everett, and while in a rest area downloaded Fever Beach, an audio book by by Carl Hiassen. 

The owner of the Oasis asked me to call about 10 minutes before I arrived so I stopped at a rest center just outside of town & called. He met me and assigned me site 20, a full hook up pull through site on gravel for $25.00 per night. Nothing other than a spot for the trailer & the hookups, and close neighbors. Lots of traffic noise from I 10, as well as trains on the other side of the park. Not your ideal location, but all of the rest of the RV parks in town are along the same I 10 Business Loop and I'm only staying tonight. They do have a bathroom - a single room for each sex, the men's has a urinal, sink, toilet & shower. Very dark - the ceiling light is out.

Site 20

According to my weather app it is going down to 41°F overnight. I'm now at 4097' altitude, so even when the days warm up the nights are cool. 

After setting up I sat in the trailer and read. Still a bit windy, although not as bad as it was in Fort Stockton or during the drive. I didn't bother unhooking or putting the stabilizers down so every once in awhile the trailer shakes. Around 1:30 it started to rain. Some lightning & thunder and heavy to light rain during which it cooled down to 59°F. Lasted about 45 minutes, then the sun came out and the sky is mostly clear. It is still getting cooler - down to 57°F at 3:00.

Dinner was a Night Hawk Chicken Enchilada Fiesta

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 30

Day 30, Monday, November 17, 2025 - Fort Stockton RV Park, Fort Stockton, TX 185.7 Miles, 2,418.4 Miles for the Trip

Sorry this is out of order.  I somehow managed to not post it last Monday.

Not quite as cold as last night, but still cool enough for the electric heater to come on. I skipped my morning walk, and finished packing up the trailer & disconnecting the services after breakfast. I left Pecan Valley around 9:30. The entire drive was on I 10. 

I arrived around 12:50, and since the office opens at 1:00 I called Stockton Ford & made an appointment Wednesday for an oil change. They don't stock the cover that is loose under the truck so I hope they can somehow reattach it. 

I'm in site 52, a pull through with full hookups that is just long enough for the truck & trailer. It is on gravel with a picnic table for $45.00 per night with a Good Sam discount. Very open - the place is essentially a parking lot with hookups, ie no shade. As usual, a fairly constant wind out of the west. I noticed it on the drive only getting 11.0MPG doing 65MPH. On interstates I usually do between 12 & 13.

Site 52

Along with the closed restaurant, another catastrophe - the best laundry room chairs I've ever seen are gone. One wore out and the other was broken by a rather large user. Here is a photo from the last visit:

The Fancy Chair From 2024

I fired up the AC as soon as I connected the trailer to the power pedestal - outside temperature is 87°F and the trailer was at 82°F. I headed to the Lowe's Grocery store (I don't think it is related to the big box hardware store) and picked up supplies for tacos. By the time I got back to the trailer it was down to 76°F inside but still 87°F outside. With the wind strong enough to probably keep blowing out my 2 burner portable stove I decided to cook inside.

As mentioned, dinner was tacos.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 32

Day 32, Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Fort Stockton RV Park, Fort Stockton, TX, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 2,418.4 Miles for the Trip

A warmer night, only down o 60°F with a short run of the electric heater in the morning. 

During my morning walk I saw another molded fiberglass trailer, a Meerkat. Still being made by Little Guys in San Diego, CA, weighing 1180 pounds & 13' long.

A Meerkat Trailer

After breakfast more reading. I sat outside moving between hazy sun and the trailer shadow. By the way, I should probably mention road noise when describing the site. I'm in the middle of the park, about 1/4 mile from I 10. You definitely hear traffic when sitting outside. Not like they were next door, but if any traffic noise bothers you, you won't be happy. For some reason it seems louder at night, at least until the amount of traffic falls off around 11:00.

Around 1:30 I headed to Stockton Ford for an oil change. They also rotated the tires for $30.00, and did their best with a couple of fender washers to fix the fiber board cover under the truck. 

On the way back I stopped at the local Loves and filled the truck at $2.61 per gallon and made an early dinner of a Carl's Guacamole bacon burger & fries.

With the sun gone behind clouds and a moderate wind it was a little too cool to sit outside even though it was 75°F out so I'm in the trailer. I did take the time to hook up the truck to save some time in the morning.

As noted earlier, dinner was a Carl's Guacamole Bacon Burger.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 31

Day 31, Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - Fort Stockton RV Park, Fort Stockton, TX, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 2,418.4 Miles for the Trip

Another cool but not cold night, going down to 54°F and short runs of the electric heater. I did my morning walk around the park. Lots of folks left this morning - there are quite a few one nighters here as well as what looks to be well established set ups for the winter.

After breakfast I headed to the laundry room. 2 loads, $1.50 to wash & $2.00 to dry. 45 minutes on high for the dryer didn't quite get the job done; my towel and a few "T" shirts are still damp. The humidity is low enough at 37% in the trailer that the towel will finish drying hanging on the bathroom door.

After lunch I called Sirius/XM Radio to renew my 6 month subscription. They are pushing an $8.90 per month deal but that is more expensive than the $40.00 I'm currently paying so I asked for the same & they went with it. I'm not sure it is really worth it for me since I tend to use internet radio in the trailer (although I do use their Sleep Channels on their app some times at night) but it is handy to have when there is no internet. Of course since I have Starlink now it is going to be very rare when I don't have an internet connection, but I'll keep track of how much I use the service over the next 6 months before deciding to renew in May. I do use the truck XM Radio when there is no FM stations available & I'm not listening to an audio book. 

After that I sat outside in the shade of the trailer and read. It is 81°F outside & 75°F in the trailer. I finished Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog, and downloaded her Blackout, Book 1 of the All Clear series. 

Around 4:00 I headed for the showers. They have 2 different shower rooms. At the main building there is the standard pair of showers in the men's bathroom. At the far end of the park is a building with 4 family type bathrooms, each with a sink, toilet & shower. There is a 2 person plastic bench & 2 double hooks. A very large shower with a 4" lip between it and the rest of the room. A shower curtain & six small shelves in the shower. A standard mid flow 3" shower head with adjustable temperature. A little water leaks out from under the shower curtain, but the room is so large that you have no problem finding a dry part of the floor. Overall I can't find anything wrong with it and give it an A.

Dinner was left over tacos. Unlike stew & chili, never as good as the first time.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 29

Day 29, Sunday, November 16, 2025 - Pecan Valley RV Park & Farm, Junction, TX, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 2,232.7 Miles for the Trip

A much cooler light than the last few. Down to 50°F and since I had a couple of windows fully opened, the heater ran quite a bit until got up and closed all but one (with well sealed fiberglass trailers, you need to have some air circulation to prevent condensation). 

It was up to 53°F when I went for my morning walk. I took a couple of photos of the chickens & goats:

After breakfast I read some forums & journals. AT&T is showing 130Mbps down & 26.03Mbps up so I didn't bother checking Verizon. I do know it is working - my Verizon phone that I use as an internet radio had no problems overnight or this morning.

I ordered a dozen eggs, $5.00 and almost instant delivery to the trailer. 

I received the usual email from RV Life's Trip Wizard describing my drive tomorrow to my next stop. They include Tips, and the bad news is the restaurant at Fort Stockton RV park is closed due to the loss of their chef. I was looking forward to some other-than-me cooked meals. Since it will be time for an oil change for the truck I'll have to unhook anyway, and may scout out some restaurants.

Definitely a warm day. While my outside thermometer says 91°F, it is on the sunny side of the trailer. Still, sitting in the shade feels warm. I finished listening to Karin Slaughter's audio book - Pieces of Her, and downloaded James by Percival Everett.

While sitting outside I made my usual Sunday phone calls. Everyone is doing OK. Karin went to Jane Goodall's Memorial last week - She worked for her organization for awhile when they first got back from Botswana.

Dinner was a Scott & Jon's Shrimp Scampi bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 28

Day 28, Friday, November 15, 2025 - Pecan Valley RV Park & Farm, Junction, TX - 235.3 Miles, 2,232.7 Miles for the Trip

A comfortable night with the outside temperature going down to 61°F and inside the trailer at 65°F. I skipped my morning walk since I have another over 200 mile drive today.

I finished breakfast & my coffee by 9:15, and left the park by 9:30. While the last 20 miles was on I 10, most of the drive was on US & TX roads. Lots of 4 lane sections, and the 2 lane sections had passing lanes every 10 miles or so. Heavy traffic in Austin & Fredericksburg. I stopped at the HEB in Fredericksburg and as usual am amazed by the size of the store. Their frozen food section didn't have much vegetarian stuff, but hey, I'm in Texas! The heavy traffic & doing 65MPH on twisty secondary roads didn't help my gas mileage - 10.2MPG for the drive.

I stopped at a Pilot on I 1o about 7 miles from Pecan Valley, and as usual, I pulled in behind someone that took forever to fill the tank, clean out his trash, and do what ever he did after filling that took 10 minutes. Another gripe with Pilot is it won't give me a discount with my phone number. It insists that the number is duplicated, asks for my zip code, I put it in and then nothing. An added annoyance - had to go inside to get a receipt. I think I should stick with Loves.

I'm in site 2, a full hook up site on asphalt that needed 2 1/2" side to side & 3/4" rise in the tongue. I didn't unhook since I'm only here for 2 days and don't plan on going anywhere. $45.00 per night. Picnic table & fire ring. This is an interesting RV park. There are chickens running around the park & they sell both eggs & pecans. I bought my usual candied pecans - $19.00 per pound. I probably should pick up some eggs as well.

Site 2

After setting up I immediately fired up the AC. 88F outside, and 85°F in the trailer. I in a half hour the inside was down to 80°F and the AC set on 76°F started cycling on & off. After setting up both inside & out I got out a folding chair and sat outside. I'll wait until it cools off a bit before going for a walk. Current book is Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog. I did finish Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn #33, Money on the Morgue yesterday and enjoyed the series. I have to say I'm also enjoying Connie Willis. This is the third of her books that I've read, and surprised that I didn't know of her stuff well enough to follow. She has the record for the most Nebula awards as well as many other science fiction awards. I'll have to look for more of her books. An hour later the trailer is down to the AC set temperature of 76°F. 

A little bit of wind, but not enough to blow out the grill. Dinner was a Chicken Bubba Burger & a salad. While I was cooking the burger a herd of deer wandered by. I probably should send a photo to my brother and gloat - Absolutely no deer on his Catskill property this year. Might have something to do with the three families of black bears that moved in. He is going to have to rely on his shared cow for meat this winter.

Part of the Herd

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2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 27

Day 27, Friday, November 14, 2025 - Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 1,997.4 Miles for the Trip

Another warm night, only down to 61°F; the electric heater never came on. I discovered 4 more RVs during my morning walk so the park is a bit more crowded. After breakfast I sat & read until 10:30, then headed to the Somerville Style Shop for a haircut & beard trim. It only took 30 minutes to get there so I sat in the truck for a bit, then waited a bit more inside. I'm happy with both the haircut (which is tough to go wrong since it is just getting buzzed with a #3 cutter head) and the beard trip which was a bit more work. $25.00 plus a $5.00 tip.

I stopped at the Brookshire grocery store on my way back to the trailer. A little pricey, and somewhat limited stock, but I did find what I needed.

Back at the trailer I headed to the lousy shower to rinse the hair from my head & neck, then fired up the AC in the trailer (it hit 80°F inside with 77°F outside) then headed out to my folding chair to read.

Dinner was a P. F. Chang's Chicken Lo Mein.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 26

Day 26, Thursday, November 13, 2025 - Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit, Day 2 -0 Miles, 1,997.4 Miles for the Trip

Warm enough most of the night, although the heat did come on around 5:00AM. Up to 62°F for my morning walk. No eagles, but the turkey vultures moved into the trees behind my site for the night making lots of noise until around 11:00, and leaving at dawn. 

I have a shower report from last night which I headed for after dinner. I remember the shower from the last time I was here because it is an unusual one. A 2" diameter shower head that makes a very fine spray. This is the only place I've seen this particular shower head. That's good since it isn't very good. With the hot water turned up as high as possible the spray is OK on your head, but it is so fine that somewhere around shoulder height it becomes cool, and by the time it hits your waist it is cold. Small shower stall & dressing area. No shelves in either, 3 hooks in the drying area. There is a shower curtain at the opening to the drying area, but none between it & the shower. The shower head aims at the opening between the shower & the drying area, and the floor of the drying area gets wet. There is a bench outside the drying area that covers both showers and is open to the rest of the bathroom. If you are not shy, it works better than the drying area. Overall, a C- at best.

I checked the internet speeds - AT&T shows 16.28Mbps down, and 4.4Mbps up. Verizon shows 101.62Mbps down & .21Mbps up. What ever AT&T is using for a look up is very slow. It takes close to a minute for it to find some of my fiberglass forums, but then is fast. Same with my webpage. Once you have made a connection, it finds the site fast enough the next time.

After breakfast I attempted to request some prescription refills for when I'll be in Deming, NM. You no longer get to talk to a nurse, just leave a message with the info on voice mail. One office informed me that they no longer do refills over the phone - you must use their portal. The problem is their portal can't find Walgreens in Deming, NM, so I couldn't use it. After 20 minutes on hold got to talk to someone in the office & they said they would take care of it. Over the afternoon I received some notices from Walgreens that they had received the prescription requests from 2 of the 4 doctor's offices.

I finished Donald Westlake's Put a Lid On It, and Libby informed me that my hold on Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn #33, Money on the Morgue was ready so that is my current read. It will be the last of the series, written in 2018. The first in the series was written in 1934 so it has covered a long part of the last century. I al;so received notice that another book I had on hold (Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog) was ready. Somehow they always seem to come in at the same time. Since the NYPL does 21 day loans, I should be able to read both before they expire.

While cool this morning, it is warming up, 75°F at 1:00. So far the MAXX fan is keeping the trailer livable but it it gets much warmer inside I'll have to run the AC to keep my medicine under 80F. Eventually, I fired up the AC and I moved outside to read. While reading an armadillo came by for a visit. Kind of neat; you don't see too many of them in upstate NY, but they go along with the turkey vultures for appeal. I also found some of the purple berries that I only seem to find here in Texas.

When it got too dark to sit outside & read (well, with the Kindle it is never too dark since the screen lights up, but it was time to eat) I moved into the trailer. I shut off the AC, opened some windows and started the MAXX fan. 74°F outside & 75°F inside.

Dinner was a grilled Chicken Bubba Burger and a salad.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 25

Day 25, Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit - 235.8 Miles, 1,997.4 Miles for the Trip

As predicted, it warmed up, only going down to 55°F overnight. Since I had a long drive (for me) and a shopping stop, I skipped my morning walk and turned it into a late afternoon walk after setting up at Lake Somerville. I left the park around 9:30. 

Mostly 2 lane roads including TX 63, US 190 & TX 21. Lots of passing sections so I never felt like my 65MPH was holding anyone up (most speed limits were 70MPH). I stopped in the Huntsville Walmart, an easy off the main route. Quite a bit of traffic in College Station but not as bad as the time I went through it during what I suspect was a football game. In any case I arrived at Lake Somerville State Park around 3:00, stopped in the office to get my window tag, then headed to Post Oak site 37. 

Directly across from the bathrooms, a back in site on asphalt deep enough for the trailer & truck with water & electric for $20.00 per night plus a $5.00 per day park fee for a total of $75.00. No reservation fee. Needed 1" side to side and the tongue lifted by 7". I had to unhook anyway because I have a Friday appointment for a haircut & beard trim in Somerville. Lots of trees & brush between sites - you can't see your neighbor (if there were any - the campground has 60 sites and there are only about 6 of us here). 

Site 37

At the office the woman who checked me in mentioned that there are a number of eagles here in the park. During my walk I took the real camera, but only saw a couple of turkey vultures. They do look great soaring overhead until you get close. Seeing them on the ground kills any illusion that they are magnificent.

Almost every time I see them I'm reminded of a day at Letchworth State Park in NY where a woman and her kid watched a flock of turkey vultures soaring over the dam and mom told the kid "Look at the Eagles!" I didn't have the heart to say anything.

After my walk I headed back to a cooling off trailer. I'm running the AC since it is 83°F outside & 81°F in the trailer. The nights are predicted to be cool, so I hope won't need to run it after dinner. Now, at 5:00 it is down to 77°F outside & 76°F (the set temperature) in the trailer.

Dinner was an Amy's Enchilada with Spanish Rice & Beans bowl.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 24

Day 24, Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - South Toledo Bend State Park, Anacoco, LA, Day 3 - 0 Miles, 1,761.6 Miles for the Trip

Thanks for your service to all vets on Memorial Day.

A little cooler last night, going down to 39°F but above the predicted low. The cleaned Walmart ceramic electric heater kept the trailer at 64°F. 

For my morning walk it was my quilted jacket but a regular hat rather than a knit cap. Only 4 other trailers in the loop with a tent camper in the dry sites across from the bathrooms.

After breakfast I tried again to make reservations for our trip to EggFest after the Spring Fling rally, this time with much better luck. We are booked for a week at Rideau Campground in Ontario Canada with an overnight stop at Blue Haven campground in Ellenburg, NY on the way.

I also tried to pay some expected medical bills with less luck. I do wish the various portals attached to my doctors (I have 4 different portals) included billing, but they don't. They refer you to a billing site that has Account # as the first question. Since the Oswego Health Origination uses a different account for each bill, you are stuck if you can't look inside the billing envelope. I see the envelope using the USPS "Informed Delivery" system, but that is only a picture of the envelope. I guess that is enough whining.

After that & lunch, I did some reading. Current book is Donald Westlake's Put a Lid On It. I've read over 20 of his books and enjoyed all of them.

Dinner was a Boston Market Chicken Pot Pie.

Until Next Time - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 23

Day 23, Monday, November 10, 2025 - South Toledo Bend State Park, Anacoco, LA, Day 2 - 0 Miles, 1,761.6 Miles for the Trip

Not as cold overnight as predicted, but down to 43°F. It didn't do all that much warming up during the day. 44°F for my morning walk around the campground loop, and 51°F by 12:30.

I spent most of the day sitting in the trailer and reading. I miss the 70+ temperatures of last week where sitting outside was comfortable. While the sun is strong and the day cloudless, 50°F is too cool to sit, although not bad for walking around. Current book is The Road to Roswell, a comic SiFi by Connie Willis.

I started to put together a route & stops for a trip from the Spring Fling rally in New Hampshire to the EggFest rally in Ontario, Canada but have had little luck getting anyone on the phone. I wonder if this Monday is considered part of Memorial Day so it can be a long weekend. Canada celebrates Remembrance Day rather than Memorial Day, but it is November 11th (the end of WWI) in both countries. In any case, I'll keep trying. 

Looks like 54°F is the high for today with 34°F predicted for tonight & 65°F as tomorrow's high. I'm leaving on Wednesday when it is going to be back in the mid 70's.

I decided to tackle a minor problem that has been bothering me. My inexpensive ceramic heater (under $20.00 at Walmart a few years back) has been slowly dropping the running current on high. I've discovered that as the pores in ceramic heaters clog with dust the output goes down. Cleaning the clogged pores fixes the problem. Not as easy a fix with the Walmart heater as it is with my old stand by Pelonis Cube Heater (I still have 2, both made in 1986) but the Walmart heater is a bit quieter so I'd rather use it. A little element brushing, vacuuming, and difficult reassembly (the anti tip micro switch supports are silly) and it is good to go. I have to admit at the hourly rate I used to charge as an electrician, for the half hour it took it would have been cheaper to buy a new one, but it was a challenge. Who says I'm cheap!

Dinner was a lean Cuisine Herb Roasted Chicken meal.

Until Tomorrow - 

2025-26 Trip to the Southwest, Day 22

Day 22, Sunday, November 9, 2025 - South Toledo Bend State Park, Anacoco, LA - 166.8 Miles, 1,761.6 Miles for the Trip

A bit cooler overnight with the outside temperature going down to 55°F, but again, no heating needed in the trailer. Since I'm going less than 200 miles today, I took the time to do a morning walk & my usual morning forum & journal reading. I left the park around 10:30.

Most of the drive was on US 84 & Louisiana 28. As usual, I took a photo as I crossed the Mississippi.

Crossing The Mississippi

And, as usual, I drove through many of the small towns where I worked with the Red Cross during the recovery from hurricane Katrina as well as Fort Polk where I had my advanced infantry training prior to heading to Viet Nam in 1968. I was trained on the 81mm mortar. Never saw one in my year with the 101st, but was given an M79 grenade launcher which was the closest thing to a mortar that we carried. Fort Polk in August was not one of my most pleasant memories of my 2 years in the army.

I arrived at South Toledo Bend State Park around 2:30. They have an active entry station, one of the first of the trip. I asked if I could change my site from 14 to one that was more level; my notes from my last trip said that site 14 was almost impossible to level the trailer. We settled on site 18, a pull through on asphalt that only needed 1/2" side to side & a 2" drop to level the trailer. Water & electric with a picnic table, fire ring & lantern hook; no grill. Since my reservation was for a regular site & a pull through is considered a premium site I had to pay a bit more. Still inexpensive. They have a 50% discount for over 62 - the site is $23.21 per night.

Site 18

Speaking of night (well, typing), they are going to get cold. My weather app says 34°F for the next two nights, then up to 52°F overnight for Wednesday. I don't plan on leaving the campground since most shopping, including a barber shop is 27 miles away & a 35 minute drive. 

I checked out the internet speeds for my cell modems - Verizon is 32.16Mbps down & .55Mbps up while AT&T shows 52.14Mbps down & 5.43Mbps up. As usual, I'll stick with AT&T since it is truly unlimited. My site has a pretty good north view so if Starlink becomes necessary I can probably switch to it.

I finished listening to Kate Alice Marchall's What lies in the Woods, another highly romantic result when doing a search using "mystery/ thriller". The narrator Karissa Vacker was noted in the reviews & she was good, but I still wish there was a way to exclude romance novels when doing a search on Libby. It seems most of the results of a search using mystery & thriller are romance novels. I'm going to try a Karin Slaughter audio book next - Pieces of Her. I've read over 10 of her novels so I know what I'm in for.

I'm just about finished reading The Square of Sevens by Laura Shephard-Robinson and have really enjoyed it. 

Dinner was a Chef Ramsay's Chicken Marsala Pasta bowl.

Until Tomorrow -