Tuesday, January 5, 2016, La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 48, 0 Miles, 4,046.3 Miles for the Trip
Dinner last night was the beer battered shrimp at Sweet Eileen's. While there were only 5 of them, the shrimp were huge; probably a pound on the platter. While OK, I prefer more, smaller shrimp - these were a bit tough, and the fries a bit underdone.
The rain held off for most of the night, although the day was heavy clouds with not much solar charging. I should be OK for a couple of days of this, but I'll start to worry after three or four, at least if the nights are cool enough to need the furnace.
I read for awhile, then drove to Blythe to pick up a 1099 from the Social Security office. Easier than I thought it would be. That is the only form I need to do my taxes that I can't get on line so now I'm ready. I'll probably have to wait a week or two for my retirement provider to post their 1099's. I stopped by the eye doctor's to check if they had sent any bills to Oswego; they didn't, and did another pressure check because I was there. Still better than usual. I stopped by Albertson's on the way out of town for some supplies. Couldn't find me favorite Italian style chicken meatballs, but they did have beef versions from the same manufacturer, so I'll try them.
After getting back to the campground I read for a bit, then decided to post this page before the sun went down (not that it ever came up - well, it did, but you couldn't tell by looking!)
Dinner will be a grilled chicken sandwich with something that I haven't yet decided.
Until Tomorrow -
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 47
Monday, January 4, 2016, La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 47, 0 Miles, 4,046.3 Miles for the Trip
The predicted rain started around 4:00AM & continued off & on all day. You would thing the desert would soak up the rain since the last one was almost a month ago, but the whole place is filled with puddles. I guess the hint is the large washes criss crossing the campground. So far there isn't enough rain to start them flowing, but you do discover all the low spots around your trailer & along the roads. I also discovered that what is nice, hard packed dirt is actually mud when wet! I went to move the portable solar panel to catch the slightly brighter part of the sky, and sunk in to the top of my sneakers.
All I did for the day (other than moving my solar panel & digging out a new roll of paper towels from the RAV4) was sit & read. Rainy weather isn't much fun at Quartzsite (or most places for that matter) and it is still cool enough at around 49°F outside that one wants to curl up with a book. I did pay some bills on line, and discovered that my Oswego Town Clerk retired after 20 odd years on the job. The new one (Nikki) says she will be collecting my town taxes for the next 20 years. It is interesting how the same person gets elected every two years forever. Since no one runs against them, I guess I can understand why they stay in the position forever.
While I haven't made up my mind, I think dinner will be a trip to a local restaurant. I sure don't want to cook outdoors, and while I do sometimes make soup inside, I feel like having a more substantial dinner.
Until Tomorrow -
The predicted rain started around 4:00AM & continued off & on all day. You would thing the desert would soak up the rain since the last one was almost a month ago, but the whole place is filled with puddles. I guess the hint is the large washes criss crossing the campground. So far there isn't enough rain to start them flowing, but you do discover all the low spots around your trailer & along the roads. I also discovered that what is nice, hard packed dirt is actually mud when wet! I went to move the portable solar panel to catch the slightly brighter part of the sky, and sunk in to the top of my sneakers.
All I did for the day (other than moving my solar panel & digging out a new roll of paper towels from the RAV4) was sit & read. Rainy weather isn't much fun at Quartzsite (or most places for that matter) and it is still cool enough at around 49°F outside that one wants to curl up with a book. I did pay some bills on line, and discovered that my Oswego Town Clerk retired after 20 odd years on the job. The new one (Nikki) says she will be collecting my town taxes for the next 20 years. It is interesting how the same person gets elected every two years forever. Since no one runs against them, I guess I can understand why they stay in the position forever.
While I haven't made up my mind, I think dinner will be a trip to a local restaurant. I sure don't want to cook outdoors, and while I do sometimes make soup inside, I feel like having a more substantial dinner.
Until Tomorrow -
Sunday, January 3, 2016
La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 46
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| The Big Tent is Up |
After breakfast I read the Sunday Syracuse Post Standard on the iPad, and enjoyed another $.50 mug of coffee. While it started out cloudy enough that I was concerned about making back my 25 amp hour deficit, there was enough sun that I did spend some time on the laptop.
After lunch I headed to Main Street for some of the "craft" stands that popped up since the last time I was there (two days ago). Craft is generous - most are garage sales with the older & most useless stuff imaginable! I did find one C. J. Box book I haven't read, but it was in bad shape (it had been wet & had many loose pages) so I passed it up. I made a run to the Roadrunner Market for some vegetables to make a salad to go with dinner.
When I got back to the site I noticed that the "Big Tent" was up, so I took a photo from my site. Parking won't be a problem since it is probably closer to my site than a parking place would be during the main event. I'm also including a photo of a powered para-glider that went over the campground the other day. Sorry for the flair, but by the time I got out of the trailer & grabbed the camera he was into the sun. The photo of the para-glider is at today's LakeshoreImages post.
Dinner will be the last of the Sloppy Joes (finally!) and a salad.
Until Tomorrow -
Saturday, January 2, 2016
La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 45
Saturday, January 2, 2016, La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 45, 0 Miles, 4,046.3 Miles for the Trip
After my walk to the gas station for a $.50 cent, 24oz coffee, I ate breakfast & read some forums & web pages.
Another domestic day - I did a couple of loads of laundry. I expected the laundromat to be empty, but apparently, Saturday is laundry day in Quartzsite. I even had to wait for a couple of dryers to become empty, but at least the ones that became available were next to each other. As usual, I bought a shower in a full sized shower at the laundromat. I had thought of trying the ones at the local Pilot, but a neighbor said they were $12.00 unless you have "points" to turn in for them. Since I don't, I'll stick with the Main Street Laundromat & their $7.00 showers.
I made the bed (there is a wonderful description of the joys of making fiberglass trailer beds in the trailers that have walls on three sides (most of them) at, among others, the Casita Club Forum - you may need to join to read the post). The Escape 17B adds to the "joy" because the kitchen counter extension gets in the way either up or down.
After making the bed and putting the laundry away I started today's post (I like to start them in the afternoon while there is still sun on the solar panels since the laptop is a fairly heavy draw & by then the batteries are only taking an amp or two so the rest of the solar output is going to waste.) I usually wait until the evening to post just in case something exciting happens. Don't hold your breath waiting!
Now I'm going outside to sit & read in the sunshine. It is finally warming up - 63°F for the high; it is still 62°F at 3:30!
Dinner will probably be as I mentioned yesterday, Sloppy Joes & rice, the last of the leftovers.
Until Tomorrow -
After my walk to the gas station for a $.50 cent, 24oz coffee, I ate breakfast & read some forums & web pages.
Another domestic day - I did a couple of loads of laundry. I expected the laundromat to be empty, but apparently, Saturday is laundry day in Quartzsite. I even had to wait for a couple of dryers to become empty, but at least the ones that became available were next to each other. As usual, I bought a shower in a full sized shower at the laundromat. I had thought of trying the ones at the local Pilot, but a neighbor said they were $12.00 unless you have "points" to turn in for them. Since I don't, I'll stick with the Main Street Laundromat & their $7.00 showers.
I made the bed (there is a wonderful description of the joys of making fiberglass trailer beds in the trailers that have walls on three sides (most of them) at, among others, the Casita Club Forum - you may need to join to read the post). The Escape 17B adds to the "joy" because the kitchen counter extension gets in the way either up or down.
After making the bed and putting the laundry away I started today's post (I like to start them in the afternoon while there is still sun on the solar panels since the laptop is a fairly heavy draw & by then the batteries are only taking an amp or two so the rest of the solar output is going to waste.) I usually wait until the evening to post just in case something exciting happens. Don't hold your breath waiting!
Now I'm going outside to sit & read in the sunshine. It is finally warming up - 63°F for the high; it is still 62°F at 3:30!
Dinner will probably be as I mentioned yesterday, Sloppy Joes & rice, the last of the leftovers.
Until Tomorrow -
Friday, January 1, 2016
La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 44
Friday, January 1, 2016, La Posa West LTVA, Quartzsite, AZ, Day 44, 0 Miles, 4,046.3 Miles for the Trip
Happy New Year. Hope you all have recovered. As for me, I left Rudy's by 8:30 to start my Glaucoma eye drop regiment, so I had a quiet New Years. I spent the day reading, moving the 2015 end totals to the new 2016 spreadsheets, updated my retirement spreadsheet (I lost exactly what the IRS insisted on taking from me because I'm over 70.5 years old), did some reading & forum posting.
I drove into town to buy some hamburger to make Sloppy Joes for dinner. I had one with left over rice; I'll probably have the same thing tomorrow since there are left overs of each.
Until Tomorrow -
Happy New Year. Hope you all have recovered. As for me, I left Rudy's by 8:30 to start my Glaucoma eye drop regiment, so I had a quiet New Years. I spent the day reading, moving the 2015 end totals to the new 2016 spreadsheets, updated my retirement spreadsheet (I lost exactly what the IRS insisted on taking from me because I'm over 70.5 years old), did some reading & forum posting.
I drove into town to buy some hamburger to make Sloppy Joes for dinner. I had one with left over rice; I'll probably have the same thing tomorrow since there are left overs of each.
Until Tomorrow -
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