Sayre, Oklahoma and a Catch Up

 Sunday, April 10, 2022

Our day started with 8 o'clock Mass at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church. This is a small parish and the priest was outside welcoming people in. He asked where we were visiting from and interestingly he had visited the UP years ago. Sometimes it is a small world. 

Pretty little church ready to celebrate Palm Sunday.
They had lovely stained glass windows, 
I only took pictures of two.

North Fork of the Red River

Just a slight breeze this morning. So after brunch Tom
was up on the roof checking things out.

The good news is it was not the solar panel and nothing else was loose except the antenna, which is now in the garbage. A while back when Tom was cleaning off the roof the wiring had disintegrated when he touched it and the antenna itself was corroded. Since, we do not watch that much television it was not high on the priority list to replace. It may now be time. 

I went back into town to take a couple of pictures and make a stop at Dollar General. We need to give the windows a thorough cleaning before the valances are replaced next week and I wanted a drop cloth to put over the couch to keep it from getting wet. 

This was an interesting find. I would have ventured down if
Tom had been with me but not by myself.

The bottom left is a house I spotted on the way to church.

The top picture is an Old Train Station turned into a museum.
It still makes me sad that they ripped the one in Escanaba down.

A couple more pictures of the Park we are at.

The RV area this evening. 
The only negative about this park are the goat heads stickers.
They seem to be everywhere outside in the sites.

Home

Whenever we have stopped here we have found this to be a quiet place to stop and catch our breath, this time was not exception.  Even though we have never stayed less then a couple of nights this would also be a good overnight stop. I think I mentioned it is close to I-40 and there are several long pull through sites that we could easily fit into without unhooking.

Today the trek east continues.

Catching Up: Casa Grande, AZ

After leaving Quartzsite on March 29th we spent five nights at the High Chaparral RV Park in Casa Grande. Our reason for stopping there was two fold. One we needed to clean the inside of the accumulated desert dust and catch up on wash. Secondly we wanted to spend some time checking out a few of the other RV Parks in the area and the area itself. Thinking about the future we are looking for a home base and this area checks off several things on our wish list. Close to an airport, close to shopping, we still need to check out the medical in the area, and close to things to do and see when our kids, grandkids, extended family, or friends would decide to visit. 

Thursday, March 31, 2022

We decided to take a ride over to Florence and check out their Historical Downtown. It is quite evident they have done a good job of preserving what is special about this area. Our intention was just to ride through the area though I did get out and take several pictures. Another time it might be fun to spend more time checking the area out. There is a museum that would be fun to visit but today was not the day.

This is the Old Court House

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church.
A side door in the back was open and I could see they were
cleaning so I slipped in to take a picture of the altar area.

The Catholic Church Grounds

First Presbyterian Church

We both saw this at the same time.

Stinger Welding, Inc. is located in Coolidge, AZ, United States and is part of the Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing Industry. 

We passed by several green fields 

with mountains in the distance

today.

I have often wondered what keeps them upright.

So I looked it up: By increasing the number of roots they put down, palms are able to hold on to a larger volume of soil and therefore possess a much heavier base. This keeps them stranding upright in all but the worst conditions.

Friday, April 1, 2022

We spent part of today looking at several RV Parks in the area.
The bottom picture is what most of the sites looked like
Right would be where the RV would be parked and on the
left there is room for your vehicle with the cement patio.
The above picture was the only exception that we saw.
Though the site was not any bigger it was all brick.

Our conclusion at the end of the day is that price wise the High Chaparral RV is the best value and as far as site size not much different then any of the other parks we checked out. The only thing they do not have is the cement patio and that is not a deal breaker for us. To be continued in the fall.

Saturday, April 2, 2022

St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church in Eloy, AZ
We attended Mass here Saturday evening.

The two side altars.

I just liked the contrast of the colors.

Our site.

Our Happy Hour views after the RV next to us left.
Not quite the same as being parked in the desert.

This was our last evening here. In the morning we continued our trek east.

We are glad you stopped by!

If you have time to leave a comment we would enjoy hearing from you.

It Was a Long Four Days and Stinger "B" is Feeling Better

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

We started our day with Mass at 9:00 AM. This was a lovely small church and they started the Palm Sunday Mass in their courtyard with the Blessing of the Palms. They then did a traditional walk around the grounds and into the church.

St. Helen of the Cross Catholic Church in  Eloy, AZ
I remember when I was younger that all the statues would be covered in
purple during Lent. This is the first church we have been in, in a long time
that still does this.

We then had lunch at the Bent Prop in Eloy.
This is located right next to a Skydiving
Drop Zone. A popular place to stop by and
watch the skydivers landing. We did not know
this, though the name should have given us a
clue we would be by an airport.
Lunch was okay, we would not go back.

Just outside the above restaurant.

We did not remember the last time we were stopped waiting for a train.
The engines on the bottom left were at the end of the train.
No caboose...:(

We had an appointment for the airbags at the RWC Group at 7:00 AM on Monday and the High Chaparral RV Park was over an hour away.  Not knowing what the traffic would be like we figured we would need to be on the road by 5:30 AM at the very latest. So we decided to leave here on Sunday, drive over, and park at the Casino Del Sol. 

Pulling out of our site on Sunday afternoon.

Stopped in front of the office to hook up the Jeep. 

We pulled out on to I-10 at approximately 4:15 PM.

Our views

as we made

our way

to Casino Del Sol

for the night.

I did not take one picture at the Casino.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

March 26, 27, 28, & 29,  2018

The RWC Group where we had the airbags replace.

We spent two long days in their lounge. The first day they replaced the drivers side airbag and did not get done with this until almost 4:30 PM. They also discovered, in the afternoon, that the 2nd bag was the wrong one and would have to order it to have it there the next day. Tuesday we were done and out by around 3:30 P.M.

After driving there the first day we discovered it would be closer to be at the Diamond Desert Casino so we moved there on Monday.

We did find this this little restaurant called the Bread and Butter Cafe
where we had breakfast  Monday and Tuesday.
The service was excellent and so was the food. 

Lazydays Service in Tucson.
The RWC Group is located just to the left of here.
We spent Wednesday and most of Thursday in their lounge.
While they found the leak to the grey tank.

Once the technician found where the leak was he needed to take apart our bathroom cupboard in order to get at the broken pipe and we left there Wednesday night with our main bathroom sink apart. Luckily, we do have second sink in the bedroom. He ordered the part, replaced the pipe, and put our cupboard back together and we were able to leave about 3:00 PM on Thursday.

Monday's Sunset 

Tuesday's Sunrise

Since, it was now later in the day we decided to drive back to the Desert Diamond Casino to spend the night and have dinner. Once we parked Tom did not even have a chance to shut down the engine when a young man came riding up on a bike to inform us we could not stay. Even though there were not near the number of RV's and Semi's that had been in the parking lot the previous two nights he said that management had decided that they were at capacity and we would need to leave. We then decided to drive to Casino Del Sol and when we got there we found they were closed for the Easter Weekend. So after they very nicely took down several portable fences we were directed out of their parking lot. It was at this point we decided to start heading for Huachuca City.

There are a lot of desert plants in Tucson.

Thursday evening and we are headed east on I-10.
We have left the Majestic Saguaros behind but there are
still Ocotillos to be seen.

The road ahead

with the sun setting behind us.

We can see our exit and the Loves Station.
The Stinger "B" needed diesel and we spent the night in their parking area.

Friday, March 30, 2018

We are headed south on AZ-90.
We can see the Huachuca Mountains in the distance.

Turning onto AZ-82 we see our home spot for the next few days.
Full hook-ups and a quiet peaceful place.

We parked and hooked the Stinger "B" up. Then Tom took a couple of loads of wash over to the laundry while I set up the inside and put together a salsa and avocado crema. (The afternoon Happy Hour snacks were depleted.) When Tom got back he finished setting up the outside while I drove into Sierra Vista to visit Fry's and Walmart to restock our pantry and freezer.

We have a view of the Whetstone Mountains our out front window.

The Blue Moon

The sun setting on our day.

Good News: Tom called the service number for out Splendide washer dryer combo and the technician he talked to said it really sounded like our pump had quit working. He very nicely informed Tom they would be sending us a new pump, no charge, and it will be waiting for us in Escanaba. (Sometimes things really do work out.) 

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Today Tom finished our wash and I did some cooking and freezing so we have some food ahead. Then we sat out and just enjoyed this weather.

I spotted two Quails but only got this one in the frame.

The sun slowly setting behind the clouds.

Wonderful clouds over the mountains.

The last of the light in the east for tonight.

The beginning of our week was long and tiring but the last few days here at Quail Ridge RV Park have been quiet and relaxing.  Just like when you live in a "sticks and bricks" house things need to be repaired and with the way RV's are put together everything is tighter and harder to get at. So for now everything is good and though our bank account is lighter we are moving on.

Hope you all have a Blessed and Relaxing Easter!