Merry Christmas!

The sun rising on Christmas 2020!

 From Our Home to Yours Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a day filled with Joy and Love!

Thursday, December 24, 2020

A quiet day here at the Stinger "B" a few preparations for tomorrow as we will have company for dinner. It was an indoor cloudy and cool, windy day. It was a day to keep busy because as much as we love this life style today and tomorrow are days we especially miss our children and grandchildren. As I am writing this it is hard to believe how quickly the years have gone by. There are moments it seems like just "yesterday" we had little ones anxious for Christmas. Now those once little ones have little ones of their own. 

We had a steady wind all day yesterday fortunately we parked pointed into the wind. It finally stopped at some point in the night as it was quiet when we got up this morning. Pulling the shades though revealed dull grey skies. 

The one thing about a dark grey day is the sand dunes 

shine bright in the distance.

On our way to Yuma and the sun is trying 

to make an appearance.

On our way back I can see 

St. Thomas Yuma Indian Mission in the distance.

This is a beautiful little church and the view from

their upper parking lot is breath taking.

We could not see the sun setting tonight though 

it did light up the clouds as it went down.

Then we were treated to a pretty afterglow.

Some rosy pink in the clouds off to the Northwest.

A nice way to brighten the sky before darkness engulfed us.

We had wind most of today, though not as strong as yesterday, and not long after I took the above pictures we heard rain drops on the roof for a short time. We heard those drops a couple more times as the evening progressed. Still it was a good day to be thankful we are healthy and living our retirement dream.

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Dentist Appointment and Change of Plans

Where are we today?

Back on Ogilby Road enjoying the beautiful sunsets!

Thursday, January 6, 2020

When we found out we needed to bring the Jeep in to be checked out Tom switched his Dental Appointment to Thursday at 10 o"clock. So we were up and out the door around 8:30.  Our daughter called and mentioned that I never have taken any pictures of what it is like where we go into Mexico. So today I kept my phone out and took a few pictures to share. To be fair I have taken pictures of the Margaritas we have enjoyed so it is not entirely true about never taking any pictures...:)

The green fields are so pretty in the morning light.

The lighter colored field in the front was recently picked.

St. Thomas Indian Mission can be seen from I-8 and I
finally remembered to snap a picture as we went by.
It is a pretty little mission church and we always enjoy 
going to Mass there. Even though you do have to walk 
up several stairs to get to it.

Upper left: the sign letting us know it is the next exit,  the other
signs are some of those seen riding down the road towards the
border. Middle left: is an abandoned RV Park, I often wonder
with the proximity to the border why it did not make it.

Turning into the parking lot and paying our $6.00 to park.

Walking across the border into Los Algondones

Our first glimpse of the stores and of  course
The Purple Store. 

Some of what we see for sale as we walk along.

Where we go to the dentist.
All the way here we are asked if we need dental care, what
about eye glasses, would you like your shoes shined. I do not
know how many things we are shown for sale as we go along.
The key is to just keep moving unless you want to buy
something then the real fun of negotiating the price begins.
Honestly it is part of the fun of being here.

We had lunch here at Paraiso. In our opinion they have the
best Margaritas and we do like the food we have had here.
There is music and the stream of vendors with things to sell.
Mostly just a shake of the head no or a no thank you and
most vendors move on. It is all part of the experience and
I think it just adds to the fun of the day.

If you go into Mexico earlier and are on your way out before
noon there is usually no line and leaving goes quickly.
Stay for lunch and you are in line when you leave.
Though on Thursday I sat down with our packages at
about 12:55 and we were getting in the Jeep at 1:53. So
really not bad at all.

We are almost out of Mexico. 

We found out this morning at Tom's dental appointment that our plans have changed and we will not be heading towards Ajo, AZ in the morning. Instead we need to decide on a place to park for a few days. Tom was scheduled to have two fillings, a tooth pulled and the one next to it taken care of. The fillings are done, unfortunately, there is an infection in the tooth that needs to be pulled so he will have to take an antibiotic for a couple of days and then he goes back Monday afternoon to hopefully have the dental work finished. 

Knowing we needed a place to park. when we left Mexico this afternoon we took a ride over to the Pilot Knob BLM to see if it was busy. It really is not but it just looked hot and dusty to us so we decided against it. We then went straight across over I-8 and took Sidewinder Road back and around to Ogilby Road to check things out; not really feeling that area either. So we drove over to where we parked the beginning of January and ultimately decided to go back there. I think part of the indecision is not the places but a little disappointment about not continuing on to Ajo as we had planned. 

As we got to the tracks the arms went down and we watched
a short train go by. Do not remember the last time
we had to stop and wait for a train.

After checking out the parking possibilities off of Ogilby
we continued down the road then turned on to a road
along the power lines and followed it over to the
American Girl Mine Road. We then took it back to Ogilby.
From there back to I-8 and east to Westwind RV and home.

Pulling back into the Westwind RV and Golf Resort.
We have enjoyed our week here with full hook ups.

Friday, February 7, 2020


Today is a moving day for us so we were up and moving early. Well not to early we did enjoy our coffee first. In addition to the normal things Tom does outside since we are moving out to BLM land  he also filled our fresh water tank. I was even able to pull the sheets off the bed and get them washed and dried before we pulled out.  Honestly, I am not sure how we managed it but we got it together and were pulling out of the park an hour before check out. Now check out is noon so 11 o'clock is not really that early but since we are only going about 30 miles west there really was no big rush to get going. We were in our spot enjoying lunch a little after 12 o'clock.

As I mentioned above we were somewhat disappointed when we found out yesterday we needed to stay in the area so Tom could get some dental work taken care of but by the time our wheels were rolling west on I-8 that feeling was behind us. We love being parked out in the desert and we really like being parked off of Ogilby Road. So why be disappointed because Plan A flew out the window Plan B is a pretty darn good one.  So for now we will just take the days as they come. We  will wait and see how Tom's appointment goes on Monday before making any decisions about moving or not. We have reservations starting the 16th at Quail Ridge so we may decide to just stay here until then or maybe we will still head towards Ajo and spend a couple of days there. For right the plan is to just enjoy our time our here in the desert.

One of the Ocotillos near us.
They are all a filled with beautiful tiny green leaves.

We are across the road from where we were parked in January.
This is were Doug and Yuma were parked for a bit.

This 5th wheel is parked where we were and we could see
them having a fire in the fire pit Tom built for us.
Glad to see it is being used. 

The sunlight on the Cargo Muchacho Mountains as it starts
to set on our day.

Being in a RV park the last seven days there really was no opportunity to see or take a picture of the sun setting except behind other rigs. So I may of taken a few pictures, forty plus, of tonight's sunset but I did narrow them down to these few.

Turning to look back at the Stinger "B" as the sun was setting
I noticed the moon was just above the mountains.
That is the white dot in the picture.

In less than 

a minute

the sun 

was gone.

About 30 minutes later this was our view.

It is so quiet out here. We did hear a coyote briefly early in the evening otherwise nothing has broken the silence. I do not even think I have heard a train. The problem is I enjoy hearing the trains so I do not hear them as a nuisance so if they have broken the silence they have not broken my peace.

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Four Days in January Near Ogilby Road

Time has a way of just slipping by so peacefully when we are living in the quiet of the desert and out here parked just off of Ogilby Road that is what is happening. We are content to enjoy our time and wish the days would stretch out longer. The quiet of the mornings and the evenings with only the occasional sound of the long trains going by in the distance are wonderful. In between there is time spent with friends watching the sun go down, sharing our days, and the normal conversation that takes place between those that share a love for this lifestyle. As always there are the every day tasks to be taken care of yet there is still a contentment that being parked here brings to our days.


Saturday, January 4, 2020

I had missed the sun rise but snapped this one a little later.
I know there was something on my lens but still wanted 
the picture on the blog.

St. Thomas Indian Mission's Creche

and tree. 

The sun setting from the parking lot up the hill at the church.

Sunday, January 5, 2020

The sun coming up

and bringing its light

and warmth to our day.

The contrails in the sky over head add their beauty to the sky.

A little after 3 o'clock Elva and Jerry drove over to sit and enjoy dinner with all of us parked over here. Not long after Doug and Yuma arrived, they brought their motorhome as they will be joining the neighborhood.  Deb and Riley brought burgers with the works and salads over along with some banana bread Riley had baked. Elva brought desert and I contributed a couple of salads. If you are guessing we ate well you are right.  We moved several times following the sun but the conversation and laughs easily flowed and never wavered or stopped as we moved.  It was a lovely evening that lasted until the sun dropped behind the horizon.

Deb asked a woman walking by if she would take some
pictures for us and she very nicely agreed.
Left to right: Tom, myself, Riley, Doug, Elva, Deb, and Jerry

Not long after this picture of the sun leaving the day.
The evening chill set in and we said our good nights.
It was a wonderful day to tuck into our memory  "box'.

Monday, January 6, 2020

The sun coming up on another day.

The wind was with us most of the night and
continued throughout 

As we were heading out to meet friends for lunch
we could see Doug resting in his chair.

Linda, Len, myself and Tom (I remembered to take a picture...😊)
We met this couple back in December of 2015 when we parked
the Crusader in the site next to them at the 
Saddle Mountain RV Park.

The friendship that started there as continued throughout the years and we get together once or twice when we are all in the Southwest. Today we met for lunch and then followed them to their lovely new home, and who knows next time I may remember to take pictures of it and their wonderful views. We always have such a fun time catching up. How lucky to have been assigned that spot back then.

Riley and Yuma with sun shining on them as we
sit and enjoy the evening.

The last glow on another day worth remembering.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Slept in today until just after 8 o'clock and the sun was up in the sky before I stepped out the door.

The same picture as above with the camera's
photo illustration effect on.
I just liked the look of it.

I was playing with the different effects

and snapped these. This is something burning in Mexico.
Probably garbage.

The sun leaving our day

and some of the color 

it left behind.

A tree in Deb and Riley's yard as the sky starts to
darken with the aid of the flash.

We ended our day in a circle chatting away with Deb, Riley, and Doug near the Igloo. The wind was still with us and as the light disappeared so did the day's warmth. Time to say good night to a day enjoyed.

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