Cleanup Today, Tucson Tomorrow

We left our Boomer gathering on Sidewinder Road this morning around 9:15 am, to keep our appointment in Yuma for a front end alignment on Scoopy. We were carrying around 20 pounds of dust.

The alignment was done by 11 am (Dick, you were right... we were way out of alignment and need new front shocks within the year). One more stop, for propane, and we were on our way east.

Boomers, if you are reading this, cover your eyes. We landed in a lovely, long, wide, FHU site at Augie's Quail Trail RV park in Gila Bend around 2 pm. While I vacuumed all the dust out of Scoopy, Odel took several loads of laundry to the washers and thoroughly washed and vacuumed the Jeep. I took a LONG, HOT shower, gallons and gallons of water.... Oh, it felt so, so, good!

Boondocking with our friends is fun, and the feeling of self sufficiency is rewarding. AND, it makes full hookups feel SO luxurious!

If the wind is calm tomorrow, we plan to give the exterior of Scoopy a good scrubbing before we head to Desert Trails RV Park in Tucson. See you next year, Boomerville.

What the New Year Blew In

After a perfectly windless midnight celebration, the new year blew in with a blast! Our New Year's Day potluck was cancelled; smaller gatherings took place in front of the televised football games - INSIDE.

We turn our catalytic heater on when we go to bed - which means we crack a couple windows open to replace the oxygen consumed by the heater. The date above is written in the dust on the windowsill. Oops, guess I should have cracked a downwind window!

Our travel log was on the dining table. Everything within 6 feet of the window looked about like this after a night of strong wind, which hasn't let up. We're all getting cabin fever, beginning to check maps and calendars. We have plans through tomorrow night, but will be leaving Thursday morning for Tucson.

Parting Shots

Awaiting the New Year

Fireworks* by Barry Kessler.

(*No rigs were damaged during these festivities.)