Monday, April 30, 2012

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Well Its Monday, we have been home for four days. We emptied and cleaned the motor-home and put it in storage on Saturday.

I replaced the alternator in the van on Friday.

Today, I am heading up to the Cabin for a couple of days. I’ll be back Wednesday. Maybe I’ll have some pictures.

Friday, April 27, 2012

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The day before we left Quartzsite the temperature got into the 100’s.

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and the Saguaro's were beginning to bloom.

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It’s time to head home.

We left Quartzsite just as the sun was peeking over the Plomosa Mountains

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and arrived in Bakersfield at the River Run RV Park at around 1:30. in the afternoon, about seven-and-a-half hours later.

Becky and Dennis arrived at the RV Park around 7:00pm.

The next morning we left Bakersfield at 8:30 and got to Beautiful Sonoma County around 4:00. While we were on Highway 12 just east of town we noticed a vineyard that had poppies growing between the rows of vines.

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We couldn’t stop to get a picture of it at the time so this morning we drove out there to try again. The flowers didn’t look as vibrant as they did two days ago but we got some pictures any way.

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Anyway we are home safe and sound and have been unloading Plan “B” in preparation for putting it in storage, probably next week.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

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I haven’t done any blogs lately because we haven’t really done that much. About the only thing of note was a farewell spaghetti dinner with the Wednesday jeep group at Cheryl and Dennis’s.

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It is nearing the end of our stay here and we will be leaving Quartzsite on Tuesday morning.

Here are just a few of the more than 3000 pictures that were taken of our adventures over the last six months.

The back yard;

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Some birds;

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Back yard flowers;

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Shelob;

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Toads';

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Coach whip at the pond’

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Flowers in the desert;

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Dennis’s birthday;

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Eh! Day,

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Suzanne and Roy’s anniversary and deportation party;

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Desert wildlife;

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Camping trips;

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Kayaking;

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Mines;

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And of course Jeep rides;

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And many many more. Wow! What a season! And that doesn’t even include the stock car races and the fair and things that I forgot to include.

It all went by so fast and now it is time to go home.

Stay tuned because the adventure will continue.