Moving On

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As I type this epistle we are sitting in Quartzsite, AZ, just for overnight, then on to Las Vegas early tomorrow morning. The trip from Gila Bend to Quartzsite is only 130 miles, but it breaks up a much longer trip. From here to Vegas is some 216 miles. We don’t like to travel too far in one day. With our 55 mile per hour speed limit, and intermediate stops at a rest area, it takes us a little longer to cover the road miles.

From here to Vegas is mostly all US Hwy 95, as opposed to Interstate Highway. Part of the route is the ,old, and famous Route 66 from Chicago to LA. We leave Arizona at Parker, cross into California (through Needles), then straight North to Nevada and Vegas.

When we set up here in Holiday Palms RV Park, our ten foot water hose wouldn’t reach the faucet. We got out an extra ten footer that we have that had been patched from a previous leak. When we connected the two hoses to span the distance, we discovered the spare hose still had a leak. We set out to find a new hose. The hardware store in Quartzsite had only a 50 foot hose. Way too long for our needs. We decided to buy a coupler to fix the hose.

We brought the coupler back to the trailer to repair the hose. I cut the bad section out of the hose to put in the coupler. We had bought the wrong size. We needed to return it and get the correct size. We didn’t want to unhook the truck from the trailer to go back to the hardware store, so we walked. It took about 15 minutes each way. Not bad, but it was about 90 degrees in the bright sun. The new coupler worked, so we were back in business with the water.

This is an added paragraph to let you know that you won't see the pictures I have indicated below because I am having problems getting the website to accept my upload. So, maybe next time.

Not much news for this week’s blog, but I’ll share a couple pictures with you. The first is the Palo Verde tree in Spring bloom, residing in front of the Office at Augie‘s RV Park where we spent the winter. The second picture just shows how we carry our bikes and extension ladder when we travel.

We should have more to share with you for the rest of our 4,000 mile trip back to Tennessee. Until next time, keep good thoughts.