More Yuma Prison

Christa by the Colorado River.
Walls of the Yuma Prison.
Part of the prison.
Colorado River.

Narrowest part of the river, this is the Yuma Crossing, the only place safe enough to cross the river to west back in the ole west times.
The stone part of this structure was original gaurdhouse and water source.
More river.

Super Bowl Day

This is H's last jigsaw puzzle he put together, his last for a while, it ties up the table and we can't eat there.
Denise (my niece) and her husband Ron came down from Phoenix Friday to stay overnigth.
Denise and Ron.

Denise and Ron came down Friday after work. We went to downtown Yuma for the Mardi Gras, ate a little Gumbo and had sausage sandwichs (very spicy sandwich), walked around a little then went back to Moose. We played a game of marbles then just talked. They went back to Phoenix about noon on Saturday.


Then Christa arrived about 1430 from San Diego to visit for a while. We ate at Cracker Barrel because she loves them and there are none in California. She did not stay long. We went to the Yuma Territorial Prison to tour it but they were ready to close, so we just took a few pictures. She went back to CA just as it was getting dark. I worried about her driving over the mountains after dark, I talked to her later and she said the wind had been terrible, people were weaving all over the road due to wind gusts. It was great to see her again.

We went to see a local production of "Oliver" in the old Yuma Theatre. Many children it the cast, Oliver was played by an 11 year old who had a good voice just not very strong, the Artful Dodger was played by a 12 year old who is multi-talented, he dances, sings, and acts. He had a really great voice, as well as many other of the cast members. Over-all, for a small local group, I thought it was really good.

Mexico Day

The line to get out of Los Algodones and back to the states
The policia in Algodones near the exit line
Finally after a 1 3/4 hour wait we are at the border

We went back to Mexico today to get a couple things we did not have enough cash with us to get the last time. It was windy today and a little cool, I never took my jacket off. But of course the sun was out.

Hobbes was glad to see us and immediately wanted to go outside for his walk. As long as there are no diesel trucks running he will walk anywhere you want him to. He would rather sit in the sun, but it was too late when we got back. Tomorrow should be a good day for Hobbes to be out.

Birthday

Yesterday was H's birthday, 66 years old. We spent the day enjoying the sun then went out to dinner last night at Mimi's Cafe. Food was good and we brought home a Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie (a piece) but it was huge, we shared it but it was too much, H ate it.

Today the sun was out really bright again, and warm. Hobbes and I sat in the sun to read(like I have said before Hobbes is smart.) H is working on another jigsaw puzzle. Of course H and I rode bikes, too.

During the night our hook up to water must have failed(we use a splitter in order to hook up 2 hoses.) Our neighbor heard a noise about 0500, and checked, water was spraying everywhere from the hookup. He shut it off, we didn't realize it was off until H got up at 0730. No water. He loves having to do things like that early in the AM. We carry extra splitters, so no problem.

Phoenix

Saturday we went to Phoenix to visit our niece, Denise, and her husband, Ron. we left at 0700 for the 2 1/2 hour trip. The sunrise over the mountains was beautiful, the clouds just made it better. It turned out out be really sunny. We had a really good visit at Cracker Barrel and walked around the new Cabelo's. On the way home H wanted a bottle of water but he wanted a raspberry flavoring packet added, since he was driving I opened the bottle and put it between my knees while I opened the packet. Well, H hit a bump and the bottle slipped, so the automatic reflex is to catch it with your knees. You guessed it, the water went all over me. I had to put the air conditioner on with the vents aimed at my legs in order to get dry. I eventually did get dry by the time we got back home. We got back late and Hobbes was extremely glad to see us, stating he was really hungry(since he no longer likes the dry food.)

Last night the wind picked up and it began to sprinkle, since Yuma only gets 3-4 inches of rain a year, we thought it would stay sprinkles. It rained all night and into the morning. H decided it would be a good day to wash Moose since it was already wet. He ended up getting soaked, so I got to do laundry since you cannot keep wet clothes lying around in small spaces like Moose. Tomorrow the sun will be out again.

The jigsaw puzzle is H's last one to put together. Denise gave him a 3-D puzzle to work on, we'll see how long that takes him.

Address

Today it was cloudy, rare in Yuma, the clouds hung just over the foothills and it sprinkled. Now at 1PM it is sunny and beautiful again. Nikki called this AM to tell me to put our address on the blog. We will be here until 2/11/07. Because H has a birthday coming up on 1/28/07, he will be 66.

Fortuna De Oro RV Resort
Hal and Pat Newhouse Site 815
13650 N. Frontage Rd.
Yuma, AZ 85367

Another beautiful day!

Hobbes enjoying the sunshine. A puzzle H put together, it was

missing a piece.

Hobbes has the life any cat would want.