Author Archives: David Dice

We were up fairly early this morning, had a quick shower in the public campground shower, and it was very cold as we walked back to the trailer with wet hair.  We saw why when we were disconnecting the water … Continue reading →

This morning we drove in to Lake Havasu City, to London Bridge.  We walked around the waterfront a bit.  It was very cold and windy, but a bright sun.  There were a few people bundled up against the wind and … Continue reading →

It’s been pretty cold here, at least cold for the Arizona desert, and very windy the past two days.  Yesterday, December 4 we just took it easy, and did some reading, though I went for a short bike ride in … Continue reading →

We left the senior citizens home this morning.  Yuma, Arizona, must be populated with a huge number of retirees.  It is wall to wall RV parks, almost every one of them that we saw a “55+” park. Enid and I … Continue reading →

Since the forecast for the rest of the week isn’t very good, we decided to go today to the Imperial Wildlife Refuge on the Colorado River north of Yuma.  It was a really lovely day, sunny, light breeze, and a … Continue reading →

We went to jail today.  The Yuma Territorial Prison is a state park on the site where this jail used to be until it closed in 1909.  Like all historical jails it showed the kind of treatment that the prisoners … Continue reading →

Today we drove to Yuma from Tucson.  We got to our RV Park (Desert Paradise) just after 1 pm and checked in.  Since they have a nice heated pool we went for a swim, and Enid enjoyed the hot tub.  … Continue reading →

It was a really nice warm day again today, and no wind unlike yesterday.  We went for a bike ride this afternoon, but along the way we stopped at the short hike around the Romero Ruins.  This is an archaeological … Continue reading →

It rained the night before last (November 25) and when we got up it was cool and cloudy.  We thought about going to Biosphere 2, but decided against it, and just took it easy all day.  I did beat Enid … Continue reading →

It is American Thanksgiving today.  The state park we are in is full of motorhomes, trailers, and 5th wheels.  Several of them seemed to have deep fryers for turkeys set up.  I could smell turkey cooking in the campsite tonight.  … Continue reading →