Pilot Knob, Winterhaven CA & Yuma Lakes, Yuma AZ 3/13/02 - 3/23/02

When we left Wilderness Lakes, we went into Pilot Knob, which is in Winterhaven CA--just about 1/2 mile from the Arizona border.  We couldn't get Elaine and Larry in with us because we couldn't use our RPI coupons for them.  So, they had to boon dock at the casino just up the road for a few days.

We have been to Pilot Knob before, but it is hard to get into because it is very close to the Mexican boarder and is handy to visit Los Algodonas.

Travis' family had been to San Diego for their Spring Break and stopped on their way back home and had dinner with us.  Larry and Elaine came over at ate with us, too.  Here is Terry, Travis, Elaine, Larry, and Nate. 

 Everyone seemed to enjoy the chicken and noodles, or they were just very hungry when they got there.  Nate and Nic are chowing down!

 We had to swipe the picnic table from across the road, since there was not one at every site, and ours happened to not have one.  Josh, Spencer, and Travis are sitting at it.  Elaine brought the boys a big container of red licorice.  She has done this twice for them now.  It has almost become a tradition!

 Shannon is getting a bowl of noodles.  It was fun having them and the boys stop by.

 In the middle of the park is this little booth.  There is a stuffed bear in it, ready to dial an old telephone to help anyone who needs it!

 The sunsets are still a beautiful site in Arizona.  I almost waited too long to get a picture of the sun going down.  Once it gets to this point, it seems to disappear quickly.

 The next park we went to was in Yuma AZ--about 10 miles from the one we just left in California.  It is called Yuma Lakes and we went in under our RPI program so we could get Larry and Elaine in with us.  It is a fun park and also one that is kind of hard to get into.  It is a Colorado River Adventures membership park and they only allow so may RPI people in.

 It was so fun while we were there because Elaine's sister, Fron, flew into Yuma to travel with them for a couple of weeks.  Here they are sun bathing in front of their rig.  Elaine has her hand up protecting herself from a spray of water that her neighbor (namely, Terry) sneaked up and shot at them!  We were parked right next to each other, with a big grassy area behind us--very nice!

 We made our yearly trek into Mexico for medications (you don't want to call them drugs!) and vanilla.  It was fun having Elaine, Fron, and Larry with us.

 As you can see, we all went to the "purple pharmacy."  I used to save all of the purple bags because they were a novelty, but I just ended throwing them away, so I don't save them any more.

 Terry is just getting ready to go through customs to get back into the USA, with his purple bags in tow!

 Yuma Lakes park has quite a few ornamental things around it.  It also has a little lake that you can fish in--with an Arizona fishing license.  Terry fished in it the first time we stayed here, but he didn't have a license this time.

Something new they added to the park since we were here are all of these statues made out of dried tree branches.  Most of them were horses.  It was amazing to see what they could do with these branches.  Of course, they all had names.  This one happens to be "Hoss."

It was fun staying in Yuma and going to the big flea market where all of us found at least one thing we couldn't live without!  They were in the middle of their lettuce harvesting in the Yuma area and it was fun seeing all of the green fields.

Wilderness Lakes, Menifee CA 2/21/12- 3/13/2012

We traveled together with Larry & Elaine to Wilderness Lakes, our next Thousand Trails campground.  We have been there several times and really like the park.  Larry & Elaine put their motorhome right into storage there and spent the night with us.  They went to Wikieup and spent a week with my brother, Bill, at my mom's house in the desert.  They were excited and we were excited for them to be able to finally go there.  They had a really good time and thought Mom's house was great.

The first week we were at Wilderness Lakes, Terry and I went to a manager,s meeting.  As a couple walked out they said "hi" and said that they were so glad to see us again!  We exchanged site numbers and said we would see them later.  Well, we had no idea who these people were, so after the meeting we rode our bikes past their site to see if we could find out their names.  Well, we got caught because they were sitting outside.  So, we had to confess that we had no idea who they were.  Well, we were not the people they thought we were, either, but after visiting and finding out that they loved to play pinochle and other games, we ended up finding new friends, Steve and Sandi.  We had a good time playing games and sharing meals.  They got to meet Larry and Elaine before they left for another park.  What a great life we have!

Wilderness Lakes has a great miniature golf course--that is when you don't have to share it with the ducks and all the little piles they leave behind!

This is just one of Elaine's several holes-in-one. I think Larry even got one.

In the end, we were all winners because we had a good time!  Terry, Susan, Elaine, and Larry, posing with our clubs!

 There are still lots of ducks and geese hanging out at Wilderness Lakes.  We warned Larry and Elaine to not feed them, at least to not feed them near their rig!

Did Larry listen?  No! 

We spent three Saturdays in a row selling Scentsy at the craft sales at the park.  Each week we did a little better and ended up selling almost $1,000 worth of Scentsy!!  That is the best we have ever done at one our parks.  There were even some people who remembered when we were at Wilderness before, or at another park.  It was fun, but I really don't want this to become a job!

Terry and I took time one day to ride our bikes around Diamond Lake.  We did this several years ago.  The lake is man-made and furnishes a lot of the domestic water for Los Angeles.  The trail around it is about 22 miles long.  The bad thing was, the wind was blowing so hard going one way that we couldn't ride faster than about 5 mph.  At least it was the first half of the ride--the second half was much better.  I took a few pictures, but they got lost in the computer.  If I ever find them, I will add them to this post!