We got moved over to Golden Sun. This is one of our favorite parks. But, again, there are very few people here--only about five RVs and about 15 people or couples who stay year-round in their park models. There are really nice facilities here and a gal named Bev keeps things going for everyone. She does a daily water aerobics class and every Monday she fixes snacks at the pool or a meal for everyone--mostly just for a small $ donation.
After we got settled, our air conditioner repairman came. After several hours of hunting, he found a "rodent" nest under our bed, close to the electrical lines. He tried to pull the lines that went to the air conditioner and couldn't get them loose from the rest. So, he determined that we would have to buy 50 feet of "life line" cable and re-route it. He hooked up our air remotely where we could at least turn it on by going outside and flipping a switch. It was so good to have a cool home again! We overnighted the cable so he could get it fixed in time for us to take the Journey down to my brother David's for the weekend. Well, after six service calls, 13 hours of labor, two boards, an expedited life line cable, and $2,000 later, we finally have air conditioning in the Journey again!
My brother, Ron, came down from Washington on Monday (we were leaving for David's on Friday) to be able to visit with his son, Cameron, who lives in Gilbert, AZ. We took them to Mexico one day to get our year's supply of medications for us, family, and friends! We came back with lots of sacks from the purple pharmacy and some souvenirs to take home.
This is the end of the Colorado River where it flows into Mexico. The US has an agreement with Mexico for so much water from the Colorado and it has to be cleaned from all of the salt in it before it goes into Mexico. Anyways, that is what we have been told.
Another day, Cameron, with his friend Heather, took us four wheeling. He has one big, heavy-duty, slower ATV that I drove. (I had never driven one before.) He has three go-fast ones that the others rode. I kind of kept up with them, though. I told Cameron that I liked to "smell the roses" as I rode, instead of screaming down the trail very fast.
We had a lot of fun. Terry and I are ready to go!
We are taking a break in front of this beautiful mountain. The scenery was really something. By the time we got back to the parking lot, it was almost dark.
Cameron has a U-Haul truck he carries three of his ATVs in. It works really well to have a barbecue in the back of it, with lights and everything. Thanks, Cameron, for all of the fun!
Our RV friends, Jim and Sue, who we met several years ago, have bought a really nice little home in Mesa, AZ. They will stay in it during the winters and then live in their RV in Oregon and Washington in the summer. We enjoyed going to their home a couple of times while we were here, having a great meal and playing games with them. They even shared some oranges and grapefruit from the trees in their back yard!
Sue used to make ceramic dolls and she has them displayed in their new home. They are beautiful dolls and were fun to see.
We got to be with our oldest grandson, Spencer on his 18th birthday and then a few weeks later we went to his high school graduation. We are so proud of him. He starts college in a few days and has become a very nice young man.
We also got to be with one of our youngest grandsons, Joshua, on his 8th birthday and then go to his baptism. During the program, I was privileged to give a talk about baptism and Terry was a witness to his baptism.
Travis and Shannon have a super family, including four boys: Nathan, Nicholas, Joshua, and Spencer.
Josh and Nic came and had an overnight with us. We had so much fun with them. They are super grandsons. We had fun playing games, eating pizza and snow cones, and swimming in the pool at our park.
Josh thought he looked pretty cool with all of my visors on at the same time.
We had a great time staying the five weeks in Apache Junction, especially getting to see Travis and his family. We went to their home several times, they took us out for dinner one night and one night we even went to a Diamondback baseball game. The Diamondbacks lost the game, but it was really exciting to be in their stadium and watch them play. We will see Travis and his family again in a few weeks in Emmett at our Imlay Family Reunion.
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