We're Finally in St. David, AZ

Tuesday we left Stanton and headed to Peoria, AZ to get our motorhome serviced. Then we drove on to the Western Horizon Park in St. David in a wind storm. Sometimes we could barely see the road. We were glad to get out of that wind. The hot tub sure felt good that evening.

Bill and Karen were not far behind us, but stayed in an RV park in Benson, AZ for the night. We met them the next morning and had breakfast at a Dennys across from their RV park. We shopped at Walmart before they followed us to the park we were staying in. We gave them a 5 day 4 night pass to stay in the park that we belong to. After they got set up right next to us, we took a drive over to Cochise Stronghold and back to Benson for Mexican food at Miguel's. It was kind of weird because we had the same waitress at Dennys that morning. That evening Karen, Bill and I sat in the hot tub. It was sure relaxing. When I got back to the rig, I found Willard worried about his left arm in pain. He said it had been numb several times during our drive. So we went to the emergency room in Benson and had some tests made to see if he was having some cardiac complications. Thank goodness he was released with a good bill of health. It's better safe than sorry. We have had several friends ignore symptoms of a heart attack and they are no longer with us.

(Photo)We had Karen take a picture of us so that we could make some flyers to advertise our gig.

Today we went to Tombstone, AZ and spent the day (1) shopping, (2) attending 2 gunfight presentations, (3) had lunch, (4) geo-caching, (5) more shopping (Willard bought a leather vest and some spurs), (6) had our picture taken, and (7) took a trolly tour of the area. The hot tub sure felt good after such a busy day.

(Photo: Bill, Karen, Willard and me having lunch at a sandwich shop in Tombstone, AZ)

(Photo: This is Willard sitting up at the bar with his new spurs on. )

(Photo) The Bass Gang posing for picture at Tombstone.

March Update

As usual I can't believe another month has gone by. I'll try to recap our activities. Right now we are still in Stanton. It is almost 11:00 pm and raining. I love to hear it rain at night. It's good sleeping weather. This morning Willard and Bill took a guest out to prospect for gold. It started raining and they headed back to camp. After they got back we went over to Bill's and Karen's Rig to visit. Then we decided to go to Wickenburg to do some shopping. When we got back, I curled up in the bed and read and watched TV. Willard worked Suduko puzzles and watched TV. It was a quiet afternoon.

To give an update over the past 30 days I'll begin where I left off in my last post.

• On February 23 we had a Red Hat Outing to Surprise, AZ. We had a wonderful luncheon at The China Buffet then headed over to a Flea Market. I bought a new hat. We only had about 16 attend, but of course, we had a lot of fun and some good laughs.



• We were invited to a gathering in an RV park in Brenda, AZ to play music. Judy, Lynn, Deb, Randy, Judy, Don, and the Whites live over there now. Several from Stanton were there for a pot luck lunch. We entertained for about 30 minutes. The food was good, the company enjoyable, and we love sharing our music.



• Janice and Dean from the Escapees Class of 2005 came to visit. They were staying at North Ranch. Willard told them the history of Stanton and took them on a tour. It was good to see them again. We briefly met them at Rend Lake in IL in Sept. of 2005. Hope they keep in touch and that we see them again on the road. They're a nice couple to get to know better.



• Janice and Dean, another couple in the Escapees Class of 2005 were staying at North Ranch and came out for a visit. We hadn't seen them since Rend Lake either. We sure enjoyed their visit. Hope to meet up with them again.



• We made a quick trip to St. George, UT to take care of some family business. Thought we would be there for at least a couple of weeks. But, we took care of our business and came back to Stanton in about a week. Of course, we lost our spot by the flag pole, but we really like our site north of town. We've talked about trying to park here next year. On the way home we spent the night in Mesquite and I won $1046 at a Poker Machine. I also played in a Poker Tournament. Didn't do too bad, but didn't win any money.



• We had a wonderful visit with Dan in St. George and got to see all his kids and Anna. They seem to be doing just fine. Here is a picture of his new home. He loves it and it is a nice place for the kids to visit. Fishing is nearby and they can use the pool at Western Horizon in Harrisburg. Plus it is only 15 minutes to his work at Pace Trailers.


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• On March 14 we had our last Red Hat activity for the season. We had a wonderful luncheon over at Debbie's Place. Diane cooked and served the most delicious Taco Salad and chocolate cake. We had about 30 red hatters attend. Judy B. and Judy Y. joined us from Brenda. Our North Ranch gals were there. And we were honored by having a Queen Mum from Ontario, Canada visit us. She said after being with our group, she needed to go home and perk her ladies up. We do have a good time at all of our activities. BJ says she will serve as Queen Mum next year. We plan on crowning her in October.



• On Saturday, March 17 Willard and I went to North Ranch to their annual yard sales. Then we met Bill and Karen over at the fire station in Congress for a Corned Beef and Cabbage lunch. Karen and I helped serve the meals and kept the tables clean. The boys ate and ran. It was fun working with the ladies from North Ranch, Congress, and Brenda. But, I was sure tired when we were told we could leave.



• We attended a party over at Alice's Rig on Wed. It was a lot of fun. I'm sure going to miss everyone when we leave next week. Hope they all come back next year.



• Willard and I took our instruments over to the Opera House to practice. While we were playing about 5 or 6 people showed up and we played for about an hour. They must have enjoyed it because they stayed until we couldn't play another note. But, we really enjoyed playing for a group. Maybe we will play at the pot luck dinner tomorrow night.