Monday, December 6 – Travel to Las Vegas

 

We left Arizona at 8:30am. I was very tired because I didn’t sleep well last night. Those of you that are not travelers will not understand how tiring it is to just sit and be a passenger for 3 days of driving, I was thrilled that this was our last day of travel for awhile.

We stopped in Kingman, AZ for breakfast at Crackle Barrel and it was very good as usual. We proceed onward and traveled 216 miles and arrived in Vegas at 12:30 Pacific time.

Another new state for us

We traveled the new bridge avoiding the Dam Road into Nevada, but was disappointed that we could not see the Dam from the bridge.

We had planned to stay at Road Runner RV Park, but when we arrived they would only allow 2 dogs no exceptions, so we moved 1/2 mile down the road to Arizona Charlie's RV Park. The cost with tax for 1 month for a back-in site is $694.40, which includes electric, 50 amp, water, sewer, Cable TV, Wi-Fi and telephone.

The sites are very narrow concrete and gravel, but there is a small grassy park area behind us that will be good for the boys.

We got set-up and chatted with our neighbors who are from Montana.

Then we both got showers and walked over to the Casino. We joined the ACE Players Club which gives us 25% off the buffet and that is where we headed. We both ate too much, but everything was tasty.

We played the slots for about 30 minutes before returning home for the night. We just sat in our chairs watching TV before going to bed.

Sunday, December 5 - 2nd Travel Day

 

Yesterday we traveled 357 miles leaving Colorado at 8:40am and arrived at 3:30pm. We stopped several times to have lunch and for potty breaks, we were in no hurry. We stayed at Enchanted Trails in Albuquerque, NM located on Historic Route 66. Passbook America price for 50 amp pull thru of $18.00. Originally a Trading Post built in the late 1940’s, it had a lot of antique stuff.

We didn’t unhook last night so packing up to move this morning was a breeze. We left at 8:10am, traveling I-40 west. We stopped at McDonalds for some breakfast in Grants NM.

We continued on to Arizona a new state for us!

We arrived at Canyon Gateway RV Park at 3:00pm after traveling 348 miles. This is a Passport America park and we paid $24.13. I am sure glad we had passport because I wouldn’t want to pay $50.

Jesse had a very hard time setting up the dish and his nasty temperament appeared, he was very frustrated. If this continues to be hard to set up we may have it installed on the rig.

I made us turkey burgers for dinner and we just relaxed for the rest of the evening watching TV.

Go Ravens !!!! 

Saturday, December 4 – Busy week

 

I was surprised I had not posted since last Sunday. I really don’t know where the week went.

We are traveling right now to Albuquerque, NM for one night, on our way to Las Vegas, NV.

Some of the things we got done this week was to go through the 3 totes we had stored at Adam’s house. It was mostly pictures and a few books and some personal papers. We got rid of about 60% of the pictures. We kept some and we gave the children all they wanted. Really how many pictures does one need of naked babies in tubs and Christmas trees with presents under it? I have always been a picture taker and had many many albums of pictures.

I found some pictures of really old times when I was young that I want to scan and put on discs. I may even share some with our readers.

We also did the last of our organizing of our belongings for now. Jesse installed the hitch for the bike rack. We are very pleased with what we have accomplished getting things stowed away with room to spare.

We had our 2 year anniversary of full-timing on December 1st, it sure has gone by fast. We have been a lot of places and met so many wonderful people.

In our non-RV lifestyle we met people that we would call acquaintances, now most of those people we call friends and never say good-bye, just see ya down the road.

On Friday we took the Kram-a-lot back to Camping World to install the new bedroom TV and the lading gear parts. We also had them fix the new leak under the kitchen sink and repair the drawers under the refrigerators that would not open property.

Last night we met the kids and grandkids for dinner and to say see ya in April. It’s hard to leave family, but we are glad to be back on the road.