Day 528

Beaver Dam, Arizona. Wow 163 days since my last post. Hard to believe that we have stayed in one place this long. Predicted temperatures for the coming week are for the upper 90’s. Hot, hot, hot. Normally we would be in the planning stages for heading back to Idaho for July and August, but, as you know, the country is shutdown. We had hoped to stay in the Nevada State Parks that are located along US 95 for the next couple of months, but they are closed for camping at this time.
We are in a safe place here in the Arizona Strip and can stay here indefinitely, so we don’t have that worry. The rent is reasonable and the neighbors are great, but most of them are leaving to head north on the 30th of this month. A lot of them have already left and once this next wave leaves we will be only 1 of about 10 people left in our part of the park. But on a positive note, no waiting for the laundry and I will be able to hang the clothes on the line again, without having to worry that someone else wants to.
I have spent the last month sorting through all of the stuff that we have in our storage bays. It’s funny to look back on all the stuff that I thought we would need that we have never used. Still keeping the winter clothes because, hey, you never know where life will take you.
I have my little garden, so I get to dig in the dirt every now and then. Kept my tomato plant and 2 of my petunia plants alive since July and my Cactus plants alive for over a year! I have a pretty little garden spot that will have “rock flowers” in it when I take the live plants with us when we leave. Hopefully the next tenants will enjoy it.
We have made some awesome friends here and are looking forward to seeing them again next year. We like this little part of Arizona, but I definitely want to spend more time seeing the state next winter. It’s been nice staying put, but I sure miss the excitement of a new place. Dinky Dawg would be really bored with our walks, but luckily there is a lizard under almost every bush.
We have our RZR 800 and have taken a few trips to see the local off road sites. There is a place called Thelma & Louise where people have left their brassieres and other garments on the fence. You really have to see it to believe it. We also went to 3 Corners, where Arizona, Nevada and Utah meet. I had been in 2 states at once, but never 3. Pretty cool. Lee and Jerry took an all day ride to a place called Little Finland. The pictures were awesome, but I don’t think I would want to go because it was too long of a day. Dinky Dawg absolutely loves the side by side because he gets to be off leash for a while (mom can’t pull him away from those lizards as easy).
Miss Bristol loves it here and roams the park once the sun goes down. She gets really mad when we make her come in at bedtime. I think she might have a boyfriend. Dinky Dawg was having play dates with the other pups in the parks, but hasn’t got to have any since the lockdown, but they do get to have a little sniff during our daily walks.
Stay tuned for our next adventure….