Yippee Ki Yay
I can not say it enough…this season has FLOWN by. We are down to the last few weeks now. They have signed the lease for our site for next year, so it looks like we are “in.” The last month has been filled with softball games and activities. Our friends, that we made in Durango, spent a month here in the Phoenix area and we hiked with them (Photo 2), ate Whataburger with them twice and played pickleball. It was so nice having them here. We got free tickets to see to the Barleen’s show. For those of you familiar with Branson, Barleen’s is similar to a Branson show. We went to their variety show and it was so well done. There was some serious talent on the stage. They also serve a full meal for their guests. We lucked into some complimentary tickets and saved ourselves $84. Then we got free tickets to an Alabama tribute show at another area park. It was really well done. We have also been to John Denver and Journey tribute shows (worked those show for free attendance.). We weren’t super impressed with the quality of the shows we worked, but at least we didn’t pay money for them. This week we have a Volunteer Appreciation Party and a Bingo event to help with. After that, things will be fairly slow around here.
My niece has a good team this season but they don’t seem to be improving much. We had high hopes for them after the first game or two, but they have lost several games they should have won. Our belief is it’s the coaches. But we have had so much fun going to their games and haven’t missed any that were drivable. We only have 2 more days of games left before we leave. Hate to miss so many games, but they do have a way to listen to the games that we will have to take advantage of.
Aspen officially turned 17 the other day. We have had days when we thought it was time and then he bounces back, and we know it's not time yet. It’s really hard being in this situation. One day at a time, I guess.
It appears the RV leg that was replaced is still slipping slightly. Steve is now wondering if it’s the other leg (somehow they are connected) causing the problem. We aren’t too worried about this since it’s such a slow slippage, but I sure hope the slide issue is fixed. I’m not feeling super confident right now.
We spent a couple of weekends working on our summer plans. So glad the gas prices have skyrocketed. Ha! As mentioned before, we will stop in Amarillo for doctor appointments, then in Colorado to check out our trees. Then on to Minnesota for 3 months to work again at DigiKey starting in May. Then let the fun begin. Thanks to some “experts,” we have planned our first 2 weeks touring the UP (Upper Peninsula-Michigan). It was never on my radar until a high school friend went and shared her photos on Facebook. Then there are people at our resort who are from that area, so we decided to go there first. I have always wanted to go to Mackinac Island so our UP trip will end with a stop there. It has been a bit interesting finding campgrounds for our trip. There aren’t many full hookup type of RV parks. There are a lot of county parks and state parks that only have electric. We don’t mind electric only sites for stays of a night or 2, but 5 nights is a different story. From there we will head south to Tennessee. We will spend around 9 days around Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg. We want to do the touristy thing there for a few days. Then we are going north a few miles where it’s more affordable over the Labor Day holiday. After that, we have a month stay planned in North Carolina in the Smoky Mountains. Hopefully there we can make some day trips and do a lot of hiking. I definitely plan to head to Asheville to tour Biltmore. It’s been on my bucket list for a long time. (Trip plan-Photo 1)After all that fun, we will need to start our way back to Arizona. We plan to stop in Missouri and Amarillo on our way back. This is all new to us. We tried to plan a 2-week trip around Utah but COVID hit and we never got to do that. This is our first time to travel around like this in our RV. I can’t wait!
