May 8,2013 Cruise,Azores

Hi all,
Well it's been a long 2 weeks.We left out of Miami on the cruise ship NCL Star on the 23rd of April.This is one of the fun ships they call it free style.The first 7 days it was just cruising and quite rough.We had a outside room and were in the front of the ship.Well for 7 night and days all we heard was a loud banging noise.After a week we got calm seas and the noise finally subsided.The activities were the same thing over and over with really not much going on except art auctions,High buy-ins for bingo and not much payout.They only played 3 games and it cost 39 or 49 dollars.We met a couple at the airport and began a friendship that will be everlasting.If it hadn't been for them it would of been boring.We went to dinner together every evening but a couple nights.The food was so-so.They did have some good entertainment in the evening which we enjoyed.I guess we like RCL Cruises much better. Not too crazy for the freestyle.Photos of Sam,Me,Pam and Fred.

Our first stop was Ponta Delgado,Azores ,Portugal.We took a tour and went to the town of Riveria Grande where they had a town square and with a garden area,church and some very unusal trees.The roots are hanging down the trees and and look like long dry grass.

The area is  large craters from volcanos with some beautiful clear lakes.The island is very tropical.

Our tour of the Azores is over and we really enjoyed this island next stop England.

April 23 2013 Cruise

Well here we are sitting at airport in Fla.waiting for a shuttle to pick us up and take us to our cruise ship.We will be doing a transatlantic and ending in Copenhagen.After a few days in Copenhagen we will go to Amsterdam where we will pick up our rv.Then our 3 month journey of Eastern Europe begins.I will try and post as much asI can.Livin' ez on the road.

April 18,2013 Ware Rally

Last week we were in Lodi at the Ware rally.It was a fun rally with happy hours,dinners,games and much more.We played bean bag baseball and Sam was on one team and I was on another.Both teams were in the final two but his team won.we went wine tasting and I enjoyed the line dancing.Walt and Kellie did a great job putting this together.

April 10,2013 Park Sierra

We left Benson and arrived in Park Sierra on Easter.They were having a dinner but we went friends to El Cid in Oakhurst.We spent 10 days there and we did what all SKPs do,eat.On Tuesday went out to dinner with the skps eat out night. Thurs.had potluck and another on Sat.Monday it was bbq at friends.This has got to stop.While there they had a new leaseholders party.We had 20 new leaseholders last year.We're in Vacaille at the Moose Lodge for a couple of days and will leave on Sat. for the Ware Rally.

 

March 29,2013 Update on last couple weeks

The last few weeks have been busy with dances, entertainment and happy hours.There's so much we can hardly keep up.Photo of a small happy  hour.

We have lots of entertainment here in Benson.One of the entertainers was Baxter Black.He told alot of funny stories and even sang.He has a charity in Benson that trains down and out people in car repair.They have a great success rate.He is really good.

We also had a couple that were from Oklahoma called Call of the West.She could play lots of instruments and both sing.Both have been nominated for the WMA duo of the year and she has won for instrumentalist of the year.They were very good and we enjoyed them a lot.A great night of entertainment.

On Monday some friends stopped by for a few days on their way back to Minnesota.Tuesday we decided to take them to Bisbee and see the town and have lunch.The Brewery

 

After walking around and doing a little shopping we headed over to the Copper Queen Hotel for some lunch.Bisbee was a city founded on copper mining and you can take a train ride into the old mine.Lunch on the veranda.

OnThursday they had a Chili cookoff in the park along with a dunk tank.For $5 you could taste 14 different chilis and after the judging you got a bowl of chili with cornbread.They had some very good chili.They also were selling Margaritas,wine and beer.You could pay $1 for 3 balls on the dunk tank.This is one of many fund raisers we have in the park.All the money raised goes for entertainment,food,and other activities.Our park has lots of activities so no one will be bored.Friends Jan and Roy.

Our time on our lot is over and it's time to move north.We left on Friday and spent the night in Quartzsite and today we are at the Elks in Bakersfield.Tomorrow will be at our lot in Coarsegold for about 10 days before heading to the WARE rally in Lodi and then we're off to Europe for 3 months.That's all for now.

March 3 2013 ATV,Fairbank Townsite and more

Thursday we went with others on a ATV ride and we had a great time.Who would of thought that we’d being riding ATV’s and being adventurous and living life in our 70’s.I’m so glad we are livin’ ez on the road and still having fun.There are those who live the adventure and those that don’t.Don’t be the person that says I wish I had done that.Just get up and do it. I have some photos of our ride and will post a few.





A great day was had by all.
On Saturday we went to the town of Fairbank.Fairbank is on the San Pedro River and it came into existence in 1881 with the construction of the New Mexico and Arizona railroad.They were having a event that day and it was fun.They have a walking trail to many sites that use to be Fairbank.There was a ranger that gave us a little history and a walk to the old cemetery.There are some buildings still there from the old mercantile,schoolhouse,and some other buildings.They had the artillery,calvary and some people showing their crafts.Here’s some photos.









After spending the morning in Fairbank we headed back to Tombstone and went to Schieffelin’s monument.Ed Schieffelin was a prospector and found silver around the area which is now Tombstone.He named is mine Tombstone and this led to the town of Tombstone.When he died the town erected this monument to him.

On the way back home to Benson we stopped in St.David at Holy Trinity Monestary. This is a Benedictine Monastery.We have passed this place many times and see this cross so this time we stopped.The visitor center was closed so we just walked around.It was a full day and we headed home.Just livin’ ez