Winter in Yuma, AZ

After a wonderful Christmas visit with family at home in Oklahoma we went to Yuma, AZ to visit Kathy's brother and his wife. We had numerous cold days and even had some heavy snow to deal with.

Off to Yuma in search of warmer weather. During our trip we decided to stop again at Elephant Butte State Park and Truth or Consequences, NM. Of course we had to visit the River Bend Hot Springs for a nice relaxing dip in the spa while overlooking the Rio Grande River.

We arrived in Yuma and stayed on a private lot in the Foothills area.  We stayed on a great lot owned by LeRoy and Anne Willis. We had lots of fun teaching the Willis' and the Nix's the game of "Pegs and Jokers". Our friends Tom and Cindy Inskeep were already here in Yuma so we got to hang out with them and visit Kathy's brother James.

During a full moon they have an event called "Howling at the Moon" hosted by country music musician Kelly Hughes. Saturday night, Jan 20th was the full moon party held just a few miles down the road from us in the desert. A crowd of about 2500 fun loving people attended and we had a great time with food, drinks, fun, and lots of music. yes, the crowd howled at the moon as it rose above the mountains.

Fun with Tom and Cindy.

                                             Some people even dressed for the occasion.

  Visiting with James and Danelle Nix was a special part of our visit. Dinners and swimming pool time was nice.

Visiting Family In Oklahoma

We left our winter home in Tucson, AZ in early March and headed for Oklahoma. We stopped in Truth or Consequences, NM for a two day visit at Elephant Butte State Park. The park was fairly nice and we got a lake view site which was nice.

We found  Riverbend Hot Springs Resort and Spa and booked a hot spring session two times, one day time and one night time under the stars. This is a very nice spa that overlooks the Rio Grande River. You have a choice of a public or private spa, and we chose the private spa for privacy and relaxation.

The patio waiting area.

We then headed to Lawton, Oklahoma to spend some time with family prior to heading to Sevierville, TN for our summer workamping gig at Two Rivers Landing RV Resort.

We parked the motorcoach at our daughter's home and actually poured a gravel pad, and then used landscape timbers as a border. We used only enough electricity to keep the batteries charged since there is no 50 amp hookup and we have our own bedroom in their house.

 Our next project is to add hookups so we can stay in the coach when we visit. 50 amp electricity is a must! Water and sewer is already near, so we should be okay. After about a one month visit, we headed east to Tennessee!