Another Week, Another Address

Well, we have moved again.  After the hustle bustle of Los Angeles area, the sand and wind at casino one in Indio, and mostly, the freeway noise of casino two in Indio, it was time for some peace and quiet.  We chose a place just out of Holtville, CA (about an hour west of Yuma - as noted on our tour map).  Here it is quiet - a few folks around but not many, and no traffic noise or any other - well, there are  occasionally a group of helicopters go by as we are not very far from El Centro which is an air base for the US Navy.

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This week was spent cleaning out some of the dust from the awful wind on the weekend.   The area is a large carrot growing area so we ended the week by attending the Carrot Festival and parade in Holtville.  It was an interesting parade with 70+ exhibits which included several classic car groups, a number of school and marching bands, horse groups, motorcycle group, pedal groups, and even a few floats.  There was a small midway, a number of vendors selling various types of wares, quite a few food stands - lunch was fish tacos and carrot cake.  Before heading home we bought some fresh veggies.

Last night we heard the coyotes singing in the night.  We thought this might be a good time to put out our game camera to see if anything comes around the campsites.  Sure enough, at 2 a.m. a fox came strolling by. 

And as has happened in the past few weeks, the struggle is still on to correct an electrical issue.  We did buy some new batteries which were definitely a step in the right direction.  Each adjustment seems to make things a bit better and at least now, we are functioning quite well.  Not totally fixed but getting there - or so it seems.  We do have to thank Greg and Jim for their help and expertise.

We have noticed, particularly where we are camped, there are many camper vans.  I don't know if this is a sign of the times, or if it just happens to be the circumstances.  Also, many folks are travelling alone.