Surprise - I'm a bit early this week. We are expecting some company tomorrow so I decided that perhaps I best try and get ahead of the game a bit. Part of this past week was spent with Gary and Marleen in Yuma as well with another couple of pleasant young fellows, their son Travis and friend Jason. Of course, everyone one needs their cup of Java in the morning so Travis bought a large coffee urn - much like the ones used at community gatherings. He decided to launch an experiment in what he describes as "church coffee". Each morning we would get a text announcing the brewing of "church coffee" and we, along with his parents, would go over for church coffee and we were tasked with rating the quality.
The winner was Tim Hortons with McCafe a close second. There was certainly quite a difference in the taste - this proves that there is no such thing as "just a coffee"!
It was also time to move on as we were meeting someone at Lake Havasu in a couple of days. Of course, as we go to leave, the Jeep won't start. The darn thing has sure been a bit finicky this year. We got a jump start and off we go without being real sure where we would stay. We stopped at a gravel pit just south of town where we had stayed several years ago. It's not particularly scenic, but for a temporary base, it will be just fine. There are quite a few here and this is one the few places we have stayed this winter that is definitely solar deficient, so it is rather noisy, especially in the evenings with the many generators running. Fortunately, the nights are pretty quiet.
We were able to have lunch with an old friend, Kathy, who we have known for many years but it has been quite some time since we have had a chance to visit. Sure was nice to see her again.
We went for a walk up into the hills behind us and the view is definitely improved.
Some folks get quite ambitious when building a fire pit. This one is designed to provide some much need warmth during the winter evenings.
There is a huge variety in the type of units we see during our travels - from small to large. This fellow rolled in last night.
He is hauling a tracker and as he was getting ready to take it off the back of the truck. Before long, we noticed that that something was not going right, so there goes my handy man to see what the problem was?
Turned out a dead battery so that plan did not happen.
The weather is finally starting to warm up but we did have a few showers this evening but they are promising warmer temps and lots of sunshine in the coming days. Many of you are having some nasty weather this weekend - hopefully that will be the last hurrah of winter. Stay warm, and stay dry - have a great week.
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