Back to the BLOG!!

At last, time to start reporting again!! We have been so busy down here in SoCal that we fall into bed at night exhausted. Also, we had many days away from internet connection.
We are parked in a beautiful spot by the Pechanga Casino in Temecula, CA. We are on I 15 just south of LA where we came for a Bluegrass Festival.We parked in a dirt lot right in the heart of Olde Towne Temecula with 26 other GMC coaches, members of the Pacific Cruisers club. It has been a blast and we really enjoyed the music and shopping etc. but, the weather has turned very cold so we are now all hooked up and very comfortable with wifi & cable TV.
My last posting was Feb 10th while we were still in Quartzsite so, I have a lot of catching up to do.
I have taken tons of pictures....over 700 since the beginning of the year. I will pick out the best to post and hope to give everyone a taste of our adventures with Kingsley.

Algodones, Mexico

Yesterday, we experienced Algodones for the first time! We are staying at an RV park in Winterhaven, CA across the Colorado river from Yuma, AZ where everyone goes for four things: dental services, optical services, pharmaceuticals & cheap liquour!! Our friends picked us up at 8:00am and by 8:15 we were parked, crossed the border and sitting in one of hundreds of dental offices! I went for glasses and @ 8:30, was customer #1 across th

e hall in the eyeglass place. One hour later I had had an eye exam and was fitted for two lovely pairs of progressive lens glasses...$100.00. I am going back to pick them up tomorrow on our way out of town. After our friends had their dental work done and I was finished with the optician we went for fish tacos & tamales, then, at 11:00am the liquour stores opened. We each bought a bottle then got into the line to go thru customs. You cannot imagine the crowds!! It was colourful and crazy and alot of fun!! Old people love this stuff, what can I say!!

The "Journal in a Box" booth at the RV show in Quartzsite.

We met the mother & daughter team, Yvonne & Tonya, behind this great idea for helping everyone to keep a journal. Find out more about this unique product at: http//www.journalinabox.com A couple of great gals with great smiles!! Good luck to you both and get rested up for your next show.

Quartzsite again!

We left Palm Springs on Wednesday headed for Quartzsite (2 hours east). Camped on the desert (boondocking) with 20 other coaches. More to follow.....

We're back....snowbirds again!!!

January 12, 2011
Time to get caught up with our travels with Kingsley, our 34 year old GMC Motorhome which we have owned for the last eight years.
January 12th 2011 we flew out of YEG to Palm Springs to join up with our home away from home, Kingsley. Melissa’s friend, Ronald , drove us to the airport. The temperature @ 7:00 am was -30C and there was tons of snow on the ground. Also, there were lots of check-points, security, etc. It’s good that we were there 1 ½ hours before our flight
Three hours later, we arrived in Palm Springs. Glorious weather…the air smells so good! Cab drive, ten minutes, and we were at the Cathedral Palms RV Park and reunited with our Kingsley before noon!
We drove to Walmart to buy bike tires then to PS Cyclery where we left my bike for repair. On the way back,we made a stop at Trader Joe’s for some groceries. Both of us were exhausted by 8:00 pm.

January 13, 2011
We took a long walk in the morning and had lunch at a Mexican restaurant next to the Big Lots Store. Walking back, we stopped at the Incredible Artist’s Gallery- great artwork and classes in Cat. City Centre.
We picked up my bike then went to Costco for major grocery shopping and gas.
We are pretty well settled in and have great neighbours!

January 14, 2011
Stayed close to home and washed all the windows on the coach…..really dirty! We didn’t spend a cent today!! We watched “The Stepford Wives” on the laptop tonight.


January 15, 2011
Another gorgeous day in SoCal!!!

January 16, 2011
Cooler today. Rode bikes to Royal Palms where Parkers used to stay. A fabulous sunset tonight…all pale pink & blue.

January 17, 2011
Martin Luther King Day in the USA,

Kingsley is on the move again!

Well, it has been over three months since my last post and it's about time to bring you up to date on my adventures with Alan & Janet! The three of us left Edmonton on Monday, October 11th(Thanksgiving Day in Canada)heading south to Palm Springs via Calgary, Conrad & Las Vegas. We are now in LV at a GMCWS rally with about sixty other GMCers and having a ton o'fun!! Two things happened just as we were leaving home: First, our RV fridge went kaput and secondly, the laptop crashed with a virus. We are buying a new fridge which will be installed next week and...we went to Costco and bought a Acer notebook so, we are back on line...yea!!!

Quilchena School Class of 1949 reunion

1st pic: Class of 1949 revisited 61 years later!
2nd pic: At the Avenue Grill - Shelley's husband, Richard, Lynn Blusson, Debbie(Shelley's daughter) Shelley.
3rd pic: Sandy (Krass), Michelle Sims(Janet's daughter), Russell Wilks.
4th pic: Muriel(Wilson), Bill Holt, Kay(Hammarstrom), Bill Climie.
5th pic: Ross Blusson, Nancy Climie, Mike Dumoulin.

Anyway, here is my blog about our adventures on the road and I have posted a collection of photos dedicated to our gathering on May 30 th.

For those who were present, thanks for coming. It sure was fun.

For those who couldn't make it, we were thinking of you with love and affection. Lots of good memories of our youthful lives and experiences.

I hope we will all stay in touch and who knows....... maybe we will have another opportunity to see each other again somewhere down the road!.

Caio, Janet