May 10th

Boy it is hell getting old.  We got back into now and have been on the go every day.  We are trying to get all the doctor stuff done, and I am getting some work done to the truck before we leave.  We have been having a good time visiting with everyone, Cyndy & Rose have been kicking Dennis and me every night at cards.  Then grand kids are all growing like weeds, its hard to believe how much they have grown in just 4 months.
I ordered a back bumper and roll bar for the back and got a Tire rack installed on the RZR, if I don't say so myself it looks pretty darn good.

Not bad, I get the tire off of the tool box and have a storage rack added also.

Also got all the desert dust off of it, it cleans up almost like new.  Changed all of the oils in engine to diff's.

I picked up a set of sand tires for the RZR, now look out boys I will be throwing sand at you now!!!
We have a couple of more weeks at home then off to play in the sand!!!!!!

May 3rd

We findly made it home to Washington yesterday, we kind of did it a little fast.  We wanted to get home to visit with the grand kids and they came by last night to say hello.  We are looking forward to see them a few more times this next 3 weeks we are home.
Any way on Monday we had everything out of the shop.  All the ATVs were loaded and on there way to Pismo then up to Coos Bay.

This loaded is tied down and ready to hit the road.

This load of side by sides are ready too.
We watched them leave Monday afternoon and then Cyndy and I did a fast trip into town to pick up a couple of things we needed then back home to finish packing our trailer to leave on Tuesday.

As you can see the sign says Will Re-Open on Oct. 1st, we had a great time here this last winter and looking forward to coming back next winter.  There is so much more of the desert to explore that we haven't even been to yet.
We are looking forward to being back in Washington and see everyone while we are home.  Today I am getting the truck washed and cleaned out of all the desert dust.  Tomorrow I will start on the trailer washing it from one end to the other.
Look forward to seeing everyone while home.

April 27th last Saturday here!!!!

The end of the month is just around the corner, and we are even closer to heading back up to cooler weather.  Today was hot, 109 at 3:30PM.  Tomorrow is going to be another warm one also.  We are so looking forward to getting out of here.  The weather got to Cyndy today so we sent her home around 3:00PM; don’t need her getting sick on me.  She has gotten everything pretty much boxed up, for us to load tomorrow.

We are hoping to be out of here by Monday morning or Tuesday morning, it just depends on how it goes with us packing our trailer.  I am betting that it will be Tuesday morning.  Just wanted to put a short note out so people know what is up with us.

We are planning on be in Washington tell the morning of the 23^rd, then we head to Coos Bay for the summer of coastal playing and some work.  Other than that keep an eye on us as we head north, we may be stopping by your place.

April 21st one week to go!!!!!

It is amazing when you plan to move how fast time fly’s by.  We are planning on heading out a week from tomorrow and still have a ton of things to get done before we can even think about moving.  I have my list for outside and Cyndy has her list for inside.  We have been sitting in this spot for just over 6 months.  I hope the tires are still round, if not after a few miles they will be.

It is true, spring is here in the desert, and they say spring temp’s here are just below 100.  Today it was knocking at that temp.   We are supposed to be in the middle 90’s to just below 100 all week.  Ok, it is time for this little fat man to start heading north.

We are looking forward to heading home, but before we get there, I think we will be taking a truck to Coos Bay with a load in the back of it.  Cyndy will be driving that one while I am pulling the trailer.  She really doesn’t like driving all that much, but she will do OK!!!

We are hoping to be back in Washington by the 3^rd or 4^th of May.  See everyone soon.

April 18th

We had to work for a while yesterday, but today we have no rentals and so we sleep in a little.  Got up had a great breakfast of french toast.  After breakfast we looked out side and the wind was still blowing pretty hard, so we wrote off going out in the RZR, but we wanted to head over to the Discovery Center to say good by to a great friend Louise.  She takes care of the discovery center and help us out a lot this year with things to look for and just visiting with her.
After we left the Discovery Center we head towards the big town of Borrego Springs. Borrego Springs is fast becoming known for its magical ( some would say surreal) menagerie of freestanding life-size sculptures of creatures that roamed the valley millions of years ago.  Three sculptures of the prehistoric creatures that were predecessors to modern-day elephants were placed on Borrego Springs Road just south of Big Horn road on April 10. The statues, crafted of metal by Ricardo A. Breceda of Perris, California, have created quite a buzz in the community.
The project doesn’t end with the gomphotheres. Avery has asked Breceda, a former construction welder who created his first metal dinosaur 10 years ago, to sculpt camelops, sloth, turtles and other creatures that once roamed Anza-Borrego. 
Here are a few of the sculptures that we found today.  I hope you enjoy them as much as we did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This last sculpture start on one side of the road, went under it and came up on the other side.  The work and time this gentleman put into these are out of this world.  If you are ever near Borrago Springs you have to see this fine art work.

We also got a few pictures of the cactus's blooming, I can't remember their names but the blooms looked great.  Beside pictures tell a story all by them self.

 

 

It is something that these plants are putting out such beautiful flowers with no rain in over two months.

 

This cactus flower is on a Ocotillo cactus, I do remember a couple.

I thought this looked kind of cool when I took the picture, but now I am wondering what I seen.  Oh well one dead cactus!!!!

 

We had a great day and the wind is starting to die down, I am glad for that.  Anyway we have 12 more days and off we head north.  We have had a great fall, winter and the start of spring here in the desert.  We are looking forward to coming back next year.  We have made some great friends and look forward to coming back.  Their is so much more to see here and we have just scratched the surface of this area.  Plus we have a lot more geocaches to find.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 16th

When we go down to the ocean, I use to like it when the wind would pick up and we could fly our kites.  But here in the desert 50 mile an hour winds are really to much.  Last Sunday we watched the wind pick up and I could not see the AM/PM Arco station across 86 from us.  The dust was so heavy in the air when I got up Monday their was a light film on the truck.  But then when I got up to 60 MPH it all went away.  The last two days it has been windy from 20 to 40 MPH and not going to let up tell sometime Thursday.

You just have to believe me but threw that dust storm is mountain.

We can usually see the lake out their some where.
OK, so it does blow here in the desert, I just didn't know it blew like this for four days in a row.  Usually it has been just for a day then the weather is back to normal, dry and warm with very little wind. 
Cyndy got back home here on Monday night, yes everything is back to normal, and Turbo & I are happy she made it back OK!!!!!
Here are a few pictures of our grand kids while Cyndy was back home to see the grand kids.

Morgan is sure growing like a weed, Cyndy said that she is already crawling.  I can remember when our kids started crawling then walking and then running everywhere.  The do grow up fast.

This is our oldest grand son Mikeal, and boy is he turning into a good looking kid.  I wish Makenzie would of stood still because all her pictures were blurry.  I am looking forward to seeing them when we get home next month.

No, MJ did not break her leg.  She is having walking cast put on to correct her walking.  She walks on her tip toes all the time and this is supposed to help.  At first she thought it was neat tell she had to walk.  She told Nana that she can't run in her cast.

Jared is doing great, Cyndy stayed at our daughters house a few day while home and got to spoil him.  He is working on becoming a great wrestler.  As you can see here he is being weighed in for his match.  He is really doing good.

As you can see Nana got her hugs in when ever she could.
Well it is hard to believe but in just two weeks we will be heading north for the summer.  We are going to spend about three weeks in the Spanaway area before heading to Coos Bay for the summer.  I am looking forward to moving, this is the longest we have been in one spot for a long time.

April 14th

Well it is hard to believe tomorrow Cyndy will be back here in Salton City, with me and Turbo.  I don’t know who misses her most, me our Turbo.  Every time we come home from work he looks everywhere for her.  Well to more know more looking she will be here.

He is keeping Cyndy's side of the bed warm for her, even with it 90 degrees here the inside temp is 73 degrees.

It is hard to believe that a week went by the fast, I have been very busy with the shop and making a fast trip over to Pismo last Tuesday.  I think I am getting to old for that kind of trips, oh well someone has to step up to the plate and it might as well be me.  Besides Cyndy was gone and I might as well do a road trip.

We really did well this last Saturday, I wasn’t expecting a lot of business but we were really busy Saturday, it has been the best Saturday we have had in a while.  I don’t own the business but helping them meet and doing better than last year is what it is all about.  I am glad we ran across Steve and Laverne they are really good people and we both like working with them and making this business a good one.  We like the public and this is something we like to do, it is fun when someone comes back from a ride out in the desert and said they had a great time.  It makes us feel great.  

All I have left to say is looking forward to picking my wife up at the airport tomorrow at 3:30 PM!!!!!!!