Week ending Jan 25, 2018 Tucson to Wellton(Yuma)

Not a lot of excitement this week.  We took it pretty easy after our 2 weeks in Aruba.  Here are a couple of extra pictures from Aruba.

blooming due to the rain?

divi-divi tree

The day after we got back to Pima County Fairgrounds, we stopped at the RV office (which just moved to its new building) to let them know we were back.  They updated us on the GEM&JAM Festival which was starting on Thursday, Jan 25.  Fortunately, we were leaving that day.   However, a few days before, they started doing set-up.  The south end of the fairgrounds was reserved for the event.  On Monday on our walk around the exercise circuit, we saw the beginnings of the set-up.  There must have been 50 little silver tents in rows.   Truck loads  of purple porta-potties were coming in. 

Friday night, it dropped below freezing, so John increased the temperature on the furnace to heat up the underneath of the trailer.  It only ran for a couple of minutes.  Both of our 30 lb propane tanks were empty.    We had forgotten to turn off the furnace and the propane before we left for Aruba.  We put on extra comforters to get through the night.  In the morning we headed into Tucson to pick up a second space heater (two have died in the last few months), and filled up the propane tanks. 

Tuesday, we decided to do a section of the Arizona Trail (which runs from Utah in the north to the Mexican border).   John entered gps co-ordinates from a trail section on the Arizon Topo Map.  He dropped a digit, which put the location about 50 miles east, so that was useless.  Instead, we headed a few miles up Helvetia Road from Hiway 83 to an OHV staging area, which was supposed to be on the AZ Trail.   We couldn't find the trail there either.  Maybe next year.

Wednesday, we did a bit of shopping, and got some cash.  In the evening, we started to hear (and feel) loud bass.  It was coming from the stage they had set up for the Gem&Jam.  Fortunately, they were just testing the setup, so it didn't go on for very long.

Thursday morning, we packed up and headed for Yuma.   At Gila Bend, we stopped for coffee, and phoned an KOFA co-op, an Escapee RV park in Yuma.  They only had dry camping available for at least 5 days.  Our second choice didn't have any space.  Our third try did have space.  They are primarily long term spots, but do have 5 sites (with no sewer) for daily or weekly stays.

We carried on to Arrowwood RV Park in Wellton, about 25 miles east of Yuma.  As we were driving west along I-8, we got a bit concerned.  Close to Wellton, we started seeing a few feedlots, and started smelling them.   However, the smell was gone once we got the the RV park.  It is a nice little park with good facilities.  There is a mini-golf course beside our area complete with balls and putters,

and a small pool with a hot tub.  We checked out the laundry, which has just been updated with equipment using a 'smartcard' instead of coins.  We picked up a card from the office so we can catch up on our laundry.