Ahh and Ooh ~~ Desert life, still enjoying the warm days, but could do with out the cool nights. Similarly enjoying the good golf, but hating the bad golf..
This weeks men's golf in the park was "least amount of putts" , Ooh did not putt well .
Then at Francisco Grande on Wed ~ it was an Ahh day, played reasonably well, so I was pleased. fast forward to Fri, we went to Quarry Pines in Marana. An Ooh day, one of my worst days on a great course. We went with Rob and Sandy as well as Brian.. Jim and Milena met us there, afterwards we went for a late lunch..
OK the rest of the week, ahh Monday was a Mexican party at our neighbour's Barry & Chris (her BD) lots of margaritas, tequila, and tamales as well as a Pinata for Chris to whack with her broom handle. Tuesday was dinner at Rob and Sandy's, ahh great food.
Mary continued her early AM yoga, and played a few pickleball games, her ladies golf was also "fewest putts", needless to say like the men, most of the lady golfers did not enjoy the ooh pin positions. We are due for some more unseasonable weather early next week ooh, but then the forecast is looking good...ahh....... I set up our screen that I managed to gleem from the 2010 Olympics, so bring on the heat. AHH
Well settled into desert life. golf, happy hours and relaxing in the sun was the theme for this week. Monday I played in the Men's club placed 3rd which was worth $8.00, not quite up to PGA rates ..bit better than zilch. Mary had yoga, then a pickle ball lesson, which she enjoyed. She has been going to pickleball at home at the Community Centre, but said outdoors in the sunshine and actually getting some instruction is great. Tuesday we had planned an outing , but due to a lazy late start we stayed around here, did some grocery shopping and laundry. Wednesday Mary golfed 18 with the ladies, while I went with our group to Francisco Grande. Thursday we had planned golf with Jim and Milena, Rob and Sandy, but Jim was under the weather so we ended up just Rob, Sandy Mary and I. Came back to the RV site for beer and burgers, Friday, Brian's group needed a golfer to fill their foresome, so I played again.. not really getting any better with all the golf, but enjoying it.
While we were not golfing, we did manage to get to the pool\hot-tub a few times, and ride our bikes.
Today is the Welcome Home fiesta at Palm Creek where all the activity groups from the park and some from outside set up displays and entice folks to join. 
Getting settled in, meeting old friends, making new ones were highlights of the week. Lots of activities, Mary started yoga, signed up for pickleball lessons, and re-joined the Palm Creek Ladies golf. I played in the Palm Creek men's on Monday, with the guys from previous years on Wednesday and then Mary and I played with [Rob Ogden and Sandy] old friends from Richmond on Friday at Robson Ranch, then we stayed for the Friday Fish Fry which was really good. The Tuesday craft fair here at the park was just the same as all the other ones, nothing really new and definitely nothing we needed.
The weather has been on the cool side, although nice enough to sit out in the sun most afternoons, but when the sun goes down the desert gets cold! Today our golf tourney was "the BIG cup" 16" cups are not that easy to putt into if your really far away. We played with Chris and Brian and had fun, Mary won the ladies KP with 28" away from the cup. I got the truck & trailer washed on Monday, looks good.
Tomorrow there's a street fair and car show in downtown Casa Grande....and the weather is improving...YEA
OK, 2016 and we are on the road Jan.2nd
The earliest we have left yet. Looking forward to the sunshine , meeting up with friends and playing golf in relative warmth.Our short first day thru Seattle and Portland became longer when the weather report moved incoming storms around Mount Shasta up a day. We decided that we could make it to Seven Feathers Casino near the Oregon / Calif border. today's trip 10 hrs ~~Good plan ~ that nite it froze and the next AM we hit snow and ice on the way to the Siskiyu Pass. Travelling over the pass, the roads were sanded and in great shape. Phew (sigh of relief) Made it to the next casino (Rolling Hills) only 6 hrs today. Day 3 saw us ride thru Calif. down the I-5 and Rte 99 only 7 hrs to Bakersfield (Orange Grove RV Park) where we picked our usual bag of oranges right off the tree by the trailer. January 6, must be the 5 or 6 year in a row Mary spent her birthday in the passenger seat . We pulled into Lake Havasu state park that afternoon and set up for couple of days. The weather was not the greatest, some rain and clouds. That nite we had what they called a MICRO BURST, it rained and blew as hard as I have felt it in many years. The next few days were better, allowing us to get in some walks, but not good enough to golf. Mary's cousin had invited us for dinner, but fell ill so we postponed til either on the way home or next year.
Friday Jan 8th we took our time and 5 hrs later arrived at our Winter Home - Palm Creek Golf and RV Resort in Casa Grande Az. www.palmcreekgolf.com
Surprised by an old friend Rob Ogden who now lives in Nova Scotia, he rode by and told us to get unpacked and come up to his site for Turkey dinner, Great way to hit PC and was it ever good
The last few days we have done our shopping ~groceries / wine/ etc , picked up stuff we forgot and need, visited with old friends and neigbours. Today Mary went to Yoga and I played in the Men's Club golf. We joined Sam's Club for $20 as Costco is a ways away near Phoenix.
I am only going to update this on a weekly basis Thanks....
Then at Francisco Grande on Wed ~ it was an Ahh day, played reasonably well, so I was pleased. fast forward to Fri, we went to Quarry Pines in Marana. An Ooh day, one of my worst days on a great course. We went with Rob and Sandy as well as Brian.. Jim and Milena met us there, afterwards we went for a late lunch..
