Catching up with Friends in Yuma

January 22 – 31, 2017

We are settled in at our resort here in Yuma.  There are quite a few activities going on but weather has been terrible – windy and cold so no one is outside much.  This next week is supposed to be warmer with less wind so hopefully we will get out and about more. Ron is looking forward to going golfing.   There is a group of ladies quilting here on Thursdays so I will be joining them to start quilting the bed runner for our bed.

We are making connections with some of our RVillage friends who are here in Yuma right now.  Had dinner Saturday night with friends Trish and Bob at a very nice local restaurant called River City Grill located in the old downtown area.  The restaurant did not look like much from the outside, but was very nicely decorated inside and food was excellent. 

  I have been trying to learn to eat Salmon so ordered a grilled salmon with an apricot sauce which was an excellent choice.  Fish was cooked just right and apricot sauce on top an added flavor.  Ron opted for the blackened chicken served over fettuccini alfredo and grilled veggies.  We highly recommend both our food choices and the restaurant.  Excellent service.  We also enjoyed catching up with our friends and look forward to seeing them again while we are both here.

If you have ever been in Yuma and not been to the Arizona marketplace, you have missed an amusing afternoon of shopping.  This is an outdoor market place in tents which goes on forever and includes everything from clothing to knickknacks to RV supplies to furniture and fruits and veggies, to name just a few things.  They also have food vendors and live music. 

Sunday afternoon we caught up with friends Marie and Jack at the local Olive Garden.  They were on their way to San Diego for four days.  Marie and I compared notes on our recent mishaps.  Me with my fall in October and she with her broken wrist after falling from her bicycle.  What a pair we are.  Hopefully, we can stay accident free going forward.  Hopefully, we will catch up with them again when we return to Casa Grande next month.

Tuesday afternoon we visited with friends Tricia and G at their resort down the road from us.  They were with us at the FMCA Rally in Indio and it was nice to spend time with them again.   G (not his name, but easier to say as he is from Iceland so his name is a challenge for us Americans).    He and Tricia are a lot of fun and we always enjoy being with them.  Since G enjoys karaoke at their resort, we spent the late afternoon listening to G and others perform.    Some good singers and some not so good performed.  One gentleman at our table did a great imitation of Louis Armstrong singing “What a Wonderful World.”  As for G, he did a great job singing a cappella in his native language singing both the male (low) and female (high) parts of a Conway Twitty song.  He had the crowd laughing and clapping as he performed.  Later he sang

Love Me Tender and did a great job.  Nice going, G.   Later we introduced them to Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant. 

Weather has finally warmed up so we can now enjoy some time outdoors.  Stay tuned for some sightseeing trips around Yuma.