JULIEANNA'S PATIO CAFE

is one of Yuma's best restaurants, so of course that is where we had dinner last nigh with JJ and Char. Started out with Baked mushrooms with Italian sausage and cheese , everyone had a salad but me and I chose tortilla soup it was quite taste. Prime rib was JJ and Wayne's choice for dinner, Char had the New York Steak and I had the double cut pork chop. Everyone was pleased with there choices, we were all to full to try the deserts. I even took half my pork chop home. Wayne and I have been here for lunch but this is our first time for dinner and we will be back. Rhonda you would love this place. Of course we ate outside on the patio at first it was almost to loud since they have Macaws, I believe they were asking to go back to there home, they were done entertaining the people. As you can tell by the pix we are all doing our own thing Wayne day dreaming, JJ checking his phone, Char eating and me taking pictures. Nice fun relaxing evening.

Meet Picacho a blue and gold Macaw, he was telling us quite a story till his handler took him back to his home. I did not know that birds could be so loud. There is a very friendly peacock that loves to strut around, he is quite and very friendly as you can see he let me get very close, no idea what his name is. No zoom was was used to take the Peacock pictures. Julieanna's band it a metal Mexican Band in the court yard.

Almost time to head North, if Wayne gets busy and gets his work done we can get one more day of caching in before we have to leave. Our time here in Yuma is almost over..... still not sure when we will leave, just keep watching the weather.

Later B

GOOD SUNDAY

Our morning started out at Yuma Landing for breakfast. Larry, Audrey, JJ, Char, Wayne Manning Wayne and myself. Fun time at breakfast talking about when we were young and growing up, ringer washers, early TV shows. It was very entertaining remembering back so many years. After breakfast it was time for the A team to hit the desert, I found all kinds of things there today....besides caches. So nice and green in Pacacho and some of the catus in bloom. The fish hook cactus are plentifully and bright red now. The Occotillo cactus is one of my favorite, found a bloom on the desert floor now you can see what just one flower looks like. The "teddy bear" cactus look like it is glowing in the sunlight.
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from today, see if you can find the turtle on the side of the hill.... Not sure what all the towers are but they were quite a few and very few looked the same. They are very big towers. Due to all the different minerals the rocks are very colorful.
Some pictures at a few of the caches we found today. You never know who your going to see when your caching, here are 4 cars of cachers they stopped to visit, and let us know there was going to be some new caches published shortly. As Sally said "Your 3 days to early". Just might have to come back to this area again before we leave for home. Stopped at the Q on the way home for our "fix". Wayne won what I lost....oh well glad he got it instead of the casino.
Have walked over a mile a day for the last 10 days, since we went caching today I did not get my walk in. Well I really did but not all at once, and it was up hill over rocks must admit a nice workout, and did not get tired like I normally do. Hummmm could walking every day have something to do with that?

Tomorrow will go back to my morning walks......I am just so proud of me.... B

BUSY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

This year the "Lettuce Days" was held at the Quartermaster Depot, where in the past it was in Old Town. It was OK at QD it was just different. I had a crab cake that was OK, two days in a row I have had crab cakes, had them at the Outback also on Thursday night. Both good, just different. Vender's selling there wares, and the of course the farmers showing off there produce. They had large farm equipment on display this year. We stayed long enough to walk around one time and then headed for the casino.
Today was the Celebration of life for one of our fellow cachers Larry Countryman or as us cachers called him lcpc28. Dreaded cancer took him all to soon. It was a nice turn out, as many non-cachers as cachers, which was nice to see.
It was a nice get together where lots of stories were told, everyone seemed to have a favorite lcpc story or cache to talk about. Robert and Char furnished the hot dogs and Buffalo burgers and everyone else brought salads and deserts. Oh so much good food, sure wish I could still eat like I did 30 years ago....

Tomorrow looks like breakfast and caching. Yummy & fun day ahead, will let you know all about it tomorrow. B

MATO

stands for Midnight at the Oasis, which is the Yearly car show in Yuma, yesterday was the parade and today and Sunday will be the show and shine at the Ray Kroc Complex. This year we did not go to the parade, but we did go by the R K complex and saw a few of the cars.

Yesterday we stated out our day by taking the RZR to the Motorcycle shop, nothing serious just a Leakey tire. We had time to kill what to do? You guessed it we hit the casinos, all three of them in one day, even managed to find time to have a bowl of clam chowder at the Mad Greek Restaurant.
These pictures were taken at Cocopah casino parking lot, the cars were starting to arrive at the staging area for the parade. Wayne checked out several of the cars while I took pictures. Understand there was almost 500 cars for the parade.

Yesterday and today I have taken a walk both days just a little over a mile, need to make myself to that everyday. Must admit I am at a good start, two days in a row. That is a record for me you know.

Starting to get braver with my new iPhone, downloaded FB, Geo caching and bar codes. Now to use them, so many times I make things harder than they are..........or at least think that way. I just need to "DO IT".

Have a good week end everyone.....................B