These signs in downtown Flagstaff give folks lots of choices.
One of the good things about living at the Grand Canyon, is the fact that we're far away from any metropolitan hustle and bustle. Being isolated from all of the city conveniences at one of the earths natural wonders is both good and bad. One of the bad things about living at the Grand Canyon, is the fact that there are very little choices when it comes to shopping for stuff like food, hardware, electronics, etc. The General Store where Patty works, offers a pretty good selection of the basics, but with a size only a fraction of most supermarkets, there's a lot they don't have.
About once a month, we head off to Flagstaff, where in two stops at the local Wally World, and then Sam's Club, we usually load the back of the Jeep pretty full of mostly food. Yesterday was one of the those trips into the "big city", and we were back at the canyon by 3 pm.
It's hard to believe, but in about another week or so, our summer will be half over, and it will be time to move on to some different adventures. Our plans are always subject to change, but it looks like right after we leave the canyon, we'll be hosting an RV/Train Rally in Williams for our FMCA Golden Spike RV Chapter. When that's over, we have a two week reservation at the Thousand Trails RV Park near Sedona. Our pal Nancy plans on joining us here at the canyon in her new motor home, and for the subsequent travels to Williams and Sedona. When we all leave the Thousand Trails Park, we'll head for Lake Havasu for a few days, then Patty will leave with Nancy, for the trip back to Nancy's home in Atwater, CA. The two of them are leaving in early Oct, to spend a couple of weeks in Hawaii at Nancy's condo, then I'll pick up Patty in the motor home when they get back in late October. Wow, our schedule is pretty full for the months of Sep and Oct. It'll be good to be home for the holidays, and most of the winter.
About once a month, we head off to Flagstaff, where in two stops at the local Wally World, and then Sam's Club, we usually load the back of the Jeep pretty full of mostly food. Yesterday was one of the those trips into the "big city", and we were back at the canyon by 3 pm.
It's hard to believe, but in about another week or so, our summer will be half over, and it will be time to move on to some different adventures. Our plans are always subject to change, but it looks like right after we leave the canyon, we'll be hosting an RV/Train Rally in Williams for our FMCA Golden Spike RV Chapter. When that's over, we have a two week reservation at the Thousand Trails RV Park near Sedona. Our pal Nancy plans on joining us here at the canyon in her new motor home, and for the subsequent travels to Williams and Sedona. When we all leave the Thousand Trails Park, we'll head for Lake Havasu for a few days, then Patty will leave with Nancy, for the trip back to Nancy's home in Atwater, CA. The two of them are leaving in early Oct, to spend a couple of weeks in Hawaii at Nancy's condo, then I'll pick up Patty in the motor home when they get back in late October. Wow, our schedule is pretty full for the months of Sep and Oct. It'll be good to be home for the holidays, and most of the winter.
Dan, I hate to once again be the bearer of bad news, but Bob Bartlett passed away yesterday. He, like Bob Arnold had suffered with kidney failure. He was released home to hospice care with Sally the day prior to Bob's funeral and they had ceased dialysis treatment at that time It's my understanding that in the past week he was moved to a hospice care facility, I believe in Fresno. Services will be on Friday. On another subject, my sister was wondering where your son Mark is now? They were the same age in school and her and Mark Haywood and Michelle Arnold were all friends.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear the news about Bob Bartlett. For several years, he was the primary supervisor when Bob Emmert & I worked the night shift in the Fresno Co. area. He was always fair, and treated us well. The fact that we arrested a lot of drunk drivers probably had something to do with that. My son Marc is living in Tucson, is married and has a 6 year old daughter.
ReplyDeleteDan, sure sounds like you have an exciting few months coming up! Tell Patty to have a fantastic time in Hawaii and enjoy the rest of your summer! Thanks for shopping at Sam’s Club. – Ramona from Sam’s Club
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