A LAZY DAY

It was about 11am when Bob & Diana Rush arrived at our desert campsite, having driven down from their winter home in Lake Havasu City.  We sat outside for an hour or so in the almost perfect weather, catching up on everything that's been happening, from our move to Tucson, to Diana's recent knee replacement surgery.  We first met Bob & Diana when we were in the Harley-Davidson business, selling each of them a motorcycle.  As was the case with many of our customers, we became good friends over the years, finding common ground with our passion for the two wheeled lifestyle.  When Bob & Diana moved to Oregon about 10 years ago, we visited them several times, and when their winter weather got a little old, they would trailer their bikes to our place, where we enjoyed many days of winter motorcycle rides. 

A little after noon, Len & Ellie Meachum drove down in their car from Parker, where they have their motor home parked for a month.  We hadn't seen them since last year, when we were camped here in the desert, at almost the same spot.  This is the first year in a long time, that we haven't circled our wagon next to theirs, at this gathering of RV's in Western Arizona.  Our friendship with Len & Ellie goes back to our first year on the NHRA Drag Race circuit in 2002.  They are truly the definition of work camper adventurer's, having traveled from one end of the country to the other, working on both the drag race circuit, and recently, the NASCAR race circuit.  They were talking like their next gig might be a little more laid back, parking their motor home somewhere in Texas, working gate security for one of the oil drilling rigs.

We spent most of the afternoon visiting with our friends, soaking up the desert sunshine, on a mid 70 degree day.  It was good to see our buddies, and hopefully, it won't be a full year before we see them again.