ON TO YUMA

Even though it was a short visit, we enjoyed getting together with our friends in Quartzsite. When we were in Modesto in mid November, Linda & A.J. were in the early stages of recovery, after Linda gave one of her kidneys to A.J., who had been on dialysis. Even though they were doing well, there were a few issues, which have now disappeared. It was so good to see Linda feeling better, and she and Art able to get away for a week or so. Yesterday, we drove the 90 miles south to Yuma, where we parked at the new Indian Casino, west of Yuma, at the I8 exit to the border crossing into Algodones, Mexico. This morning, I have two dental appointments, starting at 10am. I'll be glad to get past, what seems like an annual ordeal with dentists, and get on with the fun stuff, like riding my KLR in the desert. When we're finished with dentists, optomitrists, and pharmacies here in Algodones, we'll be heading back to Quartzsite for some more camping in the desert. When we opened email last night, we were surprised to find that Patty's brother Michael, had designed and sent a "Travel by Chance" poster, which I displayed this morning. Thanks Mike, it's a great addition to our travel blog!