Saturday, March 30, 2019

We awake thinking it’s 8 but it’s really 6. Let’s drink coffee and play with our devices for a bit. We do, then have a delicious breakfast, shower, and pack up.

In the “it’s a small world” the RV next to us is also from Sicard’s. Snowbirds, they have been in the Southern States for 6 month and are now heading back.

Today’s destination is Big Springs, TX, drive time 6-1/2h and we lose an hour entering into Central time. We are boondocking at Walmart RV Resort.

Allan is fed up with AT&T and on his ‘to do’ list for today is head to T-Mobile.

We leave at 935a; km 48,730.

Unlike yesterday, today is not sunny which on a travel day isn’t bad. It’s still as windy, scenery same as yesterday.

Speed limit on many highways in Texas is 80 miles an hour. Our best speed for fuel economy is 65; the norm is to have tractor/trailers whip by us.

Those are Teslas hurrying to be with their new owners.

Allan would love to be here in a Vette.

Their warning…

Imagine! Being sound asleep in the passenger’s seat and be awoken by the driver’s scream and seeing this… 

We make it to Big Springs at 530. Google says there is a T-Mobile in the Walmart so off we trot. Google lies! No T-Mobile in Walmart but the store is a 15 minute walk. So very windy and none too warm. True to our experience they tell us it was 90 deg yesterday. We make it  there and Allan signs up. Next door is a grocery store, H.E.B. we buy some meat, next stop liquor store where Allan finds some Alaskan Amber  he first tried and liked in San Diego.

Feeling guilty that all our food purchases are not from our host, Walmart we head there to purchase the balance of our requirements. Dinner is left over chicken and coleslaw.

It’s a boondocking night.

Tomorrow is another bigger driving day so to bed we go.

Sunday, March 10 – Streets of St. Petersburg

Are we in St. Pete’s, FL?

Sadly, no but it is RACE DAY.  The IndyCar new season begins.

As per our long standing rules, we have until the beginning of the third race to select our favourite driver for this season. The win$?$?  A victory dinner at the restaurant of your choice.

Allan is sticking with his last year’s driver, Alex Rossi of Andretti Autosport.  Alex did win for Allan in 2018.  Allan’s first Indy win in years.

Following Allan photo just one of his own victories 🙂

My last year’s driver was Josef Newgarden  Josef did some amazing racing but he let me down with his attitude last year.

I haven’t decided for sure yet but think I may switch to a rookie driver, Felix  Rosenqvist of Chip Ganassi Racing.

This race was exciting, especially being the first line.  Click here for highlights, brought to you by Motorsport Week.

Top 5 finishers…

  1. Josef Newgarden
  2. Scott Dixon
  3. Will Power
  4. Felix Rosenqvist
  5. Alex Rossi

Next race, March 24 – Circuit Of The Americas – Austin, TX

Tune in!!!

Monday, February 25, 2019

Our sad day, heading back to Goodyear to store Bailey today, flying home at midnight 30.

We say our goodbyes and leave about noon, 47,915km. We keep trying and failing to take our mileage so these random ones don’t really count for much.  Not much of a photo but we are on the road again.

Goodyear, Bailey’s storage town.

We got to Bailey early so we went for a walk then came back and played crib in the slide-in version of Bailey​.

Next adventure begins soon.

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Happy Birthday to me!!  Poured most of the day, we aren’t very lucky with the weather.  It normally does not rain and is much warmer.

Dinner at the casino!  We were all too busy eating to take photos then off to gamble a bit!

Allan does the best winning $171 🙂   So much fun winning!!!  I, however blew through my $20 without delay. Our discovery today … The green means the tank is mostly empty.  It does change to orange        and a  dangerous red!

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Los Algodones, or Molar City Mexico here we come. This town has over 350 dentists.  Out and about we go.

Wilf getting boots polished
 

And a delicious Mexican lunch with super wonderful friends  and oh those margaritas  🙂

During lunch Shelly negotiated a deal on toe rings!  She shared, this is my first ever….  Thank you Shelly :))

Walking back across the border.  Allan loves and need to buy this yellow shirt.

Dinner at Lutes Casino, Yuma.  Big eating day.