Friday, January 7, 2022

Riding through memory lane

 This morning I thought I was going to run to Home Depot to do a little shopping, but I was feeling lazy.  I was up at 8:30 because Yuma wanted to go out but the morning was so beautiful, I decided to just have a leisurely breakfast and lay outside and enjoy the morning.

My inverter/converter worked fine all night and I even left the fridge running all night and the batteries held up well.  I still have the wires to put in permanently but that will be no problem, just time.  Hopefully, you won't hear anymore on this subject anytime soon.

As I was drinking coffee, I came on the idea of taking Nick and Yuma on a Jeep ride through Winterhaven and on around to Mittry Lake with a stop for a Date Shake.  This might be the last time I will go through this area.  On the way home we would stop at Home Depot to do the shopping.

It was 12:30 when we headed out.  First stop was at the Cloud Museum.  It has lots of vintage vehicles and farm equipment.  The cost was $10 a person and when I pulled out my billfold I only had $12. 😢 So we just took some pictures from the outside and headed just down the road for some shakes.



I've always enjoyed going to the Imperial Date Gardens for date shacks each year.  Didn't know if Nick would like it, but bought two large ones anyway with the $12 I luckily had.  Yuma would certainly drink one. 😀

Date trees
Nick loved it!  And so did I! 😀
We then took a drive around Mittry Lake and I was surprised to see RVs parked along the lake.  I guess building an RV parking area and telling people not to park along the lake didn't fly for long.



Stopped at Home Depot and Nick and Yuma stayed with the Jeep while I shopped.  We got home at 5 o'clock and I had to rush to set up the Dish for a two hour premiere of Gold Rush.  Guess we'll have burgers for dinner late tonight.  Tomorrow will be a rest day for sure.


Thanks for stopping by.

12 comments:

  1. For starting out feeling lazy, you ended up having a busy day. Sure glad you're all powered up and everything is running well. You can't beat a good date shake! I'm glad Nick didn't think they were icky. It seems like something always keeps you from going inside the cloud Museum. Enjoy your day of rest.

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    1. Tomorrow I will not go anywhere. A little work here and then watch football 😄

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  2. I was wondering if you would hit up on Mittry Lake. You used to go there all the time. I have never been there! Do you know the story of Imperial Date Gardens? If you don't see if you can find the info on the internet. It's truly a story of success of a Mexican immigrant who worked hard and became a successful business owner. Elva...

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    1. I will look it up. There were people going in and out all the time we were there.

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  3. That sounds like a perfect day. Tom always enjoys a date shake. We are hoping to take that ride this year. Interesting that people are back parked by the lake. Was it crowded?

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    1. Always enjoy stopping for a shake. Yes, there people parked in almost all the available places.

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  4. It's always so weird to see lakes in the desert. Could you maybe explain the inverter problem and how you fixed it? Might help me some time in the future.

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    1. Very beautiful lake. I will explain inverter problem when we can talk. Very unique problem hard to explain by text. Unique due to the wiring setup in my older RV that we will not ever encounter. If that helps.

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  5. I have never tried a date shake. I will have to have one sometime.

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  6. I remember you staying at Mitry Lake, beautiful place. I had a date shake once, not bad but too sweet for me. Cute picture of you and Nick! :)

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