Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

 Again, I woke up around 3 o'clock thinking it was near 7.  Took awhile but made it back to sleep till 7:30.  Maybe today is the day.  Had a full breakfast and it quickly warmed from the overnight coolness.

For some reason, I felt depressed this morning.  Not normal for me.  Expressed to Dolly by text how I felt and she helped by reminding me I could be sitting at home looking out at a chilly rain.  Have to be reminded that I'm retired and there is no real rush to be anywhere, so enjoy where you are.

As we laid around the White Lion waiting for someone to start doing something, I started to get real irritated.  It's now 11:30 and nothing.  Half the work day shot and no one has come by.  I think what bothers me most is the lack of communication.  I'm not one to bug people about their business, but it sure would be nice to know the plans.  

Finally, I couldn't just wait for them to do something.  Maybe, if we leave they will come out of the woodwork😈!  We jumped in the Jeep without a plan except to go somewhere.  Anywhere.   Then I remembered the Casa Grande Ruins are near here, so looked it up and it is less than half an hour away, so off we went😁.

The city of Casa Grande is only about 15 miles away, but the Casa Grande Ruins are not located there.   They are located in the small town of Coolidge, just east of the city of Casa Grande.

The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a beautifully kept grounds and the price for entry is FREE!  And they allow dogs, so we were happy to be able to take Yuma with us.

Time to go Dad!

It was after 2 o'clock when we headed to Walmart in Casa Grande to pick up a few days supply of food because  I'm sure we will be here over the weekend.  I do feel better getting out into the nice beautiful weather we have here.  Sunshine always raises the spirit.

It was 3 o'clock when we arrived to the White Lion to see someone had been working on it.  When I went to the bedroom there were tools on the floor, the bed had been raised to get to the engine and the valve cover was removed.  I knew if we left, the gremlins would come out😂.

Wasn't long before a real mechanic (sorry Anthony) and Steve came up to the door.  Steve, the boss man said that when they removed the valve cover and turned the engine over, no oil spurted up to lubricate the valves which meant no oil was being pumped through the engine.  

We already suspected there was a low oil pressure problem and this proved it.  Now, I just hope the engine hasn't been ruined.  Time for finding answers is over for today.  Steve said they would remove the oil pan in the morning to determine why the oil pump does not pump oil!  So tomorrow is the day I find out how good or bad the news is going to be.

We decided to save the NY Strip steak for tomorrow night when we receive the good news about the White Lion's diagnosis.  I hope!😨  Tonight is hotdog night.  Wish us good fortune.

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