Bellingham Bells Baseball

It was a beautiful evening and we decided to go to the Bellingham Bells baseball game. This is a West Coast League team and is made up of college players from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. It gives them a chance to experience what life would be like in the minor leagues with the demanding schedule, long road trips, and the use of wooden bats. Tonight was Armed Forces Night and they also had fireworks after the game celebrating the 4th of July.

 As you can see, WE WON!!!

I'm Back!

Phew, I am caught up!! Well, sort of. I do have all the posts for 2012 complete. Remember to scroll down so you can see the new posts I added in the last couple days.

Stay tuned, because 2013 is coming soon.

Quartzsite, Arizona

We made a stop in Quartzsite to see our friends the Meyers who left for Arizona a few days before we did. Surprise for us, but they were not there yet. It was pretty quiet in town as the big RV show was just getting set up and the huge tent was just being set out. The RV show events will start in a few days and then the town will be jammed with people. This is a pretty small town, but at this time of the year they can have 75,000 RVs come to town. Imagine what the little grocery store is like.!!

 Shopping in Quartzsite.

Heading to Arizona

I'm not exactly sure where we are in this picture, but we could be coming out of the Siskiyou's as we are definitely above cloud level.

 California rice fields

 Trucks and more trucks. We are always amazed at how much truck traffic there is.

 We can always tell when we reach California. Though Hollywood looks very glamorous, that is not representative of the rest of the state. The roads are in poor shape, and look at the litter.

 We always plan stop at the Orange Grove RV Park. It's a very nice park with a great office staff. Of course the delicious orange are a real bonus. These are a Washington Navel and are the best oranges we have ever had. We are allowed to pick one bag and they are FREE. Yum, Yum!!!

 Look at the size of this orange. Not only is it big, but when you eat it the juice just runs out.

You just can't beat a tree ripened orange.

On the road again and again and again. It just goes on for ever!!

 Here's a sample of a California road. Look at what the heat has done to the road. Talk about up and down!!!

 Remember what I was saying about TRUCKS?