Caravan to Big Bend Texas

So Uncle Peter, Kaye, Bruce and I met up in Tucson AZ. We spent a week there and then headed to Big Bend Texas. We planned on leaving Rincon West Resort at 9 am. Bruce was concerned about how our new cruiser would tow, so of course he was awake at 5am thinking that over. At around 7:30 am he hooked up the tow bar and then discovered the cable that hooked the lights up from the motorhome to the car was too short by about 14 inches. Oh well, we'll take a chance that no one would run into the back of us or a trooper would notice no lights. By 8am we were parked in front of Uncle Peter's lot ready to go. LOL!! They were surprised to see us an hour early, needless to say. At 9am we headed out and first stop was fuel for both of our rigs. Bruce had been scouting out the best price for the past week or so. We knew just where to go. We pulled in and discovered they don't take charge cards. Just cash or debit. No biggie. Now when you fill a big rig it is pretty pricey, and the girl said that the machine would take up to four hundred dollars. We couldn't get it past one sixty so had to fuel up and feed the stupid machine some more money. In the mean time Uncle Peter was pulling up and some guy was coming from the opposite direction heading for the same pump. Uncle Peter was waving at him to stop and the guy kept coming. When Uncle Peter slammed on the breaks cabinets opened and dishes flew out. Guess he lost a plate, a mug and things flew. He was pissed!! This was the most fun we've ever had fueling up!!
We then headed for Campers World. It was on the way and Uncle Peter had some gift cards burning a hole in his pocket. He found some stuff he needed. While we were shopping around Campers World Bruce thought to use an older cable that was longer and change the attachment on the end so we would have lights and at 11 am we were headed out of Tucson. The day or so before Kaye had found a rest area we could stop at, the first night out on the way to Big Bend. So here we are resting up for tomorrows leg of the journey.
It's suppose to be in the low nineties in Big Bend. Yikes!!

Patience

“Patience is a virtue, Possess it if you can, Often found in woman, Never found in man”

Rincon Country West RV Resort Quilt Show

I can't keep up with these ladies!!! Their quilts are amazing and they actually get them done in a timing fashion. I like the smaller table toppers because I can get them done in two or three days. I must say though, that they are inspiring me to go bigger. In fact I have my fabric for a kaleidoscope quilt that I plan on making. There was a class on this that I couldn't go to because I was hiking. I went in and checked out what they were up to and then found the directions by Googling it. I have the best of two worlds.

The Cactus Quilters have three projects that they work on throughout the season. Comfort quilts for anyone sick in or out of RV Resort. They make blind baby quilts for the School for the Blind. Some of these quilts go to Phoenix and Flagstaff AZ. The third project is making dog beds for the Humane Society, here in Tucson.
I've helped with all but doggy beds. Well, that isn't true. I have donated scraps for them to use and this morning I found seat cushions I thought would be good for dog beds and gave one to them.

Tucson Gem and Mineral Show

For two weeks, from Jan.29-Feb.13th the city of Tucson is a mecca for gem and mineral collectors, wholesalers, jewelery makers or anyone else wanting to buy, sell or just browse among a bazillion gems, minerals and huge boulders. Vendors came from all over the world. I wonder how much it cost to ship a boulder from Africa!! There are tents set up in parks and parking lots, hotel rooms are taken over, with beds removed or stacked in a corner, so the dealers can display their treasures. The final weekend was in the convention center for retail sales. That cost ten dollars to get in, so after browsing around for two weeks we passed on that. Needless to say we bought some gems and minerals. It really is addicting and just amazing what nature can produce.

Edward Wallis Hoch (1849-1925)

There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it hardly behooves any of us
To talk about the rest of us.

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!

St.Augustine

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page"