Linger Longer Lodge II

After Quartzsite we were Homeward Bound. Our first stop was Tucson where we stayed from the 21st to the 27th. We needed the RV serviced one more time to catch the things they were unable to get to before. While it was in service we went to visit Jim and Connie who were hosting a mini Alaskan Reunion. Several of the people on the Alaska trip winter in Arizona. Six couples of the 21 were able to attend. It was great to see everyone again and catch up on what we were all up to. Of course, we were the only couple who haven't been home yet. Saturday and Sunday we were able to get together with all our Tucson friends. Monday we stayed in Las Cruces. Tuesday we got to Fort Stockton. Wednesday we pulled ... read more

We headed up the road a few hours to Temecula and stayed at the Pechanga RV Resort. What a great place to relax and enjoy the beautiful sunny weather. We loved the quaint little old town area and the fabulous farmers market. One night we went to the casino for dinner, and were surprised to find out it is as big as the MGM in Las Vegas. The last weekend of our stay Will and Renee' came and we went to a couple of wineries and enjoyed more of the sunshine.... read more

Christmas officially started when we picked up Jason and Nicole at the airport on Christmas Eve. We headed straight over to Will and Renee's where Zeke was disguised as the Christmas tree. I decided to unload all my old shopping bags, yarn scraps and post it notes for gift tags. Gifts this year was a combination of all the souvenirs we got in Alaska and the anticipation of the next two days at Disney Land and California Disney parks. We had been hoarding 8 pounds of King Crab Legs we had purchased in Valdez, AK and steamed them up for dinner with lemon butter sauce. Christmas morning we started at Disney Land around 10am the park was decorated for Christmas everywhere you looked. The estimated attendance at the park that day was between 80 - 100,000 ... read more

We left Anaheim on Halloween and after traveling on Interstate 8 through Palm Springs, the Sand Dunes and Salton Sea we picked up I-10, east of Phoenix and passed our first familiar land marks, Saguaro National Park and Picacho Peak. November 1st we headed to our old stomping grounds from the late '80s in the foothills and attended the All Saints Day service and healing mass at St. Thomas the Apostle, our previous parish. Friday night we visited our dear friends of 25 years and Pat and Charlie picked up their guitars and played like we haven't been gone. Charlie was instrumental in Pat playing and singing church music. Sunday night Charlie and Martha's daughters planned an excursion to downtown Tucson to attend the Dia de los Muertos parade. Jim and Connie drove their RV and ... read more

David and Patsy arrived late Saturday September 28. We met them for breakfast Sunday, due to the rain we came back to the RV park to watch Texan Football. That evening we went to dinner and a movie. Monday after another fabulous breakfast at The Victorian we headed to Mt. Bachelor for some sightseeing. We didn't get far before we came upon the road closed sign. We realized what all that rain on Sunday had meant to the Mountain, it was snowed in and hadn't been plowed yet. We learned later in Sisters that that was the earliest snow of that size in years. We headed back down the road and made some stops at a few of the parks and enjoyed the rapids along the Deschutes River. There is rafting on the river only with ... read more