Dental appointments - 2 down and 1 to go - TOMORROW!

Well, the second appointment is done and all is well.  I woke up early to my phone alarm after a restless night's sleep and saw a beautiful sunrise just starting.

 You can see all the motorhomes parked in the Quechan Casino RV Parking Lot:

 Here's another view of the parking lot with Dale's rig at the far right front and The Palms to the left in the photo:

Neither of us has a car (Dale has a motorcycle, but ... ) so I drove The Palms to the parking lot next to the border crossing.  We were there early and it was almost empty.  We crossed the border and walked to Rubio Dental Group and I checked in.  That's Dale standing there looking like he's invisible, LOL. :)

Here's my dentist, Dr. Rafael:

And here he is with his Dental Degree:

Dr. Rafael made me feel very comfortable again.  He's really polite, "Open wider, please.  Thank you."  "Close a bit, please.  Thank you."  All requests and directions had a please and thank you.  He prepped the two teeth that will anchor the bridge, did impressions, placed two temporary crowns, and we were on our way in an hour.

I thought I was going to have to wait 3 to 4 weeks for the bridge, but that must have been part of the explanation for the implant, if I had chosen that way to go.  As it turns out, I have an appointment for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. to have the permanent bridge placed.

We left the dental office and walked to the liquor store, where I was going to get another bottle of Jamison's Irish Whisky, but even though it was 10:00, the same time we purchased liquor last time, we are now in Daylight Savings Time and would have had to wait until 11:00 am.  They don't sell liquor before 10:00 a.m. California time and it was just 9:00 a.m. there.  So, no booze this visit.  I'll get my bottle tomorrow.  :)

Here's a shot from one of the sidewalks showing one vendor's items and some of the businesses across the street.  It's a small area, just four or so blocks square, I think, but it's really crowded with vendors and dental and optical offices and restaurants.  

Then we drove back to the Quechan Casino where Dale's rig was parked.  I dropped him off to head to another BLM camping spot.  I'm staying another night here so I'll be close again tomorrow to cross the border for my third and final dental appointment in Mexico.

When we got back, Miguel's RV Wash and Wax & Carpet Cleaning van was in the parking lot, as they were yesterday.  I walked over to get a quote.

He said $30 for just a wash, and I decided to do it.  The Palms was filthy, and a wash was way past due.  She looks pretty nice now.

Katie wasn't very happy with all the commotion going on outside and on the roof, and especially when they washed the cab window next to her car seat.  Here she is telling them what she thinks of them messing with our house:

And here we are.  Waiting one more day - it sure will be nice to get this dental work behind me, and really nice that I'll be done tomorrow.

Dale and I discussed my issue with the brake pads hanging up, and we decided that it wasn't a problem.  I had made an appointment for tomorrow morning to get them looked at, but cancelled it for now.  Remember when I was driving from Cottonwood to Sedona and thought my rear tire had been shredded?  I saw the rubber flying out from the tire and stopped, etc.?  I had the tires checked at the Cottonwood Discount Tire Store and they said everything looked okay.  When I was in San Diego, I still smelled burning rubber when I stopped and went to another Discount tire, where the actually removed the tires and examined them thoroughly.  They were both okay.

I haven't smelled that burning rubber odor since then, and now I'm thinking there might have been a piece of that tire that I picked up that didn't get thrown off onto the road, and maybe was stuck somewhere in the brake area.  Does that make sense?

I'm going to watch (and smell) closely for a while, but hopefully if something was stuck, it was removed or fell out when the San Diego Discount Tire guy removed the dualies from the rig.  That's what I'm hoping!

I'm thinking I'll head back to Quartzsite tomorrow after my appointment - possibly Imperial Dam.  We'll see tomorrow. 

From me and Katie, have a great December 1, everyone!   💓😊💓

Our walk around the Q Casino

Katie and I took a final walk this morning with Nancy and her dog Dolly.  We walked up to the dumpsters, tossed our trash, walked back to our rigs, and then Katie and I left Quartzsite, heading to Yuma.

We stopped at one of the three Walmarts in Yuma and spent over $150 - Yikes!  That wasn't good, right?  But I got myself a couple of things I wanted besides food, so it was okay.  :)

Then we drove down to the Quechan Casino Resort in Winterhaven, CA.  It was only 9.3 miles from the Sam's Club on Pacific Avenue in Yuma to the Casino. Very easy to find.

So now we are right near the border and I'm ready for my Thursday morning dental appointment.  I called the office to confirm the appointment, yes, it's confirmed.  The 8:00 time is ARIZONA time, even though that area is in the California time zone.  I confirmed that, too.  She said we could again get the "escort" car to drive us to the dental office.  And the visit would take an hour and a half.  So I have all the info I need.

My friend Dale was planning on a trip to Las Algodones and he offered to join me - of course I gladly accepted.  He'll be here tomorrow afternoon and we will drive to the border and walk over together the next morning.  He has also offered to stay at the dentist's office in case I need an opinion, etc., like last time, and if he doesn't mind waiting until the work starts, I'd appreciate having someone else there with me.  (It's hard to act like an adult all the time, ya know?)

Katie and I took a walk around the casino. It's windy today and the surrounding landscape is pretty arid and barren, but it was still a nice walk.  This is what we saw:

Along one of the walls we had some Bougainvillea espalier training going on.  This was one of the prettier plants below.  I love Bougainvillea, the house I grew up in had a chimney on the side of the house that was covered with it. 

Behind the casino I saw a bunch of slot machines.  I wondered if they were new arrivals or headed to the boneyard.  I guessed they were new, because they sure were shiny.

Coming attractions - the Tony Orlando Christmas Show:

Katie has been walking really well since all her romps with Steve the dog.  The seroma on her right rear ankle is almost gone and doesn't seem to be swelling up when she walks a lot.  I'm hoping it's finally going away.  We've taken some pretty long walks in the last few days and she's done fine, just like her old self.  Fingers crossed that it keeps up.

And that's about it for today.  I'll let you know how it goes on Thursday.

Oh, yeah - a quick question - does anyone out there have a recommendation for a brake shop in Yuma?  My rear dual tires smell like burning rubber when I stop and I've had the tires checked twice.  They are fine.  I've been told it's probably the brake pads hanging up.  I'd love a recommendation from you! 

From me and Katie, have a great Tuesday, everyone! 💓😊💓

Tyson Wash campsite

Yesterday Nancy and I moved AGAIN.  Can't seem to get settled this year, but we are here in Tyson Wash on the west side for the duration - which is only a few days.  We have nice views all around. 

Great mountains right out my front windshield,

and nice large bushes out the kitchen windows.  From time to time I hear birds rustling around in the bushes, but haven't gotten a good look at them yet.

I was awake early yesterday morning and took this shot right before sunrise:

Then the clouds seemed to float in and we had cloud cover all day.  I never did see the sun.  Lots of wind during the night last night that was hard enough to wake me up a few times.   Rocking and rolling The Palms.  Today dawned clear and sunny, but still with some cold winds. 

Here's our new campsite:

There's no one nearby, but there is one camper down the road a bit and some others up the road toward the trash dumpsters.  Yesterday Katie and I walked with Nancy and her dog, Dolly a couple of times.  Katie seems to be walking better lately; I'm going to try to keep her moving more, which is supposed to be good for arthritis, right?

I went up on the roof this morning to check things out - and boy were my solar panels dirty!  I don't know how much difference that makes, but they are clean and shiny now.  :) 

I've gotten my plan together for Los Algodones on Thursday.  I'll leave Quartzsite Tuesday morning and stop in Yuma to fill the fridge and cupboards.  I'm out of EVERYTHING - milk, butter, bread, eggs, the list is endless! - and I'd rather hit the Walmart in Yuma than spend more $$$ in the Quartzsite stores since I'm heading south anyway in a few days.  Then I'll head over to the Quechan ("Q") Casino 🎰 to relax and spend Tuesday and Wednesday night, then head to the border Thursday morning.  My son asked me to call him to let him know when I'm going across, and then again when I return so he'll know I've made it safely.  I think I'll do that for my own peace of mind, too, but I'm sure I'll be fine.

After that, I'm not sure.  The colder weather in Quartzsite makes me think about staying in the Yuma area for a while, until more friends arrive in Q for the big tent.  We'll see...  

From me and Katie, have a great Sunday, everyone! 😏

Some Quartzsite shots

We've had some beautiful weather here in Quartzsite.   It's starting to get cold at night, but the daytime temps are still pretty warm and nice.

I'm in my third campsite here and thinking about moving again tomorrow.  I was in La Posa South, then Tyson Wash, now La Posa West.  Thinking about moving back to La Posa South.  Sometimes it's hard to settle, you know?  And it's nice to have SO many choices! 😎

Here are some recent photos taken from our campsite.

Sunrise in Quartzsite:

We had a gorgeous Harvest moon and luckily I remembered to get some photos.  It's hard to resist a full moon:

Here's The Palms under a huge double rainbow.  That's my friend Nancy's rig on the right.  😊

And finally, one of Arizona's sunsets - I've never been anywhere that had so many beautiful sunsets.

That's all the photos I have - geez, I've got to start taking more pictures or I'll have nothing to blog about. 

I'm planning my drive south for my dental visit in Los Algodones next Thursday morning.  This time I'm going alone, but now that I know what to expect it should okay.  Not looking forward to it, of course, but it will be good to get that visit behind me.  Then just one more final visit and I'll be done.

From me and Katie, have a great weekend, everyone!  ❤😊❤