Winter Trip - 2010 #11

We left San Jose, CA on Feb 24th and headed for Harlingen, TX. Our first night, we spent in Ventura, CA camped along the Pacific Ocean. It was a cloudy afternoon when we stopped but we opened our windows and enjoyed listening to the ocean. It was very soothing. We made it to Quartzsite, AZ the next day. We went to the same location that we spent two weeks earlier on this trip. There were still a lot of winter campers in Quartzsite but most of the flea markets and gem dealers were gone. It was a very quiet town this time. That evening Jim and I went to Parker, AZ which is 30 miles from Quartzsite, for a birthday dinner and some slot time at the casino in Parker. The place was packed. We had a very nice dinner but our gambling experience turned out to be a donation. We didn't win a thing but we did have fun. We have a book called More Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, which is a drop top culinary cruise through America's finest and funkiest joints. We decided that we would make it a goal to try to visit as many as we can in our travels now and in the future. One of the diners noted in the book was Matt's Breakfast located in Phoenix, AZ. So we left our motorhome at a Flying J in Phoenix and drove over to the diner. It was a very small diner with a waiting line around the block. The wait actually turned out to be fun because we met a couple and talked with them until our name was called. The wait was worth it - the food was great as well as great service. We look forward to trying out more of these places noted in the book. The next night we spent at a Flying J along the New Mexico/Arizona border. The next night we made it to Ft. Stockton, TX and stayed at a Wal Mart. The next day we made it to a Thousand Trail Camp Ground in Medina Lake, TX. I love this place. We have stayed here before. It is full of deer. They come right up to you for treats. Of course I spent the evening feeding them cereal. The next day we made it to Harlingen, TX. We are staying at another Thousand Trail Camp Ground. We'll be here for two weeks. We are visiting with our good friends, Mason and Flo Young and Kenny & Jerry from Oklahoma. We started off our visit here with a little crises though. Tomorrow we are all going to go the flea market here. Its only open on Wednesday and Sat and Sun and is a pretty big deal here. Wednesday night we are going to a show where a guy sounds just like Willy Nelson so that should be fun. Saturday they are having a Mexican Border Festival here and we all plan on attending. Sunday we are going to Mexico. Kenny is having some dental work done there and we are going to keep Jerry company drinking Margaritas while she waits for Kenny. I mean what are friends for! So looking forward to a fun weekend.