Today, May 29 , we left Vegas for the beginnings of our summer adventures.
We stayed in Vegas for a total of 5 weeks. We had our good bye dinner with Robyn, Scott and the kids and I showed them the video that I produced of our time together. I have really become more and more accomplished at taking pictures , and using the Studio 11 program, making a video with music , transitions, titles and everything timed to flow together. Doing these projects has truly given me a greater appreciation for what a movie editor does in producing a real film. Just producting this 20 minute video took me about 20 hours.........that is an hour of work for a minute of video.
For the week before we left, Barb got her fill of playing poker at the casinos. She played for 8 days in a row and, though, she did not win any big jackpots, she did have a great time playing. In addition, she accumulated money in comps. So we went out for a nice dinner at the Green Valley Casino. We had never been or heard of the China Spice restuarant but the online reviews were good. Well, it was better than good. We had a wonderful dinner, great service and enough left over for the next night's dinner.
We are heading towards California where we will spend the next couple of months. We will stay at the Thousand Trails parks that are part of our membership parks between Las Angeles and San Jose. All of the parks are outside the cities, so we will take day trips for going to the beaches and other siteseeing adventures.
We will keep you up to date.
Love and hugs,
Barb and Linda
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Our Week with the Grandkids
This week Robyn and Scott are in Montreal for a conference and we are staying at their house with Zack and Ashley.
On school days, we would get them ready for school, drop them off , and then drive across town to our motorhome for the day. After school we would pick them up and take them home. Two of the days, Zack had baseball practice/games. So we had to hurry home, get them fed, change clothes and off to the game. On Wednesday, practice day, I took Ashley to Borders to get some books. That way she had something special too. We all stayed for the game on Thursday. Zack had 2 hits, scored a run and threw a player out at first. He had a great day!!!
On school days, we would get them ready for school, drop them off , and then drive across town to our motorhome for the day. After school we would pick them up and take them home. Two of the days, Zack had baseball practice/games. So we had to hurry home, get them fed, change clothes and off to the game. On Wednesday, practice day, I took Ashley to Borders to get some books. That way she had something special too. We all stayed for the game on Thursday. Zack had 2 hits, scored a run and threw a player out at first. He had a great day!!!
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Today, Saturday, we went to the Mini-Grand Prix. There was race tracks of varying levels and the kids could drive the cars around the track. There were also rides and a game room. Lots of fun, but exhausting for us adults.
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Robyn and Scott return on Sunday. Barb leaves for St. Louis on Tuesday to be with her mom. She is doing well and looks forward to Barb's visits.
Hope all is well with you.
Love and hugs,
linda and barb
Thursday, May 08, 2008
How a 6 Mile Trip Became a 6 Hour Trip
Last Thursday we had to move to a different site in Las Vegas. The first membership park, the Oasis, only allows us to stay for a week at membership rates. The next park, Thousand Trails, allows us 3 weeks. So that makes our month in Vegas.
Okay, I first have to acknowledge that it was not 6 miles in 6 hours. The parks are 15 miles apart and it only took us 5 hours. So here's how our day went:
11:00 am: We hooked up the car and were ready to leave the site. I had check all the routine stuff and the tires were a bit low. We have a compressor in the motorhome, but the Oasis also had an air machine at the exit so we decided to just use theirs.
11:05 am: So we pulled up to the air machine , got out our quarters, and started filling the back tires. The air went from 95 psi to 90 psi. Not the right direction. So I figured I was doing something wrong and kept trying. By the time I was finished, the pressure in the tire was at 88 psi. Not good!!!
So we decide to just use our air compressor. We have a hose that extends from the front of the rig to the rear wheels. I hook it up to the compressor and start to stretch it to the rear. As I get about 1/2 back, Barb screams!! The hose broke into several pieces, hitting her in the hand. When the hose was stretched and then broke , the pieces flew with great forcce back to their orignial point , which was Barb's hand. I guess the hose was brittle from not being used too often. She was in a great deal of pain for about 15 minutes. After she felt better, we needed a new plan.
11:45 am: I went to the security desk at the exit, told them either the machine was not working correctly or I needed help. So they called on the walkie talkie for someone to come help.
11:50 am: Help arrives. He proceeds to take the air hose to the other tires on the other side of the rig, we put in quarters, he puts air in both tires, and then checks. The air pressure of those two tires are at 85 psi. NOW WE HAVE 3 TIRES AT 85 psi.
12:15 pm: Decision making time. Do we travel to the Oasis, 15 miles , with low pressure in three tires? ot a good thing to do. Do we drive the rig/car to the Problem is to get to the truck stop, we need to make a left turn and there is no left turn out of the park. So we would have to make a right turn and then find a place to make a U-turn, which is not an easy thing to do with a 40' rig towing a car. We decided to unhitch the car, park the rig, and drive the car the route we would need to take with the rig to check things out.
1:00 pm: Car is unhitched, motorhome is moved and parked. I go to office to get our $2.25 back. (It was the principle of the thing! And we were aggravated by this time.) Woman at desk gave me a suggested route to take to make the U-turn.
1:45 pm: We drive the suggested route, check out a few others, drive into truck stop to see where we can get air pressure. Talk to person in service bay. Return to the Oasis to get rig.
2:15 pm: We hitch up the car, leave park, take route for U-turn and arrive at truck stop at service area where air compressor is.
2:45 pm: When we pull up, we realize we cannot get close enough for hose to reach. So we need to unhitch the car. Car unhitched, we manuever the rig in close and I start trying to fill the air. No success. Service person comes out, offers to help, and says, "I like George Washington." It took as a few minutes to realize he wanted a tip. We say fine. He gets it to work. Now all four rear tires have 100 psi.
3:15 pm: We hitch up the car again. That is the third time today.
3:30 pm: We leave to go to Thousand Trails.
4:00 pm: We arrive Thousand Trails.
So that is our 15 mile drive that took 6 hours to drive.
RV'ing is Fun!!!!
Love and hugs,
Barb and Linda
Okay, I first have to acknowledge that it was not 6 miles in 6 hours. The parks are 15 miles apart and it only took us 5 hours. So here's how our day went:
11:00 am: We hooked up the car and were ready to leave the site. I had check all the routine stuff and the tires were a bit low. We have a compressor in the motorhome, but the Oasis also had an air machine at the exit so we decided to just use theirs.
11:05 am: So we pulled up to the air machine , got out our quarters, and started filling the back tires. The air went from 95 psi to 90 psi. Not the right direction. So I figured I was doing something wrong and kept trying. By the time I was finished, the pressure in the tire was at 88 psi. Not good!!!
So we decide to just use our air compressor. We have a hose that extends from the front of the rig to the rear wheels. I hook it up to the compressor and start to stretch it to the rear. As I get about 1/2 back, Barb screams!! The hose broke into several pieces, hitting her in the hand. When the hose was stretched and then broke , the pieces flew with great forcce back to their orignial point , which was Barb's hand. I guess the hose was brittle from not being used too often. She was in a great deal of pain for about 15 minutes. After she felt better, we needed a new plan.
11:45 am: I went to the security desk at the exit, told them either the machine was not working correctly or I needed help. So they called on the walkie talkie for someone to come help.
11:50 am: Help arrives. He proceeds to take the air hose to the other tires on the other side of the rig, we put in quarters, he puts air in both tires, and then checks. The air pressure of those two tires are at 85 psi. NOW WE HAVE 3 TIRES AT 85 psi.
12:15 pm: Decision making time. Do we travel to the Oasis, 15 miles , with low pressure in three tires? ot a good thing to do. Do we drive the rig/car to the Problem is to get to the truck stop, we need to make a left turn and there is no left turn out of the park. So we would have to make a right turn and then find a place to make a U-turn, which is not an easy thing to do with a 40' rig towing a car. We decided to unhitch the car, park the rig, and drive the car the route we would need to take with the rig to check things out.
1:00 pm: Car is unhitched, motorhome is moved and parked. I go to office to get our $2.25 back. (It was the principle of the thing! And we were aggravated by this time.) Woman at desk gave me a suggested route to take to make the U-turn.
1:45 pm: We drive the suggested route, check out a few others, drive into truck stop to see where we can get air pressure. Talk to person in service bay. Return to the Oasis to get rig.
2:15 pm: We hitch up the car, leave park, take route for U-turn and arrive at truck stop at service area where air compressor is.
2:45 pm: When we pull up, we realize we cannot get close enough for hose to reach. So we need to unhitch the car. Car unhitched, we manuever the rig in close and I start trying to fill the air. No success. Service person comes out, offers to help, and says, "I like George Washington." It took as a few minutes to realize he wanted a tip. We say fine. He gets it to work. Now all four rear tires have 100 psi.
3:15 pm: We hitch up the car again. That is the third time today.
3:30 pm: We leave to go to Thousand Trails.
4:00 pm: We arrive Thousand Trails.
So that is our 15 mile drive that took 6 hours to drive.
RV'ing is Fun!!!!
Love and hugs,
Barb and Linda
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