Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Baking in Mesquite 2-12-08

We got the truck back on Tuesday from the shop, back to running clean and not smoking and fuming us out. We sure missed it; Larry took it down to the car wash and got it all shiny.

We have been warming our bones in Mesquite, Nevada the last few days. We got here on Friday at Larry’s Uncle Gene and Aunt Bonnie’s lovely home. The drive was great…a little wind, sunshine and it got warmer the further south we drove. North Las Vegas is still being built and we love taking County Road 215 (Bruce Woodbury Belt) from 95 over to 15 and not have to go through Las Vegas itself. It took us seven and a half hours or so with minimal stopping. I really dislike traveling without my own bathroom and kitchen…smile! Kinda hard to find a tall enough bush to use as a bathroom along desert highways. They don’t have enough rest areas out here.

It has gotten up to seventy every day, bright blue sky and no wind. We have mostly just sat out on the patio in the sun reading, visiting and Auntie and I doing needlework, great food and great company. Our first morning here we took a walk and Uncle Gene tried to kill me…over four miles, which is not a problem usually but I haven’t walked since November. Today we didn’t walk, but went to St. George in Utah for some shopping.

We head back home tomorrow.

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