Evan

Evan invited us up to Las Vegas - As he put it, you're not that far away from here, why not come up to visit me; so we did. We had some unexpected engine issues on our way to Vegas that turned out to be nothing more than resetting the dashboard computer. Thank goodness. We stayed at the Nellis AFB Desert Eagle FamCamp.

We had a great time with Evan; he is so funny. We met him after work for dinner, then Joe & I went to The Mirage Casino to see "LOVE." It celebrates the musical legacy of the Beatles song lyrics through interpretive dance performed by Cirque du Soleil. His friend scored the tickets for us. Thank you Fabrice. The next day we brought the dogs over to see Evan. It was a short visit; Evan was leaving for Utah & we were leaving for Arizona, and, OOPS! I forgot my camera.



Evan told us that the Hoover Dam Bypass they were constructing the last time we were here was now completed, so we decided to drive across it on our trip down to Tucson. As we approached the Dam we saw this spectacular view of Lake Mead.




The new Colorado River Bridge spans the Black Canyon connecting Nevada & Arizona. The bridge is over 2,000 feet long & over 900 feet above the Colorado River. The new bridge is said to save significant travel time, and it does - We didn't have to navigate the narrow, windy road congested with tourists snapping pictures of the Hoover Dam & not paying any attention to what is going on around them (we should know, we've been one of those tourists). It easily saved us 20 to 30 minutes from the last time we were here.

Alfateers... Not Mouseketeers

Our next trip to California got delayed a couple of days, but we finally got on our way October 25th. We have an appointment with Alfateers Service Center in Fontana, California to get some work done on our Alfa Motor Coach.

The first leg of our trip was a bit boring - Been there, done that! We stayed at Enchanted Trails RV Park, north of Albuquerque where you can rent one of these antique cars w/a trailer. How fun!





The second night we stayed in Williams, AZ - The Gateway to the Grand Canyon. When we arrived at the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park it was sunny & warm. When we woke up the next morning it was about 27 degrees outside & very windy; we were dodging tumbleweeds all the way into California.



We arrived in California on the 26th & spent the night at March AFB in Riverside. The next morning we went to the Alfateers Service Center. There were 7 other Alfa motor coaches lined up to get serviced. We needed new seals on our slide-outs & roof, door lock replaced, new hose reel, Co2 detector replaced, a ceiling fan in the bedroom & a lot of other small stuff. We also upgraded 2 of our TVs to LCD flat-screens. WOW! The picture is great! We ended up spending 6 days in the beautiful San Bernardino Valley (pictured here) .





With 2 dogs & a lot of time on our hands, we walked around dog parks & malls, went to the movies & ate at some of our favorite restaurants. My favorite place was Victoria Gardens, an outdoor mall in Rancho Cucamonga. This picture is a shot of a residential area near the mall - Gorgeous! We had perfect weather every day... can't complain about that.










BTW, look who we saw at the Victoria Gardens Mall... "Paul Blart, Mall Cop" : )