This is a test. This is alone a test. We've arrived inwards Parker, Arizona, yesterday. When I got out of the truck to check-in at the office, this is what I could see:
That's the Colorado River there, my friends. The people working inwards the component division receive got a lovely view, in addition to at that spot were some prissy shady spots there, but non for us. We're out yesteryear the road, out of stance of the water, in addition to far from the commons wi-fi. We receive got a weak prison theatre cellphone signal, in addition to and therefore the examination is whether I tin upload pictures. So let's simply see, shall we? (Talking to you, equally I write, of course.) Okay...well, a piddling slow, but it's doable.
So the route was long in addition to straight...and rough! It was interstate a practiced percentage of the agency to Parker, but eventually, nosotros were off on a nation highway. Apparently it was set without outset scooping upward the moo-cow pies along the way. Also, it was lined amongst xanthous desert marigolds nearly the entire stretch.
For a while, nosotros followed behind this rig:
Bertha the Beautiful Bus is preceded yesteryear a hashtag, in addition to and therefore I looked her upward on Instagram. Sure enough. You tin follow along digitally, if yous like.
Soon enough, I started noticing the orangish mallow, in addition to it was growing inwards abundance equally nosotros went along.
One mightiness mean value it was trying non to survive overshadowed yesteryear its pinkish in addition to lavander cousins dorsum at that spot at Picacho Peak. We pulled into a residual expanse specifically in addition to therefore I could larn a flick of it, in addition to and therefore yous tin run into that the flowers are identical to those nosotros saw earlier...just a unlike color. And may I simply say that there's naught I similar improve than belaboring a point.
So at that spot isn't much to say nigh yesterday. It was hot when nosotros arrived...91 degrees to survive exact. The hottest conditions we've seen since final summertime inwards Portland. I wasted non a 2d getting going on laundry because it takes 2-1/2 hours to do a unmarried pocket-size charge inwards our piddling washer/dryer combo. Despite the fourth dimension involved, I'm really happy to survive able to do laundry inwards the RV. Nevertheless, I took the jeans downwardly to the commons laundry to do those, in addition to and therefore I receive got 4 loads down, perhaps ii to a greater extent than to go. Not a bad showing for a belatedly afternoon laundry binge.
Neither of us felt much similar cooking, in addition to and therefore nosotros scrounged about inwards the fridge in addition to found the makings for BLT's. Now here's where I'll bring out us for the weirdos nosotros are. So...everyone knows what a BLT is, right? But simply inwards example a BLT is completely an American thing, I'll simply say it's bacon, lettuce, in addition to tomato. Only, nosotros similar to add together avocado to ours, which makes it a BLAT. Add an egg, in addition to you'll receive got a BLEAT. But final night...all credit goes to Mike for this...he decided a piece of Swiss cheese was what was missing. We didn't role egg, in addition to and therefore our sandwich turned into a BLATCH. And that was simply what nosotros needed to brand the perfect sandwich.
It gave us a direct chances to role upward ii sandwich rolls too. It was the RV fridge dream dish for using upward a lot of leftover materials that's been rolling about inwards the fridge for several days. The piece of Swiss cheese was an fantabulous addition. And equally long equally we're talking nigh leftovers, I'll say nosotros served it upward amongst some leftover cucumber salad.
This is a practiced salad, in addition to it's a practiced agency to role upward a one-half cucumber, one-half onion, in addition to one-half a carmine bell pepper. The recipe is from Cooking Light, in addition to and therefore it's depression inwards calories. Here's how yous do it.
Spicy Cucumber Salad
recipe adapted from Cooking Light
Ingredients:
2 cups English linguistic communication cucumber, thinly sliced
1 loving cup carmine bell pepper, julienned
1/4 loving cup carmine onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce or Hoisin sauce
1/2 teaspoon crushed carmine pepper
Directions:
Combine cucumber, carmine bell pepper in addition to onion inwards a large bowl. Combine remaining ingredients in addition to pour dressing over vegetables. Toss to combine. Refrigerate to a greater extent than or less 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
So that was a quick in addition to like shooting fish in a barrel dinner. And directly there's acres of gratis infinite inwards the refrigerator, simply waiting to survive taken upward yesteryear newly acquired groceries afterwards today's grocery-shopping trip.
The alone other affair I receive got to tell yous is that I'm good along on the 7th snowflake.
This is March's OMG, in addition to and therefore I'm feeling confident nigh getting it finished.
For all that yesterday gave me piddling to tell you, today's adventure volition bear witness to survive action-packed in addition to exciting (cough). Actually, it does audio sort of fun. We're driving into Lake Havasu City. Mike has a prescription waiting for him at the Walgreen's there. As it turns out, London Bridge is simply an 8-minute walk from the Walgreen's.
Now, I had forgotten that London Bridge was relocated to Lake Havasu City inwards the belatedly 1960's. It was intelligence at the time...kind of comical too, if yous desire to larn correct downwardly to it. I'd forgotten it was fifty-fifty at that spot until simply a few days ago. But here's the storey nigh it: It's the really same London Bridge that was built inwards the 1830s in addition to formerly spanned the River Thames inwards London, England. It was dismantled inwards 1967 in addition to relocated to Arizona. And allow me simply inquire the obvious question: why??
But setting aside my incredulity for a moment, the Arizona couplet is a reinforced concrete construction clad inwards the original masonry of the 1830's bridge. It was purchased yesteryear Robert P. McCulloch from the City of London. McCulloch had outside granite blocks from the original couplet numbered in addition to transported to America to build the acquaint couplet inwards Lake Havasu City, a planned community he established inwards 1964 on the shore of Lake Havasu. The couplet was completed inwards 1971 (along amongst a canal), in addition to links an isle inwards the Colorado River amongst the master copy component division of Lake Havasu City. So, f*ck a duck. Never inwards my life did I mean value I would run into the London Bridge relocated to Arizona, but at that spot yous go. Today is the day. H5N1 carmine missive of the alphabet twenty-four hours if e'er at that spot was one.
After that, we'll see a quilt shop. Which do yous mean value I desire to do more?
And afterwards that, if there's whatsoever issue energy remaining inwards our old bones, we'll larn grocery shopping. It seems a lackluster agency to goal a carmine missive of the alphabet day, but that's the plan. Possibly, we'll set off grocery shopping until tomorrow. Just sayin'.
So at that spot yous go...that's all that's happening at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. The Sun is up. It's going to survive warm. I mightiness fifty-fifty habiliment shorts in addition to sandals for the outset fourth dimension this trip.