Moving right along……..finished another month of work at Camp Oro Quay accomplishing and finalizing many projects. The men constructed bunk restraints for all of the 3rd high bunks in both the girls’ and boys’ dorms - 96 X 2 = 192 in all; insulated the director’s detached workshop, painted the eaves of the shop and solved several electrical issues.
The ladies finished a curtain project that was started the month before; painted outside frames of windows and doors of the chapel; scrubbed doors of the apartments and assisted with upholstery repairs on the chapel chairs and sanding as needed for the project that the men were working on.
We enjoyed fellowshipping and serving along side two new couples to our circle of friends - Bob & Sharon Gareri #2877 and Gary & Bev Carter #2506. We enjoyed a real bonafide weinee roast with the staff, an outing of shopping and of course, eating, in Albuquerque. Another event before this project commenced was the Annual Albuquerque Balloon Festival which all 3 couples attended at some point. Another couple, the Ragatz’s (Dan & Nancy) happened to be at the festival, came over to visit the project at Sandia Park, and invited us to join them at their RV site at the festival to view the events from an elevated area. What an experience, so glad we were finally able to attend this event and glad we viewed a successful flight day! Words cannot express the grandeur - makes one feel like a child again!
Albuquerque proved to be an expensive stay for us but the area dictated availability of these services so we took advantage of it! Alignment and new tires for the RV, new seating of the windshields, and a new computer. Whew……$$$$$
A stop off at the Petrified Forest for a quick car tour before heading to Flagstaff. In our minds this place really confirms the flood during the days of Noah's cruise. All of the wood lies in the crevices just as if they had landed there after the waters receded.
A stop off at the Petrified Forest for a quick car tour before heading to Flagstaff. In our minds this place really confirms the flood during the days of Noah's cruise. All of the wood lies in the crevices just as if they had landed there after the waters receded.
Ok, on to Arizona to work on a “daddy do” list at our daughter’s (Sarah) in Flagstaff. Five days of re-arranging furniture to include moving a 2 yr. old out of her crib into her own “big girl” bed and into a different bedroom; moving 7 bookshelves and all the books to a new location; transferring all outgrown baby clothes to their hibernation locations and bringing out the new “big girl” clothes and newborn clothes for the new little girl they are expecting in mid January; constructing a sun shade in the back yard to include laying 23 bags of concrete; repair of the jeep window; relocating a fish tank; transforming an armoire into a desk unit for “E”; and hanging new curtains and making wall decorations to include painting a hillside on 2 walls. That was the Arizona family project not SOWER!
Arriving one week later in Newberry Springs, CA for a project that will begin Monday, Nov. 3rd - Ironwood Christian Camp (www.ironwood.org). After one day the ladies have begun a 36-window curtain project and the men have been working on an extension of the meeting hall - today they hung siding and placed more windows in the extension.
The men are expanding the meeting hall in Riverside section of Ironwood
This place is SANDY, DUSTY AND DRY!!!!! Everything I touch shocks the “bejebbies” out of me and there is a fine layer of dust and sand on everything! Will not wash the car, RV or sneakers until we land at our next location! Can’t imagine what the air filters must look like on the vehicles!
Way Station at the entrance of the camp
Our 3 rigs parked in the sand! None gets tracked in of course!
As we traveled on the highway, I kept thinking a city will soon appear - NOT! We are literally in the middle of nowhere! About 1 1/2 hrs. east of Los Angeles, 1 hr. north of Big Bear Lake, and 4 hrs. from Las Vegas.
coming down the mountain from Big Bear Lake
One thing we have been able to see that we never dreamed - a pistachio farm. They say there is only one other place in the world that grows pistachios - Turkey. Actually stopped to look at them on a tree - looks like muscadines growing on a small tree about the size of a peach tree. Saturday we attended the annual Pistachio Festival - ate many different flavored pistachios and stocked up on Christmas presents! One thing for sure, as retirees we don’t have to wait for Black Friday to do our shopping! Groceries are very expensive here as well as gas/diesel prices which we knew ahead so we stocked up in Arizona before we entered the state of California.
Saturday afternoon/night we experienced our first “brown out”. These people were not surprised but we did not like not having electricity for 12 hrs. It was cold and dark! Windy is an understatement so putting the awnings out on the RV are out of the question. They have told us not be surprised if we feel the ground shake with loud thunderous sounds - the gov’t does testing just north of here and it is a standard occurrence. Yesterday we were able to eat at “Peggy Sue’s” - one of Elvis’s famous stomping grounds. The paraphernalia was amazing - trouble is I can remember most of everything I saw in my lifetime! Black & white tile floors with the metal turning stools at an original diner setting. My dad would have loved to order a real “soda” or “malt”. Before I leave I will go back and get one!
We will try some minor hiking here on the Camp property - nothing like Albuquerque that’s for sure. Will take some pics from up on the mountain of the Camp.
Our initial plans are to be here through the holidays reporting to Camp Verde in Arizona next so that we can be close to the Carotenuto’s when the next baby is born……………
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