February 18, 2021 Hanging Out

Riverfront RV Park Yuma, Arizona Day 4

It was really windy this morning.  I was feeling rather uninspired, but I forced myself to go out and walk anyway.  I chose a route along the canal with trees on one side and the levee on the other.  It wasn’t too bad there. I had never been down that path before. There was some really neat artwork on the slopes.

I was going to come back along the river but the wind gusts were causing the sand to whip around my ankles.  Instead, I stayed on the main park road.  I was glad to get my 3 miles finished and be back at the campground.

When I walked past, the duck man was sitting in his lawn chair, holding the duck and petting it.  I really wanted a picture…but I thought it might be rude to ask!  That poor duck is going to be very sad when the man heads north this spring!

Tim decided he wanted to bike the 13 miles to Somerton.  He had it planned so that the wind would carry him there and he did make very good time!  He finished his ride in 1 hour and 15 minutes.  I did a couple of errands and drove there with a picnic lunch to meet him. 

His ride took him across farming country and parallel to the Mexican border.  They were harvesting lettuce today.

If you look at the picture carefully, you can see the border wall in the background.

When you buy mixed baby greens in the grocery store, I bet you didn’t know that they plant them so that they can be gathered, washed and packaged in the field.  All kinds of greens are planted together so they can easily be combined. 

This afternoon, I spent time learning about our new power bank.  We wanted to have a reliable way to charge our phones when we are out in the tent overnight.

For dinner, we took leftovers from yesterday and went to watch the sunset.