November 26, 2021

Hanging Out In Yuma

Riverfront RV Park Yuma, Arizona Day 5

I waited until a little later to start my morning walk.  It was chilly and windy.  By late morning, it was much warmer and I set out.  We were joking about a wind chill factor…probably not funny to most of you!  Today’s high was 77 degrees. 

Tim did another long ride to Somerton. 

I drove to get him and then we went on to San Luis for lunch at La Bodega.  We had really good salads.

After lunch, we wandered some back roads and farm roads and found ourselves on the canal road along the border wall. 

We have written before about the interruptions in the “Wall”.  South of Somerton, the “Wall” is a steel barrier about 2 feet high. 

The new “Wall” begins for several miles and then there is another gap south of Yuma.  It is here that we saw Border Patrol gathering people who were crossing illegally, actively walking through the opening. 

We drove through farmland to get back to the campground.  The cabbage and lettuce were being harvested.  In other fields, workers were weeding the endless rows with hoes…long days of backbreaking work.

I pedaled through the park this evening and then later, we drove to downtown Yuma and walked.

We found a small store on an alley that had date shakes and Tim could not resist!