Doug stepped out the door this morning and discovered rocks! Rose quartz to be exact. He immediately started scouring the area and even had several others picking them up.
After bagging all of the quartz, we walked to the registration tent and received our packets of information for the rally. Looks like we are going to be busy.
But today, we took a ride south on 95 to where my parents made their winter home. The area has changed dramatically, but we found the place with no problem and introduced ourselves to the new owners. Fantastic people. Not only did they welcome us to look around, they invited us inside and let us take pictures of everything. They never actually met my folks yet are so very much like them that it's scary.
I was very touched to see that they have changed very little. The wallpaper in the kitchen is the same, the paneling is the same and I was a little teary to see the kids tiny handprints in the patio cement. Jack and Caroline are fantastic people and we were delighted to meet them.
After taking a ton of pictures, we started back to town. And, if you know Doug, you know we didn't take the paved road. Nope, we had to go through the desert. And no hill was too high for him. It's hard to tell in the picture, but this one is almost straight up!
Looking back at the road was pretty cool. But as the day was getting late, we turned around to get back to the coach.
We made it back to our group just in time for the happy hour hor d'oeuvres. I whipped up a couple plates of nachos as our contribution and we ate like royalty. The tables were loaded with food and went on forever. It's a happy group when they are eating.
Everyone gathered with their chairs to eat and catch up with friends they may not have seen in months. And, there are still coaches pulling in to join us.
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