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Hi! Nooo, that’s not a typo or an old blog posting title up above. We are back in Yuma, Arizona again! We left Las Vegas around 8am and with a leisurely drive and a brunch stop at Denny’s in Laughlin, we made it to Yuma by 5pm. It was a nice easy trip down here and what made my day was that we made it “here” before 6pm so I can go to Bingo!! Yes, we are dry camping in the parking lot of the Paradise Casino tonight, then tomorrow off to Tombstone, Arizona!
I’m not a big fan of dry camping, but I make exceptions if we are in a casino parking lot. In this case, it’s okay!
With a quick phone call to my Bingo partner that stays in Yuma, she met us at Paradise Casino for some Bingo action that started at 6pm! I got so close to a $100 Bingo jackpot tonight….just one number off and they showed my number in the TV monitor and before it was called, and before I yelled “Bingo!”, someone three tables behind me beat me to it, calling out “Bingo” for the number just before mine! Arghh! Sooo close and very painful!
Anyways, the night wasn’t a total loss, we visited with our good friend here in Yuma at the casino and I won $50 bucks on the Wheel of Fortune slot machine! The whole evening was a lot of fun!
Hmmm, trying to think what else is new, but that pretty much sums up today. We did change all the clocks so now we are an hour closer to you all on the east coast. (Don’t bother looking it up, I’ll tell ya. We have a 2 hour time difference now instead of 3. So whatever time you are looking at right this minute, it’ll take us two more hours to get there.)
Tomorrow we will explore Tombstone and I will bring my camera with me to get some pictures. And then we will take our time heading towards Mission, Texas where we will stay for a little while.
I know for a fact that wonderful, reliable Nextel has no cell phone service all the way down the west border of Texas against the Mexico line, and I know this because I remember last winter’s panic attack I had from being cut off from online social civilization on this same trip. So this year I’m ready, I’ll hold my breath and my survival instincts will hopefully kick in as I live with my Blackberry being dead for a few long, long hours (maybe even a, a, a, *gasp*, DAY!!)
Okay, the generator is about to be shut off now and that will be the end of power to this RV. Have a great, great night. Have faith, check on me, as I will be back tomorrow!

Hi! Yep, you know I have to touch on football here. Amazing game today. I was for the Saints because I’m not a Manning fan (doesn’t matter which one).  And, I don’t know why, but I didn’t place a bet on this game. I never got around to it. I’m sitting in the middle of the gambling capital and I don’t make a bet on the Super Bowl. Ha! I wanted to, but the Super Bowl snuck up on me, and before I knew it, I was watching it. Trust me, I kick myself now, but if I had placed a bet on the Saints, they probably would of lost! That’s just my luck! So, I’m glad they won and I’m looking forward to a horse race coming up on April 3rd, if all parties show up. I’ll tell ya what I’m talking about if you click HERE. I’ll be keep an eye on this one.

Anyways, enough about sports! I’ve got some news for you! You will not be seeing any pictures in my blog postings for a few days because I’ll be posting from my Blackberry starting tomorrow! Yes, that’s right. We are leaving Las Vegas tomorrow. I guess we are all “Vegas-ed” out (I never knew that was possible) and there are other adventures and more casinos down the road to see. We are leaving tomorrow morning and heading back to Yuma, Arizona for the night (I’m hoping to go to Paradise Casino for Monday night Bingo!). I hope my Bingo partner in Yuma is reading this…..I’m on my way!!!

Tonight we went to Circus Circus  Casino and I lost $40 dollars, and then we hopped across the street to the Riviera Casino and I won $167 dollars. So, it was a good day today! I finished my night with this (took it with my Blackberry)…….

OH, I just saw now on the news that the new Hoover Dam bridge is set to open in November! Wow, neat. 1,900 feet across the Colorado River. So, if you are looking forward to seeing this bridge in action, then November will be your month!

So, bare with me for the next few days. I will blog from my Blackberry telling all the news, but no pictures. And, I like to yap, so don’t forget to check on me. Have a great night. I’ll be back tomorrow! OH, and don’t forget to leave me a comment, I can approve comments right on the spot from my Blackberry!

Hello and Welcome to Laughlin, Nevada! We have no internet access here so I am updating my blog from my Blackberry.
We left Yuma at around 10am and took our time getting to Laughlin at around 3:30. We stopped at Parker, Arizona to a casino named Blue Water. We have never been there before. It’s a tiny casino and there’s not much too it. It’s easy access from 95 (Nevada side, not California side). Nothing to really brag about there. We spent about an hour there and moved on.
So, we have reached Laughlin and I do love this place. I did get awesome pictures today but you’ll have to wait for me to catch a WiFi to see them on my blog.
We found a nice spot in an RV park here in Laughlin and it was enough space to back up the Montana and not have to unhook the truck. We are walking distance across the street from the casino. On Casino Drive, the street that we are staying on has about 7 or 8 casinos on it. We can easily walk to about five casino but the ones at the end of the Casino Drive is a little further out for walking distance.
Anyways, we are in Laughlin until Monday and then moving northbound to Vegas for about a month. I saw on the weather channel that there is rain in the forecast in Laughlin and Vegas for Monday thru Thursday. It’s okay with us because we are going to each buy a monthly unlimited access bus pass in Vegas for $55 to get around. Not a bad deal at all.
Tonight we visited two casinos and I lost about $40 overall. I’ll try to win something from the slot machines tomorrow. Tomorrow morning we are taking Jake for a walk along the boardwalk that runs right between the casinos and the Colorado River. I’ll bring my camera with me to catch some beautiful shots of the Colorado River and the casinos.
Well, I am a tad tired so I’m signing off for the night. I’ll be back tomorrow. As for my healing from my bike accident on Monday, everything is pretty much healed up and I can see that I will hold scars to never let me forget what happened. Jake’s doing awesome too. He’s asleep on the couch next to me. Have a great night!

Hello! Yes, we are moving on…..leaving Arizona tomorrow for Laughlin, Nevada (<- click for Laughlin tourism website). I love Laughlin, there are about seven or eight casinos that sit on the edge of the Colorado River in Laughlin. I will get pictures to show you how pretty the Colorado River is. I’ve been to Laughlin before and I always look forward to going back. There is an RV park across the street from one of the casinos that we stay at. The RV park does have a paid internet router service but I will not be hooking up to it because we are only staying in Laughlin for two days. There’s really not a whole lot to do in Laughlin but if you are a casino lover – you are in heaven. The pictures I will take will have to wait to be posted when I get to Vegas next week because I can blog to you on my Blackberry everyday but can’t post pictures on my blog from my Blackberry (bummer).

So, what did we do today? Packed up a little bit. It was a tad windy today with winds getting up to 30 mph. We loaded the bicycles on the RV and packed away the outside table and all the chairs. We are not in a rush to leave in the morning. Laughlin is a little over 200 miles from Yuma! Easy skip over to there. Tonight we went to the Quechan Casino, ugh, I didn’t do too well at all there today, lost about 100 bucks.

As for Jake, he’s doing super! He eats his new food twice a day, takes his medicine twice a day and has a treat once a day. I got two emails today asking how he’s doing. I’ve got people calling me “Crash” and asking how Jake is doing. “Hey Crash, how is Jake doing?” Nice, huh? I’ve got great friends! In the slight chance that you were wonder how I’m doing. I’m doing great. Healing nicely, the hand and knee will take a little longer to get better, but I can walk just fine. Don’t need a disability plaque card just yet

All in all, everything is great. Arizona was fun and we did a lot, but time to move on. Hope everyone is doing good and thanks for checking on me (or checking on Jake!) – LOL!

Hi! Are we having fun yet or what? I think to myself that I won’t be back home (New Hampshire) until around Mid-April (hence why we are dragging out feet) and then I think, “Wow, we still have Vegas to go to, and Texas to explore!”. Yep, we are still in the first stage of this trip so hang on because I’ve got many places to show you! Don’t worry, with plenty of pictures to go, too.

Last year I did a blog very similar to this and at the end of that trip I had posted 115 entries. You can take a peek at it here http://rvtrip08.wordpress.com. Why I didn’t keep it going is because it was my very, very, very first blog ever and I didn’t know what I was doing. This time around I wanted to create more of a website to have some fun with and include plug in applications (all those added features on the sides of the blog), advertising opportunities (don’t forget to click on my ads ), reader subscriber availability (so I can bug you through your email), AND more importantly a blog site I can continue with year after year. A wordpress.com site is very limited on what you can do, but I’ve learned a lot about blogging last year and I’m a border-line blog-aholic!

I’m not the greatest writer in the world. Maybe if I had taken that one creative writing class back in the days, I could “write” better today, but I write like I talk and most of my readers like that. You know my thoughts, you know how I feel when I say something, and when I say something you catch my drift! Ha! I love it……I don’t know why I said all that, I might of taken up two more minutes of your time, but I’m not going to erase it. It’s what’s on my mind……

SO, what did I do today. I took Jake for a bike ride around the RV park. I have a basket on the front of the bicycle and he fits right in there. It was very nice weather today…..right around the low 70’s. Just hanging around the park this afternoon was nice…..

Ha! You caught that I didn’t mention the word “casino” yesterday at all, didn’t ya? But I went to the casino tonight, but only to play Bingo! I won $50 dollars tonight at Bingo! I didn’t play any slot machines, just played Bingo and walked out with a profit of…..let’s see…it cost $45 dollars to play Bingo….I won $50 dollars…..hee hee…..well…..do I have to say it…..sigh….$5 bucks. But, it’s the winning that was cool….I was waiting for number 22 and sure enough, number 22 comes up and I shout, “Bingo!” and then I shout “Bingo” again and my neighbor across from me says “They heard you.” I say, “Are you sure?” Okay, I don’t play Bingo that often……

Tonight when I got back to RV, I took Jake for a walk and now I’m relaxing…..Have a great night and I’ll be back tomorrow. If we doing anything exciting, I’ll bring my camera with me……

Tell me, tell me….do you have a blog?? If you have a blog, post it on the comment section and I will list your blog address in my blog tomorrow!

Hi! I put so much information in my title, huh? I say that because that’s basically all we did today – but I’ll walk you thru my day Hey, you’re checking on me, and I can’t ask for anything more than that
Okay, we went to Walmart (typical trip for our weekly stuff), and came back to the RV….real exciting, huh! Then we all (us and our neighbor) went to the Quechan Casino because today was Senior Day there, and if you are a senior you can get $10 free from the casino to play the slot machines with…..this was exciting to everyone but me….I don’t qualify for the free $10 dollars , but of course, I tagged along…..
I lost $80 dollars there (I figured I just funded 8 senior free plays). We left the Quechan Casino and went to the Paradise Casino (the Quechan Casino and the Paradise Casino is owned by the same indian tribe), and at the Paradise Casino, I lost $40 dollars more…..
So we returned to the camper and attended card bingo here at the recreational hall. That’s always fun! I like that. Tonight there was 172 people at card bingo! We didn’t win anything there……
After card bingo, we went to Walmart to pick up some water for our neighbor who is preparing her dry camping trip to Quartzsite. Yes, Quartzsite is coming up soon!! It about 1 hour ride north of us and it’s a piece of desert (yeah, I think it’s safe to state it that way, no disrespect to the town of Quartzsite intended), and for three weeks a year they have huge expos and trade shows. We will be attending the Quartzsite Sports and RV show, but we don’t dry camp, we try to avoid dry camping unless it’s en route to another destination and we have to stay in a Walmart or casino parking to get there – that’s the extent of our dry camping, so we will take the pick up truck and go up for the day to explore the RV trade show. I’ll bring my camera!
Okay, so I got off track a bit…..back to today…..Walmart was sold out of gallon containers of distilled water (for her RV battery), so we went to another Walmart and kid you not, sold out there too!
Between the two Walmart trips we detoured to Cocopah Casino for an hour and I was playing the Wild Cherry slot machine and hit a triple symbol on the first reel, a single bar on the second reel, and a triple symbol on the third reel, for a payout of $180. So I profited today, but not by much.
Yeah, pretty busy day, but uneventful. Tomorrow we are going to the flea market in the morning and don’t know what’s in store after that. Should be fun…..check back tomorrow! Have a great night!

Hi! Most of today we relaxed. I mean it was 77 outside today. I didn’t want to go anywhere except to sit outside with Jake. It was great! Every time I came back inside the RV, I just wanted to go back outside and enjoy the weather. Jake and I took a walk around the park and then the sun went down and let’s have some fun…..

For dinner tonight we went to Lute’s Casino Restaurant. You have to stop by there if you pass thru Yuma. It’s a 1/2 mile off I-8 exit 1, so there’s no excuse why you can’t stop by, it’s a great place. It’s just a hamburger and beer joint, and I had a hamburger and cherry Coke. After dinner, yep, you guess it…

We stopped by Quechan Casino and boy, am I glad we did – I won and kept winning. Very profitable day for me today. One slot machine bonus feature paid me $269.00 and I won $100 on Keno and some more money here and there. Nooo, there’s no secret to it, luck was on my side!

Now, we are back home. I gave Jake his evening walk around the park and now I’m here watching TV. OH, we have a jammed packed schedule this week, too! Upcoming this week is a visit to Mexico, back to the casino, I’ve got Bingo Friday night and it’s Steak and Chicken night here at the RV park on Thursday night.

Have a great night and I’ll be back tomorrow! Thanks for checking on me!

Hi! I know, I know, pretty routine over here, but I’m gonna tell you about it anyways I woke up pretty late today (11am)….I know…what a bum, huh? Today was hotter than usual – peaked to 75 degrees today. Took Jake for a walk today and sat outside with my netbook.

I see alot of RVs moving in and out of this RV park. It looks like the turn-over time right after the holiday. We are here for another few weeks.

This afternoon we headed over to the Cocopah Casino. I’m not winning that much lately. I think the slot machines are turned down a tad too. Not really paying out like it was over the holidays. So, today I found a machine that is 5 cent Keno. I sat down that that machine and started playing 5 cents at a time on one card and then I got 6 out of 7 numbers that paid out 1750 nickels. Hang on, I’ll do that math for ya…..that would be $87.50. So I sat there for another hour but my money balance when down to $68 dollars and I decided to call it a day.

Tonight, we went to Church’s Chicken. We don’t have Church’s Chicken in New Hampshire. It’s pretty good, typical fast food.

So, now I sit here updating my blog. Tomorrow I have to buy more lemons to make more lemonade and I think I’ll stop at Barnes and Nobles to pick up a book or two. I love reading. OH, I almost forgot, tomorrow is Monday – Bingo night at the Paradise Casino!

Sorry I didn’t entertain you with anything exciting…..stay tuned…..maybe tomorrow!

Hi There! How we hanging in there? 2010 being good to you?? Yeah, everything is great here. So, where do I start….

First off, I got an email from a friend back home. Oh boy….this is why I love blogging – Feedback!!! He seemed to of taken a picture off my blog that I posted yesterday and told me what he thought about it….take a peek….

Too Funny! And I got a comment saying why I don’t post pictures of myself? I’ve gotten plenty of email  about this too – bottom line: I’m shy. Okay, moving on…..

Today, we went to Walmart and did some weekly shopping. I took a look at the Apple Ipod Touch! Oh man, I so want one of those so bad!!! Here’s a picture of it HERE. At Amazon it’s $269 and at Walmart they are $299 plus tax. UGH! I’m such a tech-geek! I guess I’ll wait until another big Keno win!

Tonight we are going downtown Yuma. If you’ve been keeping up with my blog, you’ll see that I’ve been to downtown Yuma twice and ate at Lute’s Casino twice (no, this is not a real casino). So tonight we are going to downtown Yuma and eat at Lutes casino. Oh, and Lutes casino sells lottery tickets. We have powerball here.

So basically, that will be my day. I will bring my camera tonight because you never know what’s going on downtown or where we will end up. Pretty uneventful day today, but thanks for checking on me. Have a great night.

If I do some snap some pictures. I’ll upload them to this blog tonight.

Hi! Welcome to 2010!

I wanted to share some pictures of our New Years Eve before we get too far.

This is at the Quechan Casino event conference room….

This is a picture of the next morning. We brought home some balloons that was our centerpiece on our table….

And today we had a nice day outside with Jake…..

This afternoon we went to the Cocopah Casino and I won $333.00 in Keno. I wonder if one could get through a season living just off winnings from gambling at a casino. Hey, if it’s possible (and if that happens to me), I’ll be writing a book on it…..what do you think….the title would be “Living Off Casino Winnings With Pennies In My Pocket” LOL!

Anyways, moving on….oh, tonight for dinner we splurged at the Olive Garden. I love that place. And now we are back home.

There are two things I love about blogging……your comments and checking my Blackberry for emails from my friends after they read my blog. I got an email today that made me laugh from a friend back home, “You’re having way too much fun, so you’d better just knock it off and start being miserable like the rest of us.”

Ha! You are too funny. Now you know I have you all in the back of my mind when I see our temperature drop below 60. This is what I’m thinking “Oh, boy, temperature just dropped to 57, that’s cold, I wonder how my friends back home are holding up.” Awwww, you know I’m thinking of ya. Stay warm and have a good night.