#11-15 Dixie and, Dalye’s birthday, Algodones with Linda and Anniversary Lunch at Jullianna’s 3-27 thru 3-31-11

When there is no house to decorate for a birthday party, you use the back of the RV!!!!

Frank did a nice job of keeping the party a secret. We had moved from the RV park to a private lot in the foothills, and I thought we were going to a good-by party for the street (Prickly Pear) that we parked on. But, it was a surprise birthday party, for me, but also for Dayle who’s birthday was 3 days later.

Dayle and I each had hair bands to wear for our birthday’s. Barb is showing us the cake and we had to blow out the candles! Dayle is fun and funny, so we had a great time.

What a great group of friends to go to all this preparation for us. Maude and Ian were packing to leave the next day, and many others had already headed back to their northern homes. But, if there is a party—everyone shows up with their chairs and drinks. Gidget loved happy hour!

The B’day Party 3-27-11 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

A great picture of Linda (wearing one of my beaded projects) at the party. By the time she had met and enjoyed our RVing friends, I think she had a better idea of what fun is all about. We even took her to look at some small class B rigs! Retirement is great!

Monday the 28th of March, Linda had a dentist appointment in Algodones to have a new crown fitted. Frank came with us and we had lunch there and did some shopping.

Linda remembers her Spanish from high school and we finally found out what Algodones means. It is cotton and the area used to grow a lot of it. On the sign welcoming us to Algodones you can see the cotton bolls up in the top right hand corner.

We encountered this dancer on the street. From what we were told they do this on the 40 days of Lent. There were a number of the dancers on the streets where we walked.

The next day we went out to lunch at Julianna’s. The restaurant is tucked away among a lot of Dr. offices and near the hospital. Julianna’s husband is a Dr. and she runs the restaurant. We sat outside in the Patio area.

All the patio table tops are done in mosiac patterns. We walked around and looked at them. Most are birds and fish or sea life and really fun to see. I should have taken more pictures. The weather again was beautiful and not too hot!

Tomorrow Linda leaves for Oregon. The time has gone by so fast. It was really nice to have her visit and share some of our experiences with us. Thanks, Sis for making the trip!