L and S at No Fixed Address: IT’S ALL GOOD

Apr 1/10

We decided to stay in Florence until April 4 and have found plenty of things to do. We went to a Baptist Church on Sunday that was very traditional and had a gathering of about 40 people. The pastor led the hymn singing and there were no musical instruments at all. Very different from what we are used to but the people were friendly enough and the message was good.

We’ve golfed at two nearby courses named Oasis Golf Course and Tierra Grande Golf Club. They were certainly interesting although not as lush as courses where there is plenty of water for irrigation. Other than golfing in Palm Springs many years ago, we haven’t golfed on courses with palm trees along the fairways.

Yesterday’s round started in fairly calm conditions but a howling wind came up on the back nine that was so strong that some of the flags blew off the flagsticks. It was warm, though, and wasn’t too much of a hardship and we had a really good time.

On Tuesday, we drove around Casa Grande to look at the town and all the RV parks in the area. We found a beautiful one called Palm Creek Golf and RV Resort and plan to go there next. It is a huge park (1888 sites) and the facilities include a par 3 golf course, 2 swimming pools, billiards, library, craft rooms, pickle ball courts, fitness room, etc. We talked to some people from Alberta who were making their reservations for next winter and they just love the place having stayed there for the past 5 winters. There were quite a few empty sites in some areas and they told us that the majority of the remaining people would be leaving on April 1. So we expect to have a wide selection of sites and not too many neighbours when we get there.

Today, we rode our bikes around the desert paths on the RV park perimeter and along a road side trail that was good hard pack with a few soft, sandy spots and some deep ruts that offered a challenge. We went about 6 miles which is a good ride for an afternoon outing.