SETTLED IN FOR A WHILE

Apr 11/10

It’s been a busy week in Casa Grande as we are settling in to the RV resort and the community.  The city has a population of 41,000 with plenty of shopping, services and activities without being too large with too much traffic.  It is easy to get around town without any hassles.

We’ve played 2 rounds of golf—one at the Dave White Municipal course and one at the Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf resort.  Both were good courses although the one could use more water on the fairways.  The ground gets very hard when it is dry and making some of the finesse shots becomes a lot more difficult.  We were paired up with interesting singles:  one guy from Salt Lake City who owns a park model in the Fiesta Grande RV Park in town and one guy from Wyoming who owns a house here.  They have the flexibility to stay as long as they want in this warm winter location, unlike us Canadians who are restricted to less than 183 days per year. The rule explained- click here

The snowbirds here at Palm Creek are thinning out each day and we have many more empty sites in our corner of the world.  We talked to a neighbour from Fort Collins, Colorado who is heading back to his home today.  It takes him 2 long days of driving and the weather back there is still cool, but at least he is looking forward to going home.  Lots of people just hate the thought of going home—makes you wonder if it’s really so bad back there, or just so nice down here.

We’re heading out to a local church this morning and will do some grocery shopping on the way home.  The rest of the day should be relaxing—reading, going to the pool, BBQ and playing pool after supper.  What’s not to like?