While we were in Yuma, we made three trips to Algodones, Mexico. First of all, being an electrician for most of my life, I have come to the conclusion that there are no electrical codes in Mexico. Algodones is one big electrical hazard.
Some of the sidewalks are covered and vendors have their wares displayed wall to wall. As you walk down the street, everyone is trying to get you to stop at their booths. I probably heard "Hey, Cowboy" more times in the last six days than I've ever heard it. There were T shirts, sweatshirts, leather goods with highly crafted handiwork, blankets, beautiful jewelry, pottery, and just about anything else you can think of and everything is negotiable. There are 400 dentists and half that number of eye doctors in Algodones . I had some dental work done and Vickie got new glasses. Meds and liquor are both very reasonable although, you are limited as to what you can bring back into the states undeclared. We had a delightful lunch at an outdoor cantina where a musician was playing. We heard Mexican tunes, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffett and Elvis, all in a Spanish accent.
On Tuesday, we took a drive with some friends to The Valley of Names.
These are our friends, Dave and Linda with their name. They added 2015 to their name.
It was about 12 miles from where we were camped at the casino. The last nine miles was a dusty washboard desert road. There are a couple of miles of names as far as you could see laid out on the hills. We were told that this was started in the 1930's.
Before we left, we practiced on our carpet in the trailer with rocks we borrowed from the parking lot.
We left our name with the thousands of others.
And again, we had another spectacular desert sunset.
Today, we moved about 100 miles to a campground in Ehrenberg, Arizona.
On the way, we drove past the US Army Yuma Proving Grounds.
The Colorado River RV Resort is a very nice campground. We'll be here for two nights and then move to the desert for eleven days.
And another beautiful sunset. That's California in the distance on the other side of the Colorado River.
We have thoroughly enjoyed spending time with you guys and showing you the sights around Yuma and introducing you to Los Algodones. We certainly have had a lot of good times together. The dual New Years celebration will be a lifetime memory for us all I am sure. See you at the circle!
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