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Don't tell me worry doesn't help. Whenever I really worry about something it never happens.

One of the outback shots from my little ATV video camera.  Gorgeous scenery is to be enjoyed.

How many times do you read the directions that come with your new toys?  Sometimes I do and other times I don’t.  Sometimes that works out and other times not so much.  The latter was more the case with the new little trail GPS which had unfamiliar waypoints.  I didn’t read the directions.  After all, how many years have we had a GPS??  They are a snap .... or so I thought.   After we had the new trail GPS mounted on the quad, we hit the desert to try it out.  I have discovered a trail GPS is totally (and I mean totally) different than the kind of GPS units you use in your vehicles.

Terry and I rode about ten miles Monday.  By the time we got so far out, all the land markers disappeared.   Thank goodness I have a good sense of direction and knew which way the RV park was or we might have ended up in Flagstaff.  I certainly couldn’t figure out how to read or even route the GPS.    Obviously before we depend on it again, I’ll resort to reading those directions and figuring it out.

 
Terry couldn't decide which flag he wanted so now he has both -- US Navy and the pirate flag ---- >>

I was so thrilled that my sewing machine would be ready for pickup on Monday.  After all, I have projects that need finishing.  The receipt indicated it had been given a “complete sewing machine overhaul”.   I was anxious to try it out. The stitching worked fine and the new bobbin plate was perfect.  However, the embroidery stitching was out of sync.  It was totally misaligned.  So …. back to the repair shop it had to go.  Now how disgusting is that?  At least we kept it long enough so that I could tweak the little flags for Terry’s quad before the shop got it back.

There's never a dull moment with us.  We still had other things that needed to be done.  So on Monday we also dropped off our trailer to have it enlarged.  Remember we bought the trailer then the second quad and not the other way around.  The two quads we have now didn’t fit the trailer.  Thus, we needed to have a little creative welding done.  We had taken pictures, measured and drew up what we wanted.  Tuesday we got to see the finished product.   R & G Welding did a fantastic job of enlarging the front with removable sides and adding a back plate for a storage container.  Just in case you ever need it and are in the area, they also install tow packages and brake systems for RVs and toads at great prices.

The weather is gorgeous in Arizona right now so we have options on outside things to do.  We can either take a long quad ride checking out more Arizona scenery, visit North Ranch or we can do laundry and entertain Duchess. We might even fill up our propane tanks.  I think we're down to the fumes. It's early in the day so decisions haven't been made yet .... well, other than that we're meeting the Dixons this evening to scope out more entertainment in the area. 

‘Tis life on the road!

Superstition Skies – Elvis’ Hangout

Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you'll never be asked to do a thing.

 

We actually did something a little different on Wednesday.  It was something I wasn’t too happy about either.  My sewing machine went in to the repair shop.  Ugh!  I had things to do and it wasn’t doing what I wanted it to do.  Now you might think it was the operator but it really wasn’t.  The good thing is I discovered a huge shop in Mesa.  Oh my lands!  It was huge.  I told Terry I needed to dump him one afternoon and make another trip in there to check out all the crafts and fabric.  I doubt he’d want to go with me anyway.  Oh well, my sewing is now on hold for about a week and I absolutely hate it.  How will I ever get my projects done??

We didn’t ride on Wednesday either.  After all, we’re pretty busy folks.  Our neighbors invited us to go to a get together with them.  We did but discovered they had the wrong date for the get together.  It’s actually on Thursday and not on Wednesday.  Oops. Haven't we all done that? 

We met Jim and Sandie at Superstition Skies.  This place has the most fantastic duo.  We went last year to listen to Brant and Kerry.  They are really, really good.  The food?  Well, prime rib was the special for the evening and Terry couldn’t pass it up.  His comment – it was excellent.  For an extra $5 you could add a slab of ribs and they were excellent too.

If you happened to drive down the road in front of Superstition Skies, you’d think it was a real dive from the outside.  Maybe that’s what makes it such a special place.  It’s different.  The restaurant has been around since the early 50’s even though the owners have changed. This place was popular back when ladies of the evening, cowboys and movie stars were a common sight there.  During the filming of many Apacheland western movies the stars frequented this place.  The bench Elvis sat on is still there for all to see.  Do you think they are waiting for him to show up again?  Not only was it one of Elvis’ haunts, Ronald Reagan, Kenny Rogers, and Marty Robins walked through those doors.  This place and it’s surroundings will definitely make you feel part of the Old Wild West.  And, the music of Brant and Kerry on Wednesday evenings is fantastic!