February 24th

We looked up an RV parts place, in this case, RV Connection.  I got a couple of lens for interior lights that had previously been burned out by the heat of the incandescent bulbs.  No heat now with the LED replacement lights.  Nancy picked up some chemicals in her mission to have a bathroom you never, ever, smell.  I looked longingly over at the satellite TV section, but just walked on.

The next stop was Martha’s Garden, a Medjool date ranch and emporium.  We had Kirkly with us, so we couldn’t go on the date palm tour.  We did get a free sample Medjool date, and the world’s best date milkshake.  Some Yuma info; officially the sunniest place on earth, with 4,174 out of a possible 4,456 hours of sunlight.  No wonder the place is full of folks from British Columbia, trying to bake off their seasonal affective disorder.  And, with only three inches of rainfall annually, the perfect BC antidote.  The trip to the date ranch took us back into agricultural country; responsible for 50,000 jobs and $3 billion in industry.  I was admiring the laser guided computerized fieldwork; arrow-straight and dead level.  A 1/4 inch off plumb over a mile of field is a lot of water wasted.  There was a fruit and vegetable stand by the side of the road, with lemons the size of grapefruit, grapefruits, tangerines, oranges, peppers, asparagus, orange blossom honey, all for very cheap.  Nancy purchased asparagus, radishes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, limes, and apples.  The bad news was that we forgot the camera.  

We laid about for the afternoon, as is our wont.  We bought a couple of pounds (that’s the way they sell it) of chinese food at the buffet for supper (can’t eat in with Kirk).  We dropped the tanks tonight and filled with water, since we’re off north tomorrow, headed for the Parker, AZ area.

True to form, it was 72 F today, and sunny.