070705 Pahrump-2

July 05, 2007
Pahrump – 2

The temperature has been 100+ most of the days and cooling down 10 degrees at night – so a few adjustments and habit changes had to be made. We sleep with the a/c on at night – have a late breakfast and then head for the rose garden.
It a lovely grassy area, surrounded by weeping willow tress that offer lots of shade and there is a pleasant breeze that is constant and reliable. I usually read or listen to the radio, while Peter usually sleeps on the grass – he never remembers to bring a book. The hot asphalt and concrete are uncomfortable for him to walk on so we try to stay at the few grassy areas.

In the afternoon – we retreat to the clubhouse where we might engage in conversation with fellow travelers or watch TV in an air conditioned library. That’s code talk for napping.

With a terrific restaurant on the grounds – part of the winery – we try to resist eating too many meals there – not on my Nutrisystem diet. Every other day seems to work for us.

Last night, while doing our usual evening patrol, the Batmobile died a noisy death. It started sounding like a clothes dryer full of loose change and then it went silent and rolled to a stop. Fortunately, we were not too far from the Beast and Peter even help with the pulling, as I pushed from the back. The next morning Peter has this snicker on his face … now when I say we are going for a walk, we both walk.

Originally, we were leaving on July 2nd, but they announced a July 4th picnic for the group, so we extended our stay. Peter loves hot dogs and hamburgers and figures he can beg a bellyful.

Between calling all the scooter stores in Las Vegas and using the internet, my search for Batmobile repairs resulted in one store that was changing locations (call us next week), one store that sends their repairs out to Cerritos, California, and one that had a mechanic who was going on vacation for a week. Looks like Peter is going to be my exercise coach for a few weeks. Maybe we will have better luck around Denver.

The July 4th picnic was moved indoors at the clubhouse because the temp was over 110. We had plenty of food, fried chicken, burgers, hotdogs and all the fixing’s. Some Karaoke singing for the brave, and great cake for desert. Peter was not disappointed.
Till next time