Last Sunday (3/1/2009) Biker Arda and I left Goldminers and headed to Green Valley Resort to visit our good friends from Canada, Laurene and Roy Swanson. Well we got to the park and had a surprise waiting for us… the park could only accommodate us for 1 night instead of 3 due to a “booking mix-up”. As our friend Dick O vertgurf said, "We wore out our welcome before we even got there". Personally I think they were able to put a longer term “tenant” in this spot. So the next day we packed up and headed 6 minutes north to the casino. While the camping was free, Biker Arda managed to make a donation for each night… imagine that! We did have a good time as Laurene and Roy plus Willie and Vickie came over on Tuesday for dinner. After a quick walk to the casino, Arda made her famous chicken enchiladas which went over well. So having 6 people for dinner in a RV is doable.
On Wed AM we left Green Valley and headed for Gold Canyon where we are staying at Canyon Vistas RV Resort. We decided to stay here for 5 days as the area is beautiful with lots of things to do.
On Thursday we rode our bikes around the campgrounds while looking at the homes they sell here. Prices start at $55k and go up to around $90k with an annual land-rental of around $4800. In the afternoon we went to a trail-head and walked 2 miles (about 2 hours up and 1 back) up to an area with small waterfalls and pools. It was gorgeous! Well worth the wal
k. 
We also saw houses that start in the $860's so we drove through a more affordable neighborhood, or so we thought until we saw a sign starts in the $400's. Does this seem like a housing crisis?
Friday we decided to drive historic route 88. It is paved up to Tortilla Flats and then turns into 22 miles of wash-board. What a beautiful drive. We did the tourist thing and stopped at all/most of the attractions. The Gold Field Ghost Town was OK but it was very commercialized and most of the buildings were not very old… just made to look that way. There are a few original items that made it a worthwhile stop. Of course the fudge and brownies didn’t hurt either. Wonder why Arda is smiling in this picture... could the sign behind her have anything to do with it?
Saturday we took it easy and went to a huge tent sale (actually 4 buildings about ¼ of a mile long each. We did manage to purchase a couple of things that we really needed… a change purse and new purse for Biker Arda and a sewer connection for the trailer. That evening we went to a church in Apache Junction where they had 9 masses on a weekend… 4 on Saturday and 5 on Sunday. It was so packed when we got there we had to sit in an entrance way and watch on TV.
Sunday was a BIG day for Biker Arda! She finally finished her bike across America. I drove her to the tunnel east of Globe so she could ride the stretch where they were forced to be shuttled last year due to a snow storm. She rode the entire stretch which included a couple of very steep climbs… over 1800 vertical-feet. That chapter is now closed for Biker Arda but I am cert
ain she will find a new one to open soon. 
Well that is all for now as we move on tomorrow… not sure where yet but it will be somewhere.
Y’all take care now and we’ll see you soon.
Temp = low 70’s
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