Sat 31 Jan Day 21

The sun has returned.  It’s just a little cloudy but mostly sun.  Because of the recent cloudy days the solar panel is not producing to its maximum which means that I need to run the gen set to avoid running the RV batteries really down.  When I eventually fill up with gas on route to Hemet I will be able to figure out how much gas the generator burns per hour. 

Sheila got up and away with Les & Dorothy for the trip to a dentist in Algodones, Mexico @ 8:40 am.  She left me a list of jobs so I was kept busy.  I did stop to go down for the noon Water VB game and to sit in the hot mineral tub & then in the sun.  I returned to the RV to finish my assigned chores before heading out again for the 4PM game which wasn’t on because it’s Saturday & they only play at noon on weekends.  So I got to sit in the sun again.  Sheila phoned to say they were on route & would be here around 5:30 and I should go and order the meal special at Freddy’s because they usually sell out early.  So I went over at 5PM, ordered & paid for dinner so we would have it & then sat out in the patio to await Sheila’s arrival.  About 5:40 I got another call to say they wouldn’t make it until well after 6 possibly 6:15 or so.  Time passed and they finally got there about 6:40. We had a very nice Braised Sirloin Tips dinner complete with salad and dessert, (although we took the dessert to go as they closed at 7 and it was now 5 to). We had our dessert--pineapple upside down cake with whipped cream, in the RV and then settled in for the evening. 

Sheila said her trip to Algodones was successful.  While Les got his partial denture put in, the dentist, Dr. Ramoz examined her, took some X-rays & said that all she needed was a cpl of crowns on the upper left side.  Total price would be $440 for the prep, impressions and two porcelain crowns.  The clinic will keep the X-rays & exam results on file until she decides what she’s doing.  While there, she also found & got an estimate for the same work from a lady dentist, Dr. Gabriela Gonzales who came highly recommended.  It was an even $400!  After Algondones, they went for lunch at Subway, then to the Yuma Swap Meet briefly and then dropped off Les’s book, & visited with some of Les’s friends who are mentioned in his book, “The Little Black Cloud Called Harold”.  It was a very busy day!