Day 24 Saturday March11

Up & off to W VB and back to RV for lunch.  They did have a place doing lunch at the cabana and live music but as it was all Mexican type food I didn’t stay & came back to RV for lunch, plus I didn’t have my wallet so I would have had to make a special trip just to get my wallet. Sheila went off to the afternoon W VB while I had some things I wanted to do at the RV, plus as we have only been here a week & as we have clear sky & lots of sun I thought it better not to get too much sun and possibly pick up a bit of a burn. I got most of the things done and sat down to relax just as Sheila came home. Then Judy Shaffer dropped by and we chatted for a while. Then Sheila & I made supper.  After, Sheila went off up to the office for their computers to get on line hoping they would connect easier.  Sometimes there are a lot of people on the system and we can’t get on the internet. I finally got to sponge wash the car.  Tonight Daylight Saving Time starts.

Day 23 Friday March 10

The TV forecast for the next while has highs over 80 F which is 28 to 30 C & up.  It cools at night into the mid to high 50’s, (14 to 16 C), but warms quickly once the sun is up so by 9:30 to 10:00 it is quite comfortable to be out in shorts & short sleeve shirt.  Sheila went off to try the ladies pool and I will meet her in the pool for the 10 AM water VB game. I phoned the ELKS to get St. Pats day tickets for Sat the 18^th but neither line worked so I drove down & got them no problem and I also got their new phone numbers.  On the way back I stopped at a Stater Bros store, (they’re like a Safeway store), where I saw a TV Guide magazine.  I didn’t get it because they wanted $5.50 for it and it was a 2 week program and it only went to 17 March.  After I returned we went back east on Florida and south State Street to the giant discount liquor store. This is the store that the owner donates large amounts of liquor to events at GVP, he basically sets up a free bar with a large selection of assorted bottles.  On the way back we stopped at Pollo Loco for take out chicken for supper.  Then over to the Mocktail party at the cabana area near the pool where they had nachos & toppings & mixers, you just supply the booze.  I decided to try the shuffleboard so went over to the shuffleboard building.  It’s a $1.00 entry fee that all goes back as prizes. The team I was on (3 people) “won” a prize.  We came in last so we got our dollar back. Sheila said the Mocktail party was fun; they had live music playing so next week I will go there. Back to the RV before 10 PM. 

Day 22 Thursday March 9

Sunny & clear, 72 F at 9:30 AM up over 80 F in the afternoon.  Off to morning water VB after which I came back to RV to change & then I went to set up Judy at Motel 6 for her visit here after dropping Sheila at Winco.  After setting up the motel I joined Sheila at Winco. We did our shopping then returned home and got ready to head out to the Thursday Happy Hour at Emilio’s till 5:30ish.  Then back to the RV and heading for Larry & Judy’s for Bridge.  No need for supper, between a pizza slice & smoothie at Winco and Emilio’s appies we are full. We went over to Larry & Judy’s park model home for a game of Bridge and had a nice visit. 

Day 21 Wednesday March 8

We woke to nice sunny weather, temp outside up to 70 F by 9:30 AM, and going higher. We went up for the morning session of water VB, and then I went out hotel shopping. I spend some time trying to get info for Judy Krar to come down & visit; motel rates & locations etc. They have fully furnished cottages on site that rent for $880.00 a week but they would be too big for one person, they would fit Michael & family fine probably, hint hint.  Unfortunately they would probably have to ship the car seats down just for the trip from & back to the airport.  I skipped the afternoon water VB as I didn’t want to be out in the sun overly long until I rebuild my 12 month tan that I usually have from being down here early in the year and then at home for our summer. We actually started the A/C this afternoon.

Day 20 Tuesday March 7

We went out for breakfast with the “Breakfast Club” to “The Little Pantry” on State St. just north of Fruitvale St.  We had a nice time with the group as well as a delicious and reasonably priced breakfast.  Back to the RV to get ready for 10:30 Water Volleyball, (which usually starts about 10 AM). I had a good game but Sheila stayed in RV to do housework and work on the computer.  After the big breakfast I will skip lunch.  Sheila wants to make it to the pool for the 1:30PM game. We made it a bit after 1:30 and the game went to 3:30. I thought I did a lot better than previous days so I guess I’m getting back into the swing of things.  After getting back to the RV & changing, we went over to the Elks Hall where they are having a $1.00 Taco night with karaoke.  The Tacos were good and some of the singing was quite good, all in all enjoyable. On route back we stopped at a dollar store that advertised frozen $1.00 rib eye steaks, 3.5 oz each, we got 4. Then it was back to RV for the night, watching TV & working on the computer doing the journal and blog.  The only problem with the TV is that the local papers don’t carry TV schedules any more so we don’t know what is on & when.  We are looking for a TV Guide type magazine that gives daily schedules but no luck so far.  

Day 19 Monday March 6

The sun is back, although still coolish in the morning, (mid 50’s F this morning), but climbing into the 60’s F by 10 AM.  After breakfast it was up to the pool for Water Volleyball from 10 till noon, then a hot tub soak for 20 or so minutes, shower & home for lunch.  After lunch I went to the pool for a 1:30 - 3:30 W-VB game. Sheila went out to the Dollar Store for some groceries we needed.  Then tonight it’s off to the Horse Race event in the ballroom here. It’s fun. What they do is run real horse races on a TV screen.  I think they give the horses different names because each of 8 races have the same horse names in it, however, they may not be actually the same horses. You get a bunch of playing money, $130,000.00, you can bet on a max 3 horses per race. Anyway, out of 8 races I only won money on 2 of them and ended up broke.  Sheila did better winning 5 races, one of which paid odds of 16 to 1 so she ended up with $203,000.00. Several people won way over 1 million, however. The winner of the evening won over 13 million. It was a fun event which ended early, (8:30 pm).  Back at the RV afterwards we watched TV and I completed the Blog for today. 

Day 18 Sunday March 5

A bit overcast & cooler, I haven’t got the outside thermometer set up yet but in the RV with no heat on at night it was 59 F when I got up.  We went up for water volleyball.  With it being a bit cloudy, some wind and lower temperatures than normal, we only had about 16 people out. However in the pool it was nice & warm, so no problem. After the hot tub session, we headed back to the RV for lunch and then Sheila went to Larry & Judy’s to watch some of the Oscar shows that they had recorded & saved for her. It got cloudier as the day progressed and finally started to rain. I puttered around in the RV, nice & warm catching up on stuff like my journal, blog, and expenses. We have had trouble getting the oven to light so Judy Shaffer is loaning us the toaster oven from their Park Model home that she doesn’t use much, so that took care of that. Tonight was bridge night at the club house. We had enough for 4 tables. We start at 6:30 and play 4 hands & then change tables.  It’s $1.00 per person with the money going to prizes.  We finished about 10:00 and came back home for the night. Sheila & I had a terrible night as far as trying to get a suit match: when we did get the contract one of us would be short on trump, like 1 or 2 trump cards. We weren’t last, but close to it.