5-16-09 Saturday (Stopping A Runaway VW Camper)

It was a rather laid back day.  We slept in and got a late start.  Fred & Carl left their RV a little earlier than us.  Jim and I decided to tour old downtown Bisbee.  What a cool downtown.  It’s lined with cafes, antique shops, and tons of art galleries.  Unfortunately, as with most of the country, it’s plagued with abandoned buildings and belly-up businesses.  We did see Fred & Carl walking around downtown, pulled over and chit-chatted for a few minutes.

We found the local supermarket, Safeway, and explored nearby.  I discovered, along with confirmation from the GPS, that there is a Burger King but not a McDonalds.  That just struck me as odd.  Within what seemed like the only shopping plaza in Bisbee, amongst Safeway, stood a Dollar General, Alco, and a Family Dollar.  3 discount stores?  How do all 3 survive?  Jim and I have noticed that a lot of small towns out in the middle of no where have a Dollar General.  Strange.

Above: The Lavender Pit

 

Above: The Lavender Pit

 

Above: The Lavender Pit

 

Above: This VW van is parked on a slight hill.  Living dangerously, we parked behind it so we could walk the downtown area.  Look at under the tires!

Above: In the same parking lot.  The seat was bare springs with a blanket thrown over it.

 

Above: Downtown Bisbee.

Above: Downtown Bisbee

Above: Houses are nestled in the hillsides.  Pretty steep too.  A very colorful home sits above.

 

Above: A cool inn.

 

Above: As we approached the copper statue, it looked like a huge penis protruding…

  Above: It was a chisel.  Did the artist do that intentionally?

 

Above: Ummmm, a sign.

 

Above: Back in the Jeep, cool shot of the town.

 

Above: I don’t think the RV will make it through.  Good thing we’re in the Jeep.

 

Above: The US/Mexican border.

 

Above: Still the border fence.

 

Above: Jim tries to escape for a better life.  He’s much better now after I told him he was on the correct side already.

 

Above: Our view at the campsite.  I’m standing on the RV roof.

 

Above: Our view at the campsite.  I’m still standing on the RV roof.  Mexico in the background!

 

Above: Jim comes out of the RV to find out what the noise is on the roof.  Peek-a-boo!  He thought God was calling him, turns out it was me… same thing.

 

Above: Our view at the campsite.  The hot tub is behind the fence, the large building is the weight room, shower, bar, air hockey, pool tables, etc.  We’ll call it the entertainment facility.

 

Above: Our view at the campsite.  I’m standing on the RV roof.  The red pickup and camper belong to Fred & Carl.  That’s Carl wondering why I’m up on the roof.

 

I made lasagna for dinner.  As usual, I used aluminum foil loaf pans and squeezed out 5 loaves.  That doesn’t sound right. I read that line out load to Jim, we laughed.  Anyway, I usually can only get 4 pans but I had a lot of meat left.  The 5th pan is a little – challenged.  It has extra meat and cheese but not much ricotta.  I’m sure it will be fine.  If you remember, I make it in loaf pans because it serves 2 and each is the perfect size to store in our tiny freezer.  Creativity!

After dinner, we went up to the entertainment complex and hung out while eating salty popcorn and drink beer and wine coolers.  They don’t have a liquor license but the wine coolers are OK for me.  I went into the hot tub for quite a while and when I got back to the bar, Jim was on his 800th beer or such.  I had to play adult and remind him of the terrible hangover that his old body will have.