Busy day, Feb 25th

Got up to a nice warm sunny day. A challenging morning as we are without water in the motorhome until the repairman gets here. Bill & Patti spent the night in chez Blanke just around the corner from where we are. Got on the road shortly after 9AM and went to IHop, but it was lined up, so had a breakfast sandwich at Wendy's. That was a first, but it was OK, although I wouldn't recommend it for memorable occasions. Stopped at Superstition Harley and Bill got a few things. While they were shopping I looked at bikes. The salesman was really on me like white-on-rice. I think he saw another grey haired, born to be mild in the making. They had a real nice Ultra Glide & a real nice Softail, both at attractive prices. Dodged a bullet there.

Bill was having some trouble getting a bank that would process his debit card, but finally after a phone call back to Canada, a try at Bank of America worked out for him. Marg was having some trouble with our bank account when withdrawing money, but it turned out that she was using the wrong card for the account because she was wearing sunglasses & mistook the U.S. & Canadian cards/accounts.

Took Bill & Patti to the big market in Mesa & they shopped til they dropped. The market was very crowded today and they couldn't believe all the stuff for sale there. Bill made a comment about the number of vendors selling the same thing that he didn't need. LOL They came away with a bag or two, so must have settled on something.

We then drove out to Tortilla Flats where the band was rocking on the patio. We had beer and burgers out in the sun in the shade of the Superstition mountains. It was a good day. They again checked out the souvenier stands. The highway down there was sure busy, it was a perfect day for it. I think it was about 80F when were down in the valley.

Got back in pretty good time, so went out to Glendale & made a stop in at Cabella's. I think they got a couple of things & as usual I got shirts. This time I bought a pair of the zip-off pants as well. I think they will be perfect for those cool mornings at golf that turn hot during the day. Anyway that's what Marg told me to say. Hah! Going out there we went on the 202 right through the heart of Phoenix so Bill & Patti could see it. When we got to the area that is 8 lanes each way & then the 6 lane wide tunnel under downtown he seemed impressed. Traffic was pretty light today, so good timing for it.

On the way back from Cabella's we took the 101 as it goes right through Scottsdale & we wanted to stop at Talking Stick Resort. Had the buffet for supper. It was excellent, as usual. They were impressed that the parking lot was so large that they pick you up or take you down on multi-seat golf carts. Spent some time in the casino there and Bill/Patti at one time were up $450 on a penny machine. They cashed it out and came away about even, so that was good. Marg & I chose to donate tonight. A fun time anyway. Got back to the motorhome at about 11:30PM, a busy for this guy.