More January pictures

 Early morning harvesting Broccoli in California

 Full boxes ready to be shipped

 Sanitation station.  Usualy these are hauled behind the buses that take the workers to the fields

 Jose treated me right today!  Huevos Rancheros!  With flour tortillas right off the grill, and all the goodies to go with them.  Including the can of diet coke, it cost $4.

 Cooking beef and chicken (Carne Asada and Pollo)  This is my favorite place to eat street food in Algodones.  There are several nice restaurants, but this sort of place gets my business.

 The town square has live entertainment today.  As well as shoeshine boys and lots of interesting vendors.

 Typical street cornor.

Some pretty nice stained glass.

 For those of you that have been to Algodones, this Purple Pharmacy ISN'T the one you remember. That one is still there, but they bought up the smaller businesses across the street and put this one up. Now it's the largest pharmacy complex in town.  I usually do my business at Tury's, it's expanded too, but I get more personal service there.  Over a hundred others in town, so it's no problem getting anything you want.

 Rushing waters of the All American Canal that goes a short way into Mexico.  Some sort of old agreement between us and Mexico that they get some of the water from the Colorado River.  Every year there are drownings in these swift waters.

The canal comes down the California side of the border, then enters Mexico right here.  There is a "Y" that sends the majority of water out through the Imperial Valley of California  for irrigation.


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 My Trusty Steed!  This has been one of the best bikes I've ever owned!  And one I've kept longer than most of them :-)

 Lettuce fields along old Hwy 80 in California.  From the gas station I filled up at in Yuma, AZ, it's 9.3 miles to the border into Mexico at Algodones.

 Bib lettuce.  There are at least a dozen different varieties grown in the Valley here.  In January and February, Yuma County supplies  a HUGE percentage of the World's lettuce.

 Entering California from Arizona, this is the 1st business on the North side of the road.

Entering California from Arizona, this is the 1st business on the South side of the road.  I gave up the status of "gentleman" when I hung up my sward back in 1990.  So, guess that means I can't go inside here.  Not that I'd want to :-)

Just before crossing the bridge into Arizona, I saw this wrench in the road.  Probably fell off a farm truck.  Nice tool that is now hanging in my Yuma shop!  Wonderful morning!

Theater in Yuma Palms Mall.  This is the venue for the Thursday evening concerts.  It looks much more attractive at night with the neon and moon light.

Our friend Janet, playing the Bucket Bass in the Bard Community Building.  Our normal Friday night excitement. :-)

Jim, Grandpa and Debbie entertain us.

We sat among these flowers the night before.  Not so romantic in the daylight, but still very nice blossoms. Reminded me of sitting in the Hot Tub at the Bay Area Athletic Club and watching the Hibiscus bloom. :-)

Red sky in the morning, Sailor's warning!  But not in Yuma.  Sunrise on January 21st.  There won't be rain today, and it will be in the mid 70's later this afternoon.

Motorcycle!

 Grandson Jon. Jan. 19, 2012.  He's on the windy Devil's Lake in Lincoln City, OR.  He's turning into quite the little surfer!

It's nice to know this bike is sitting in Yuma waiting for it's tires to be worn out on Route 66 this coming summer!

This attachment is used in Yuma to clear the streets of sweet smelling Orange blossoms that can be dangerously slick.

Scotty, a park friend, with his "home-made" mini apes on his bicycle.  Across the street is "Helen", Jim & Katies Classic.  That trailer behind the bike is for sale, right across the street from us.  Has 2 tip outs, some remodeling inside, and is very clean.  A good place to spend the Winter!

11 Jan 12.  A 2010 Heritage Softail.  This will eventually replace the Ultra.  I found this at a pretty good price, and since it's been awhile since I've bought a bike, today was the day.

Started out by installing a new "O" Ring chain and higher gear sprocket on Redd's bike.

All done.  New chain and sprocket, adjusted valves and cam chain,  topped off battery water and aired up the tires.  Redd is good for a few months.

Memories of the Cortez VROC rally.  Since Tony D. has the Arizona plate,  I'll probably have to stick with what they give me on this bike.

96 inch engine, 6 speed tranny.  Stage 1 engine kit.  13K miles.  New Metzler tires.  Several options already installed.  There will probably be more soon. :-)  Next week I'll ride it to Kingman and stow it.  Will bring the Ultra back to Yuma and sell it.  Some of you will probably see this one at Maggie Valley and Eureka Springs this season. And Solvang, and who knows where else.

Removed windshield for detailing.  Lookin' good!

Redd came over to help.  He likes to detail, and is good at it!

15 Jan 2012.  Driveway in Kingman.  Ambient air temp is at the lower left. 28 degrees, but waited until it got up to around 40 before I left at 10:30 AM.  One stop at Exit 9 on I-40 for gas, then a straight shot non-stop, 179 miles on to the next gas stop in Yuma.

Kingman, Oatman, drowned camera&Tucson

Jim at the top of Sitgreaves Pass on the Oatman Road

Katie making friends. Lots of burros in town today.  I sure missed a lot of good pictures, including one of the Peach & Ice Cream Navajo Taco.

Parking lot of the Power House Rt. 66 Museum, on a Mid-Winter day in Kingman

One of the many entrances to the VA Medical Center in Tucson. 1-10-12.  Here for a couple of appointments.

The complex covers about 4 square blocks.  I rode the scooter over here from Yuma yesterday.

All went well at the VA Clinics. I'm on the way home now.  The Half-a-Busa still runs well.

Gas and Stuff in Gila Bend.  I wanted one of their good milk shakes they sell here, but having just been at a diabetic clinic, I decided to pass on it this time :-)

This is the Sale Rack.  Damaged items.  No one offered to buy the scooter.  This was the one stop on the way home, it's about half way here in Gila Bend.

Lots of goodies for sale there, and this was just one area of many at the Station.

January 1, 2012

A pretty Hibiscus outside the church we went to this morning.  Jan 1st.

When we got home, I found Jim sound asleep soaking up some sun.  By the time I got the camera, Pita and Katie woke him up :-)  They are getting ready for a REAL ride, taking the Vulcan to Tucson this afternoon, about 250 miles one way.

Pat and I jumped on the scooter and rode to the Mexican Swap meet.  We ate some bacon wrapped hotdogs, then went to the large Arizona Swap meet, it was closed.

Julie is 13 years 6 months old.  She's testing the New Year Sunshine.

View from the recliner.  I'm posting these pictures on the blog.  Julie is helping.

Red Earth Casino, Salton Sea Beach, California. Jan 2nd.  Excellent ride!
Put in a little over 300 miles on the little scooter today.

Dale and Mario.  Putting in a Cement lawn in front of Jerry's trailer.

January 5th, 2012.  52 years ago, I was in the middle of the first week of a 13 long week Coast Guard Boot Camp.  On Government Island (now called Coast Guard Island) in San Fransisco Bay, between the Cities of Alameda and Oakland.  Today I just left a Tangelo orchard near the Mexican Border, with 2 grocery sacks (20 pounds) of fresh fruit I just picked .  Pat's juice supply for a couple of weeks.

Yuma flowers

These babies will knock your socks off!

Colorful Kale

Dale relaxing after a big dinner at the American Legion.  Music was by the Old time Fiddlers, and some soloists.  It was fun, but we all ate too much.

And an elephant caress you with his toes...........

Highest hill in Yuma. Jan 6, 2012

Madison Street in Old Town.

Not sure if it's against the law to ride up here, but the view is nice, and the gate is easy to ride around :-)