Christmas Day

Where we are...

Macho Mr. Mertz showing off his Christmas Day tan....

Merry Christmas from Yuma

Here we are snowbirding once again - this time in Yuma, Arizona. Yuma is listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the sunniest place on earth! Now that the rains are gone, we're getting to experience some of that. Bend has been having a very snowy winter. There was a brief break between storms so we quickly packed up and headed south on December 15 (June having just returned on the 13th from 10 days with her family in Fairbanks, Alaska). Going south on 97 from Bend we encountered some snowy, slippery conditions, but fortunately it didn't last long. The first night we were in Weed, California - woke up to 14 degrees! Quickly left there and continued on to Bakersfield where we stayed the next night. Our next stop was La Paz County campground in Parker, where we spent a few days catching our breath. We moved into our rental place in Yuma on the 20th, and we learned about the rain and flooding in California. We were glad that we made a run for it when we did. The rains followed us into Arizona, but didn't last long, fortunately.

Having never spent any time in the Yuma area, we have some exploring to do. To begin with, here are some pictures from our rented abode. There are 10 fruit trees on the lot - orange, lemon, grapefruit and tangelos. We have our own private orchard!

Here is the west side of the lot...

A shot of one of the lemon trees....lemonade anyone???

The east side of our lot....

And The front....

We plan to be here a few months, with comings and goings around the state, especially back up to the Wickenburg area where we have been the last two years. We will update the blog as we add to our Arizona adventures. In the meantime, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!!!