Re: Flying south for the winter
Alrighty then. We left Fort Huachuca on the 6th and drove to Gila Bend, AZ. Spent the night at an RV Park at the Shell Station right off of I8. Full Hook-ups for only $21 but noisy as heck! Right by a busy highway and of course (our luck) a train track that had one after another all night long!
We got a late start the next day and drove to Yuma. We had to wait one day because our reservations for the Lake Martinez Recreation Facility at the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station were for the 8th. So we started looking for a campground at Yuma. They had dozens of parks but we couldn't find one spot! So, we decided to drive on out to the FamCamp and see if we could dry camp until the morning.
By this time it was dark and 3 inches of the 12 inch annual rainfall decided to fall on us! It was dark, rainy, and we were on a strange road in the mountains when we spotted a VFW. I told the DH that maybe we could park there for the night and continue on the next day when our site would be ready.
Well, when we pulled in the parking lot we noticed a whole lot of RV's parked next to the VFW lot. When we inquired we found out the land next to the VFW was city property and you could dry camp there. We were able to find a spot and camp for free! No hook-ups but we didn't care. We had lights, water, bathroom, and heat. We were set.
Got up this morning and got lucky because the spot we were to get was empty early and we got moved in and all set-up by 10 am.
We are at Lake Martinez which is 38 miles northeast of Yuma, AZ. Very small campground, only 17 sites, only has 50 amp and water. But there is a shower/bath house and they allow the gray water to drain on the ground. The cost is only $12 a day! Beautiful scenery and the best part is NO TRAINS OR HIGHWAYS! Staying here until the 11th which is the day we will be driving on to Camp Pendleton, CA.
Link to my album with pictures of the campgrounds.
To be continued.....