NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA

I am Needles for the Memorial Day weekend. Needles claim to fame is that this is where Spike, the brother of Snoopy in the Peanuts comic strip, lives. Yup, that’s about all there is to Needles.

I got set up before I read the details about the park and then I realized that they did not have cable TV. OH NO, I was going to miss the season finalies of Dancing with the Stars and The Biggest Loser. Luckily they had satellite TV in the gym so I got two of the TVs working – one for each finale. Nirvana!

It is warm …. Okay hot…… okay this is where the Devil got the idea for HELL!!!! And I like hot weather but even this is a little more than I am used to. But it is a dry heat; god only knows why people say that. I do have an excellent example to prove how dry it is. Two years ago when Linda & I were in Mexico in May she flipped off her floatie and ended up under the water in the pool. Not a big deal as the woman knows how to swim. The problem was that she had her MP3 around her neck and it went into the pool with her. It seemed okay for a few minutes and then it was not happy. Wouldn’t play, wouldn’t take a charge, wouldn’t reset. So she sent out a plea on Facebook and she got the suggestion to bury the player in rice and leave it in the sun. The rice wicks out the moisture (rice in the salt shaker principal). After a day in the sun we pushed reset and everything was fine. Well,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, yesterday I was in the pool and I went right and my MP3 player went left and yup into the pool!!! This caused immediate panic as it is my lifeline for audio books and music. I prayed to the God of Technology and left it in the sun as I did not have any rice and I didn’t think that Special K would work. Within 20 minutes the MP3 player was dry and working as if nothing happened. This is great but the same principal is drying out my poor skin.

This RV Park is a large gated community that has spots for short and long tern RVers. It was very quiet when I arrived on Tuesday. I even backed the trailer into the spot which is a big deal as I usually get a pull through spot. To make the trailer go to the left you turn the steering wheel to the right but if you are looking in the rear view mirror then to go right looking backwards you need to????? There is truly no logic to the whole backing up issue. It is now Thursday and there is a steady stream of trailers, campers and boats arriving for the long Memorial weekend. The woman who is the manager said that they expect an influx of 300 people. I am really looking forward to the celebrations. The Americans really know how to enjoy their time off.

I drove to Laughlin, Nevada yesterday (about 30 minutes) and found the tackiest looking casino. Ladies, I have seen our old age and it involves polyester and Aqua Net!!!! Spent a couple of hours playing the penny slots and then decided that I would get dinner. I saw an In ‘N Out hamburger place. This is the place mentioned on TMZ where the celebrities go after the clubs close. But since I was in Laughlin at 5:30pm and not Los Angeles at 3am I didn’t expect to run into Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton. And I was not disappointed. The burger franchise has 3 choices – double burger, cheese burger or burger. They get you in and out really fast. Hmmmmm, wonder if that is where they got the name.

Have to get to bed early so I can get to the shower and pool before the crowds arrive. Pictures after the weekend.

Love
Adelle