Charlie and I just concluded a wonderful seven-day RV vacation with our good friends, Dan and Peggy Quinn.
It was an unusual vacation in that we never left our home city of Mesquite, Nevada!
The Quinns were just starting their annual RV road trip, which will take them from Yuma, Arizona all the way east to Stone Mountain, Georgia and then back to Yuma for the Winter. They had to pass through Las Vegas to pick up parts, so they decided to stay at the Sun Resorts RV Park in Mesquite for a week.
We had originally planned to vacation in Kanab, Utah with our kids (Jeff and Carol) for a few days and then spend the rest of the week with the Quinns at the Sun Resorts park. However, Jeff and Carol couldn’t make it, as their home in Southern California sold with a 21-day escrow. So, we decided to park the rig at Sun Resorts for the whole week and party with the Quinns.
Unfortunately (or fortunately!) we experienced crummy weather: very windy for several days and then quite toasty for several more. Luckily for the partygoers, our home was about 5 minutes from the RV park. So, we spent most of the vacation relaxing at our digs and very little time in the RV.
Dan is a master BBQer and he brought his mini Big Green Egg grill over to the house, where we cooked up Beef Tenderloins one night and Pork Country Ribs on another night. The eating orgy also included a visit to Samurai 21 Steakhouse one evening, Golden West Casino and Bar on another, the 1880 Grille one afternoon, and a visit to Los Lupes Mexican restaurant on another day. In between, Dan made the most delicious pepperoni pizza on his little BGE.
Needless to say, our diet was blown on this staycation and lots of alcohol was consumed.
Dan and Peggy are the proud owners of one Boston Terrier, “Katie”, who is the cutest little dog.
Our three Boston Terriers (Baby, BonBon, and Vinnie) took turns annoying, playing with, and bitey-facing little Katie during her stay. The four of them wore out several “indestructible” toys while having a great vacation of their own.
On Sunday, the four of us watched the NASCAR race from Kansas together in the living room. Dan and Peggy bet on these weekly races, and Dan won. Charlie and I learned more about NASCAR than we probably needed to but enjoyed the spectacle and the camaraderie with the Quinns, who are AVID race fans.
For our part, we introduced the Quinns to a dominoes game called “Spinner”, which we played numerous times. They seemed to enjoy it, so I gave them the game as a going-away present to be used while they are on their six-month jaunt.
We love those Quinns and are looking forward to a RV staycation at their property in Yuma at Christmastime.