DWARF CAR MUSEUM

Tuesday, January 31 - We did have one outing together while in Maricopa, AZ. We went to the Dwarf Car Museum.

An amazing fellow by the name of Ernie Adams builds miniature replicas of cars in his shop out in the desert.

That is Ernie getting into one of his cars. You can see how small the cars are.

He is a real old-time American inventor. He uses scrap pieces from old refrigerators, old cars and tractors, and other junked items to build these unbelievable autos.

He then enters them in car shows or displays them in his museum/construction shop. This is a free museum, but he does accept donations.

A peek inside.

1934 Ford Sedan. The boat is real with a 12-horse Westbend motor.

The next few photos are of the strangest car we have ever seen. It actually had the first cell phone. And inside is a pot-belly stove.

First cell phone carrier.

All around the “shop” are the strangest items.

Monkey light.

We have never seen a soup vending machine.

Can you find the kitty? Yes, it is real.

We really enjoyed the museum and would recommend it to fellow travelers heading across Arizona on Interstate 8. It is only a short jump off the interstate and can be viewed in less than an hour.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!

BOONDOCKING IN THE BEAUTY OF THE DESERT

Wednesday, January 31 – We've spent the last four days boondocking in the desert in Maricopa, AZ. We were here to meet with long-time RV'er friends. We have been friends with this group since we first started RV traveling in 2009. Our first year together we met at Quartzsite, AZ, at the annual RV pilgrimage. The group has tried to get together in Quartzsite every year since, but we only have been able to attend twice. This year we decided to meet in Maricopa, AZ, because most of us were in the Phoenix/Tucson/Yuma area, and this was a nice central location for all of us.

Looing right.

Looking left.

Most of the time has been used relaxing and sharing time with friends. We really didn't do much sightseeing or other outings. We've had a covered dish dinner, snacks at happy hour, and Marsha managed to have only the women over for a morning get together. The short get together ran from 8:30-11. Geesh, how much do women have to talk about? The men poked around each others RV's and helped one of the guys install a new TV in his rig. Pretty low key stuff!

Bella loves the desert. Each day we took her for several walks. She loves all the smells and sounds in the middle of nowhere.

Each day we have two visitors. They don’t come real close to us but make their presents known. Thanks Doug for the photo.

We have a “fire” each evening in portable-gas fire rings. What a great time for telling stories, jokes and just enjoying each other’s company.

Everyday is an beautiful sunrise and gorgeous sunset! The desert just comes alive early and late each day.

Sunrise.

Sunset.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!

 

MOVING ON TO CASA GRANDE

Thursday, January 26 – We had a nice trip across I-10 today reaching Casa Grande, AZ, soon after lunch time. We are at the Escapee Co-Op Park (SKP) Ro'Ver's Roost. It is located about eight miles west of Casa Grande. This is a Co-Op park which means the camp sites are owned by individuals.  When the owners are out of the park, the sites are put into a rental pool. These sites are then rented ($16/night FHU) to traveling Escapees.

Our site is very nice. Nice wide site with plenty of room to park the truck next to our 5^th wheel. Patio and concrete sidewalk out to the paved street. The street is plenty wide enough to make backing into the site fairly easy. We have 50 amp electric, water, and sewer. There are activities at the center for those wishing to partake. There is also a nice laundry, library, and social room. As an added bonus, washing of rigs and tow vehicles is permitted! Our 5^th wheel was filthy and washing it was Paul's first priority after completing set-up in our site.

Looking right.

Looking left.

We then took a short drive through Casa Grande. This is a fairly large city with just about any store you need. We shopped at groceries at a newly opened Fry's Grocery which we found outstanding. We may do a little more sightseeing tomorrow, but we have plans on returning to Casa Grande in early March so may delay touring until then. We have laundry and other household chores to take care of instead.

We are only here two nights before meeting friends for a couple days. Then it will be off to Yuma and beyond.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!