Yuma, Arizona - January, 2013

We arrived in Yuma, Arizona on January 6, 2013 for what turned out to be the first of many pleasurable visits.  Our friends from Kelowna, Anne and Louis, spend their winters here to get away from the grey and the white stuff.

GREY STUFF

WHITE STUFF

We spent one week at the Cactus RV Park resting and warming up from our chilly trip from British Columbia to Arizona.  After this first visit to Yuma, we made out way to the MOC Rally in Quartzsite.

While in Yuma, with guidance from Anne and Louis, we enjoyed the local cuisine, visited the farmer's markets, and stocked up on many items, including a replacement for our microwave that stopped working during our trip to Arizona.  Rob and Louis visited the historic Yuma territorial prison.  Neat, place but wouldn't want to be a guest.  Anne and Louis even invited us to their workout place a few times and Pat went to Zumba.  We had a great time during our week in Yuma.

Yuma is an amazing place.  It is known in some circles as the vegetable capital of the Untied States.  It has been reported that it provides a gross economic return of over $3.0 Billion annually.  There are almost 180 different crops grown here.  The semi-trailers hauling veggies travel around in packs getting produce loads from over twenty climate controlled warehouses.  Maybe this why they have such great roads in Yuma to get around on.

VEGGIES EVERYWHERE

The next stop on our journey was the MOC Rally in Quartzsite.