Saturday, March 15, 2014 (Yuma, AZ)

We woke to blue sky and sunshine and so far no wind.  That's a good start.  We decided to eat breakfast out and decide how to spend the day.  We were headed to IHOP but when we got there we saw people standing out front waiting.....uh oh that's not a good sign.  Yep, there was a 20 minute wait to be seated.....hmmm let's go to plan B which was McDonalds.  There is an airshow today and IHOP was near the airport so we figured any restaurant in the vicinity would most likely be crowded also. 

The airshow was one option we were considering, but we are not big crowd people and weren't sure we were up to dealing with all the traffic.  At the resort today, they were having 3 open houses on some model homes and then they were having what they call a "Burger Bash" with live music at noon.  As we drove back to the resort, we had to go by the airport and already the traffic was heavy and they must have expected even heavier traffic because there were already police cars at several of the intersections.  Yes, I think we'll stick to staying at the resort today, we just weren't in the mood to deal with the big crowds.  Yuma is much bigger than Lake Havasu.

We stopped and visited two model homes and then a lot with two casita's on it.  The first house was pretty cool, it reminded us of our friends Ben & Harriet's house in Baja.  The guest suite had an outdoor staircase up to the second floor where there was also some really nice outdoor living space with a small outdoor kitchen.  Very nicely done, but also well out of our price range.  I think I've mentioned before, I think looking at houses is a hobby of ours, we both like looking.  One positive thing out of the model home tours was that we got two free tickets to the Burger Bash.

At noon on our walk to the clubhouse/pool area where the Burger Bash was being held, we stopped at another model home.  This one was really very nice and again way out of our price range but of the three we toured, we liked the first one the best. 

Wow, there was a lot of people at this "Burger Bash" and they were not all from the resort, apparently the public is invited to these parties too.  They serve burgers and chips with free soda or you can buy beer and wine if you choose.  We met a nice couple from Kent, WA who have been in the resort since November.  We asked a lot of questions about the activities and apparently a lot of them are winding down and by the end of the month they will all be finished.  We are hoping to check out a couple of the exercise classes on Monday, so hopefully they will still be going.  Here are some pics of the event, but they don't really show you how many people were there.  The realtor that gave us the free tickets said they were expecting 1,000 people.  

Lap pool with band on stage in background.  At one point, the pool had quite a few people swimming in it while listening to the music. 

Behind Rich, under the clubhouse roof, was where most of the people were sitting eating and listening to the band

After we ate our burgers, we went and changed into our swim suits and listened to the band from the pool lounge chairs

A few brave souls dancing, it was pretty hot outside around 88 degrees.  We danced a couple of slow songs and it got pretty warm.  Made the pool feel pretty nice.

The other pool with more swimmers enjoying the water while listening to the music

 
The band played from noon until 3:00 p.m.  They had a bit of a break because the resort lost power for a little while - not sure if it was because of the wind which had definitely picked up as the day went on, or some other reason.  It was a very pleasant and relaxing way to spend the afternoon. 

We took Gracie for a walk after dinner and caught this beautiful sunset and then the full moon. 

Sunset

Full moon. The bright light to the left is a lamp post.  The pretty yellow bushes in the foreground are yellow trumpet type flowers which smell really good.