April 16-20. Lazy Daze Caravan Club, La Paz County Park, Parker, AZ.
We were invited to the Lazy Daze Caravan Club campout. Arrived on Wednesday. Dry camping in an open field very close to the Colorado River. There were 57 rigs in attendance. Each morning there was a coffee hour starting at 6:30. During the day people played washer toss, horse shoes, etc. Carols friends are teaching her how to play Mexican Train. It’s a domino type game. There are boxes of books piled on a table. You put your extras in the box and take what you want. Carol restocked her book supply. There was a large off-leash area plus the river so Gopher had a good time as well. On Friday & Saturday nights we went out to dinner with friends. Saturday afternoon was the general meeting of the Caravan Club. We were made new members. Our member number is 4957. We had a wonderful time meeting so many nice people. Especially Don & Carol Ashley from Prescott, AZ and Bill & Francis Surbrook from San Diego, CA. They introduced us around, took us to dinner, and spent lots of time with Carol. We hope to see them all again perhaps this winter if we get to this area again.
We left on Sunday morning about 8am for the Montclair, Ca area. Our ultimate destination for the first leg of this trip. We’re staying at the East Shore RV Park in San Dimas. It’s a County park about 20 minutes from the Lazy Daze factory.
We both wish Gopher wasn't as protective of Carol as she is. Especially when men approach Mom quickly. She lunges at them like she's going to bite. It happened twice at the Caravan Club campout. Fortunately no harm so far but it makes us both nervous. I keep her on a very short leash when other people are around. When she's away from the camper and away from Mom she's a completely different dog. Calm, well by her standard at least, and friendly. She's Carols dog, make no mistake of that. In some ways I don't mind. When I go into a store and Carol & Gopher stay in the camper I know no one will get close to Carol without Gopher going ballistic. Oh well. In other respects she's a good dog. Just need to watch her closely with men when Carol's nearby. I'm going to make up a sign saying "Stay Away From the Dog" and put it outside the camper.
