Competition From the RV Park Next Door

As we may have mentioned before, the majority (we believe) of retirees who come to Yuma, AZ in the winter months are from Canada.  Throughout the city you see license plates from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and even some from Ontario.  Therefore, our park has to compete with this park next door for winter residents.

Sundance is owned by the same corporation.

Both parks field senior softball teams.  On Saturday morning Sundance beat Fortuna De Oro by the score of  12-10.

It was a fun game to watch, with $1.00 hotdogs as well.

 and

Sundance actually has summer curling courts to attract the hard-core Canadian sportsmen.

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These Old Snowbirds Get Thirsty on Friday - TGIF

This is what the north pool area looks like early on a Friday afternoon after lunch.

But a few hours later here is what part of the parking lot looks like outside the pool:

And here is the same swimming pool area, below, after  "Happy Hour" starts and the band begins to play.  You can get a 16 oz. cold beer for $2.00 at the outside bar or BYOB.

Isn't it amazing how much difference a few hours make!

Cheers!

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Karen Makes a New Friend at the Pickleball Courts

Thursday was a good day for Bill and Karen to brush up on their Pickleball skills.  Above  Karen stops for a photo before she serves her fastball.

Then she had to stop the game to go talk to this heckler on the sidelines.  She kind of misses her old "Grayboy"  cockatiel back in Michigan so she started a dialog with this old Roadrunner (above)

 Try as she might - all Karen could get the bird to say was

"Beep Beep"

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Two More Things to do at Fortuna De Oro RV Park

When the sun is shining we love to be outside.

but

this poker room draws a gathering  three or four evenings each week.  Any park resident is welcome if you bring some money.

also....

There is an excellent exercise room here that beckons. But, hey, who wants to ride a stationary bike inside when you can ride a real one out in the sunshine? Right?

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We Witness a Very Rare Winter Sight in Yuma

On Tuesday the weather started out cloudy with much stronger winds than we normally feel down here.  But by afternoon this is what we saw outside...

Look more closely and you can notice..

that it is raining!  Yes, that is rain water running in the streets of the RV park.  A local resident told us that that is the first real rain they have seen here since last October!  It rained for almost an hour and the desert welcomed the moisture.

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Laps and Claps on Monday

While Karen rode her bicycle around the park on Monday's sunny afternoon, Bill grabbed his goggles and swam laps at the north swimming pool before the crowd showed up for "Happy Hour."

In the evening Bill walked to the main clubhouse to watch ESPN's College Championship Game with a small group of campers.  It was a great game with Alabama coming from behind and pulling the win out over Georgia in overtime.  

One couple were big Crimson Tide fans and cheered throughout the game.

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Pancake Breakfast and Shuffleboard Tournament

We started our Saturday with a $3.00 pancake breakfast that was sponsored by the RV park.  It was very organized and very tasty.

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After breakfast we stopped by the shuffleboard courts for a while to watch some of a multi-park tournament that Fortuna De Oro was hosting.  The players were all very serious and most would not even talk to their opponents as they played.  Above you see an old guy checking closely to see if a point was really a point!  No "Gimmies" for these old snowbirds.

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