Caravan Oasis RV Park | San Diego RV Park

Sunday | 11 February 2001 | Yuma, Arizona: We drove from Earp, California to Yuma, Arizona (south, along Highway 95), caravanning with my parents. We met up with my Aunt and Uncle again in Yuma and the six of us drove to the edge of Yuma, actually into California, parked the car and walked across the border into Algadonas, Mexico. The little town is full of shops for tourists: Liquor store, then pharmacy, then dentist, then cantina, then optometrist, then craft store, then liquor store, pharmacy... etc. We walked through a few shops and then stopped into a cantina for a snack. The town didn't offer anything different than we had seen in Mazatlan, and the prices were a little higher, but it is still fun going through the shops and talking with the shop keepers. One shopkeeper wanted to marry me, so my Mom asked if he would give her a discount (as his Mother-in-Law)! Later, my Mother, now known by US Customs as Algadonas Gloria, bought two BBQ chicken halves and smuggled them back over the border!
 
Back at our campsite, parked on gravel, we enjoyed the setting sun and my uncle snapped this photo:

Snicks, and the people he owns

We had a potluck and another domino tournament and called it a night, because we are all driving to San Diego tomorrow. The weather is just terrible all over the south, so if we are going to be cold, we decided to be cold in San Diego where we can enjoy the Zoo, etc.

RV Park: Caravan Oasis RV Park

Monday | 12 February 2001 | San Diego, California: We are in San Diego at an over-priced RV park next to the freeway!  It is the only park that could take all three of our big rigs - all the other nearby campgrounds were full.

Added later: We had a quiet afternoon around the campground... then we all went down town San Diego to the Gaslight District and walked around until we found a place to eat. We had dinner at The Dakota - very interesting menu with a variety of southwestern-themed items on the menu. We tried BBQ chicken, Caesar salad, chipolte ravioli, and southwestern eggrolls - as an example. Mom tried their chocolate fudge torte with a pecan caramel sauce. We had a nice time and enjoyed the warm restaurant.
 
RV Park: San Diego RV Resort