Today we decided to visit “The Official Center of the World” located in Felicty, CA which is just about an hour’s drive from El Centro, where we’re currently camped. As you drive along I-8 East towards Yuma, AZ, it is just off the highway very near the border. I wasn’t particularly impressed with the place [...]
Archive for December, 2009
MCRD San Diego 50 years later
December 20th, 2009 
Chuck Charles We drove to MCRD yesterday from El Centro, where we are staying. 50 years ago when I went through the main gate I thought I went to Hell, but I was in Marine Corps Boot Camp. Only a few minutes after arriving I was standing on yellow foot prints painted on the deck. The next [...]
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December 19th, 2009 Cheryl Charles We had a really nice day today visiting San Diego, CA. We started with a two hour drive from El Centro through some interesting terrain on Interstate 8. As many times as Chuck and I (before we met, and then together) drove back and forth between our home base in California and my family in [...]
NAF El Centro
December 17th, 2009 Cheryl Charles We are currently staying at the Desert Oasis RV Park at NAF El Centro (the Navy’s Blue Angels winter training grounds) in El Centro, CA. So far everyone is super friendly and it is a nice change from Las Vegas – in that the temperatures are in the warm 70s during the day and relatively warm [...]
Crazy Horse Mountain on CBS News tonight
December 16th, 2009 Chuck Charles It’s always nice to see Crazy Horse Mountain and the Ziolkowski family getting more press:
Mystère Cirque du Soleil
December 9th, 2009 Cheryl Charles We just came back from seeing Mystère at Treasure Island, courtesy of Shadow winning Best Dressed Pet at The Great Santa Run last Saturday. THANK YOU, Shadow! What a great kid we have to give us such a great Christmas present. We felt so bad having to leave her alone at home to enjoy it. [...]
Best Dressed Pooch in a Sea of Santas
December 5th, 2009 Shadow Today Mom, Dad, and I participated in the big Las Vegas Santa Run here in Las Vegas, to benefit Opportunity Village. Over 7,00 people signed up to run/walk today, everyone dressed in Santa suits – including some of my fellow dogs! It was weird, I tell you. Why would humans want to dress themselves, much [...]
Our next tow vehicle?
We came across this picture online and just had to share. A little out of our price range, we’re sure, but it is a neat idea. Chuck says he’s saving his pennies…