What is a "Five C Day" you ask? It is Caching, Car-wash, Chinese food, Casino and Cocktails!
Caching - We started out our day by geocaching out in the desert. There had been a CITO event recently so we went out to find the caches. A CITO is a geocaching event that brings geocachers together to find caches and pick up trash. CITO = Cache In and Trash Out. It is one small thing that geocachers do to clean up an area and make the world a better place to live. These geocaches took us hiking across open desert. It was really a very exciting adventure. We spotted a brood of Quail, many Hares, a few purple aster-looking flowers and even an old pick-up truck rusting away in a gully (Christine's Uncle?). Some of the caches took us near a beach along the Colorado River and the others out to the middle of nowhere with deep gullies that were too deep to cross and we had to back track to a more level area. We walked about 8 miles and enjoyed every minute of it! But, that's us ... we never seem to find the easy way of doing caches. Half way through, we discovered a parking closer to the caches which would have saved us a few miles of walking. But, what's the fun in that? We enjoyed the fresh air and the arid scenery.
Car wash - After our latest adventures in the desert and driving gravel and rock roads, our truck took on a new color. Dust! I don't mean just a little dust ... it has about a quarter inch of sand and dirt in the back bed! We thought it would be a good idea to wash some of the dust from it and enjoy the beautiful silver color it was meant to be. We found a car wash on our way home from geocaching and did the job. With all that hiking and cleaning the car, we needed some food.
Chinese - Nothing fancy here. We went to Panda Express for dinner. We don't eat out often, but today, well, just didn't feel like cooking. Fried Rice, Mushroom Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried Dumplings and a couple of Spring Rolls. YUMMY!
Casino - Since we are staying in a casino RV Park, why not take a few bucks and try our luck? Having full bellies, feeling pretty good about having a clean truck and grabbing a few caches, why not? We played a couple of machines with no luck. Then, Paul played one slot machine and did well ... at least until it decided to take his winnings back! He also played a machine that was so loud it made my ears hurt. It must have been the noisiest machine in the casino! I actually took out my hearing aids and could still hear it! Now that's a loud machine. All in all we didn't lose much and had a great time playing the slots.
Cocktails - While sitting in the casino, the girls walk around saying "Cocktails?" Ahh, what the heck, we're not driving so why not? We had a couple of cocktails before calling it a night.
That was our "Five C Day"
Wishing you a Five Star Day!
Jo
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. - Hans Christian Andersen
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