On January 1, 2015, we packed up and left Cochise Terrace RV Resort and headed down the hill and back to Butterfield RV Resort.........for a stay that would last the month of January, February, and the first few days of March.
 |
| New Years Day was a little "icy" |
 |
| Down the hill to Benson |
One of the main reasons we returned was the heated pool - 84 degrees- and Mary didn't waste any time after we got there.....and hardly missed a Water Aerobics session.
 |
| Mary doing her favorite AZ thing on Jan 1 |
One thing that we didn't really miss while up at Cochise Terrace were the trains. We soon got re-introduced......
 |
| Beautiful, downtown Benson |
 |
| Talk about a diesel pusher!!! |
Our site changed from 105 (from November) to 104 for the time we spent here this stay. Many of our old friends from November were still here - like Dick & Patti, Ken & Judy, Lee & Debbie, Steve & Barbara, Jerry & Kitty, Bobby & Paula, Dick & Sarah. And then we made some new friends: Jerry & Iris, John & Joni, Al & Anita, Jay & Linda, Roy & Trina......
 |
| That's us - right in the middle of this pic |
 |
| Some of the guests we fed |
 |
| Home is where you park it |
 |
| I think we could have fit our Airstream in this Newmar |
Our neighbors were great and we so enjoyed staying here and spending time with them.
 |
| Iris & Jerry's rig with their 2 guard Bostons' |
 |
| Sasha & Lara |
 |
| Joni out with Daphne |
 |
| John & Joni with Daphne & Buster, Iris & Jerry with Sasha & Lara |
 |
| Overnighters from Ontario that stayed just behind us |
 |
| Steve & Barbara's rig with Steve's off-road toy |
 |
| Talk about a little weight on the back end! |
 |
| Mary with Molly, Iris & Jerry with Sasha & Lara |
And then there were the special events in the clubhouse- Pot Lucks, Happy Hours, the Chili Cookoff, the Super Bowl Party, the Wine Tasting Night, the Daytona 500........
 |
| Pot Luck Night- building was always full |
 |
| Always plenty of GOOD food |
 |
| Happy Hours were so popular that we had to increase them to 2 a week |
 |
| Mary & I and to our left, Patti & Dick, Laverne & Shirley |
 |
| Lee & Debbie, Nancy & Dave, Dave & Linda |
 |
| From right: Ken & Judy, Pam, Roy & Trinna |
 |
| Laverne & Shirley, Ken & Judy, Pam |
 |
| On the right: Al & Anita. On the left: Dick & Patti |
 |
| Laverne addressing the crowd....on the right are John & Joni, Al & Anita, and our friend Barbara from Cochise Terrace |
 |
| Another view |
 |
| Nancy in action- John running Karaoke machine |
 |
| The Karaoke group- Mary singing along, Roy getting ready to abandon ship. |
 |
| The Happy hours were so enjoyable.......Jay & Linda at the head of the table |
 |
| Another view of all of our friends |
 |
| The judges for the Chili Cookoff: Jerry, Kim, and Bobby |
 |
| Paula, Kitty, Ken, Judy, Mary waiting for our Chili |
 |
| Super Bowl Sunday |
 |
| Good crowd for the game. I managed to start a pool for the game and even managed to win some money |
 |
| The staff for the game: Steve, Nancy, Regina, and Linda |
 |
| WE WON!!!!!!!!! |
 |
| The Patriots, that is. |
 |
| The Wine Tasting Night |
 |
| The Wine Tasting Night |
 |
| The wine drinking happy hour afternoon. Up close are Don & Pam from NY |
 |
| Mary & I, Ken & Judy |
One of the things that we did on a regular basis was to get up each morning and check the weather back home:
We always looked and then congratulated ourselves on the good decision to come west for the winter and miss all the cold and the snow. Every time.
Mary and I each took advantage of exercise opportunities. Mary faithfully reported each Mon-Wed-Fri. for Water Aerobics. Each morning I took advantage of the exercise room - getting there around 6:00 for 1/2 hour of Eliptical and bicycle exercise. A little later on in the morning I would walk from our spot to Ocotillo Ave and head up the hill to the stop sign by the Baptist Church - a round trip, strenuous walk of about 2.25 miles. Here are a couple of pics from the top of the hill looking back down towards Benson:
During the month of February and into the early part of March, we said goodby to a number of our friends.....
 |
| Al & Anita leaving and heading to Deming, NM |
 |
| Iris & Jerry leaving and heading to Green Valley |
 |
| John & Joni leaving and heading to New Mexico |
A few days before it was time for us to leave, Ken & Judy had a bonfire and all were invited.....
And then March 6 rolled around and it was time for us to pack up and leave our friends and head on to a new adventure: the Escapees Rally (Escapade) in Tucson.
 |
| the morning sky over Butterfield |
 |
Our friends came over to see us off. We will most certainly miss them.
|
And then it was off to Tucson.................................
No comments:
Post a Comment