Arizona, Mesa - Friday, December 12, 2014 - Val Vista Villages RV Resort

I’m at a loss as to what I did yesterday J.  We walked across the street to get a few groceries and I embroidered a stocking for Greg.  Other than that, I must have wasted a lot of time.

 

This morning we went to the new fitness facility for a walk through on the equipment.  We’ve scheduled a session with a trainer to make sure we know how to use everything so we don’t get hurt.

There is equipment that will work any part of you that isn’t what it should be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

They say that if you have any type of knee problems this isn’t the machine for you.  I guess there are only 5 of them in the state of Arizona and 2 of them are here.

 

The screens you see on all of the equipment enable you to connect with the internet, there are hook ups for all of your devices, you can watch TV, play solitaire or take a virtual hike through a lot of places like Paris or London – lots of things to keep you on the machines just a little longer.

Last week we made an upgrade to the bike to make it easier to secure it on the lift when we travel.  The tiedowns go through these which are on both sides instead of over the handlebars, which is supposed to be better for the bike.  We’ve not been out riding just for pleasure yet, seems we are keeping busy though.  The weather is still in the mid to high-70s during the day and into the high 40s to low 50s during the night.  They are predicting we will get some more rain this evening from those same storms that caused such havoc in California.

I took a walk around part of the resort this evening snapping pictures of all the flowers that are in full bloom.  They announced at the resort meeting on Thursday morning that the plantings were done and that over 27,000 new flowers were planted.

 

 

 

There are some plants that are well established and just beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There isn't much green grass out here so this really stands out.

 

 

The citrus trees are loaded with grapefruit, lemons and oranges.

 

 

 

 

The cactus are getting ready to bloom also.