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I bought a used 1986 travel trailer. It's really nice. The people who had it kept it up and it's just like new. It's 25 ft long. Maybe it's too big for the brown truck but according to the people we bought it from, they used it with the same type of truck. Randy is an experienced camper and he used to drive much bigger trailers and 5th wheels. We bought a bunch of dishes and silverware for the trailer today from the Deseret Industries. We are have trailer brakes put on the truck today.

We are not going to drive it far. We will just use it for camping here in Utah. We decided with the price of gasoline that we won't be able to take a lot of road trips to various states so we will just go camping during the weekdays when the camping spots are not so crowded. Hopefully, Old Brownie will be ok with these short trips. If not, then we will have to put the trailer up for sale because I won't buy another truck and I sold Brownie to Randy and if another truck is needed to pull the trailer then he will have to get it.

Randy is handy around the house. He dusted everything in the house and cleaned all the light covers while I was on my cruise. I do appreciate it. Both of us have not been feeling too well lately so I do hope we will be up to speed again soon so we can enjoy the new trailer.

Alex's Birthday

Today would have been Alex's 66th birthday. I haven't even been to the grave yet. I have been so sick with the flu I guess, mostly stomach flu but sick all over and now I have given it to Randy and he is really really sick. It's such a nice day too. I hope to get to the grave soon.Spent all morning cleaning up the bathroom after myself. We were supposed to go look at a trailer in Layton but we are both too sick. I feel bad.

I miss you Alex. I wish you could see what I have done with the place since you left. I know all the kids with you a Happy Birthday too and wish you were here. Yesterday was Good Friday, that awful Friday you died even though it was a different date. I will always hate Good Firday.

Love, Rita

Death Warmed Over

I came down with something on Monday night and I haven't been so sick in a very long time. I threw up so many times that there was nothing left. I had diarrhea for three days. I thought I had the colitis. Today I am a little better. I thought maybe it was from the cruise but Beverly did not get it. My stomach has not hurt so bad as this for as long as I can remember. I have been very dizzy and weak and only able to have liquids. I think I am on the mend at least I hope so. So I will catch up on my writings when I am feeling better.

Matt's BBQ

We enjoyed a good hamburger meal at Matt's on Sunday. Matt has really fixed up his house. Randy really enjoyed Matt's dogs. The photo on the upper right is Randy with March, his cat who like to lay on him while he is watching TV.

Randy's Birthday

Randy had his 66th birthday on March 13. We went out to eat at Carraba's and then to a movie. We had an enjoyable time. Here he is eating his dinner and his dessert.

Cruise Photos and Details

I had a good time on the cruise. Beverly had a cold and allergies so she wasn't feeling too well. We got lots of rest which I usually don't get a on a cruise. I fell down twice. Once I tripped over the ledge to the bathroom and fell into the shower. The other time I was getting on a tender boat from the ship and the sea was swelling and it caused the tender boat to rise up and I missed it my leg went between the two ships. I got badly bruised on my right leg and knee and was so stiff and sore I had to miss Matzatlan the next day. They gave me my money back. Randy thinks I should have sued them, but I am ok. The weather wasn't all that warm and the adult pool wasn't that warm either. The hottest place was Puerta Villarta, the sand burned my feet. Mexico is really a dump except for the hotels and beaches. They have cobblestone roads and the building look really tacky. There were even dirt roads leading to nice hotels. We went on the Vision of the Seas and it is a mid-size ship that holds about 2100 people. We enjoyed the beach at Puerta Villarta and Cabo. We went to some buffets from hotels on the beaches and had open bars etc. I got to hold a real life parrot on my arm in Cabo. Walking on the beaches is almost impossible for me these days. My legs just give out in the sand. I won't be doing any cruises for awhile I think. I was a little upset that I was not invited to the party for previous cruisers on the Royal Caribbean since I had cruised with them before.

Our dinner companions were from Vancouver Canada (Ken and Barbie; really) and they were nice people and our waiters were so much fun. One of them remembered I wanted lemonade and he always filled my glass with an endless supply of lemonade. We also saw a couple of movies on the ship. All in all it was very relaxing and fun. I hated the airports though. SLC was so backed up that even though we got there an hour early, our seats were given away on the flight because we to wait so long getting through security. There were all these skiers going home. Our flight nearly left without us but then they gave us our seats back and put the standbys in other seats.

On the way back in LA, I forgot and had my cell phone in my pocket and they treated me like a criminal and then my knee also beeped and so it was a mess. To top it off, the plane was 1 and 1/2 hours late getting in so Randy had to wait a long time for us. I had called him and told him I would be late but he thought he could get a meal at the airport but he couldn't because all the eating places are past security. Since I hate airports so much, if I take a cruise in the future we will drive to the port. Airports also wear me out.
Above are our dinner companions, Barb and Ken from Vancouver and on the right
Roast Lamb, one of our Meals

This is Beverly and I with our waiters. Notice how the light makes it look like our head waiter, Ramil is wearing a crown.
This is on the beach at Puerta
Villarta on the right

Here I am with the parrot at Cabo

Beverly at Cabo near the Beach at Lunch and on the right, One of the ship's lounges




Cabo San Lucas Real People Dressed as Statues on Cabo on the right
Our Room on the Ship
Beverly and I on First Formal Night on the right

Ken and Barb