A week already?

6:30 am - Thursday - October 26th - GNHS - 60° F, humidity 76%, wind 5 mph out of the south.....crystal clear, blue, sunny skies today with a forecast high of 83° F. On this date in 2017 TLE and I were boondocking on the shores of Lake Powell at Lone Rock.....three guesses why they call it 'Lone Rock' and the first two don't count......↴

Lone Rock, UT

As of Wednesday we've been back at GNHS for a week, and it was time for a big shopping in La Quinta, plus it's been a month since my last haircut, and it was becoming quite obvious, so we were in the VW heading north on Highway 111 by 9:30 am, and arriving at the Supercuts around 10:25 am.  There were a couple of people ahead of me, but within 20 minutes I was seated, and getting my ears lowered.  We were back in the Beetle within 20 minutes, and heading to the local Rubio's Coastal Grill for an early lunch.  I haven't had Rubio's fish tacos for a long, long time....probably since last winter...so it was time.....

Awaiting our orders

.....the temp was in the high 70's by then, but still perfect for alfresco dining.  While TLE likes to try different menu items each time we visit Rubio's I have only ever ordered one menu item.....Original 2 Fish Taco plate....I know what I like, and I'm sticking with it.  We've visited a number of Rubio's over the years, and never been disappointed in the consistency, or quality of their food.  Once in a long while the service is a tad slow, but who is in a hurry?  Good food is worth the wait.....within reason.

Our next stop was the COSTCO fuel station as our tank was down to 1/4, and the trip meter was reading 310 miles.  Before I replaced the ignition coils last summer the low fuel warning light would have been flashing at 310 miles, but now it usually reads just over 1/4 tank, like this time.  The last time we filled our tank was in Medford, Oregon back on October 8th, also at a COSTCO fuel station.  The price per gallon for premium at the La Quinta COSTCO is $5.09.....outrageous to be sure, but the best price in the area by far.  Apart from the need for gasoline, our main reason for visiting COSTCO was for me to transfer my prescriptions from the Rite Aid in Alturas, and for TLE to have new prescription lenses installed in her existing frames that reflect her post cataract surgery prescription needs.

From there it was across the street to Home Depot for a few hardware related items, and then south on Jefferson to the local Ralph's supermarket to do the BIG shopping.  By the time we returned to GNHS it was close to 2:30 pm, and we had been gone 5 hours.  A trip into La Quinta is never a quick affair for us.

By the time TLE had put away the groceries it was after 4 pm, and the day was quickly waning.  Thursday TLE and I will do our first official rental using the new software system provided by  Polaris with the assistance of Hunter, who is familiar with it.  The new system is virtually paperless, and it takes way less time to process each rental, and get customers on their way to having fun.

Thanks for stopping by!