done. We met a man who would later turn out to be a very good friend. Ed Dueck and his wife Lydia, had
dental work done previously and “knew the ropes” so to speak. T ey took us down to the town of Calexico on the US side, where we purchased a $2 all day parking ticket at City Hall. We then simply walked over the border into Mexicali. Of course the choice of a dentist was
Cactus Country RV Park in Arizona.
this park is somewhat isolated, there are so many activities, so much to do, that time fl ies by much too quickly. T ere is a talent show that is simply hilarious; a multi-denominational church service every Sunday; small yard sales always taking place in camp; a little store that handles the essentials; and a traveling fresh fruit and veggie operation that sets up camp twice a week. We had heard that dental work down
in Mexicali Mexico, 50 miles to the south, was not only professional, but much more reasonable that home in Canada. We were a little apprehensive about this, but we both needed dental work
the next concern. One street in Mexicali is simply dental offi ces, side by side. Back in camp we had noticed a card in the offi ce by a certain Dr. Manuel Meneses, G.D.D.S. so we chose this man to do the work. We were pleasantly surprised at our fi rst meeting. He had taken his training in L.A.,
was fl uent in English and Spanish, had traveled to France and to England, the place of my birth, and generally put us at ease as to his capabilities. I had eight caps installed on my lower
jaw, plus a full upper and a partial lower. Frances had a full upper and lower, her needs being a little more complicated as they were installed over little pegs screwed down into the bottom jawbone. T e diff erence between the total cost
of all this, compared to our quote back home, more than paid for our entire holiday. We found the desert country in this
area of California to be quite interesting. We fi nd the deserts of Arizona have much more to off er to the nature buff .
We had a little Cactus Wren back in camp. T e Wren would explore the grill and radiator on our truck whenever we returned from a trip to the dentist. He would carefully pick out all the squashed insects he could fi nd. We set out a water dish, using a gold pan I found in the trailer, and the birds would come and drink every morning. Time waits for nobody. We had to
bid farewell to the palm trees, hot tub and beautiful warm pool in Fountain of Youth Spa and start back toward our still frozen homeland. Our excess medical insurance was expiring, so northward we traveled. We had dry roads and blue skis as our faithful Dodge truck propelled us home. T ere is a rest area beside I- 5, just before Weed, where we got a magnifi cent photo of Mt. Shasta rearing its snow-covered cap into the pure blue sky. We traveled through Washington State, connected with Hwy 97 north up through Omak, through the border into Canada where a friendly border guard said, “Welcome home!” Back home in Osoyoos we are at the
northern tip of the Sonoran Desert. In the summer, temperatures can
climb into the high 90s, or beyond. We have rattlesnakes, small cacti, sagebrush, and all those fun things, but nothing can compare with the giant Saguaro that now seems only a dream.
We are already planning our next trip, but that is the RV lifestyle we love. 6
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