Trips

After the Parade, we returned to the RV Park, changed some clothes, grabbed a quick sandwich, and returned to the bus to go down to Sierra Madre Boulevard to walked amongst the parked floats. This is the best part of the whole Parade program. Below are close up photos of some of my favorite floats.

	Northwestern Mutual: Spend Your Life Living
City of South Pasadena: Three Little Birds	City of South Pasadena: Three Little Birds - gorgeous brown orchids!
City of South Pasadena: Three Little Birds	City of South Pasadena: Three Little Birds
Trader Joe's	Trader Jo es
Blue Diamond Almonds: The Best Almonds Make the Best Almondmilk	Rotary International: Service Rocks
La Canada-Flintridge: Tree Frog Night	La Canada-Flintridge: Tree Frog Night
La Canada-Flintridge: Tree Frog Night	La Canada-Flintridge: Tree Frog Night
Digalert: Whistle While You Work	Digalert: Whistle While You Work
City of Sierra Madre	AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Donate Life: Rhythm of the Heart	Cal Poly Universities: Far Out Frequencies
Cal Poly Universities: Far Out Frequencies	Cal Poly Universities: Far Out Frequencies
Cal Poly Universities: Far Out Frequencies	The City of Burbank float was special for two reasons: first, we helped to decorate it and second, I was born in Burbank, so it felt like a homecoming float for me. Below are more photos of "our" float.
Gale's foot	Foot close up
This was as close as we could get to having her with her alligator's foot - the sun was very bright and the crowds impossible.
He's so cute!	Armin the Rabbit plucks the bass with Racey Raccoon on the bass drum
Minnie Bear playing the concertina	Lovely bouquet!
Porkchop playing the alto sax	To hear the music and see the animation, click on the following links: Clip 1 - Featuring Buck the Hound Dog on the banjo and Armin the rabbit on the bass Clip 2 - Featuring Porkchop on the alto sax and Racey Raccoon on the bass drum Clip 3 - Featuring Gale's alligator       (Use your "back" button to return here. Clips 2 and 3 are very short.)

January 2-3

We left San Dimas and headed east for Tucson. At Indio, we turned south on Highway 86 so we could stop for a date shake at the Oasis Date Farm - yum yum! Then we continued on to Gila Bend, AZ where we stopped for the night. This allowed us to arrive back in Green Valley by noon so we had daylight and could take our time re-parking the camper.

It was another great trip!