Steve and Judy's Travels!

 

That goofy little jumper battery we bought.  The one that fits in the palm of a hand.

 

With little, almost pretend, jumper cables…

 

…that plug into it.

 

We bought it a year ago.  It doesn’t look like it could really do anything so we didn’t actually know if we could trust it to be there when we needed it.

 

Well, we came home after 7 months on the road and the battery for the Mazda was totally flat.  It wouldn’t even light a warning light.  I popped the hood, attached this jumper battery, and the car fired right up without hesitation.  Not only did the jumper battery work, it worked better than any other jumper battery we ever had!  It even worked better than jumping it with another car and cables!  And it’s good for multiple jumps before it needs recharging.

 

Amazing.  That is so handy.  We are skeptics no more.

 

Oh.  And there is a cord concealed in the side you can pop out and recharge your phone with too if you need it.

 

 

We did get the see the rosy-faced lovebird while we were in Arizona.

 

 

 

 

…of our very own home alone moment!

 

 

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.

 

 

 

 

 

The newly planted, ten inch high, Texas Lantana had a fine time.

 

It grew all the way up onto the back porch!

 

The Dwarf Firebush which was knee-high when we left, forgot it was a dwarf.

 

 

But not while we’re on trips.  That was a long time to go without monitoring weight, but it turns out I only gained 5 pounds on the whole trip.  I think I can make that go away in the next couple weeks at home, no problem.  Judy, on the other hand, didn’t gain a pound!  What’s up with that?

 

 

I forgot to mention that while we were in Arizona, we encountered the Loch Ness Monster.  We could only see part of it, but here is what we saw:

 

That was odd-looking enough to zoom in for a closer look.

 

Yup.  That has to be the Loch Ness Monster.  Or I suppose it could have been the Creature from the Black Lagoon…