Yuma

Our latest segment of the trip as of March 9th, 2010
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Mar 10 -
Moving Day - As Denice is still laid up with this Gout thing I did all the inside packing as well as the outside stuff, but we were still ready to be on the road by about 8:30AM. We are just following Tom today. The day was fairly uneventful. Weather was good, and roads were good as well. I 10 through Tucson is now fairly well completed. The last couple of years there has been a lot of construction and some lanes were shut down or narrowed up, but this time, clear sailing right through. North of Tucson there was on short area of construction where a new bridge is being constructed. I had a little issue there. I was in the center of a 3 lane section. The right lane was closed, and where it merged, a semi started to force his way into my lane rather yield as he should have. I was forced to move to the left, but there was a little red car in that lane and I sure put put the squeeze on him. He braked quickly to avoid me, but gave me the light flashing signal and horn blowing warning. Sorry, but I could not help it. I thought he would give me the finger when he went past me after the construction area, but he didn't. I should have done the same thing to the semi, but I didn't. At Casa Grandi we left I 10 and onto I 8 toward Yuma' avoiding Phoenix. Stopped in Gila Bend for gas and lunch at a Shell Truck stop with large parking lot. They also have a RV park there that would be a good place to stop for an overnighter. Then on to Yuma and check into the Fortuna de Oro RV Resort. A very large Park with over 1000 stalls. We were all settled in by 1:30PM as we had only driven 275 miles today. Tom and Linda had a name of a Mexican who was in the business of washing/waxing motorhomes and ELTORO needs it badly as there are signs of some oxidation showing up. Called them and they came and gave me an estimate of $180. I approved and so they washed the outside, as well as a free wash for the Jeep today. Waxing to be done tomorrow.
Mar 11 - Denice's Birthday - 39 again and again
Denices Birthday Today but she is still laid up wih the Gout, so we spend a very quite one. The Mexican wax man shows up at about 9:30 and starts waxing. He has a large heavy duty buffer, and uses McGuires polish. With lots of buffing and heavy pressure the oxidation is removed. It comes off better than I had anticipated. The man works at the polishing until about 1:00PM when the buffer velcroed on pad failed, and he could not complete the job as he had a secondary afternoon job. He will complete the job in the morning before we leave Yuma. I had to go into town for some things. Groceries, hand held radio batteries, and t get some cash from an ATM. I went to Radio Shack for the batteries, and found they cost about $20 for a set, and I needed them for both radios. A new set of radios with an up to 20 mile range were only $60, so you know the route that I took. Then right beside Radio Shack was "Als RV Supply." had to stop there although I needed nothing. Only cost me about $50 time I got out. You can always find something you need for your motorhome at these stores. Then to Frys for groceries, as I have to do the shopping while Denice is down. Leaving Frys remembered I wanted a digital converter for the TV, as when on antennae, cannot bring in the channels, as all of the USA have gone digital. Satellite or Cable do not need a converter. So back to Radio Shack and buy one of them for another $60. Tom and Linda come over for dinner, and Linda had baked a birthday cake for Denice. Much appreciated Linda. Thank You!!

Backroad Benson

On our many previous trips to and around Benson we have always gone to the touristy type highlights; Tombstone, Chiricahua, Bisbee, Douglas, Patagonia, Karchner Caverns, and on and on and on. Well this time something quite different! We wanted to see the real outback and desert of the local area. So on Saturday the 6th on March, Tom and Linda, Denice and I loaded into Tom and Lindas Explorer and headed into the unknown north and west of Benson. Started out on pavement on Ocotillo Road. Good for the first 12 miles then degraded to un-maintained and gravel/dirt. Now our co-pilot was Linda with her trusty computer loaded up with "Streets and Trips," and she indicated that we must follow that little black line on the map, and follow we did. Up and down hills, over rocks and through dry washes for about another 15 miles until, around a corner, and there in front of us was one of those dreaded LOCKED GATES. Hmmmm, what to do now!! Just across the valley we can see a better road with cars speeding both ways. Must be way of getting there, but search as could, none appeared. Tom and I might have been inclined to force our way across the valley by following some dry wash, and then some "4 wheeling," but our conscience, and of course our back seat drivers and joint co-pilots perservered, and convinced we sop and have a bite of lunch, and then return back o Benson and re-group and find the road on the other side of the valley.

Coffee at the Jack-in-the-box in Benson and away once again on another little black line called Pomerene Road. Better, yah sure pavement -- for 12 miles, then gravel and washboard ~~~~~~~~ get the idea? We hoped to end up at this town of Cascabel some where at the end. We should have turned back sooner, but Tom persevered until we reached Casabel. At least I think we got there. How can you tell one saguarro from another. But we still were on Lindas little black line, and it went on some more yet. Zoomed out to find we were just behind Limon Mountain at Tucson. Another 30 miles and we would reach San Manuel and the Oracle. Not today. Vibrated back to Benson in time for pork chop dinner at Tom and Lindas.
Next day, Sunday the 7th
Today is my turn to be tour guide. I am going to stay to better roads, so we decide to head east out to Wilcox on I 10 and to the Rex Allen and Marty Robbins museums with Tom and Linda. On the way there at the eastern edge of Texas Canyon on I 10 stopped to see "The Thing" at a truck stop and Shell Station as well as gift shop. We all paid a $1 to go out the back and through 3 big buildings to see "The Thing." I guess lots of interesting things out there. Antigues, junk, old guns, junk, wood carvings, junk, old cars, junk, and then "The Thing. It tuned out to be an old "mummy." How can you be sure it was real? For a dollar, had to be real!!! Once at Wilcox we found that both Rex and Marty were home town boys who always remembered their roots and never missed an opportunity to return and perform in support of community events. Each museum, that are located side by side on Railroad Street, the main drag of the Old Town Wilcox, has lots of memorability of each of them. It is well displayed, and the hosts are a wealth of information, and experts on the history of the respective subjects. While we were in Wilcox a wind storm was brewing, and by yhe time we headed west a huge dust cloud hung over the dry lake along I 10. Zero visibility is common when the wind blow here, with multiple highway warning signs along the route. However we were able to pass easily pass the lake before any problem presented itself. We then wanted to show Tom and Linda the Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains south of I 10 so we turned south on 191 for 20 miles and again by passed the dry lake and duststorm, but this time on the west. At Sunsites turned west on a local road, but paved for most of the way to the Stronghold.




This is an area similiar to the Texas Canyon on I 10, where huge round boulers are strewn everywhere. Cochise, an renegade Apache Chief, used this areas as a hide out where he and his band could easily avoid conflict with army. Now there is a memorial dedicated to him here. He died in the area and only one man knew, but never revealed the exact site of his burial. You only have to visit the area to understand why he could so easily avoid detection. Now a very nice park and camping area in the shadow of the mountains and surrounded by tall trees graces the area. We would love to camp there but the road in will only allow motorhomes shorter than 22 feet, so I guess that eliminates us. On the way out of the Stronghold, Linda found on her computer another of those little black lines indicating some sort of road.


Looked like a short cut back toward Benson, so waht the heck, lets go. Well it may have been shorter, but turned to a narrow one laned dirt trail, right up over a 6000 ft pass over the Dragoon Mountains. It was fun, but rough and it terminated a mile north at Tombstone. Back home by dark. Tom cooked pork chops for dinner.

Westward Ho

Our latest segment of the trip as of March 3rd, 2010
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March 3rd we hook up and on the road by 8:30AM. Travel toward San Antonio on I 35 to Exit 175 and then west on 1604 to by pass San Antonio on the outskirts. Join I 10 and head west to Fort Stockton. This is rather different for us as we usually try to follow secondary highways so that we "See the Country" better, but this time just decided to get on the interstate and boogie, as we want to meet Tom and Linda, our friends from Warner, Alberta, at Benson in a couple of days. As we leave the hill country around San Antonio, and the day progresses, so does the land form around us. From lush hilly country to juniper forests, to low deciduous undergrowth, to buck brush, to cactus covered low mountains, and finally to just cactus and sand. This is Fort Stockton!! Even the RV Park conformed to the surroundings. No trees, just sand and gravel, no WIFI, no TV!! Well its only one night! What the heck!!
We did take a spin around town and found the largest Road Runner in the World to take some pics of, and then there was the real one that run across behind the motorhome. KFC for supper.

We never even put the slids out tonight. Some new neighbors came in late in the afternoon driving a newly purchased "Alpha See Ya" motorhome. I helped him get parked and had a nice visit with him. He is a moose of a man standing 6'10" tall. They were from Georgia and had just purchased it in San Antonio. He had indicated he needed the Alpha one as it has 7'6" ceilings so that he does not bump his head.
March 4th -
Our latest segment of the trip as of March 4th, 2010
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As we did not even put out the slides last night we are on the road again by about 8:15AM, and onward west to Las Cuces NM. Let me see, "What can I say that is positive about the West Texas scenery?" Well its open and you can see for miles. Miles fly by quickly as the interstate speed limit is 80MPH. I tried to stick around 70. Then just past Van Horne the time zone changed to Mountain Time Zone so we gained another hour. The long and short of it, we arrived at our destination of Hacienda RV Resort in Las Cruces at about 1:00PM. The Hacienda Resort is definitely a high end RV stop. Rates are right up there at $49/night, but is well laid out and a joy to stay there. It is right next to the historic old town de Missilla, NM. We had been ther before so this time did not venure into the old town, but for anybody who has not been there it is well worth a visit.
The Story of Mesilla
While the creation of Las Cruces may have eased the pressure for a rapidly growing Doña Ana, it didn't ease the anti-United States sentiments harbored by some Doña Ana residents who preferred Mexican rule to that of the United States. These sentiments eventually led to the formation of another village. In 1850, 60 families packed up their belongings and moved west of the Rio Grande, which was still Mexican territory. They settled on a mesita or hill, and formed the village of Mesilla. Unfortunately for the settlers, they soon became US residents again when the Gadsden Purchase, finalized in 1854, turned over a 30,000 square mile strip of land from Mexico to the US for $10 million. Although residents of Mesilla were no longer citizens of Mexico, they continued to live out their lives as though they were.
Billy the Kid
Las Cruces has been the haunt of many notable figures, such as Geronimo, Victorio, Albert Fall and the discoverer of Pluto, the late Clyde Tombaugh. But none have garnered more attention than the most infamous outlaw in the West, William H. Bonney, a.k.a., Billy the Kid. In 1880, Billy the Kid stood trial in a Mesilla, NM courtroom for the murder of Andrew “Buckshot” Roberts. He was found guilty and sentenced to hang by Judge Warren Bristol. During his sentencing, Judge Bristol told Billy he was to be hung “until you are dead, dead, dead!" Legend has it that Billy shouted back, "And you can go to hell, hell, hell!" He was taken to Lincoln, NM where he escaped while awaiting execution. He was later shot and killed by Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881. The building in Mesilla that housed the jail and courtroom are still standing and the iron jail cell that held him is on display across the street in the Gadsden Museum. Another historical landmark still standing in Mesilla is the old Butterfield Stage Depot. Today it is home to La Posta, a restaurant with a worldwide reputation for its Mexican food.
March 5th -
Our latest segment of the trip as of March 5th, 2010
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Hate to leave here, as finally the weather is what I believe it should be in the "Sunny South. This morning by 8:00AM it is already 75F. But need to be on the road again to meet with Tom and Linda in Benson later today, so soon we are motoring again. Again, a lot of scenery! Yeah sure!! Sand, buck brush and little else for the next couple hundred miles. I 10 is a great way to get by all of this. I think I said before, that miles fade by behind you fairly quickly at 70 - 75 MPH. ELTORO cruises nicely at these interstate speeds, although is likely a LITTLE harder on gas mileage. I do get between 7.5 and 9 MPG (Imperial), so I guess that's not too bad. Speed limit is 80PH on the majority of this section of I 10, and of course I have my co-pilots eyes keeping me honest as she has the computer in front of her with "Streets and Trips" running that displays our speed as triangulated from the satellite "eye in the Sky." We did make good time, changed time zones again to Mountain, so gained another hour and arrived in Benson at 1:00PM. Tom and Linda were already here and had reserved a site next to them for one night until we figure out our itinerary for the next while. Sure was good to see them as they are the first folks from back home that we have seen for over one hundred days. Lots of Hugs and kisses!! Obviously a lot of chin wagging for the next few hours, and then supper together. This RV Park features an observatory where guests can join each evening for a peek at the heavens above. Their telescope is is a 17" Meade reflector type costing a cool $65K and is housed in a real dome with retracting and turning roof. We signed up for to nights viewing and were first on deck at 7:00PM. 16 people are allowed each evening session and is hosted by an amateur astronomer. We had a look at Mars, star clusters, hot blue stars and giant red stars, binary stars, Andromena galaxy, great Orion Nebula, Betelguese, and Rigel. Interesting!! Denice is enthralled. Me, OK. Then to Tom and Lindas for coffee.

Texas Hill Country around San Antonio

Our latest segment of the trip as of Feb 26th, 2010
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For this blog edition I am just going to give a few of the highlights from Feb 22nd to March 3rd. We moved from Lake Charles westward to San Marcos. Denice, and I guess I better include myself were a little apprehensive about tackling Houston routing of I 10 to San Antonio, so we elected to skirt northward about 40 miles around that metropolis. Its rather funny, when you look at a map many of these roads are just a small black line, so us northerners think this is probably no more than a gravel road or maybe even just dirt, where a sudden rain squall may turn it to mud and disaster. Well not the case down here. We struck off on one of these, SR 105, when we left Beaumont Texas, but to our amazement found it to be a divided 4 lanes almost the entire way to Austin where it joined I 35. At a point some 30 miles east of Austin we jogged on to SR 21 down to San Marcos. We had reserved at Pecan RV Resort right on the San Marcos River. In fact the rear of ELTORO almost hung over the bank down to the river. We ended up staying here 8 enjoyable days. A lot of the time we just rested and enjoyed retirement, but there were some activities that are note worthy. Denice has a favorite cousin, living with her son and family in New Braunfels, about 15 miles south of us. So one night we met all of them in Montana Mikes Restaraunt for dinner. Had a great steak there, Then the next day we picked up Hettie, Denices cousin, and headed into San Antonio and to the riverwalk,


We all enjoyed a boat tour through the river and downtown canals, as well as lunch at the Guadalajara Grill. Must mention a little about Hettie. She is a little yonger than we are, 2 or 3 years, but was always a heavy smoker. A few years back she had a bout with cancer. She beat that one but a year or so back it came again and she had to have her voice box removed, so now she has the hole in her throat to talk with. She has done remarkably well and now speaks quite well although quietly. But the highlight is that now she is the greatest non smoker activist that we have encountered for some time. She does not hesitate to lift the neckerchief around her throat and show what can happen to you if you continue to be a smoker. We had planned to drive up to Austin as it was only about 40 miles away. Austin Lake is supposed to be beautiful, as is the surrounding countryside of the Texas Hill Country, but at the end of the time we decided against as it is in fact just another Big City. One other trip that is worth mentioning though is on our final day there and at the recommendation of our neighbors, we decided to go to the wildlife Park and Natural Bridge Caverns north of New Braunfels.

Arrived at about 2:00PM and immediately went on the guided tour. The cave is great and in our estimation rivals Carlsbad, although much smaller. It is very active yet, and wet and humid and hot at about 85 F. If interested more info can be found at:
http://www.naturalbridgecaverns.com/index.aspx
After completing the cavern tour we went to the wildlife drive through as well. It was very good as well. It is billed as a Safari, Texas style. Hundreds of animals are enclosed in 4 large pastures. At the gate you purchase food pellets and then drive your own car through these pastures, feeding the animals at your own discretion. They are wild animals so it is recommended that you drop the pellets on the ground where they will pick them up. But they have learned quickly that if they stick their heads right into your window they will get a lot more attention. Animals that we observed were deer of all sizes and types, elk, African antelope and deer, wildebeast, ostrich, emus, elands, giraffes, longhorns, watusi, zebras, camels, rhinos, donkeys, etc, etc.









They were all segregated into the 4 pastures as to what was compatable together. As you had no guide other than a CD, that you placed into your vehicle CD reader, you had all the time in the world. Entrance fee was for the full day, so you could stay as long as you wished and take as many pictures as you wanted. We put in an enjoyable couple of hours there before returning to home.

Yogi Bear at Jellystone Park

Our latest segment of the trip as of Feb 18th, 2010
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Feb 18th
Leave Alabama Port RV Park and return to I 10. Just follow it west through Mississippi and into Louisanna until we reach Lake Charles. Find Yogi Bear Jellystone RV Park. Seems no one home so call contact number. Bill arrives shortly and we check in, He prefers cash, but I use MC. He tells me business is extremely slow, and he has laid all employees off. The park must have 100 sites, but only about 5 are filled, and those with long term people. We settle in, but find WIFI non existant other than right at the office. DAMN!! We need to get on the system and do some emailing, and do my blog, etc

We were on a flight path of a Air Force Training Facility

Feb 19th
Rest Day, Denice has ear and head ache. Try to get on WIFI at the office but unable until I call the owner and have him come over and reboot his router, then we are able to access. Do our email, and stuff that needed doing. Then just rest and take it easy all the rest of the day. Just have to do that some days. We are down here to spend the winter, so do not need to do something each and every day.

Feb 20th
Another easy day
Buy some groceries at WalMart. Then do a tour of the sights of Lake Charles. Something sticks in our mind about the significance of Lake Charles, but we are not sure what it is. It's not too big of a city (probably 25,000) situated on a lake that is an extension to Calcusieu Lake that in turn is accessable from the Gulf for large tankers and barges. So Lake Charles is in actuality a port city. Lots of Oil refineries and grain terminals on the business side of the lake.


Feb 21st
R & R, and get ready to move on. Out to Steamboat Bills for supper for some real good "Cajun" food. Bill, the park owner, said we just had to go as it was the best in all Alabama. We had Butterflied Shrimp done Cajun style and some appetizers that I failed to remember what they were called. They were crawfish and shrimp baked in some kind of a bun in a creamy sauce. They were very good, but a way too much to eat, so we had a "Doggy Bag" for lunch on the road tomorrow.

Party Hardy Mardi Gras

Our latest segment of the trip as of Feb 13th, 2010
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Say that 3 times fast. Well, we were there but the Party Hardy I'm afraid was way past these two oldies.
But on the 13th:
Bright sun today, so on the move by 8:30AM
Travel down Highway 319 to Tallahassee, Alabama and the west on Interstate 10 all the way to Mobile Alabama
Highway 319 was very interesting with the huge oaks extending right out over the highway, giving it a "Tunnel" effect, in much of the 40 miles that we were on it. Then on Interstate 10. We commented that the grass was much greener than when we passed over this same area a month prior on our way to Florida. This part of I 10 does not seem nearly as busy as sections we have been on farther to the west in Texas and Arizona. Being able to keep a steady 65 MPH (limit is 70) ate up the miles fairly quickly and it seemed in no time we were in Mobile. Turned south at exit 17 A&B and followed 193 south for 15 miles along the bay to Alabama Port RV Park where we have reservations. Checked in. It seems to be another rather "homey" Type park where no one is too concerned. I wanted to get the paperwork done, but the guy looking after the place just said, "Oh just come back when you are ready to leave and we will straighten up then"
Its a pretty basic park. All hookups except Cable TV and WIFI. Don't miss the TV, but no WIFI is a bit of a downer. The man advises us to go south 6 miles across the bridge to Dauphin Island, and at the "T" interstection, turn right and into the laundermat, and we will be able to hook up there.

Feb 14th - Valentines Day. My Sweetheart gave me a Nice Card!!!
Today drove to Dauphin Island. Route to it is over a 4 mile long bridge. Interesting, as most of the way is about 20 feet above the waves, but then the center arches up to probably 150 feet above water. One of the biggest hills on a highway that we have seen in the last month or so!! Once on the island, we turned right and went to the extreme West End. Nowhere on the island is the elevation more than about 4 feet above sea level. All dwellings are on stilts near 20 feet high. The road to the beach just reminds me of snowplowing back in Alberta, as there are "Drifts" across the road all along the way. Heavy equipment (Cats and Backhoes) are being utilized to "sandplow" the road on a regular basis.

The Beach Park is just a narrow spit of sand, only a foot or two above the ocean. Lots of sea shells!! We were treated to a great adhock Dolphin Show just off shore where at least a half dozen played for 15 or 20 minutes. From there we went to the east end, and to Fort Gaines. This was a fort that during the civil war was a site of many battles. The Bay of Mobile was an important port at the time. Fort Gaines on the west and Fort Morgan on the east guarded the Bay. Fort Gaines has been restored and is a great representation of the requirements of the times.


15th Feb
I woke up at 3:00AM this morning with a gut feeling that something was amiss in the motorhome. We have the little electric heater ( Denices favourite) to keep the chill off during the night, but it was not running. Instead the motorhome furnace was running almost not stop. I got up and went and checked the heater, and yes it was not working. No power to it. Checking found no power to any outlets in the kitchen/living section, but all OK in bathroom and bedroom. I reset the breakers. Still nothing. Even went outside and checked the Parks breakers. Nothing. No more I could do now, so went back to bed and stewed about what could be the cause the rest of the night. Circut breakers, wiring prolems, vermin chewing off wiring, RV Park problems just continued to swirl through my brain until time to get up. At 6:00AM Denice offered to get up and make coffee, as obviously I had been keeping her awake as well. I told her she would have to plug the coffee perk into the bathroom, as that was the only place we had power. She got up and went to the kitchen. Came back in about 2 minutes, and with tongue in cheek stated, "Motorhome fixed." "What do you mean" I answered. " I just fixed the problem. You know that little button on the plug in in the kitchen? Well it was out and I just pushed it in, and now everything works." I had completely forgot that in both the kitchen and the bathroom there are Ground Fault Protectors, and for what ever reason the one in the kitchen had popped out. Now of course Denice is promoting herself as the savior of the day, and requests $100 compensation for after hours call out. Super Electrician Extraordinaire!!
That little distraction behind us decided to go into Mobile today, drive through the old city on highway 90, and to the tourist info bureau at the convention center on the waterfront, and then out to the USS Alabama Battleship museum.
Arriving downtown we found it packed with people and many streets blocked off, obviously in preparation for a parade. We knew Mardi Gras was on, but what we did not know was that Mobile is actually the home of the original Mardi Gras. We stopped and asked a very nice colored lady what was happening, and she was happy to fill us in with all the details. A parade was due to pass by within 30 minutes as there are parades about 3 to 5 times every day for the total 2 weeks while Mardi Gras is on.

Tomorrow is the last day or "Fat Tuesday" as is the literal translation of Mardi Gras. Tomorrow there will be 5 parades, today 3, with the first in 30 minutes. We found a place to park and walked one block to the route with the 2 ladies who had filled us in on the history. People lined the route and soon the parade started passing. Bands and and lots of great floats with lots of hoop la. Music, whistling, cheering, and shouting was all part of the fun time and of course the main attraction was the bead strings, candies, whistles, cookies, and toys that every floats participants threw to the crowd. They must buy these by the boxcar, as there sure is no shortage!! Everybody on the route is ensured of being able to pick up all that they desire. By the time the parade had passed, everybodys neck was adorned with copious amounts of these beads as well as the ground was littered with them. It was great to take part in those festivities.
Then to USS Alabama battleship and to USS Drum Submarine as well as a Plane museum.
Walked the entire self guided tour of the interior workings of a Second World War Class Battleship.

I even climbed the the steeps stairwells to the upper 7th level of the Superstructure. There were two more above,but were restricted. Then able to do the same in a Submarine, the Drum. Now let me tell you, you would have to be a special person to live and work in one of those. She was 311 ft long, only 23 feet wide and was manned by a crew of 7 officers and 65 enlisted men. Passage ways are only a couple of feet wide, and everything is "Cramped." If you suffered from claustrophobia , this would not be for you.
Inside the Plane museum was an array of many of the early jet fighters, but the most interesting was the "Blackbird" We had seen one before in Tucson at the museum there, but still find them awe inspiring, as could flew at 3 times the speed of sound. As they explaind it, "If you could shoot a bullet across the USA, the Blackbird would beat it by 7 minutes, from LA to New York.
16th Feb
Out to Dauphin Island for WIFI - reserve RV spot in Jellystone RV park in Lake Charles for Thursday night for 3 nights
Then we go to Bellingrath Gardens for the rest of the day. This over 200 acres of flowers and walkways with lots of different landscape themes. Ponds, swampland, fountains, chinese and Japanese gardens were just a few of them.

Although this was not the optimum time of the year to be there, the flowers that were blooming were just great.The original owner was the Bellingraths who made their money as one of the biggest Coca Cola bottlers in the US. More info can be found at http://www.bellingrath.org/home/
17th Feb
Rest and get ready to move on to Yogi Bear Jellystone RV Park in Lake Charles, LA
Go to the local market and buy some groceries. It appeared quite small and we supposed it to be basics and nothing more, but once in found it to be large and well stocked. Many brands that we unfamiliar to us. We bought a lot more than was on the grocery list. Evan the meat selection was very good. Came home and stored away our purchases, then took a short trip down to a seaside park where we looked for birds to photograph. Found quite a few, so Denice is happy again!!