Super Bowl Sunday

So we had to leave Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument cause of a football game… the easiest solution was to head up the road back to Ajo, where 1) the Elks Lodge was having a SB party, and 2) the “Country Club” (in quotes, cause it wouldn’t quite fit your idea of a typical American country club) was not only having a Super Bowl Party but they were also hosting the 42nd annual Old Time Fiddlers Contest. RVs were welcome to park for $5, entrance to the fiddler contest was $5, lunch was $5, you get the idea.

We figured we’d first go check out the country club and if it wasn’t happening, we’d go to the Elks. This was the last day of the contest, so it was all the finalists, and it was great fun. From ages 5 to 85, they were inspiring and now I want to take fiddle lessons. Once it was game time, we went back to the “lounge” (in quotes cause it wasn’t quite your typical American lounge), and we staked out our seats for the game.

So, as you know, the game was a nail biter, and it seemed like the crowd was fairly evenly split (at least for the football game, not necessarily for the half time show). The highlight of my day tho, was when I went to the ladies room, I walked by a woman who looked familiar, and I went back to her and asked her if she was Rocki. She said yes, and we had a little reunion. For those that were at my birthday camp out at the Feather River Hot Springs, you might remember her-she is the owner! What a small world this is. She’s been coming down to Ajo in the winters and recently bought a house down here. She’s keeping the Hot Springs but will divide her year between here and there. We had a great time catching up.