HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SON
DAVID!!!
This picture
is for you. This was in a store window
in Tombstone and we thought of you, “best line ever”.
Before we
left Ft. Stockton we had to have breakfast at the Roadrunner Café. It was full of calories (and wonderful) so we
skipped lunch. There was lots of open
road on I-10 that morning.
This was a
surprise
It turned
out to just be closed for bridge work.
We exited went over to the entrance lane and were right back on I-10.
The
mountains changed dramatically during this leg of our trip.
El Paso wasn’t
quite as big a problem as expected, but it seemed to go on forever.
We have been
here before at Hacienda RV Resort in Las Cruces and enjoyed our stay so we
opted for an overnight stay this time through.
It was in
the 90’s so we didn’t walk too far but we did get in a mile or so with a trip
over and back to Barnett’s Las Cruces Harley Davidson.
They had a
lot of 2017 Harleys, in fact they were packed in so tight I had trouble getting
a good picture. I didn’t think it would
be a good idea to end up knocking over a bike because they would have fallen
like dominoes.
More open
road after we left Las Cruces, NM.
Mountains
are changing again.
We have been
seeing large pecan orchards since western Texas. These are just over the Arizona border. Last time through we picked up a large bag of
pecans in Las Cruces but we didn’t make the trip downtown this time. We did find some locally grown fire roasted
chili peppers in the guest services building at the Hacienda RV Resort. We were pleasantly surprised that they
contained no sodium. We purchased a
couple of jars since we like them added to our Mexican dishes.
Another
mountain variation. This one had huge
boulders that looked like they were just barely hanging on.
All is quiet
on Tombstone’s main street. We like the
RV park that is within walking distance of downtown. They pack the RV’s in like sardines there, we
couldn’t open one of our living area slide outs or the people next to us might
not have been able to get out their door.
Not a park we would normally pick but the fact that it is within walking
distance of Tombstone downtown makes it a winner.
The stage
coach was entertaining tourists.
Cowboys were
looking for some action.
We weren’t
sure whether this is the beginning or the end of their tourist season. A few of the stores were closed. We found enough of them to wander through and
even spent a little money.
I bought a
blouse at the Oriental Saloon that will look good with my long square dance
skirt or jeans.
We stopped
for some olive oil tasting at Tombstone Oil & Vinegar. We have purchased some wonderful flavored
oils here in the past and we weren’t disappointed this time. We purchased a pasta finishing oil and a
bread dipping oil that were sodium free.
As we made
our way through Tucson we enjoyed the elaborate tile work at each of the
overpasses.
Yet another
mountain formation. This one is Picacho
Peak.
We see these
all around the Phoenix area. The hay
fields are enclosed by dams so they can be flooded to provide adequate water. Picture is not very good – too many bugs on
the window. I understand this is
butterfly migration time into Texas. I’m
sorry to say that more than one of them won’t be finishing the trip. I would see them coming at the windshield and
silently think, “go high” but it didn’t work.
Starting to
look like our winter home. Palm trees
are looking good.
We arrived
at Val Vista Villages in Mesa around noon on Friday.
Flowers are in
full bloom. Last we heard over 35,000 of
them have been planted around the resort.
We went
walking early this morning before the temperatures reached 90.
We walked by
the grill where we will be working starting Tuesday. Looks like there is still a lot of work to
do.
It was still
too early for the pool or hot tub crowd.
We occasionally
enjoy this indoor hot tub after work.
This will be
our home until April 15 of next year.
This is our third year of workamping here. The previous two years we each had to work 12
hours a week to pay for our site and utilities.
This year it has been changed, we each only have to work 5 hours a week
until January. After that we will be
working 12 hours a piece.
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