Apr 26, 2013 - Lazydays RV Campground

Step motor died on MH so stairs stuck in. Came to Lazydays to have them verify motor and order part. Knocked off and broke right side camera on coach when parking at the campsite thanks to landscape stake that did not give :(....GOOD TIMES. Drove through Sahuaro National Parks (West & East parks) on Sunday.

Apr 20, 2013 - Tucson, AZ

Sat, 20 Apr: On the road again... We must be incurable Gypsies! It just feels right to be on the move. That said, it was with mixed emotions that we departed RoVers Roost this morning. We have made many good friends at "The Roost" and it is always sad to say goodbye. Last nite we had a farewell dinner with Ken & Joan Tarkin. The Tarkins left early this morning for a cruise that will take them around the world. We sailed with Ken & Joan in '08 and have been good friends ever since. In fact, they are the couple that got us intrigued with the...

Apr 19, 2013 - We depart Tucson for the summer

We got on the road about 10am with only about 80 miles to travel today. We are headed to Huachaca City to the Tombstone Territory RV Resort where we will attend the Arizona Sun Catcher's spring rally until Tuesday morning April 23.

Apr 13, 2013 - Tucson, Arizona

Today we came to Tucson and are camped in the Gilbert Ray Campground in the Tucson Mountain Park surrounded with beautiful cactus and various other assorted things, all of which bristle with thorns. This afternoon we visited the Arizona State Museum on the campus of the University of Arizona. We're not sure if we're just particularly good at picking places where all the roads are under construction or it is just that every city in the U. S. is rebuilding all its roads. From what we have seen, the construction employment alone should have...

Apr 10, 2013 - Planes a Mini

Anyone who visits Tucson and likes miniatures should go to the The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. They had doll houses from other countries, the 1800's till now, a tree with mini fairy rooms in the knot holes, stores, castles and ranch houses. I loved it. When you can look into a a tiny luxury hotel room and see bobby pins and rollers 1 centimeter in length on the dressing table with an attached a tiled bathroom, you can't help but be in awe of the workmanship, patience, and the attention to detail. They have a summer camp program...

Apr 9, 2013 - Just A Little Wind

If you have never experienced the opening scene of the Wizard of OZ come to Tucson during a little wind. Yesterday it was blowing steady enough that the amount of sand and dust in the air blocked the view of the mountains. We were told it was just a little wind and sometimes you can not see across the street. This little wind kept up till it was bending the palms and sending small cars off the road. It's the sand version of drifting snow I guess. We meet people all the time who say they would love to travel across the country in an RV and...

Apr 8, 2013 - Palm Management

Our stay here in Tucson has been at a leisurely pace. We have visited friends, had niece and her son over for a swim that involved so many rules he was not allowed to enjoy himself. Normally no one under 18 is allowed in the pool area at all except special holidays, says the metal sign that hangs in the area. There was a paper sign on pool area gate that said visitors over the age of three could swim from noon to four. No swim toys allowed, no noise, or splashing. In other words he could just bob in the water with life jacket on like ...

Apr 6, 2013 - Locked and Lost

Disappointment , Tucson does not use day light savings time so we are still on Pacific time. We were told this when we showed up last night and hour early for supper. We had been living an hour ahead for two days. Yesterday we set out to find Camping World. Put the address in the the GPS drove there and it was no where to be found. We could see a La Mesa RV sign high above the freeway. Seeing a sign and driving to it will test the driver and passenger "which way shall I turn" relationship. When we were totally lost we saw the Camping...

Apr 4, 2013 - Desert Fever

The best start we've ever had. Dick is a one hitch hit wonder. A time zone change was made today so starting early set the tone for the day. Those of you who have driven across southern Arizona know that it's mountains that look like piles of rock, desert, tumble weeds, and cactus . There were high wind area, look for rock, and drifting sand signs. One area smelled like manure for almost 20 miles. The fields of hay are irrigated and we saw thousands of bales on trucks and stacked in piles. Dick kept seeing rocks he thought were special and...

Apr 4, 2013 - Kitt Peak National Observatory

I've always had an interest in space. From reading science fiction to following the space program, it has always been one of my favourite things to day dream about. We had the opportunity to go to Kitt Peak for their Nightly Observer Program this week. What an amazing place, seven thousand feet up from the desert floor. It is the largest array of telescopes in the world. There are a whole bunch of universities that sponsor various telescopes and programs resident there. There is the largest solar telescope in the world, measuring 500 feet...

Mar 10, 2013 - Back to Tucson for a Week

Today, we say good-bye to Casa Grande as we head back to Tucson for a week before heading on to Oklahoma City for our annual doctor / dentist / taxes, etc. etc. With me being in Ireland over Christmas, it seemed a weird season here and the time went by really fast. I'm sure we'll be back again. We made the short journey to LazyDays and had dinner at Florizona, the on-site restaurant here.

Mar 4, 2013 - Tucson

On to Tucson we drove, getting there on the afternoon of the 27th. Clark went off to buy the parts Geary would need to replace the gaskets. On the 28th, Geary quickly got those installed. Then Clark and I drove to Lowe's to buy laminate flooring. We'd planned, with Geary, a long time ago for him to install laminate flooring in our living room area. With the engine fix behind us, he could now start on that. Our travel buddies, the Andersons, were also parked at Geary's house in their motor home - it's a good thing he has a lot of space since...