AZ at last!

Sunday, October 9, 2016

We got up early and hit the road to get to Scottsdale so that we could watch the race!  We took this same drive 5 years ago, the first time that we drove to Arizona.  We forgot how pretty the drive is, and also forgot all the ups and downs and steep grades—its a little more challenging in a motorhome! 

We knew we were getting close when the mountains came into view.  It never gets old!  Then, the saguaro cactus popped up!  Arizona is the only state where you can find these cacti, and it seemed they just appeared once we hit a specific line.

Finally, the Scottsdale sign greeted us as we drove down Shea…we were glad to be close to the end of this journey.  Even Spot knew we were close—there must be a familiar smell for him…he couldn’t sit still.  

We pulled in a parking lot behind the condos…since it is Sunday, the lot was open, and it made a nice spot to unload without having to travel back and forth from storage.  It was kinda funny to walk across a parking lot with “stuff”, but boy it made it nice and quick!

Tom and Margaret were waiting for us.  The condo was in great shape, except for the scale that doesn’t work (thank goodness) and the hot day reminded us we are in AZ at last!

Oh, and we arrived in time to see most of the race.  Darn it, #24 had a great day going until that restart that took him out.

Waiting now for the javalinas that have been visiting in our backyard each evening.

It’s been a wonderful trip, full of new adventures!  We’ve been gone from home for 6 weeks and travelled 3000+ miles. It’s good to be able to settle in for a change.