We made it to AZ!

Sunday-Monday, October 22-23, 2017

It was a beautiful drive both days, through New Mexico and Arizona.   Even though the balloon fest has been over for a week, we saw lots of balloons flying overhead as we passed through Albuquerque, and it brought back great memories.  We stopped overnight in Holbrook, AZ, and we were able to catch the NASCAR race and watch Chase make it to the next playoff round…way to go team #24.  When we arrived in Holbrook, the temperature was a nice 72 degrees, but we woke up to 31 degrees as we continued on our journey.   It’s been such a contrast each day.  We love it when we finally see the saguaros…we know we are close to Scottsdale!  It’s funny how they suddenly appear, almost as if there is an invisible fence.  And, those stunning Arizona skies never get old.

We’ve been gone for 30 days, and have covered over 3000 miles, (I forgot to write down the actual miles when we left the motorhome), we used a whole bunch of fuel, have been in 2 countries and crossed 11 states and passed through three time zones.  We’ve seen sunshine, rain, sleet and snow.  We’ve sweltered in 99 degree temperatures and shivered in 29 degree days. We’ve seen tundra and prairies and plains and desert…what a wonderful, beautiful, diverse country we live in, and what a wonderful trip it has been. 

It will be nice to settle down in one place for more than a day.  I can’t wait for a long hot shower, a daily newspaper, my crossword puzzles and warm weather!