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With no more than a plan of leaving by 8:30 to take a big chunk out of our 17+ drive north we left Newland around 9:30 with no other plan then to get to Acadia and figure it out from there. Oh well…0 for 1 on planning. We drove for almost 10 hours and landedContinue reading “GO”

Well, we’re still here. We moved Little Al to NC to be closer to us and although he no longer has a roof over his head he does seem pretty happy with the nice temperatures. He also seems pretty happy to hear that after all of our great travels west that we are going toContinue reading “Ready…Get Set…”

Well, we haven’t made the full circle because we made a pit stop in Dallas to see our two favorite granddaughters but we will complete the circle tomorrow. We left Phoenix on Sunday and drove to Edgewood, NM for a quick overnight stay before heading to Wichita Falls for a luxurious stay at The BaymontContinue reading “Full Circle, almost.”

The last two days we did a little hiking on flat surfaces to give my tortured foot a break then looked for places to waste money on. Luckily there was a swap meet with plenty of c r a p to view, fortunately it was c r a p priced where we didn’t have toContinue reading “Swap Meets and Wine Festivals”

We found a new trail yesterday by simply going a direction we’ve never been, into the Tonto National Forest very close to where we are staying. Most of the trails we have taken are close to the city but yesterday we stayed away from the city and surprisingly found a great area…with a lake. We’llContinue reading “A New Trail”

We had a great Wednesday where we were able to do at least one of Joanie’s hobbies where we didn’t spend money…hiking. The day started off at The Lost Dog Wash Trailhead, we hiked a moderate hike to the Taliesin Overlook where we were able to see most of the city and Frank Lloyd Wright’sContinue reading “Hiking, shopping & casino donations”

Before we head back into the mountains to put more stress on my poor little foot we decided to take it easy for a day. We started off with a little golf at Top Golf, checked out the Talking Stick Casino, then finally walked around Old Town Scottsdale. As it turns out, we do needContinue reading “Laid Back Day”

We arrived in Phoenix on Sunday and were able to secure a spot at the same location we stayed last time, The Eagle View RV Resort (WE-KO-PA) in The McDowell Mountains. We are right outside the Yavapai Nation Reservation and we all know what that means…that’s right, a casino just waiting to hand us overContinue reading “Phoenix Time”

The worst part about most of the RV Parks we stay at is that the WiFi is usually pretty weak and we are unable to stream our favorite shows. The best part is that we catch up on all our reading and occasionally actually converse. Turns out Joanie has a pretty good personality, I mayContinue reading “I Want To Be A Cowboy, Baby.”

After a short 7+ hour drive west we arrived at our next destination of Benson, AZ. We were able to find a beautiful RV Park (as far as RV Parks go) and bathed in our youth because although billed as “55 and over” it turns out there is no one here anywhere close to 55Continue reading “Turns out, we’re not so old…”