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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…”

After quite a while not taking Little Al on the road, we thought it would be a great time to escape the Texas chill down and head west to warmer temps. Although he was a little upset for us leaving him so long, mainly because of the pigeon poo down his back, he was moreContinue reading “Escaping the cold”

Our luck finally ran out yesterday on our day trip to Guimaraes which is about a hour and half day train ride north. We actually jinxed ourselves…”we have been so lucky that every time it rains hard we are in a building and haven’t got that wet.” That theory works well when you’re not sittingContinue reading “Day Trip to Guimaraes”

It was a pretty casual day for us yesterday as we just took it easy and tried to see all the things we hadn’t seen yet. The rain stayed away most of the day but just like most days opened up after the sun went down. Of course our highlights of the day were placesContinue reading “Just a Casual Day in Porto”

After a day walking around most of the city yesterday on a food tour, we thought a good day today would be in a van with new friends driving around the countryside. Other than the amount of time riding in the Covid transit vehicle we all enjoyed our tour immensely. The tour included two wineryContinue reading “A Day To Wine”