Heading Southwest

October - December 2024
We've been full time rvers for almost 2 years. This year we're going Southwest instead of to Florida. New adventures await. Read more

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  • Mexico
  • United States
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4x4, Camper, Camping, Couple, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Sightseeing, Wilderness, Wildlife
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  • Day 66

    Benson, Bisbee and Tombstone AZ

    December 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C

    We are "camping" at a friend's house in Benson AZ at the Arizona Legends RV Park. We met Dan and Rosa Bush in 2018 while workamping at Amazon in Indianapolis. We saw them once in Alabama a year later and have kept in touch on facebook. They invited us to stay on their extra lot for $10 a night to cover electricy which I think is more than fair. They fed us a wonderful prime rib Christmas dinner along with 6 other couples. We learned a new game of card "Shit on your neighbor" and had a blast playing it with everyone. Even played for money the 2nd day and both Jerry and I won enough quarters to restock our laundry money! LOL. Dan also cooked a huge Pork loin and cut it into chops which was even better than the prime rib! Rosa's sister Annie brought that. After Xmas Jerry and I began working on chores. Our steps broke so we went to Tucson to get a part and Jerry fixed it ($171). We checked out where the GI dr is. We looked at lots of campground in Tucson to pick one to move to. We watched Dan's band "the Grey" perform at another campground. They were entertaining. We also visited Kartchner Caverns (the visitors center and did a 1 mile hike...we didn't do the cavern tour). I'd love to go do some more hikes there. We also spent our Anniversary (#40) taking a day trip to Tombstone and Bisbee. I was very disappointed in Tombstone. Sure there's a cool old looking dirt road to walk down but every place you go they want money to get in. We paid $30 to take a 15 minute stagecoach ride tour that was a total waste of money. I was really not enjoying it. We ate lunch there at Big Nose Kate's which was very noisy because they had a mucisian playing and the food was just overpriced bar food. I had a $10 hot dog with potato chips. UGHHHH. I really don't like these types of places. After that we drove to Bisbee and Lowell, both old towns with a lot of character, street art, good coffee and food and just lovely. We both really enjoyed exploring the area. We had dinner at Cafe Roka, advertised as casual fine dining. The food was wonderful as was the service. It was $100 which we normally don't spend on ourselves but hey it was our anniversary and I'm so glad we opted for that vs going to Olive Garden! My only complaints were that I got 2 lobster ravioli (gave one to Jerry) and was hoping to get 3 or 4 and they were only "warm". Also we had to pay for bread when it should just come with the meal. And the ambiance wasn't as unique or memorable as I'd hoped for. I was facing the back of the bar where the garbage and coffee machines were. I would totally go back though! We loved that area and may just go back again. Next up was a hair cut for me, getting a new windshield which got broke in spots during our tow here, and picking out our next campground. I love getting to stay here for cheap, but I just feel more comfortable in a campground.Read more

  • Day 80–117

    5 weeks in Tucson

    January 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    We started at Justin's Diamond J RV Park in the far west side of Tucson AZ. It backs up to BLM trails you can access right from the park which was our favorite feature. It's also pretty quiet, or so we thought. Lau night we listened to dogs bath all night. There is a lot of residual close by but it could have been wild dogs too. There a large trap shoot range that starts at 8 am everyday and also a school and you can hear the kids if they're outside. The sites are close together but larger than a lot of the parks we previewed before picking this one. My biggest complaint here is that it's far from Tucson and groceries. We are very close to Tucson mountain Park and Saguaro National Park so that was nice. We hiked almost everyday on the trails behind the park!

    Favorite things we did here: loved hiking the trails our behind the park. Going up to Mt Lemmon. Picnic and hike at Madera canyon. Checking out all the street art and the downtown area. Going to Saguaro National Park.

    What I wouldn't do again-eat at tiny's or rollies

    Best food
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  • Day 101

    Dentist in Mexico

    January 27 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    We drove to nogales AZ and parked near McDonald's in a lot marked $6 day. Some lots charge by the hour, so be aware of that if you go. We walked maybe 300 ft and followed the "crowd" through the turnstiles into Mexico where we put our bags on the scanner like going through the airport. We didn't have to show any ID or passport. We walked through another set of turnstiles and our dentist was right there, 50 ft ahead! Arizona dental. Our appt was at 10am and we got in within minutes to get X-rays then off for my cleaning which was performed by the dentist. He found 4 small cavities and said he could fix them right there for $45 each... So that's what we did. He asked me what music I liked and put on 80's Rock. The cleaning was very thorough and the cavities were quick (they were small). He didn't even numb my bottom jaw to fill the last two because he said I wouldn't be able to eat for 3+ hours. It didn't hurt when he drilled out the cavities so I was very pleased. I had been told I need to put crowns on my 4 front teeth and quoted almost $8000 by a dentist in Michigan. He agreed with the recommendation but said there was no rush to do this and that it would take 2 days to do the work at a cost of $1800. That's like 20% of what they were going to charge in the US. I'm going to take to Jerry about it. So far I'm really impressed. I was a bit nervous about doing this, but as usual when you're stepping out of your comfort zone, it's been a good experience. They even took my credit card and also can bill US insurance! And everyone speaks good English and were very nice. My total cost today for cleaning, xrays and 4 fillings - $245Read more