First day of our road trip (heading home to Canada) was a long one.
It started at 4:45am when my inner alarm clock went off. Rarely have I ever set an alarm to wake up at a certain time. I'm one of those freaky freaks that can decide what time I'm waking up the next day and then just do it, within about 10 minutes either way. Weird, I know.
We had JohnnyDisco at the RV shop by 7am and Norman was at the vet at 8:00 for his very first rabies shot. He was totally composed on the vets table.
Course at this point, he had no idea he would be getting a needle in his butt. Pretty nasty way to start the day.
Shelbert was just along for the ride this time, so she was cool as a cucumber. Note Exhibit A:
Doesn't she look like Bono?
After the vet appointment, we ran a few other errands and then picked up JohnnyDisco at 11am. By noon, we were heading northbound on the highway and waving goodbye to Tucson.
It took 5 hours to get to our first stop, 3 Dreamers RV Park just outside of Salome, Arizona. A one night stay with water/power/sewer cost $18 bucks with our Passport America discount. The park was pretty average and a little out of the way, but a good spot for an overnight stay: gravel sites, clean/quiet and a strong, fast wifi connection.
We have no RV park pics but here are some shots from the Arizona highway.
Desert cactus and highway construction were the main themes for this drive.
Most of the road work took no time at all to navigate...
But a few spots took forever to get through...
At least we had the convenience of bringing our home (JohnnyDisco) with us ... for important stuff like snacks and potty breaks.
And naps. And bone chewing.
More road trips pics coming tomorrow, but before I forget... If you're ever in southern Arizona and need RV repairs, parts, maintenance, etc. bring your rig into Lance's RV Center just off the I-10 in Tucson. The shop rates are much cheaper than any of the local dealers and Lance's customer service (and work ethic) is top notch. True story.
I love your puppy, its looking really cool in the black goggles, and these desert photo's are awesome.
Posted by: South Beach Diet | March 09, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Excellent pics, interesting how our spoiled pets seem to easily put up with what ever the stranger vet does to them! Did you find the Passport America membership was worth getting? Is there anything else you would suggest?
Posted by: Don | March 10, 2011 at 07:15 PM
Gone so soon? I can't believe we didn't get any rain recently. The drive would have been much prettier with wildflowers.
Posted by: Daizy | March 11, 2011 at 06:52 PM
The Passport America membership has been worth it for us, Mr P. But keep in mind, we're pretty cheap and we look specifically for PA parks so we get always get the 50% discount.
Our lifetime membership cost $400, but we've already saved over $200 in discounts - so yes, I think it was definitely worth it for us.
We also have a Good Sam card but we're letting it expire because the discount is usually only 10% and we rarely use it.
Posted by: kelsi | March 11, 2011 at 07:41 PM
T Daizy - My Fella and I are both sad we're leaving ... Tucson is one of our fave US cities.
But next time our RV rolls into your town (Oct or Nov) your mortgage will be PAID IN FULL. You're so close that I'M getting goosebumps for ya!
Posted by: kelsi | March 11, 2011 at 07:50 PM