November 17, 08
It was some adventure in Tombstone with the Johnsons. We picked them up at a pre-arranged pick-up point….like picking up a tour group with only two members. David and Lisa climbed aboard, first going over the bus to check it out. Then we settled down on the cushy chairs, looked out the picture windows, and enjoyed the desert scenery. We had a sort of 70 mile “chat and drive”, going southeast on US highway 10 and down State 80 to the location of the famous 1881 gunfight at O. K. Corral and the hangout of old West heroes like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday. Lunch was first on our program when we got there. Trying to decide which place of history to try, the Crystal Palace Saloon won our choice, with 23 bullet holes in its copper ceiling still left from the 1880s and beautiful and massive all wood bar with mirrors behind it and gunslingers sitting at it drinking Sarsaparilla or beer. Our food was good and the waiters and waitress dressed the part. Tombstone is preserved and recreated to look as it did in 1881 and we could have spent many hours in its museums and shops. Instead we took a trolley past the historic locations including Boot Hill. The driver shared with us the history that shaped Tombstone. The town was full of gunslingers and we watched a reenactment of the shoot-out at the O.K. corral. The actors were quite good and we enjoyed that too. We hiked around some and explored through Boot Hill cemetery and the newspaper print shop that printed the 1881 Epitaph newspaper. Getting back on board our own bus, we were impatient to get back to Tucson where dinner was being prepared by David’s mother. She had promised to prepare India cuisine for us. We had dinner one other time with David’s parents and were disappointed that she cooked American food (although it was very good). She was born in India and is an excellent cook and very nice. Howard, David’s dad is a wonderful man. The two of them were so kind to include us in this family gathering. Dinner was so good and besides that, David’s brother, John, came with his family and entertained us with their family music. The whole family is so talented and sang and played instruments for us. We did so enjoy the whole evening. They are releasing their first CD on December 5th…..check out their website:
http://www.j4band.com/
November 18, 2008
This evening finds us at the Beaudry RV Resort, in Tucson. Andy and I hiked early this morning on one of the hiking paths in the Catalina State Park, had our protein juice drink, went to Best Buy to have someone update our Nuvi GPS, picked up a few groceries, and then got back on the road for the transfer to Beaudry. It was not as easy as it seems to get here and took us well over an hour because of construction on Interstate 10. It has been extremely wonderful once here though. This resort has two swimming pools, two hot tubs, a good restaurant, a congenial office staff, and a huge Laundromat. We took advantage of all of them since arriving and especially the swim in the big pool with its waterfall. It seems hot to us in Tucson although it’s only in the 80 degree range. I guess it gets much hotter in the summer than now. The pool was delightful. This resort is the place we plan to meet Bob and Shirley Lewis before we all go on into Mexico and also where Andy has scheduled last minute repairs on the bus. There are 60 bays at the RV repair facility here ready to help RVs. Our appointment with them is at 830 am tomorrow morning. Andy is going to have them look at the air pressure gauges, the SmarTire gauge, the cruise control, the brake lights that stay on sometimes, the electric horn, front door latch, entry door air latch override, and the roof leak from installing the awnings. Whatever does not get right will have to go with us through our travels in Mexico.
It was some adventure in Tombstone with the Johnsons. We picked them up at a pre-arranged pick-up point….like picking up a tour group with only two members. David and Lisa climbed aboard, first going over the bus to check it out. Then we settled down on the cushy chairs, looked out the picture windows, and enjoyed the desert scenery. We had a sort of 70 mile “chat and drive”, going southeast on US highway 10 and down State 80 to the location of the famous 1881 gunfight at O. K. Corral and the hangout of old West heroes like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday. Lunch was first on our program when we got there. Trying to decide which place of history to try, the Crystal Palace Saloon won our choice, with 23 bullet holes in its copper ceiling still left from the 1880s and beautiful and massive all wood bar with mirrors behind it and gunslingers sitting at it drinking Sarsaparilla or beer. Our food was good and the waiters and waitress dressed the part. Tombstone is preserved and recreated to look as it did in 1881 and we could have spent many hours in its museums and shops. Instead we took a trolley past the historic locations including Boot Hill. The driver shared with us the history that shaped Tombstone. The town was full of gunslingers and we watched a reenactment of the shoot-out at the O.K. corral. The actors were quite good and we enjoyed that too. We hiked around some and explored through Boot Hill cemetery and the newspaper print shop that printed the 1881 Epitaph newspaper. Getting back on board our own bus, we were impatient to get back to Tucson where dinner was being prepared by David’s mother. She had promised to prepare India cuisine for us. We had dinner one other time with David’s parents and were disappointed that she cooked American food (although it was very good). She was born in India and is an excellent cook and very nice. Howard, David’s dad is a wonderful man. The two of them were so kind to include us in this family gathering. Dinner was so good and besides that, David’s brother, John, came with his family and entertained us with their family music. The whole family is so talented and sang and played instruments for us. We did so enjoy the whole evening. They are releasing their first CD on December 5th…..check out their website:
http://www.j4band.com/
November 18, 2008
This evening finds us at the Beaudry RV Resort, in Tucson. Andy and I hiked early this morning on one of the hiking paths in the Catalina State Park, had our protein juice drink, went to Best Buy to have someone update our Nuvi GPS, picked up a few groceries, and then got back on the road for the transfer to Beaudry. It was not as easy as it seems to get here and took us well over an hour because of construction on Interstate 10. It has been extremely wonderful once here though. This resort has two swimming pools, two hot tubs, a good restaurant, a congenial office staff, and a huge Laundromat. We took advantage of all of them since arriving and especially the swim in the big pool with its waterfall. It seems hot to us in Tucson although it’s only in the 80 degree range. I guess it gets much hotter in the summer than now. The pool was delightful. This resort is the place we plan to meet Bob and Shirley Lewis before we all go on into Mexico and also where Andy has scheduled last minute repairs on the bus. There are 60 bays at the RV repair facility here ready to help RVs. Our appointment with them is at 830 am tomorrow morning. Andy is going to have them look at the air pressure gauges, the SmarTire gauge, the cruise control, the brake lights that stay on sometimes, the electric horn, front door latch, entry door air latch override, and the roof leak from installing the awnings. Whatever does not get right will have to go with us through our travels in Mexico.
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