Today was a long, long drive, even though the miles traveled were very similar to yesterday's, at only 10 miles farther. The wind was probably the strongest we've experienced on this trip, however it could have been worse. We just took it at a slower pace so the trip seemed to drag on.
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| Taken this morning before we left Mountain View RV Park |
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| This gal says "Let's get on the road". |
We did not take time to stop and see "The Thing". There were billboards for several miles advertising and encouraging everyone to stop.
About 20 miles east of Benson we stopped at the Texas Canyon Rest Area. As we neared it I remembered stopping here almost three years ago as we were making our way to Tucson to attend our first Escapees Escapade.
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| Closeup - don't you think that looks like the head of a dog? Dean gets a kick out of what I see in cloud formations, rocks, etc. |
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| This really is a beautiful area. |
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| This picture was taken as we approached Benson, AZ. We stayed at an Escapee Park here on our way home from the Escapade 3 years ago to visit with friends Glenn & Marcia, and fellow Kansans. |
This flag was beautiful waving in the wind, but you can see how strong the winds were from the east. We never saw it drop - it was straight winds.
A short distance down the road I almost missed this Nickerson Restaurant sign alongside a portion of the former building. I can remember going to Nickerson's Restaurants with my grandparents (Merle & Lucille Blackledge) when I was a child.
The last two pictures are just a few pictures of Saguaro cactus's I saw along the highway. They are so amazing!
We were both tired when we arrived at RoVer's Roost, an Escapees Park, in Casa Grande, AZ. We pulled in between 12:15-12:30. Another RV was parked in front of us, so we assumed he was already inside to pay. We walked around the building, to find out the office was closed during the noon hour. I called this morning a little after 10, as they suggested after I spoke with them a few days ago, to make sure they still had sites available. They told me there were two sites available. I told him we were about 2.5 hours or less away. He said you won't have any problem, so on we went. What he didn't tell me, was the office is closed from 12-1pm. While the office was closed, the clubhouse was open so we walked in and found the restrooms, then returned to the RV to wait. The guy in front of us saw us, and walked back to visit. He asked us where we were going. Dean told him Winterhaven, Ca. He had just come from there, and he actually stayed at Pilot Knob RV Resort. I asked him if there were spaces available and he said yes, quite a few. That's good to know. Once we were parked, and set up I will call the main office. A short time later another RV pulled in behind us. There was no room left for anymore RV's to enter the park.
I guess of the two spots they had when I called, one had already been booked by someone that arrived before us, and the guy in front of us took the last one. They advised they had dry camping but we declined it. I was ready to leave at this point. However, the lady in the back was so NICE, and between her and the young man working the counter, they found a place we could stay for two nights. The owner of that lot is gone and won't be returning before we leave. Can you believe this? The day before we arrived they removed a tree at that site which would have prevented us from parking on this lot. Thank you Lord for providing for us! I truly believe he does! Fortunately, the couple that arrived behind us were set up for boondocking so they didn't mind being in a site without hookups.
It was 1:42 before we were in our site and unhooked. We opened the slides, and a few other things before we just set down in our chairs to relax. After a short rest, I called the 800# for Pilot Knob. I explained to the lady that answered the phone I had tried to make an online reservation over the weekend, but I wasn't sure it had worked. I explained I had not received a confirmation by email, however I wanted to check that it wasn't hung up in the system somewhere since I had input my credit card information. She could not find anything, so she made the reservation for me, but told me to wait and pay when we arrived, just in case something showed up in the meantime. I was thankful to know we have a place to stay for a week.
It was about 3:15 or so, and there was a loud knock at our door and someone said "Cheri Rae". There are very few people who ever say that, and even less who know my middle name. My first thought was, is there someone here I might know? Well, I still don't sure how he knew my middle name, but it was not anyone I knew. It was a member of the Welcome Committee inviting us to their afternoon get together in the clubhouse at 3:45. I was in the middle of fixing us something to eat for an early dinner when he arrived so we didn't go, but it was a very nice gesture. At another time we might have done that, but tomorrow is our anniversary, so again we will pass as we are going out to eat.
From that point on we literally just set, watched TV, looked at our phones and rested the remainder of the day! Sometimes we just need that! But tomorrow is a new day!
We are so thankful we were able to stay in this park, and did not have to look for somewhere else to go when we were tired. God is so good!
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