It’s hard to believe the summer is over, and we spent the last few weeks making our way home. We had to take our planned stop in the Black Hills off the agenda, since we got delayed by almost a week with the truck issues.
The change allowed us to take 5 days and drove south to Abilene TX, where our friends Wil and Gayle recently relocated. After a fun filled two days with them we were on the move again.
Our next stop was a two day drive- El Paso TX to see Paul’s mom. She is doing great, although like all of us, she is struggling a bit with the isolation these last few months. She is still working on her 90th birthday gift…a puzzle of her kids and grandkids.
It’s still quite hot in Havasu, so we didn’t want to rush home quite yet. I had doctor appointments in Phoenix, so we worked our way there and found a place to stay that has a decent pool.
We sat down with a map and calendar to see if our thought about going to the north rim of the Grand Canyon was actually a good idea. We decided it wasn’t. Frustrating that we weren’t able to make it there this year, but I guess it gives us something to plan for next year.
We chose, instead, to drive to Williams AZ and spend a couple of days hanging out there. Its only 2.5 hours from the house, but its at higher elevation, so its cooler.
In theory we were going to do some hiking- in reality we went for a “Scenic Drive” – or, more accurately, a “bone jarring, teeth rattling drive down a dirt ‘road’”.
The views where we stopped to have lunch were pretty good but not worth the trip there and back.
We took advantage of the great weather to eat out at a restaurant with outdoor seating and live music.
Now that we are home, we will spend a few days moving back into the house, and getting ready for a visit from our daughter and her friends in a week or so.
