2ND PHOTO: This is the last rest stop for the day.
My first apartment (with orange shag carpeting) was in Tucson, AZ. I have fond memories of this place. Got into town about 5pm just in time to meet all the traffic for rush hour. Passed by Davis Monthan AFB and got to enjoy a couple of jets dog-fighting just above the base. What a site. The afternoon sun was exactly as I had remembered it. I see why so many people I know are retiring here, it is gorgeous!
Got to my hotel just after a nice newsy chat with my honey, Lou. We yukked it up enough to feel like we weren't 2000 miles apart. Oh, I sure do miss him! I don't know about this being away from each other business. It is extremely motivating to get down to work quickly to get him out here so we can have our days together again.
When I checked in I asked about local eateries since I was starving big time. Got a referral and a promise of a 10% discount if I went to Rusty's Family Bar and Grill. Had the honey mustard chicken and vegetables with rice...terrific. Met a sweet couple traveling from Oakland to Mexico for their annual trek to stay down there 8 months. They looked and acted just like my Stepmom Linda and my Dad...it was weird. They were wonderful and we parted with hugs. It was fun to talk with people after being alone since Sunday when I left Mobile, AL
It was 47 degrees when I got in the car at Ft. Stockton, Tx....brrrrrr....my car was totally caked with red dirt. I told Lou about it and said there probably had been a wind storm in the night. I didn't hear anything!! He told me he had read that indeed there had been a wind storm..Ha! I went straight to the car wash and got the basic wash which barely did the trick, but at least I could see out the windows again!
Lovely drive across the desert into NM and then into Arizona. I am planning on a ride up to Phoenix in the morning to see some old friends (from the 80's era) that I haven't seen in 15 years or so. Then off to California in the afternoon. I will stay in Blythe or Palm Springs depending on my energy level. Then I am meeting up with friends in San Bernardino for the night on Thurs. with plans to be in Sonoma by Friday evening!
As the day went on today I became more and more relaxed about all of this change and more and more confident that I am doing the right thing going out before Lou gets the shop sold! I am focused on enjoying each moment of the trip! It won't be often if ever that I do this again!
Never in a million years would I have ever expected my life to go this way...what a ride it is wonderful!
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