On the road to Ajo, AZ

We were up early to another beautiful warm day!  We finished the last minute things.  We had everything ready but we needed to run to town to find another sewer hose.  We had gotten word that our next destination in Ajo, AZ we were going to need at least 40’ or more of sewer hose.

So off to town we went and after our second attempt we found a heavy duty sewer hose and the ends to go with it.  The first place had the hose but no ends (doesn’t do much good without the end

Once we got that we drove by Rose’s RV park to see about dumping.  Forget that .. the place was packed with RVer’s wanting to dump and head out before the rain hit.  Once we got back we hooked up and headed down the road.

We headed on to I-10 East back the way we came and then turned onto 85 heading to Ajo.  We started seeing more greenery then we had seen in Q.

The dogs were excited this morning they knew their home was going to roll to a new area and they couldn’t wait to get into the truck

everyone was all settled in for the drive.  We are so fortunate that all of our beloveds are good travelers. 

I was excited as I was seeing new territory as well!

the cactus have more fingers here it seems .. not sure if their the same kind or not.

we passed Buckeye recreational area .. hmm we may have to check that out some time

we came through Buckeye where our new friends we met Hugh and Linda

traffic wasn’t bad at all today .. although we did hit a few spots of sprinkling rain but nothing major

were getting closer as we say the sign for Ajo and Mexico

we didn’t stop at the tourist information but it’s a option in the future

I love the look of the houses out here .. I love the desert culture

this road was a bit on the winding side

were heading straight toward Mexico

some flat land

we didn’t have to go through the inspection stop but if your going the other direction you do

we saw this airplane way out there .. must be a landing strip out there

I love how the mountains look off in a distance

these were covered with lots of cactus

look at these rock .. so many different looks

driving through them

each has it’s own unique

I like this sign .. watch for animals .. I’d love to see some animals

in the distance we can see that we are getting closer to something

Yep we are .. were in Ajo!  I love the colors

looking like we are approaching civilization

you know your not far from Mexico when you start seeing lots of places selling insurance for Mexico

If you drive your car into Mexico your insurance in the states does not cover you ..not sure if you were aware of that or not

seeing lots of 5th wheels .. Yep were gonna fit right in

Oh how I love the colors!  This is beautiful in my eyes

wow another welcome sign .. they like visitors!  My kind of city!

palm trees mean warmth!  Palm trees can not take severe cold weather .. it’s looking good

a cute little road side park

We arrived .. 173 miles .. less then 3 hours on the road and we’ve reached our destination. 

we arrived we to work on getting setup.  We had 48’ of sewer hose and just had enough .. sure glad we got another one.  Now were all nestled in for awhile.  All is great we have good cell phone service, internet works great and the satellite is setup and working.  We are not sure how long we will be here as the church needs some volunteer work done.  We are mooch docking and best of all we have free full hookups! We plan to work a bit and site see a lot!

Look at the view we have in front of our home .. beautiful seeing the mountains in front of us.  We took the dogs for a walk around town a bit and spent the rest of the evening getting settled in.  We have lots of work to do as our home is so dusty from the wind blowing the desert sand it needs some good TLC as in a good vacuum, scrubbing and I have over a weeks worth of laundry, plus the bed sheets, covers and rugs all need to be washed!  Even though we have lots of work ahead us we plan to do some site seeing as well.  So stay tuned and see what we will be up to next. 

Our last day in Q and the loss of a beloved friend

We woke up to another beautiful day.  We needed to get some last minute things done in town.  After we finished that we came home and did some things around the camper. 

After lunch we headed over to where the RTR group is.  There is still several left who are staying around Q awhile.  We visited for several hours and then before we knew it was time to head home to start the dreaded packing

We received news today that our dear friend Donnie Wilson from Maryland went home to be with the Lord last night.  We are blessed to have spent some time in Florida last year with Donnie and his wife Dee.  We are apart of a wonderful RV ministry.  Donnie will be greatly missed by many who knew him.  Rest in Peace our dear friend.  We are heart broken over your loss but your fight with cancer is over.

We are packed and just a few last minute things in the morning.  Although we received an email saying we need about 40 foot of sewer hose so another trip into town in the morning is a must before we can hit the road.

We’ve enjoyed our time and it’s bittersweet.  Were ready to see new territory but were also sad to say good bye to friends we’ve met here.  We survived 18 days with no hookups!  We’ve learned some things and we have lots more to learn.

We have found that we love boon docking and doing more of it is in our future.  Until next time .. it’s going to be a evening of resting before a long day begins.

Caught in traffic!

We got up and got around this morning and then headed to our neighbor’s for biscuit and gravy for breakfast.  Our new friend Hugh invited us down.  Of course were not breakfast people so we went over and visited but we didn’t eat.  It smelt good though. (Thanks Hugh)  We had a great visit and then we headed home to dump the water from our jugs and headed off to town.

We needed to run to Blythe, Ca to the Oreilly auto part store.  Our truck is smelling like diesel fuel and normally that means our fuel filter needs to be changed.  I had called yesterday and they said the Moto craft filter would be in today.

we had to go through the inspection gate again.  Although we had no problems

on our way home after crossing the border into AZ traffic came to a halt!

We drove for several miles barely moving and we were bumper to bumper.  We didn’t know if it was road construction or what .. until …

we saw smoke and then we came upon this!  This trucker was definitely having a bad day!  Other then the trailer and the smoke stakes you couldn’t tell this trailer had a truck hooked to it .. I’ve never seen one burn like this.

We got back into Q and it was more bumper to bumper traffic!  I think we’ve spent most of our day in traffic!  We came home and hubby changed the filters and I was the get me person.  Once that was done we took the dogs on their walk and then we came home and started some dinner.  Tonight’s menu was hubby cooked bacon on the grill, warmed up last night left over potatoes and fried eggs .. mmm it was so good.  After dinner hubby built me one more last fire and we sat outside until the fire died down and it started getting chilly.  While we enjoyed the fire outside the water heater was warming up our water for a nice warm shower.   The rest of the night is being spent enjoying some TV and computer .. another beautiful day here in Arizona. 

La Posa Long Term Visitor Area

We woke up this morning and I went down stairs to turn on the furnace but it wouldn’t come on .. ughh we ran out of propane during the night.  So I had to go outside and switch tanks.  It’s another beautiful sunny and warm day here Q. 

Once we got around we headed over to the RTR to take some cans over for those who are saving them.  We visited a bit.  The RTR is winding down although there are still several people over there still.  Tomorrow is the official last day of it but anyone is welcome to stay with the tribe as long as they want.  Wow look at the traffic in town!  It was bumper to bumper .. like being in Miami, Fl again!

on the list today was the La Posa Long Term Visitor Area.  I wanted to check it out for future references.  Although to be honest I do not see us staying here.  You have to pay for a permit and the cost is $40 for 14 days or $180 for 7 months.  You get access to free dumpster for your trash, a place to dump your sewer and water for your fresh tank for bathing and etc. 

Personally I just can not see paying that as regardless when your tanks are full your going to have to pack up and move or use one of those blue boys.  I do not mind moving and by 14 days I’m ready to move on to greener pastures. 

there are signs up for different areas of camping

as you can see it’s pretty packed and I can see how there are over a million RV’s here.  Everywhere you look is filled with RV’s!

after exploring we went and got water and propane and headed home for a late lunch. 

hubby fired up the grill and tonight’s menu was grilled chops with potatoes .. mmm it was good.  After dinner hubby got a nice little fire going for me and we sat around it until it got too cold and it was time to retire inside.  We’ve gotten into a routine that hubby cooks and I clean up the mess.  It’s not so bad when he cooks outside but when he cooks inside .. ekkk!

Fired up the generator, turned on the TV.  I threw a cake in the oven to feed the sweet tooth craving.  Another wonderful day here at Q!