Homeward bound

26  Mar

By 8 AM I had the satellite packed into the car and we were off by 8:30.  We picked up our coffee/hot chocolate at Mac D's and we were on our way. Our next issue was San Antonia; actually it was do we go around it or thru it. I hate to drive into the heart of any city but my friend advised me that it was the best way to get thru San Antonia.
 Four hours after leaving Weslaco, were cleared San Antonia and were on I-10 which would eventually take us to Mesa.AZ for a 2 day stay with friends and then to Yuma too also visit friends before heading home. 

We did what we never do very often and that was to was to make a reservation. We booked a hotel in Van Horn, TX so we had to drive until 6 PM which was too much for me. Now that we are "Cell Phone " savvy we will  now book a hotel in the late afternoon on travel day  rather that days ahead. This way we can stop when we feel like it. 

27 Mar

We left Van Horn and our next issue was El Paso , TX  and it is dam need Gridlock just driving through  this city but luckily they have build a bypass around the city a few years ago which we did not realize. However, our friends mentioned it so we took it and it was great, with limited traffic and we could travel at 75 MPH. There is a time change just before El Paso and another as we enter AZ so we will gain two hours today. 

After leaving TX, we enter New Mexico. I know that the mid western states like Wisconsin, Indianapolis and Nebraska are Dairy producing states but New Mexico and AZ  also has a host of dairy farms which can be seen from I-10. These farms have 1000's of cattle not just a few hundred and these are 24/7 operation as the milk the cows every 8 hours. 

We had pre-planned to stop in Tucson and due to the 2 hour time change we arrived at our hotel in the early afternoon. Carroll wanted to go to a casino so while checking in I ask about the distance to the Dessert Diamond Casino since we had used their parking lot for an overnight stay on several occasions. The clerk strongly suggested we go to another casino as she said it was bigger and better so we took her advise.

Once I pulled into the Casino lot I realized that we had stay here in 1999 on our way to TX. Anyway we each got a Club Card which entitled us to 10.00 free play so Carroll played her money and mine and she ended up with 40.00 
I spent my time at the Sports Bar and drummed up a conversation with a local Bar Fly. The bar tender was busy and seemed to ignored me so the Bar Fly  called him by his first name and said I needed a beer. The Bar Fly then told me that the Bar had 1/2 price beer on one specific brand of beer all month ( changing  monthly )  assuming that you drank that beer and for  March the special was Dos Equuis  XX. Since that is my beer of choice I took the offer.

When the Bar Fly realized I was Canadian he mentioned that he and his buddies go to the Pas. MB every year on a fishing trip and he says the fishing is so good you have to hide behind a tree to bait your hook. 

Tomorrow, we head for Mesa, AZ. cheers