Ohhhhhhhhhh -- Gone again!

Tucson May 14
The truck is tethered to the trailer....so guess that means we are getting ready to start our annual trek north. Uh-huh! We hope to be heading north tomorrow...if we can get all the packing done! ARG! I hate this part! I have said for years there must be an easier way to pack...but I haven't found it yet. One answer would to be just not to go anywhere, but somehow, that isn't in our makeup!

The dogs are watching their beds, food dishes and toys closely. Beau has even brought me one of his toys to the trailer...I think they want to make sure they are going this time! They didn't like getting left for a month! Spoiled brats!

We had the truck washed and the trailer washed and waxed on Monday. Guess what it did yesterday? RAINED! It hasn't rained in over 6 weeks here...but of course, the day after we wash the vehicles it rains just enough to mess them up! Oh well...such is life.

Thursday, May 15
Camp Verde, AZ
We finally made it out of Tucson around 3:00 p.m. today. After all the times we have packed and unpacked, you would think we would be getting faster at this, but we are getting slower! I think it has something to do with age, maybe!

As we left the house it looked like it was going to rain and surprisingly, it was only about 75 degrees! Made it nice for packing and closing the house up. As we neared Florence, AZ the wind was really blowing and we could see we were going to get into a dust storm ... however, we got into a mud storm! Have you ever been in one? This was a first for us on the road. It was blowing dust and spitting rain = mud! What a mess both rigs are now! So much for having them clean.

It was an easy drive -- Phoenix at rush hour wasn't much fun, but not as bad as we had anticipated. The weather was cooler than normal so even coming up through Black Canyon and the hills north of Phoenix wasn't bad. We got here at 7:00 p.m. and got parked and set up. I took the dogs for a walk while Al finished hooking up the utilities. Had a nice evening, all the windows open and a nice breeze blowing. The sun set was beautiful as well. Tomorrow it is on to probably Kanab, UT; then to Bryce Canyon on Saturday. We plan on spending a couple of days at Bryce. So until the next time, we are on the wroad again!