Looking Forward to Another Winter

The trip south has started once again and as in every year, we hope to have good roads, and great travelling weather.  Since the weather had been cool, we decided we would leave the motorhome winterized so if it did turn cold, we would be fine.  We should have taken a bit more time packing – I took everything out of the fridge to take to the motorhome – too bad I just put them back into the fridge instead of bringing them with me.  Thanks for looking after them Bill and Henrietta!!


The border crossing was great as it has been in the past.  They did take our one tomato that had been from our garden so it was starting to get a bit shriveled so no problem.


The first night was fairly cold but the forecasters promised better weather.  Next morning Gerry decided to flush the water system so everything will be fully functional.  After mopping up what seemed to be like five gallons of water, we were on our way.  Now the water story – apparently the tap from the water filter wasn't on/off – it had to be turned until it was off – who knew.  But now I know!!


As we headed into the mountains, there was a fair amount of snow on the hill/mountain sides.  The roads were good except they were wet so of course everything got real messy. 

It definitely was pretty.  Then we hit some fairly high winds; however it wasn’t for very long so were thankful for that.


Walmart was the stopping spot for a couple of nights.  It’s always nice to be able to do some shopping to top off some groceries, and to generally walk around.  This particular Walmart had an interesting section -  Emergency Prep Centre.  One of these "delicious packs" sold for $99.97.

Once it gets later on in the evening it becomes quite quiet.  Well, that is until they decide to sweep the lot – then you can spend a couple of hours listening to a street cleaner.


Today, we did a tour of Bryce Canyon National Park.  The landscape and sights were absolutely amazing so I have included a fair number of pictures – I hope you enjoy them.

The weather is predicted to be cold and windy for the next few days but it is supposed to be sunny.  We are at a spot near Page, AZ and will stay here for a few days until it warms up a bit. 


I hope you enjoyed our first week out as we certainly did.  Hope to see you back next week.  Have a great week.

Another Trip Done!!

Time just seemed to have quickly passed and I missed my last week’s update so today I will update you on the past two weeks which is the end of our winter sojourn.

We met some friends about an hour west of Phoenix near Tonopah, AZ.  The scenery was beautiful but there seemed to be an incredible number of pesky flies – not biting thank goodness, but super annoying.  While we were there we went into Phoenix a couple of times.  Once we visited an RV salvage in search of some treasures.  Unfortunately it was more of a junkyard and there were no treasures to be had.  We also went in to have supper with our friend’s brother and wife – a truly enjoyable evening.  We also spent a couple of days just driving around touring the countryside.  Since there had been a fair bit of rain in the desert this past winter, the flowers are abundant making some great backdrops.

In some areas must of the land is free range so there are signs warning that there may be cattle.  One highway had numerous cattle guards and before each guard, there was a sign on the highway to watch for cattle.

Not far from where we were camped were some petroglyphs so we drove out to see them.  They obviously tell a story but no one has been able to interpret what they were telling.  We also drove out to see courthouse rock.  I must say that it took a bit of imagination to see the court house as we didn’t have any preconceived notion as to what a court house should look like.

Time moved on and it was time to head home.  We took a less travelled road when we left which was a great choice – no traffic and great scenery.  Once we hit Las Vegas, the less travelled road was no longer and it was interstate time.  The trip home was tiring but uneventful which is what one wants.  The skies were overcast with some light mist and/or drizzle but the temperatures stayed above freezing and there was no wind – just about perfect driving.  Three and a half days on the road and we are home.  Here are some photos of the great scenery.

I hope you enjoyed my weekly (sometimes weakly) updates.  I will now take a break until our next trip which is planned for next fall as we once again hope to head south.  Until then, I hope everyone has good health and a great summer.