Before we left, our friends took one last picture of us on the ol' golf cart we toodled around on for four months. It was sure nice to have at our disposal while we were there. We put some miles on it. And when it was charged up--whoowee! I loved to zip around the corners! LOL! (Don't tell Bob. He was one of the co-managers and was the park police when it came to adhering to the speed limit. Maybe sometimes I didn't always do that so well. :))
We kind of/sort of planned to go about halfway, spend the night, and roll into Phoenix on Thursday. But we got to that halfway point and just kept rolling on. Along the way, we saw a crop-dusting helicopter. We had never seen such a thing before! I guess it's pretty handy in all that hilly country.
We finally pulled into Phoenix around 8:30 p.m. that night--about an 11-hour day for us. That's about 5 or 6 hours too long for my Driver. It also meant some night driving. Made us both realize how little driving in the dark we had been doing--and NONE with the Turtle. We had to pull over and make sure our lights were working! They were....and we arrived safe and sound.
We got to spend a couple of weeks with Max's brother, sister-in-law and mom. His mom is doing so well, she booked an airline ticket to fly home to Lubbock March 4. She's excited! We have some concerns about her managing on her own, but she's determined that she can do it. So what do you do...
On our last day there, we took a drive with Danny and Mary. They showed us the venue for the 2015 Super Bowl in nearby Glendale. This is so cool. This is where they can roll the turf outside and get it out of the way when they want to have basketball games, etc., and need a different kind of floor.
And we visited our very first Cabela's. This one was complete with a taxidermy's heaven. We had so much fun! I can't believe we haven't discovered these stores before. We will definitely be on the lookout for others along the trail.
Next stop--Texas! See y'all soon!
Max and Paula
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