Monthly Archives: February 2010
Errand Day…
Today our friends already had plans for the rodeo, so we made it an errand day. We started off with lunch at Bruegger’s, a deli/bakery chain that we last visited in Fairbanks, AK two years ago. And it was as good as we remembered.
After lunch Jan walked down the strip mall a few doors to get a pedicure, while I read (napped) in the truck.
Then it was on to Bookman’s, Tucson’s version of Half-Price Books so Jan could look for the last couple of books in several series she’s reading.
After that we headed over to Costco to check them out and become members. As we had heard, it’s pretty much like a Sam’s Club.
Coming home we stopped at a Car Wash to wash off some of the West Texas grime we pick up on our way here. It’s really nice to be able to see out the windows again.
Next we visited Camping World to pick up a new sewer hose and connector and a few other things.
Then noticing how late it was, we decided that rather than going back to the rig and then back out for supper, we just headed directly to La Fuente, a really good Mexican restaurant we last ate at two years ago. Jan loves their fresh made to order guacamole.
Then it was home for the night.
Tomorrow we’ll get together with our friends for one last day,and then it’s on to Gila Bend on Sunday.
More tomorrow…
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum…
Today our friends, Al and Adrienne, took us to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on the western side of Tucson.
We had visited the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Carlsbad, NM in 2007, but this was our first time here.
The scenery was just spectacular. More cactus than we knew existed, and many birds we had never seen before.
Below is the top of a saguaro cactus. They do not know what causes it to develop like this.
A very beautiful Barn Owl
This is what a normal saguaro cactus looks like. Supposedly they don’t start branching out limbs until they’re about 75 years old.
Another saguaro cactus with a strange top.
These are saguaro cactus ‘bones’. This is what is left after a saguaro dies.
A Great Horned Owl during the Raptor Free Flight demo.
A poisonous Gila Monster.
A very well-fed prairie dog on guard. 
An endangered Mexican Gray Wolf.
Coming back to Tucson in the late afternoon, we stopped at Silver Saddle Steak House for an early supper, hoping to beat the crowd from the rodeo going on here in Tucson.
The food was great! Adrienne, Al, and I each had a rack of BBQ ribs, and Jan had a 1/2 BBQ chicken. We all agreed it was some of the best we’d had.
Al and Adrienne dropped us off at our rig about 5:30 pm and we agreed to meet them at their home around 7pm for coffee and dessert.
Adrienne made us a great flan and we watched pictures of their trip to Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands last year. The scenery and animals were really something.
We got back to rig about 9:30, thoroughly pooped. But we had a great time.
Tomorrow they already had a prior engagement, so after we decided to stay another night, we’re going to get together again on Saturday for more sightseeing.
Later…
