We’ve been playing a lot of futbol lately. Somehow the kids still think the two of them against me is fair. I lose just about every night. Not for lack of trying. The kids are filled with bruises and scrapes as they learn that when two of us kick the … Read More
February Blur
Davis Park along the Colorado River. Beaches, palms, and decidedly non-tropical waters. Silly us, we thought we’d walk up to the dam and take a look. We didn’t have any immediate travel plans from Laughlin, but we had an absolute ton on our plate with regards to other things, mainly … Read More
Out on the Boat
We spent a few days in Lake Havasu State Park. A nice place just a short walk up the road from town, it’s an easy place to go for a walk to dinner, grab some groceries, or get parts from Napa. The kids rode bikes, found places to disappear to, … Read More
Colorado River
From Patagonia Lake we made our way back through Tucson again, stopping off just outside of Saguaro National Park. It was one of those places that we were driving in and thinking just how familiar it looked. We’d been there before, but hadn’t remembered until we arrived. Continuing on we … Read More
The Road to Patagonia
We hung out in Safford for two days waiting to have a mechanic give the engine a look. It never moved and they just kept telling me how busy they were, which they did appear to be. It was only a bit frustrating, as they had acted so eager to … Read More
Stranded in Safford
From Roper Lake we were headed up over some mountains toward Phoenix. During our stop in Roper I had made an adjustment to the transmission that I was excited about because the bus hadn’t been shifting into gear at the right spot. Maybe the cable had stretched over time, I’m … Read More
Roper Lake
We left Catalina State Park, returned the rental car, and did a loop south of Tucson. Almost immediately the bus didn’t feel like it was running quite right, with power a little weak and some popping when going downhill, but I really had no idea what the problem was. We … Read More
The Great New Year’s Flood
Catalina State Park is a beautiful spot not far out of Tucson. Behind it are the Catalina Mountains, and directly across the street is just a huge mass of suburban sprawl. Inside the park you feel like you are way out in the middle of nowhere, but should you need … Read More