Sierra Vista

We went to the informative meeting on Cochise County this morning and learned a lot. There is quite a bit to see (nature stuff) as well as historical sites relating to the Apaches, Buffalo Soldiers, cowboys, and mining. We were told that there are roughly 500 different types of birds and that as some point during the year, at least 400 types of birds visit Cochise County. This is certainly bird country. Looks like we will be having a very busy week.

After the meeting, we drove down to Sierra Vista and stopped for lunch. We wanted to check out San Pedro House that sits on a nature reserve along the San Pedro River. We're planning on going on a nature walk there Saturday morning and wanted to be sure we knew where we were going. The whole area around here is so different from the Sonoran Desert we've just come from - no saguaros or chollas. The wind certainly has been blowing today and has been rather chilly. Hopefully, the wind will start to cease and we can get back to beautiful Arizona weather.

Goodbye Tucson

A little before 10 a.m. we were on the road. Our hope was to be able to spend some time at the Escapee RV Park in Benson. As it is a co-op, we knew we were taking a chance on space availability. We got to the park and there was a sign outside saying the park was full with the exception of boondocking sites. We went inside and spoke with the office. We would have to be on a waiting list for a spot with eight people before us. Did not look good so we opted to move on down the road.

We decided to try out a RV park near Tombstone that we had heard was a nice park. Tombstone Territories RV Resort is very nice with all sites being pull-thru's (40 x 80). The one thing that surprised us is that the weekly rate does not include electricity (in 14 months of traveling, this is a first for us). It does bother us that we are paying $14 more this week than last but also have to pay electricity on top of that. The RV park does have a pool, spa, and other activities but we will have to see if the park is worth the money to us.

John went out to heat up the BBQ and quite a while later, the BBQ was heated but John was gone. I went outside and started cooking. Thank goodness for cell phones. I called John to track him down and he sheepishly returned as he was a couple of sites over talking. I'm glad I went out to start BBQing or we would have used up a propane tank without ever BBQing anything. Jeez!

There is an informational meeting in the clubhouse tomorrow on Cochise County that we are going to attend. Hopefully, we will learn a lot about what to see and do here. We'll keep you posted.

Haircuts and groceries

Nothing too exciting today. John and I both got haircuts and went to the grocery store in preparation of our move tomorrow. John picked up some of our outside items so he wouldn't have so much to do tomorrow. Settled in for some TV.