We're On a Vacation, Going to Visit Relatives, Happy Birthday Neil!

I learned something today.  For every bad day, there’s a good day.  Actually, there’s way more good days than bad and today was a GOOD day. 

Our thanks again to Buzz and Pam Comer for putting up with us (and letting us park our stuff at their place in Brenda).  Last night they gave us a nice respite from the heat in their lovely home before we had to head back to our RV for an early bedtime.

So today…..on our scale, we give it a 1.  It might’ve actually been a 1+ if there had been a good breakfast in Aguila instead of a fly/cricket infested convenience store, “Woody’s”.  Does Aguila mean “flies” or “crickets” in Spanish?   What do crickets eat anyway?  There were thousands of them hanging around this store at 7:30 a.m. this morning – what do they survive on?  And the flies!!  The good thing was we only stopped long enough to get water, coffee/tea, honey bun and move on.  (If you’re following us on a tour, keep going and stop at the Cactus Café – it was open early and has got to be much better.)

Fly/Cricket City in Aguila, AZ

We started today’s trek at 3:15 a.m.  It was great!  The sky was filled with stars and Venus was rising in the eastern sky.  It was COOL (literally and figuratively).     We rolled into Wickenburg about 10:15 a.m. before the heat has really built up.  Stopped for breakfast at Ike’s Cook Shack (go somewhere else if you’re following us), then checked into the Best Western Rancho Grande at 11:30 a.m.   This is a really nice place to stay.  Pat in the office was very, very nice and the motel is conveniently located within walking distance to grocery, shops, bars, and restaurants.   Walked over to Basha’s to get beer & wine, chips and salsa, and check out a few restaurants/bars for later today.

Did I mention we found a dog?  According to his tags, his name is  “Dinky”.  He rode with us this morning on  top of the bags on the Bongo.  About 10 miles before Aguila we got pulled over by a highway patrol because the harness and leash were dragging behind the trailer.  The little guy probably kept up with us for 20 miles or so. 

This must be a VACATION!  Happy Birthday to Neil, my brother.  And...I really like the Yucca plants out here in the desert....

Total miles today:  72.15
Total time:  5:41
Avg:  12.70

Arizona Yucca