March 7th - 13th

Another week gone by... it has been fun having Al & Vicki here this week.  We've gotten to play tourist all-over again but it is neat taking people to the sites around here as they really are unique.  It is fun to see the expressions on people's faces as they see new things that one normally doesn't see at home or anywhere else for that matter.

The first part of the week (Sunday through Wed) was about 10 degrees cooler than normal but that didn't stop us.  The end of the week has been beautiful with temps in the mid- to high- 70's.

Al & Vicki arrived on Monday so we picked them up at the airport (nice of us eh?) and then visited Arda, Gerry, Vicki & Willie who were kind enough to provide libations and snacks.

Tuesday & Wednesday were slow days as Al, Vicki, Arda and myself kicked around the trailer and then one day we went to Bob's for a while as they wanted to see me ride... can you imagine?

Thursday we went to, you guessed it, Tombstone.  We took the direct route over the mountain which only take 2 hours plus to cover 25 miles.  The long way takes about 1.5 hours over 50 miles.  The mountain way is really a beautiful drive so I don't mind it at all.  We wandered around Tombstone and Al & Vicki helped keep our economy alive as they bought lots of stuff... they even bought themselves cowboy hats!  Of course a trip to Tombstone wouldn't be successful without a trip to Boothill... it really is an interesting place with many people shot or killed over what appears to be silly arguments.  Some of it sounds like the stuff we read about in the papers today.  Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure...  Tombstone 2010-03-11

Friday we went to Tuscon Studios.  Another beautiful day where we watched several street plays, visited a "mine", road the train around the park, and yes, watched the Can-Can Girls.  After Tuscon studios we went to Green Valley to visit our good friends from Canada (they stay here most of the winter) and on to Arda's, Gerry's, Vicki's and Willie's for more libations.  Gerry was kind enough to line-up a salesman for Al so he could look at some motor-homes...  I think he might have the bug(?).  We all went to dinner at a local restaurant where they had all you could eat fish.  The fish was Cod and was really good.  We got back to the trailer at Goldminer's just after 10 PM... a long day but a fun one.  More pictures... Tucson Studios 2010-03-12

Today we are just kicking around the trailer with Al having gone to Wilcox to do some shopping and Vicki and Arda are out biking.  WD is working on the computer today getting caught up.

So that is it for this week, keep you loops open until next time.