About That Saying Goodbye to New Mexico (September 25 - October 1)

Dear Family and Friends,

I have noticed that I leave each place we visit with such mixed emotions. Happy to be on the road again, yet a bit sad that our visit has come to an end.  How could anyplace compare with the majesty of Colorado Springs? Well, we found that majesty in Santa Fe. I am learning that our country is filled with beautiful places and lovely people. How fortunate I am to be on this journey.

Roger, Bear and I spent our final weekend at the Saturday morning Santa Fe market, cycling and doing those chores that are necessary before we headed for Arizona.

Bear is so patient when I groom him!

Roger keeps the Tour in great shape!

 We left Santa Fe on Tuesday.  I shall miss the blue sky, the Sangre de Cristo mountains, our cycling rides down the Turquoise Trail, the hikes we took in the mountains, the crisp mornings, the abundance of wildflowers set against that beautiful blue sky, buffalo and antelope, the incredible amount of culture both past and present that makes Santa Fe what it is today, and finally leaving old friends and new ones. 


Our route was an easy one to Holbrook, Arizona. We drove on Interstate 25 to Albuquerque, then Interstate 40 to Holbrook where we spent the night at the OK RV Park. Up early on Wednesday, Roger noticed a slow leak in one of our Terrain's tires so he was off to have it repaired while I prepared the Tour to leave. Our goal was Tolleson on the outskirts of Phoenix, which we easily made by the early afternoon. The Freightliner crew did the scheduled work on the Tour in record time and we were on our way to Tucson by mid afternoon. We reached Davis Monthan and the Fam Camp in the early evening. We are looking forward to our month in the area where Roger will complete his last set of quarterly reviews. Cycling and visiting friends will be lots of fun.


Our first cycling ride took us back to familiar territory on Friday morning. Avid blog readers will remember me mentioning Sahuaro Park East in earlier posts and that is where we headed. Our ride totaled 30 miles and we were back at the Tour before the winds kicked in.


Saturday morning was an early bike ride on Davis-Monthan with tough winds. Our ride lasted a little over an hour. It is great to be on a base where you hear Reveille in the morning and The Star Spangled Banner in the evening. 


We went to see MoneyBall in the afternoon and thought the story was great! Also Air Force pulled off a squeaker against Navy. The final score in over time was 35 - 34.


The pics below are just some candids after our Saturday bike ride.

 

We feel so lucky to have Bear with us on our travels. His birthday is November 6th and he will be two years old. He has adapted easily to our life on the road and makes friends, both human and dog, without any problems.


Thank you for reading our blog. We appreciate your interest in our life in the Tour.