Our last week in Mexico was solid work: cleaning, washing, decommisioning, measuring, planning for the future, errands, and more cleaning and washing. We had originally scheduled our haul out for May 5 --but alas -- that is a holiday so we moved up a day. The haul out was uneventful (again the best news is NO news!) and we finished up on the hard for a few last projects. Then On the Road headed north.
Due to the holiday there was almost no truck traffic; no federales; and only a minor wait at the border. We were in Tucson in time for dinner at our favorite vegetarian restaurant, The Loving Spoonful.
We drove the next day through Phoenix to buy sunbrella fabric at a very good price and then on to Prescott. A quaint old mining town, but we wanted to see real forest so we continued. Drove along old Route 66 for a bit which was fun and Alan could reminisce doing that drive with his brother when they were teenagers and had the family car for a trip to Texas.
Today we continue west with Bishop CA being our goal. We want to explore the eastern side of the Sierras. And see some of that record snow pack!
Two stories.
a. We are crossing the border and the very polite customs agent gives us the once over look. The car is only about half full; I'm driving; and the sailing dinghy is upside down on the roof. And he asks: "Are you bringing anything back to the US?" Yes, I point to the roof: a boat. "Oh, yeah. Anything other than a boat? Any cigars?" We all laughed.
b. Everyone is always cautious about our safety in Mexico. We felt totally safe and never saw any signs of violence or disturbance at any time. We get back to Arizona and in the stores around Phoenix there were several with signs in the window that "NO GUNS ALLOWED INSIDE." Everyone there must be packing their heat and there is a real wacko element....so we ended up more concerned for gun violence here than in Mexico.
Pictures to follow....
And a belated, but heart felt birthday wish, to our own Cinco de Mayo son, Bryan.
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