Stopping in Phoenix then on to California

This was supposed to be just one more entry in our trip out west but life got in the way and here we are several years later. Medical problems and whatever else could possibly go wrong did. Well I am going to try this for one more year. If we don’t get more followers I will let it go peacefully.

We left Las Vegas headed to Phoenix so Judy can fly home for a baby shower. Since I am so far behind with this blog I can say that on January 13, 2023 Judy’s first grandchild was born. Anyway Judy flew home while Edgar and I got to visit new friends in Phoenix. We did some repairs to the RV, washed the car and spent a lot of time just doing nothing. Before we will know it Judy will be back and we will be on the road again.

I hope that I never have to navigate an airport that is more difficult to get around than the airport in Phoenix! It appears that every directional sign that applied to where I wanted to go was place directly behind an overpass. When I dropped Judy off it took me three loops to finally find the way out of the drop off pattern. Getting back to pick Judy up wasn’t much better! However, Judy’s plane landed safely, and we arrived back to the RV and in a few more days we will be heading west.

We will be spending Christmas in San Diego Bay but we have a few days to between leaving Phoenix and checking in in California, so we are going to Boondock a few nights. Somewhere close to Winterhaven, California there are thousands of acres that is free to camp on and play on with an ATV. We hope to stay near American Girl Mine Road. When we got there, we missed the turn onto that road we took the next road and just ended up parked out in the middle of nowhere.

While boondocking we found out that there were 5 mountain ridges waiting to be crossed before getting to the coast. I often think that a trip that only took us a few hours to cross took weeks of not months for those early settlers to cross. Both ways the destination was worth the taking.

We arrive to the Sun Outdoors RV Resort and trust me this is one time that the word Resort fit! Each site was paved with a patio and offered a gas fire pit and four chairs around a table. While staying here we will do some exploring. Our first adventure will take us to the Deering Banjo Company. About four years ago I replaced my beginner banjo with a Deering banjo and since we were in the neighborhood I wanted to stop. It was a great place to visit and I was impressed with how they received us and showed is around. Although I was tempted, I fought the urge to upgrade. After leaving the showroom we met up with a classmate of mine and we spent several hours reminiscing.

Our next stop was the San Diego Zoo and it was even more impressive than I was told it would be. There is no way that I could ever narrate what we saw and photos won’t do much better but I will post s few.