APRIL FIRST, FRIDAY; To Santa Anna
It ain’t
no April fool joke…We are leaving today!
I was up at 7 am and Val slept in until 8 am. No rush!
The wind abated from yesterday and it is calm this morning, sunny and
warm.
We
said our goodbyes to everyone, drove to Hwy 15and were on by 10:35 am. The highway was very busy with traffic and
there was lots of construction going on.
Our stop at the Military check-point was easy, we were asked if on our
way home to Canada and were on our way within two minutes. We arrived at Santa Anna at 2:45 pm, paid 200
pesos for the night, set up and went for lunch just down the road. It is sunny and warm here too. They now have WIFI here but it is very weak
signal from our site. We had dinner at
6pm and watched DEXTER in the evening.
We
travelled 189 miles in 4 hrs @ an average 47mph and were stopped for 20
minutes; I took on 500 pesos worth of diesel. Hope to make it to the USA before I have to
take on more as it is expensive down here.
APR 2, SATURDAY; To Ajo, AZ
Once
again I was up at 6 am!?? Val got up at
8 and we got ready to leave. On the road
by 8:45. We turned North-West on Hwy 2 from 15 and once through town we had a 4
lanes highway all the way to Corboca, about 60 miles away then back to two
lanes. We did go through a TOLL just
before Corboca @ 168 pesos. The road was
very rough past Corboca for about 2-3 miles then it smoothed out. When we got near Sonoyta/Lukeville the hwy once
again became rough. I think they use
that as topes. Anyway we stopped at the
border, returned our Visas, got our passport stamped then crossed into the USA. We were asked one question and we were
through. That is the fastest I have ever
crossed! On the USA side I fueled up (2.59/gal)
then we headed through the Organ Pipe National Park. It was a nice area but not as impressive as
the Saguaro National Park near Tucson.
We arrived in AJO (pronounce AHO) and our Park for the next two nights,
SHADOW RIDGE RV Resort, paid our dues (Passport America and Good Sam), parked
the Beaver and went for lunch.
Back home,
I tried to phone DISH and had problems with the phone. I went to the office, used their phone,
called AT&T only to find that I need a SIM Card. Oh well!!!
Will deal with it when in Casa Grande.
It is
hot here.
We drove 200 miles @ 47 mph
average in 5.25hrs and were stopped for one hour.
N
32* 22.495’
W 112* 52.116’
ALT: 1809 ft.
APR 3, SUNDAY; Exploring
Got up
to a beautiful warm sunshine. Showered and
breakfast then we went exploring. First,
we drove through the town Plaza which is very beautiful, all the stores were
closed due to being Sunday, then we went to the huge open pit that used to be a
copper mine now closed then we drove around different street and looked at all
the quaint house and mural painting. We
headed south on Hwy 85 to the Organ Pipe National Park and the visitor
centre. On the way down we stopped at a
couple of look-out. At the visitor
center, we looked around and asked the Ranger about a road making a loop and he
talked us into going, a two hours drive he said at the most.
Well,
I’ll tell you it was worth every miles!
It is gravel but we found some section paved especially the steep
hills. We saw all kinds of cacti, organ
pipes, saguaro, ocotillos in full bloom and some of the cacti too. It was very much a desert but the foliage was
plentiful and it was hot; over 35* C.
The mountains were rugged and volcanic but we didn’t see any animals
except a couple foxes. We were very
impressed with it all and used the full two hours. Traffic was minimal and we even saw a small
motorhome. The road is one way for the
most part so we didn’t have to worry about meeting on-coming traffic. Took hundreds of pictures and will upload
them soon
We
made it back to WHY, stopped for a beer and lunch then headed back to AJO. We had a glass of wine and talked about our
day. Very warm, even at 7 pm. Tomorrow, we head for Casa Grande
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