MAR. 25, Tuesday to Santa Anna
Got up at 6:30 a.m., had a quick coffee and then headed out to pack the rest of the small stuff. Already, Dennis is out here too getting ready to leave too. I have mixed feelings about leaving. Part of me wants to stay but another part is looking forward to the adventure. Anyway, after saying our goodbyes to Dennis and his wife Marilyn, we went out to Rosa Cantina for breakfast and met the gang from the "lot" We had a good time and said our final goodbyes. Val was really good...didn't cry too much. We went back to the lot after fuelling and chatted with the crew and Peter and Marg. Then it was our turn to leave. We said goodbye to San Carlos and hit MEX 15D north. The ride was uneventful and we fuelled at Benjamin Hill and arrived in Santa Anna around 3 p.m. and it wasn't too soon either. The place filled up within an hour after our arrival. It is really small and tight in here. The owners, Edgar and Anna are wonderfully helpful and friendly. He even took me into town to the bank and gave me a tour. Around 5 p.m., he took both of us back into town to a real Mexican restaurant, as he assured us, and ordered a Mexican meal for us. For $14 cdn, including 4 beers, it was really delicious and filling. Edgar came back to pick us up an hour later and drove us around town, telling us the story of the place and showed us where he lived and went to school. It was a really neat experience. We finally hit the bed at 10 p.m.
By the way, we put on 645 km in 3 weeks while in San Carlos.
We averaged 48 mph and a max. speed of 60 mph. travelling down to here.
N 30* 32' 09" W 111* 07' 00"
Alt: 2310 feet
Distance today: 305 km.
MAR. 26, Wednesday, crossing into the USA
Another hot day. Mid 80's most of the day. Got up at 6 a.m. and were on the road by 8:30 a.m. It was really noisy in the park last night and I didn't have much of a sleep. Anyway, we had a good drive north but the road was sure rough. Drove no more than 80 KmPH. I topped up at KM 21 and we arrived at the border in Nogales around 9:30 a.m. We had an hour wait before finally crossing into the U.S. of A. We had an overzealous border-guard with an accent and a chip on his shoulder. He gave me a lecture on laws about hiding things from them. Don't ask me where that came from. All I told him was we had two sausages that we bought in from the States back before we came down...Oh Boy!!!!!!! Anyway, he took the sausages, wrote our license number down and let us go. I hope this doesn't come back to haunt us. We were on our way again and headed north on I-19 then west on I-10. We stop for lunch near Casa Grande at the Flying J truck stop and arrived at Beaudry in Phoenix around 3 p.m. Reported to Tony and made arrangement for tomorrow. It is really hot out there, so after filling the tank with water and hooking up, we turned on the A/C.
N. 33* 16' 38" W 111* 57' 33"
Alt: 1154 feet
Distance today: 373 KM
We averaged 48 mph with a top speed of 65 MPH in 7 hours and 15 minutes
MAR. 27, Thursday, new crank and to Casa Grande
We left our rig in Beaudry's hands and went to PTO Spring to see if we could have the air bag on the truck replaced ( I had an appointment). Well, after 5 hours of running around, waiting, and numerous phone calls to Firestone, It was determined that they couldn't get a new bag for at least another five to six days. How disappointing and frustrating! At least it is sunny and warm.
We went back to Beaudry and after finalizing the paperwork, we hooked up and drove south to Casa Grande where we will spend the night (free of course) before heading to St-David tomorrow. As we drove into WHR Desert Shadow RV Park, I saw Mac and Colleen's rig and after confirming at the office that it was them, we set up and walked over to see them. Visited with them for about a half hour then went back to our Unit for dinner. I went into town and fuelled: 23.09 gal @ 3.899. Some places, it is over $4. WOW!!!!
N 32* 55' 16" W 111* 45' 21"
Alt: 1385 feet
Distance today: 137 KM
Av. speed: 48 mph with a top speed of 70 mph
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