Ajo Again!
Odometer 60614
Trip 284 miles
Tucson, AZ
It was a short hop into Las Cruces where we intended to fuel up for the long haul into Trucson on I-10.
We both like the city of Las Cruces, and having spent a couple days here last week, we kinda know where to find some key places around town. We decided to do a two-fer, get diesel and grab a Starbucks on our way back to the freeway. You know what they say about the best laid plans...
I looked at this station on google satellite and it appeared to have enough room to get in and out with our bus-car combination- but that was before we found out that half of the pumps were out of service.
Getting to this pump and leaving room for cars to come and go- I got myself in a bind and we had to do a quick un-hook to get out.
The rest of the trip into Tucson was uneventful, and we arrived early enough to get set-up in the Rincon Country East RV Park with our Passport discount. This is a destination resort style RV park that fills with snowbirds in the winter. (All the pictures I thought I took are nowhere to be found sorry) The park will not be accepting Passport overnighters after the end of the month.
We are here for tonight and tomorrow after a quick provisioning run we'll be on our way to Ajo.
Thursday
Odometer 60608
Trip 146 miles
On to Ajo
We woke early and by 8:30 we were in the car and ready to SHOP!
I have our stops all programmed into my iPhone and we race out to a key shop where we get a replacement set of keys made for the ones we left at home. One key is really wierd and the lock shop doesn't have a blank. Ace Hardware down the street doesn't disappoint- they have it and make it for us!
Next stop Fry's where we load up on groceries- a boat load of things we can't get in Ajo, then back to the park where it's time to check out.
We gobble a quick lunch of soup and bread and head out to get Propane in the bus, the last thing on our list. We cruised down to the Pilot/ Flying J on I-10 and pay the going rate of $3.09/ gallon for 23 gallons in our 24 gallon (net) propane tank. This time the in-and-out are a lot easier!
I like going the southern route to Ajo on Arizona highway 86. Most of the route is through the Tohono O'Odham Nation, and goes right past Kit Peak observatory. The route up I-10 is longer, and faster, but we only going 146 miles and I prefer to stay off the interstate.
We did not know that there was a dust storm brewing and that we would end up driving through it. Visibility at the road was never a problem, but we sure choked on dust for about 10 miles before passing out the other side.
Once out of the band of dust, the skies were clear and the air was clear. Probably took a toll on our air cleaner though.
40 minutes later we were arriving in Ajo. The town has changed a little since our departure last spring and I can't wait to share some of those changes with you in my next post. Meanwhile time to get setup.
Your Traveling Friends
Jeff and Joan
Trip 284 miles
Tucson, AZ
It was a short hop into Las Cruces where we intended to fuel up for the long haul into Trucson on I-10.
We both like the city of Las Cruces, and having spent a couple days here last week, we kinda know where to find some key places around town. We decided to do a two-fer, get diesel and grab a Starbucks on our way back to the freeway. You know what they say about the best laid plans...
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| We got in- but getting out was a little more difficult |
Getting to this pump and leaving room for cars to come and go- I got myself in a bind and we had to do a quick un-hook to get out.
The rest of the trip into Tucson was uneventful, and we arrived early enough to get set-up in the Rincon Country East RV Park with our Passport discount. This is a destination resort style RV park that fills with snowbirds in the winter. (All the pictures I thought I took are nowhere to be found sorry) The park will not be accepting Passport overnighters after the end of the month.
We are here for tonight and tomorrow after a quick provisioning run we'll be on our way to Ajo.
Thursday
Odometer 60608
Trip 146 miles
On to Ajo
We woke early and by 8:30 we were in the car and ready to SHOP!
I have our stops all programmed into my iPhone and we race out to a key shop where we get a replacement set of keys made for the ones we left at home. One key is really wierd and the lock shop doesn't have a blank. Ace Hardware down the street doesn't disappoint- they have it and make it for us!
Next stop Fry's where we load up on groceries- a boat load of things we can't get in Ajo, then back to the park where it's time to check out.
We gobble a quick lunch of soup and bread and head out to get Propane in the bus, the last thing on our list. We cruised down to the Pilot/ Flying J on I-10 and pay the going rate of $3.09/ gallon for 23 gallons in our 24 gallon (net) propane tank. This time the in-and-out are a lot easier!
I like going the southern route to Ajo on Arizona highway 86. Most of the route is through the Tohono O'Odham Nation, and goes right past Kit Peak observatory. The route up I-10 is longer, and faster, but we only going 146 miles and I prefer to stay off the interstate.
We did not know that there was a dust storm brewing and that we would end up driving through it. Visibility at the road was never a problem, but we sure choked on dust for about 10 miles before passing out the other side.
Once out of the band of dust, the skies were clear and the air was clear. Probably took a toll on our air cleaner though.
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Your Traveling Friends
Jeff and Joan
A long mean drive for family. Thanks for showing up for Savannah's graduation!
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