When morning broke on Thursday January 29, it was another typical winter morning in sourthern Ontario, another cold windy day with snow flurries. But what made this day special, was that it was the beginning of Kathie & Russ’s Amazing Arizona Adventure. The truck and trailer were ready the night before, and after a quick goodbye to our son and daughter-in-law and their two boys, our rig was heading for the warmer climes, and that was to be a few days journey away.
Snow was still falling during our travels through Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. The devastation of the ice storm in Kentucky, two days before, was evident even from the interstate on which we travelled, with miles and miles of broken trees and downed hydro lines. As we drove south we met hundreds of hydro trucks heading north to help with the disaster relief efforts. The weather forecast was for more snow and we began to wonder if we would ever leave winter in our tracks.
Our arrival in Nashville, Tennessee was also the arrival of spring like weather, and we were absolutely delighted to have left the chill of the north behind. The sun, which was now shining on a daily basis began to thaw out our icy bodies and rejuvenate our souls. The anticipation of reaching our destination of Arizona was escalating as the temperature each day rose, so the driver put the ‘pedal to the metal’ through Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas. The mountains of Arkansas and New Mexico, the scenic hill country of Texas with its sprawling cattle ranches, cotton plantations that seemed to go on forever and the endless miles of wind farms and oil rigs were rapidly in our rear view mirror.
Arizona was ours in four and a half days! We are now settled in to our first weeklong home of Valley Vista RV Resort, Benson, Arizona.
Congratulations on making this trip, Kathie. Being able to get away for a month shows not only determination, but also exceptional organizational skills! We’ll look forward to watching your progress. Maybe you can tell us something about the agriculture there.
And if you’re out shopping, you can likely get a great deal on a T-shirt that says Arizona Cardinals – Super Bowl Champions.
I don’t see Russ in the pool yet! We’ve had a couple of sunny warmer day (above 0) so the snow should be all gone by the time you get back (as long as we don’t get anymore) freezing rain tonight maybe. Hope to hear more.