Where We Are Now

Last Thursday we delivered the motorhome to its new owners and moved into Budget Suites in north Phoenix. Really a nice area of new condos and a few stores. Costco, Target, Pet Smart, Michaels, Sportsman's Warehouse and Office Max are all within a short walk. Headquarters for Pet Smart is just across the street as well as a hospital. A short drive is everything else one might need and there is not alot of traffic! We have a third floor, one bedroom suite that is probably smaller than our 5th wheel will be. It is very quiet as probably only less than half the units are rented. It seems to be lots of working families here that in one way or another have lost their homes. With no credit check or deposits required they just have to pay the all inclusive rent. We picked up our new truck a couple of weeks ago that we had purchased over the phone from the fleet manager of the dealership. While there we mentioned that the Nissan was for sale and in the end they gave us what we wanted so they owned it! Cookie has decided this place is home and even learned to go up and down the stairs - she is very proud of herself! We still do not have a delivery date so stay tuned.

New Life Journey

We are beginning a new journey. After much thought, we decided that IF we could sell our motorhome we would get a new 5th wheel and truck to tow it. Right now the price of 5th wheels and trucks are greatly discounted. We knew that the value of our motorhome would continue to drop. On Wednesday we sold the motorhome, on Thursday we ordered our 5th wheel and Friday we bought a truck. Wow! The new owners of the motorhome allowed us to keep the motorhome until March 26 so we came up to Verde Valley until then. We will deliver the motorhome to Apache Juction AZ on the 26th and move into an extended stay suite in Mesa AZ until our 5th wheel arrives at the dealer in Mesa. We have a storage unit in Camp Verde, so we will be returning there to pick up our "stuff". Right now our schedule is flexible so stay tuned.............

Travel Schedule Changes

We have posted our latest travel schedule. Western Horizon Resorts where we were going to be staying for 6 weeks, decided they needed more money to the tune of $5/night for services that we do not use. Our response to them was to cancel all of our reservations and go to parks that do not charge for services that we do not use.

We are finishing our stay in Benson AZ. It finally has been very warm by afternoon with cool mornings. More rigs are leaving now than arriving as people begin the trek north. Everyone here loves Cookie and she gets more than enough pats and treats as she walks. She remembers exactly where each person "lives" and wants to stop by on every walk! You sure do meet people!