Retirement: Back On The Road Again!

On The Road Again!

For those of you who thought we fell off the face of the earth... We're baaaack!

Looking out our door at Catalina State Park

For those of you wondering about Kathy and her knee issue... We got it looked at immediately upon returning to Yucaipa. It was determined Kathy had arthritis around her knee joint and somehow managed to make it flare up in pain while we were traveling. She has since had a few Cortisone shots which helps but she still suffers some discomfort and weakness so we've had to curtail the long walks and standing for long periods of time.

Our rig at Catalina State Park

Sunrise

We spent the months of July and August in Yucaipa visiting with family and friends while we repaired rigs and discussed our next trip. We were all set to head north towards Glacier National Park and then over towards Washington state before heading back down south as it got colder up north. After reassessing the weather and talking to friends we know who live in those areas we decided north was not the way to go and chose New Orleans instead.

We left California on Monday, the 10th and left all the traffic of SoCal in our dust! We spent a few nights in Quartzsite just being lazy and left on Thursday for Catalina State Park in Tucson, AZ. This place is beautiful. We watch the sun come up over the Catalina Mountains every morning as we take our walk and listen to the coyotes howl at night. We are just on the edge of town but it seems as if we're miles away. Tucson is a "black" town at night meaning there are no or very few street lights and no bright lights or tall neon signs in order to keep everything as dark as possible for the Kitt Peak National Observatory nearby. It is home to the largest array of optical and radio telescopes in the world.

Today is a down day for us. We are paying bills and getting things in order before heading on down the road on Monday. We will go see "The Accountant" movie in an hour before visiting our fave department store, Wal-Mart, (Just kidding) for traveling supplies. We leave on Monday, the 17th to drive to an RV park just outside Tombstone called "Tombstone Territories RV Park". This is a great location. Spent one day exploring Kartchner Caverns State Park and another exploring Tombstone. Had dinner one evening with friends we a few years ago and caught up just a bit with an old friend whose daughter went to school with Mallory, my daughter.