Arizona to Texas and Home, August 10-12, 2015

Monday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 11, wednesday August 12

Arizona to Texas and HOME!

Monday Morning.  Sue fixes nice breakfast and then we head to Sierra Vista, a town of about 50,000 people, about 1/2 hour southwest of Benson.  Fort Huachuca is home to many intelligence operations, and the major employer here. Seems like a nice little town.

Lawley's is a car dealership - Honda, Chevy, etc. and they appear very organized and friendly.  We use their wi-fi for a while, then catch a shuttle to Sierra Vista Mall, where we walk, have lunch and then go to see the new Mission Impossible movie.  Pretty good movie!

The Trek is finished when we come out of the movie, so we complete the paper work and then head back through the desert to Benson.   We chat and visit for a while, then Sue fixes dinner.  Tom eats and heads to bed.  Sue, Greg and I go for a long walk through the desert.  Many rabbits and a family of quail, as well as a tarantula,  and we find some interesting rocks to tote home. They have had a wet summer, so there are some interesting flowers and gourds. This is Sacred Datura, a relative of night shade.

Male quail

fishhook cactus ready to bloom

Clouds close in and we get a little rain.  No javelina tonight :).

 Wednesday, August 12
 Homeward Bound

Sue makes a great breakfast, and we say our farewells and hit the road in the midst of a steady downpour.  It soon lets up, though the winds are fierce all the way across Arizona and New Mexico. Greg has to climb up and re-tape the fan cover.

Our friend Anne drives to Las Cruces to meet us for lunch.  She suggested a place called La Posta which was a cool adobe building that used to be a stop on the Butterfield Stage Coach route.

 Interesting decor :) and good Mexican food.  Greg has Compestos, I have a Chimichanga
and Anne has Red Chili Enchilada. Spicy but good.

Then we hit the road, back to Texas.  It is a long drive, pretty boring scenery, over 700 miles.  We finish listening to Anita D's "Boston Girl" and then switch to a book about Gerald Ford.   By the time we get to San Antonio, we are beginning to get hungry, so we look for a good Texas Barbque spot.  We read about the City Market in the town of Luling and head there for lunch, just a few miles off I-10.  A pretty "basic" spot, but the food is great.

And then we have another couple hours till we pull into the drive.  Great to be home, even if it is 102 degrees.