Take It Easy

Lounging on one of two queen sized beds, eating a salad of mixed greens, vegetable medley, and shitake sesame dressing, allowing myself to settle in only long enough to write this update, this is me.....right.....now. We made it to the Extended Stay in Sierra Vista, Arizona, just north of Bisbee, where we had originally wanted to stay. Due to a cheaper price, we settled on Sierra Vista, got to cut those corners when you can. We arrived a little after 9pm, local time, which was 8pm in California, but since Arizona doesn't honor Day Light Savings, half the year Arizona is an hour ahead of California. The drive today took a little more than 8 hours, with two stops for peeing and streching. The first day we stopped a lot, and we only went from Oakland to Redlands. I think we got our rhythm down a bit more. Tomorrow will be the real test, as we are waking up at 6am with the goal of crossing the border by 8am. This is to ensure we arrive to our beach town destination by nightfall as we don't want to drive in the dark.

Our first night was spent in Redlands with our good friend Joe and his siblings, and it was wonderful. To arrive to a warm house, fireplace all aglow, with a homecooked meal waiting for us, was just unbeatable. What a way to start our journey, to reconnect with a friend, play games, and be treated so kindly, we couldn't have asked for anything more. Our second night finds in us a less welcoming environment, but we are all happy to have plenty of outlets to charge all our devices, large beds to sleep in, and the chance to do a little reorganizing and packing before we venture into the unknown of Mexico.

For those of you interested, we are crossing over at Douglas/Agua Prieta, in case you want to check current conditions at the border tomorrow morning. After that, we are cruising down to Guaymas, or at least that is what we're shooting for. Hopefully, we will find a nice place to stay there and we can maybe have a day or two to relax a bit after a few long car days. It would be nice to swim in the ocean a bit and let the dogs have a car free day. We'll see how the town suits our needs.

I'll leave you with the prominent song from the trip so far. What else would you expect from a road trip but: The Eagles.