It’s late and I’ve been up since 5:30 mountain time, but I’m still buzzing from driving. We stayed with old friends of Corey’s in Tempe. Carl had the grill going and made Daddy Burgers and grilled shrimp and we had all the fixings to go with it. This was at poolside folks. While they were at it they fed half of their neighbors too. Salt of the earth doesn’t even begin to describe how kind these people are. We got a tour of the resort where Janie works. It was huge. We got lost wandering around the complex of rooms ,villas, restaurants, even a water park.
Sunday, Janie made us a wonderful breakfast from the baguette I got at the Wildflower Bakery in Sedona, (10% goes to help schools at risk.) Then we were off to the mountains that overlook the city. But it was silent Sunday and we couldn't go up the mountain unless we walked or rode a bike. Hmmmm walking up the asphalt road or even biking up a mountain in the over 90-degree heat, I don’t think so. So after goodbyes and invites to come to Austin and Bradenton, we were off on the road again. We did good. Made it all the way to El Paso. I will say that Tempe and most of southern Arizona is hot as the dickens. You couldn’t even know you were sweating. It just evaporated. What really got us were the signs. Caution : Blowing Dust Keep light on. Visibility may be zero. We saw the dust devils dancing between the mountains and us. There was a haze over everything. At night the side of the sky away from the sunset glowed pink with dust.
Starting out this morning after breakfast in the office. ( Janie, we miss your French toast!) We are home by tonight. Whoopee!