HOT, HOT, HOT...

but I think I like it! Yesterday I got to thinking I could live here in Willcox, but then realized that lying on my back in the pool makes it easy
to feel like living anywhere.

Today was meeting at 10 for the English congregation. They have somewhere between 50 - 80 pubs (got conflicting reports). Willcox congo is one of color, some vanilla, some cinnamon and some chocolate. Old and middle and young. Lots of comments and semi-loud singing. And good territory, I'm told! I think I might be excited.

Went exploring this afternoon and got a little more excited while roaming around Sunsites, a town about 30+ miles southish of Willcox. Lots of places to ride and a golf course! This is Indian country and lots of different parks and monuments. The scenery here is just amazing!

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Oooo weee!

It be a bit hot here in Willcox, AZ! My morning started out with the sun breaking through the curtains in a blinding fashion at 5 am. Got to Bearizona at 8 am. Its a new drive through wild life park in Williams, AZ. They just opened a few weeks ago and are only on phase one of the construction. It's pretty small but the highlight is the 9 black bears and the two 5 month old bear sisters, Kona & Coco. Kona already has a major reputation as a terror! The staff were really friendly.

The drive was a lot more interesting today and I got to see cactus in bloom. The halo of flowers that top the saguras is pretty entertaining. There were also spots of bright pink (however speeding at 75 mph through twisting highway didn't allow me to stop and get a picture). Just outside of Willcox is an area that looks like the dribble sand castles I use to make as a kid.

The kingdom hall is a newer one it appears on the outside. Spanish and English. People don't have to worry about mowing lawns here and it does not appear that gardening is a particular popular pass time. It seems to be an old western town. Passed a store that advertised gun fights by the fully dressed caballeros lounging in the shade. (Sorry, didn't get a pic). And they have a store that has sales for people 49 and younger! This may be the place!

Magnifiscent!

I left the cool temps of my room in Las Vegas at 7:30 am and out into the already hot temps of the Nevada desert! They are expecting 106 tomorrow. Thankfully Arizona is about 15 degrees cooler. The drive was still a bit on the dull side (except for the car that was on fire), but even the desert has blossomed as you can see from the pics. After finding my motel, the Quality Inn Mountain Ranch about 5 miles east of Williams, AZ; my destination was the Grand Canyon. A 60 minute drive, a $25 park pass and a two hour drive in the park and all I's gots ta say is WOW!

Its like seeing an old movie that the background is actually a painted wall. It is surreal that there could be such a huge hole in the middle of nowhere and that water did all that (note to self: fix the leaky faucet outside). All kinds of accents as I passed people.

Back to the hotel, its older but has been nicely updated, very elegant. Tomorrow a drive through Bearizona, a wild life park, $11 entrance fee until 2011 and then off to Willcox. The temps are at 100, eek!

Aaaarrrrggghhh!

The trip from Susanville to Vegas is unbelievably boring! Very long straight stretches with just scrub brush. A few little towns break up the monotony wondering what people do in these little towns that are literally in the middle of nowhere. The mountains can be pretty interesting, the different colors are amazing. I have been searching for warmth and definately found it in Las Vegas at 100 degrees with a low of 78. The hotel I got is quite regal for a price of $41 bucks! I am finding that I am a bit addicted to electronics as I paid $12.99 in order to get internet access here so I could check email, book my next motel and do my blog : ).

On the way to Sun

June 2, 2010 proved to be a very wet travel day. My plan was to leave yesterday, but it just didn't happen. The majority of the day's travel was in rain. It wasn't until I was about 40 miles north of Susanville, CA that I found the sun! An uneventful travel day, thankfully. Tomorrow I travel as far as Las Vegas and Friday will be the Grand Canyon...I think.