Phoenix is a huge metropolis made up of several other cities, just huge and the road system is mind boggling. It's miles from one place to another and nerve-racking on the freeways at times. Ted is the soul of patience when people cut him off, in front, etc. because they think we are slower just because we are an RV. In fact the MB engine is quite stalwart but he takes his time with everything to arrive safely. I am lucky to always be in the passenger seat as he likes driving better than sitting...
It's a boring drive across the desert form PS to Phoenix, but our GPS takes us quickly around the city and into the nice small city of Chandler.
Our pals from Banff, Pat & Bob, live here in winter. They are great hosts at thier condo on the lake in a nice small neighborhood. Pat is in Ottawa for a week while her brother gets married when we arrive. So we enjoy a few days with Bob, he hikes and bikes while we go visit some of the nice places around, a burrowing owl reserve not far away, and a lovely Riparian area we have visited before.
We also enjoy strolling around the centre of Chandler with it quaint downtown shops and refurnished 192s resort hotel, which is still grand. And finding Mexican paletas (fruit ice cream bars) at Paletas Betty!
He cooks the first night but we find a great Asian place with happy hour prices not far away next day. Flo's is a small chain in that area, sorry there are not more of them. Bob is glad to have Ted to help him with his wine lake as they are off to Sedona for a week Saturday, back for a day, return to ?Calgary for one day then to Hawaii after that. We are lucky to have caught them home.
Pat returns from her trip keen to take a trip out to Boyce-Thomson arboretum, a gorgeous country estate and famous plant preserve way out east of Mesa. WE visit the neat old silver mining town of Superior, where the largest copper find in the US is now being mined and the town resuscitated. Lunch at the local bar/resto is fun, as is visiting the artsy and antique stores there too.
We return to Chandler that evening, only to hear the sad news that Pat's brother passed away. We have also had word on email of the death of our good ski pal Joan Closson, so it's a sad end to what was an outstanding day. We are all intent on enjoying every day we can.
It's a boring drive across the desert form PS to Phoenix, but our GPS takes us quickly around the city and into the nice small city of Chandler.
Our pals from Banff, Pat & Bob, live here in winter. They are great hosts at thier condo on the lake in a nice small neighborhood. Pat is in Ottawa for a week while her brother gets married when we arrive. So we enjoy a few days with Bob, he hikes and bikes while we go visit some of the nice places around, a burrowing owl reserve not far away, and a lovely Riparian area we have visited before.
We also enjoy strolling around the centre of Chandler with it quaint downtown shops and refurnished 192s resort hotel, which is still grand. And finding Mexican paletas (fruit ice cream bars) at Paletas Betty!
He cooks the first night but we find a great Asian place with happy hour prices not far away next day. Flo's is a small chain in that area, sorry there are not more of them. Bob is glad to have Ted to help him with his wine lake as they are off to Sedona for a week Saturday, back for a day, return to ?Calgary for one day then to Hawaii after that. We are lucky to have caught them home.
Pat returns from her trip keen to take a trip out to Boyce-Thomson arboretum, a gorgeous country estate and famous plant preserve way out east of Mesa. WE visit the neat old silver mining town of Superior, where the largest copper find in the US is now being mined and the town resuscitated. Lunch at the local bar/resto is fun, as is visiting the artsy and antique stores there too.
We return to Chandler that evening, only to hear the sad news that Pat's brother passed away. We have also had word on email of the death of our good ski pal Joan Closson, so it's a sad end to what was an outstanding day. We are all intent on enjoying every day we can.
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