Texas to Arizona
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you’re riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your visit to reality. Wake up and live!” – Bob Marley
Changing Lifestyles – At Least Temporarily
The Guadalupe Mountains — Photo by Pat Bean
After two months of leisurely cross-country travel, which I just completed blogging about, and six weeks traveling around Texas to enjoy the company of children and grandchildren whom I hadn’t seen since April or longer, I set off to Tucson to spend Christmas with my youngest daughter and her family.
My canine traveling companion, Pepper, and I made the 950-mile trip in three days, which was way too fast for sight-seeing along the way. That’s best done by traveling only a hundred miles and then staying put for a day or more.
The first night I made it to Anson, Texas, where I hooked Gypsy Lee up for the night in a not-too-appealing RV park that was shared with a motel. It was located next to a noisy cotton mill and litter, every piece of which Pepper wanted to investigate, was plentiful on our short walks around the area.
Guadalupe Peak — Photo by PatBean
The next day, the drive was accompanied by rain, dust storms and high winds that sent tumbleweeds doing their thing across the highway. The wind had RV, Gypsy Lee, doing a rock and roll dance, even after I stopped for the day early in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Thankfully the RV park was nicer.
The next day was calm, and when Highway 180 took me back into Texas through the Guadalupe Mountains, I stopped briefly to enjoy being in the presence of Guadalupe Peak which at 8,749 feet is the highest point in Texas.
After that, I stayed in the driver’s seat, stopping only for gas until I reached Tucson, which is where Pepper and I are going to stay — at least for a while. I found a small pet-friendly, one-bedroom apartment in the Catalina Mountain foothills, which after living in a tiny RV for eight years, seems like a mansion.
But I’m keeping Gypsy Lee primed for the road for when the wanderlust hits again.
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All the luxury of a home without wheels Pat, how will you cope? 🙂
Have a good Christmas
Jim
Good question. That’s why I’m keeping Gypsy Lee ready for the road once again.
Life brings us many changes, though I was surprised to hear you’re taking some time off from Gypsy Lee. A good opportunity to heal and physical therapy does wonders. Hope you enjoy your holidays and winter in your BIG home.
Barbara
I realized that eight years was the longest I had lived in any one home in my life. I think I was ready for a change, but still have much travel goals yet to accomplish, many that can’t be fulfilled in Gypsy Lee. High on my priority list is a visit to Ayers Rock in Australia. It’s calling to me.