Our trip home was highlighted by a tour of Kartchner Caverns, near Benson, AZ. It's a fairly new discovery and the state park system has done an excellent job. Instead of hiking for 45 minutes uphill (as we did at Slaughter Canyon - Carlsbad), we were driven to the caves' entrance by a tram on nicely paved roads. Once inside, we followed another paved path with railings and appropriate lighting. They are very protective of this cave, allowing NO touching whatsoever - or food, cameras, gum, etc. The formations are still growing and anything and everything would disturb that process.
After that, we drove to an RV Park in Eloy, AZ, for the night. It's a fairly new park that is designed for snowbirds, most of whom had not yet arrived. A big drawback is that it's right next to I-10 freeway and traffic did not slow down all night.
We then drove and drove and drove - and now we're home to gorgeous weather. Since we'd been going through Costco withdrawal, we took care of that, as well as bought fresh fruit and veggies at the grocery store. However - the Super Wal Marts in Texas did have great prices on bananas!
It's a treat to be back on the computer, even if it is dial-up. WiFi is very hit-and-miss and the last few stops didn't have enough power for me to upload any pictures. But, for that I'll have to get out the laptop and connect it because all the trip pictures are on it. And, I simply must show you pictures of the giraffe family!
