Holiday Inn Exp Sierra Vista

... a dirt road off the highway. Quickly we found campsites that had been made by prior users with wood and all. The sight we found looked as if hunters had been there as a few deer appendages and a skull were lying around. --Devin

After a wonderful night of campfires and an early morning (5 AM) of being aroused by coyotes howling, we got on the road once again..... bound for Sedona via Flagstaff. I've been to Sedona twice before and I must say it's one of my favorite places on ...

... the AC going whilst we sat in the shade and had a cigarette.

We shouldn't have bothered really as the next stop was Boot Hill cemetery which was just a couple of miles down the road. Only spent about 30 minutes there before heading off. We had promised our friend that we would not arrive at her house in Casa Grande in the middle of the night, so our plan was to arrive mid to late afternoon. Oh, the best laid plans of mice and men...

... were filled with people that died suddenly or violently with their boots on. Some 250 known people were buried in Boothill before it closed in 1884.There could be all kinds of well established people from that day and age buried in Boothill but because no-one had ID back then, it was left to people to be identified by friends or family.I did enjoy my visit to Tombstone but like many tourist attractions today, commercialism has played a part in ruining some remarkable history.

... little place, nestled in the middle of Mule Mountains. I was delighted with finding 'The Old Bisbee Roasters' who will send us freshly roasted coffee within one day, next time we settled in Casa Grande. We met Seth, who will become our 'personal coffee roaster'. See his website: http://www.oldbisbeeroasters.com/

... actresses! Up until the re-enactment, Steven had actually been enjoying himself and we agreed it, overall, had been a good day out. D's highlight was finding cruise control on the car! It is a reflection of how close we are to Mexico when on our back from Tombstone we were stopped, along with every other car, by Border Control Police who wanted to see in the back of the car - a grim Steven at that point! - and wanted to see our ...

... helped direct while in Viet Nam. They also had the plane that brought back the hostages from Iran, one of (the hostages) which was a good friend of Dix's in the AF. Another great excursion was to the Mission San Xavier del Bac (Bac = Point of Water). The O'odham speaking Indians chose the site as a farming village. In 1691 the Santa Maria river (now the Santa Cruz River) was a slow meandering brook. Now it ...

We toured Tombstone, heard multiple shots but got away unscathed. It's probably as close as we can get to a typical 1880 American western town. Lots of shops, cowboys wandering around, occasional shootings, etc... Upon leaving ...

All right, this is the stuff of childhood fantasies. Parked on a sidestreet in the middle of everything and hopped on the trolley tour to have a survey of what to explore. Saw Boot Hill, but stayed on the tour, will leave that for the ride out of town tomorrow. After the tour I moseyed over to OK Corral to see about tickets for the show. The 2 pm was still ...

... them to learn more. Jody also took us for a morning to Nogales in Mexico only about 35 miles from the ranch. Really cute town with so much shopping and haggling it was a real eye opener for the kids. Our last night is an opportunity to help out hosting the local Chamber of Commerce, these people sure know how to stay busy. Our experience here has been amazing, we have met some lovely down to earth and kind people who are so ...

It all began at six am. Mike's brother Joe had to go to work at seven, making it so we had to leave his apartment with him. The night before we had packed our bags minus a few key things. The last couple of days in Singapore seemed surreal...almost dreamlike...I found it hard to believe that after almost eight months abroad we were going home. Our Malaysia Air flight left Changi Airport at ten o'clock, giving us several hours to walk around the ...