Inn At The Airport Tucson

... this mission to advocate for Lizzie and other people like her who rely on the generosity of others. I would like to be a part of more trips like this to educate/encourage public volunteerism. I am thankful I could be a small part of this team.


Thank you all for your support and encouragement.

We started our bike trip at the community college at 9:00 am and rode through steep hills, passes, we even had to carry our bikes through a wash.(a new term for me) A wash is a sandy area where water only is there when flooded. But this wash was a 1/3 mile trek through sand and cacti. for us. The start temp was 45 and it continued to get warmer and warmer as the day progressed. This was the 27th Tour de Tucson- so there were hundreds of volunteers and many stops to ...

... more expensive to restore these adobe buildings than to flatten them and start over, so when you see individuals putting this much love and $$$ into an area, it's heart warming.
I LOVED the colors. Color like that is a celebration of life! You walk down the street and just start smiling for nothing because of all the crazy, kooky colors. Like maybe skipping would be best.
Yea, that's it. You skip down the street...

... booth had volunteers from State Farm Insurance- our main sponsor. There were thousands of people walking around to look at all the vendors goods.

We were there to educate and get donations for the Bell Foundation- which benefits sick children and families in the Tuscon area. We told our side of the importance of blood/marrow donations. Lizzie Bell, the young woman we are riding for is fighting a battle. She has Diamond Blackfan ...

... colors of the mountains are incredible- purple, blue, red, orange. I have never been to Tucson, so I was glad it was warm and sunny here.

Cindy and Gary came two hours later - we then put our bikes together. Kathy rented a Ford van for us to use on our own. So, the four of us cruised around a bit and then we went to the Tucson Convention center to attend a sponsor dinner( a tradition for the Tour De Tucson bike race).
There were many ...

... in addition to an international team of conservators who have spent years cleaning and repairing.
The result is an incredible display of 1700's Spanish artistry and the oldest intact European building in the state.
After visiting Tumacacori and the Presidio at Tubac, we were amazed at the intricacy and vibrancy of the paintings and sculpture. This is a place much loved by it's people.

We found a nice park for an overnight stay. It has nice showers, wi-fi, cable TV, a heated pool and a hot tub. All for only $16.46 a night including tax. This is the cheapest park so far and definitely one of the best. It is getting warmer. Last night we swam in the outdoor heated pool.

... and rest two our then would go to our company client and deal some works and come our hotels. My friend went to also. We got the deal so we were happy and our boss give permission to rest in Tucson few days with our group. Then we are happy and so excited because the all hotels charges and other travel charges given by the company so we decided enjoy some days with full time. Our hotel rooms was to great and have internet ...

7/23/2007 Up early the next morning, we checked out of the motel and were at APC Trailers just before opening time, we thought. After about twenty minutes of waiting, I said, "it's Monday morning and I can imagine an employee showing up late, but this place looks like it employs more than one person and they couldn't all be late." There was a notice on the front door and I went over to see if it was announcing that they were closed for vacation or something. "No, it just says ...

... September 2005 Woke this morning and had breakfast. Spoke to Liz and had a catch up which was nice and got some more advice about the next leg of the journey...thanks Liz. We have had nice relaxing day today. We sat outside in the sunshine and used the pool. It's a little hot to sun bath so I shaded with a towel! I normally enjoy sitting in the sun but boy it's hot! I have lovely flip flop tan marks on my feet! YEY Dan and I then came inside for the afternoon and played some pool ...