Radisson Fort Mcdowell Scottsdale

... visiting. It's great to see an old friend with a great family, but it also makes you reflect. It was the first time I really got to play with and study a two year old. And now I know why they say an angel watches over all small children. <br>Erin and I have decided to make our visits more frequent in the future.

We did a bird walk this morning at Veterans Oasis Park, a new reclamation project in Chandler. Reclamation meaning the end product of a waste water treatment facility.<br>We have a fish able lake here with limits and everything, a large wetland and an environmental education center on site.<br>Parks like this are an inspiration in the desert. Take a look at the pictures to see what I mean--would you guess it's genesis?<br><br>When you grow up ...

... California at the Thousand Trails membership park - closest one to 'home'<br><br>11/29/2009 - Lake Menifee, RPI park in Nicolaus, California<br><br>12/06/2009 - Morgan Hill, California at the Thousand Trails memberhip park<br><br>12/13/2009 - somewhere along the Pismo coast<br><br>12/20/2009 - Manteca, California<br><br>12/26/2009 - Catalina Spa, RPI park in Desert Hot Springs, California<br><br>01/02/2010 - Emerald Cove, Parker, California<br ...

... all the way through but I did it!! Now at 5pm I am at a rest area just east of Little Rock AR and eating, computing and maybe a nap till after rush hour a bit. Plan to take my time and no set date for arrival, but I am out of Alabama after 27 nights! 1150 miles to go!! And so far my first solo trip has been fine~~~~~ <br> I tried to send this earlier and net had gone off, so here I am at 9pm in a Wal Mart in Hope Arkansas~ I pulled into 2 rest areas and they were FULL! so kept ...

... Ouzo out, before we headed to possibly my favorite bar/club since Ive been away. It was called Dos Gringos and was an open air bar with loads of lights and things hanging, a massive Jenga, other bar type games, dance floor, just a good time place, oh and it was 10 drinks for 10 bucks, ouch!!! Needless to say we were there till close before finding our way home. Although a brief stop it was lots of fun.

We started our trip from Tempe, Arizona (see how we currently lived there). Our goal was to find a new life and our destination was the south-west, southeast, and notrth-east sections of the United States.<br><br>So it was time to say our 'Good byes.'

... Plus 6 caches. March 15th- Sunday-Hung around here till about 2, then south to do 3 caches and on to Matts to have him fix the problem that the alignment guys found. Matt says we do not have a problem. I napped in the the car while the guys spent a lot of time talking - mostly Matt talked and Charlie listened! On the way we had stopped by Sushi Creek to pick up the dining certificate Dar had given Charlie for his birthday, and decided it looked like a good place ...

... visit us and to talk 4 wheeling. We were still in our pajamas - and Charlie never got out of his all day! I did finally go outside to a side storage for my Christmas stuff, I had brought so little with me but enough to look festive! Dec 9th-A late start to the morning, but finally off to Charlie's oncologist for some blood work. No results for a few days though. Then shopping for groceries and new tennis shoes for both of us. Home for a quick lunch then drove out to ...

... and then boarded the plane heading to Miami. We saw What Happens in Vegas on the way there, which was kind of lame. Once we arrived in Miami we actually made it through customs pretty quickly and had alot more time than we thought in the Miami airport. We tried to kill the time best we could, but it was pretty boring. Once we finally got on the plane ...

The first images I am uploading are photographs of inside the new house. You will see the: kitchen, living room, dining room, master bedroom, office &amp; the guest room I am staying in. If this site runs smoothe, I may upload images from the rest of the house. Let's check it out...