Sheraton Phoenix Airport Tempe

... 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.

... footed in the Pacific Northwest, you don't think about where your water comes from. And reclaimed water? Yucky.<br>But here in the desert reclaimed water is what makes the golf possible. And in Arizona, golf is king.<br>Water courses through Phoenix like an Oregon holiday--wet and extravagant. I cringe to see man made ponds, lakes, waterfalls and rivers in this desert decorate developments like baubles on a tree.<br>But when you know they've ...

... 01/12/2010 - Quartzsite<br><br>01/17/2010 - Valle D' Oro, Mesa, Arizona<br><br>01/24/2010 - Yuma Lakes, Yuma, Arizona<br><br>01/31/2010 - Wilderness Lakes, Thousand Trails Park, Menifee, California<br><br>02/14/2010 - Catalina Spa, Desert Hot Springs<br><br>02/28/2010 - Ridgeview Resort, Bullhead City, Arizona<br><br>03/07/2010 - Lake Havasau, California<br><br>03/14/2010 - back in East Mesa.....and ready for some spring training games!!<br><br>

... Andrea and Jim were here around 9 and off we went for another day of caching. Now, they have done all these caches, and most around here so they did none they can log in all the time they took me out. But-we really had fun-They got to laugh at me floundering around at some while they knew I was off in the wrong direction! We saw lots of new trees and nuts and just lot of new to me stuff. Yesterday I saw my first cicada and a snake, can&#8217;t recall what kind but not a ...

Every morning if we were moving on it would be bags to the coach at 7:45am sharp. Lauren had made a point on the first day by leaving some people behind after a lunch break in San Diego as they were late coming back. In the welcome tour she had given us all an 'on **** sheet' with all the addresses we would be staying at so if you got left behind somewhere or were drunk and didn't know how to get home ...

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.'

... weather. Blue sky today. We did get word this morning that the family of the guy we hit, and unfortunately killed, (he just walked out in front of us -not in a cross walk) settled for much less than we had expected. The brother who lives in Peru filed the suit against our insurance company. I'm glad that is behind us now - it was very traumatic. It happened on Flamingo Blvd in Las Vegas 11 months ago, and is always there in our minds, popping up at the oddest times. When we were ...

... can enjoy the time and the solitude, then return home in a week or so, refreshed and hopefully having accomplished the true purpose of the trip. It'll be good to watch the kids play basketball. Oh yeah, and to see Patty too. Strangely, I have a feeling that I let all of you down that are pulling for me. Your comments, emails, and support mean a lot to me. I do realize the story is somewhat less compelling now, but I am going to continue to post each day ...

... and son-in-law Jess and Tom are coming out from Denver to join us for the races! There's a really nice swimming pool here, so we'll probably get in an hour or so of swimming (or splashing, at the very least!) every day! Beautiful sunset here tonight, and we went out for a fabulous Mexican meal at a local restaurant!

... I decided to stop the nonsense and put the savings account to good use. So here I am. 99% of my belonging packed into the corner of my garage - four days of gainful employment to go - a one-way ticket to New Zealand in hand - and not any real plans beyond that. I'm "checking out" March 1st. How long? I'm not really sure. The plan was to wander for a year (just sounded good) or until the money ran out. The corporate world, as bad as I make it ...