Sunday Oct 23, 2022 - Patagonia Lake State Park to Bisbee AZ (Home)

 

Another great night's sleep. I would have thought the campground noise would keep us up with all the kids riding their bikes around, but it quieted down pretty fast. I think they wore the little buggers out.

We headed out around 8:00 and the dump station was backed up (with vehicles) so we skipped it (easy enough at home). We drove to the town of Patagonia and had breakfast at the Wagon Wheel. Good old eggs, toast, coffee, homefries, the all American breakfast (or lunch actually, ok, dinner too). 

We stopped at the Gathering Grounds coffee shop so Deb could get her tea and a guy from Oro Valley was unloading his bicycle to go for a ride. He told us a great story about tent camping near here when a bear tried to get an aging banana he forgot was inside his tent.

He called 911 and they said there was nobody around that could help him. He heard it sniffing and then the bear got on top of the tent, with him inside. He punched it a couple of times through the tent and then used his car remote to lock and unlock the doors, which made the lights go off and on. A neighbor saw what was going on and started his car and scared the bear off. Now he sleeps in his 4x4. No more tents. Might have been pure BS, but a good story nonetheless.

Leisurely trip back home via Sonoita and Tombstone.

This was another great 3 night “systems test”. We came back with a few more things we need to get and a few ideas to simplify. My $5.99 shower curtain privacy screens did the trick in Patagonia, but we need to get something a little more substantial. If my dad could see them he would swell with pride!!

Back in Bisbee we cleaned everything out, re-organized and cleaned the van, load of laundry, etc.