Sadly, today we went home. A beautiful day today, not a cloud in the sky. It was 40 this morning and the sunrise started a deep amber and quickly brightened to a bright orange. Deep sleep last night (and every night this trip). The van is on a slight incline which I was too lazy to fix. We have the leveling blocks but, well, you know..
Carmen, Deb N, and Dave were all packing up as were we. We had a last coffee at Deb and Dave’s Party Palace, hit the dump station and were on our way. Tucson is about 130 miles from Organ Pipe so we bought just enough $3.99 gas to get us to Tucson, where the gas is $3.09. Gas is a bigger deal when you have a 25 gallon tank and get 20 mpg, than it is with our hybrid, which gets 37 mpg.
We stopped at In-N-Out Burger for lunch/breakfast and then took the scenic route home through Sonoita and Tombstone. We have the routine now for getting our gear from house to van and van to house. We stop up on the divide and load everything into a big tub and extra tote bags. Then we pull up to the driveway, shovel everything into the driveway, then park the van. Our house is on a narrow one way street with 3 other houses, so we block the street if we park for a long time. This hasn’t yet been a problem but we like to be polite. The van is parked around the corner in our friend Cooper’s (thank you, thank you, thank you Cooper!!) upper driveway. Fill the washing machine, put everything back where it belongs, then hot showers and clean clothes. Another successful camping trip. Thanks to Carmen, Deb N and Dave for a great time!!
Day 29
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