Off to Phoenix! - March 2015

March 14 - 17

Celia's back patio in Phoenix, AZ

     Our stay in Benson, AZ at the SKP park was great! Great people, beautiful park and it allowed us to enjoy the area while getting repairs completed on our RV. Now it's back on the road to visit with friends in the Phoenix area. Destination, Pioneer Village RV Park, on I-17 just North of Phoenix. Parks stay pretty full with snowbirds this time of year, so

Our friend Rose painted these chairs for Celia. Love them!

locating a spot to spend a couple days wasn't easy. On the way we drive through what feels like a monsoon. It rained so hard the road disappeared; scary, but it stopped almost as quickly as it started...weird. 

     Pioneer Village RV Park is very large and sits surrounded by desert (what would you expect?) a ways from the city. We are warned not to go out walking at night, due to the javelinas in the area. We didn't see one, but were told stories of how people and their pets have been attacked by these beasts that look like giant wild boars. Don't have to tell us twice!

   Feels like a reunion, visiting with our friends Celia, Cindy, Sue, Kim and Warren, and John. Celia was a neighbor and owned a gift shop a few doors down from our business in Quincy and moved to Phoenix two years ago...we are excited to finally get to visit! What a cool place she has...this is definitely a great place to spend winter months! Kim and Warren spend winters at their home here, and summers at their home back in Illinois. Cindy happens to be here visiting sister Celia, and Sue, who owns the restaurant next door to our business, is here staying with Kim and Warren, so our timing couldn't be better to see everyone. I think this could become an annual reunion as long as we are in the western half of the country....that could be awhile!  It's just a couple days visit here as we have to continue our journey North to our job  site, but our last night here is quite memorable as we are showered with gifts, good wishes and good food at a gathering at Kim and Warren's. We leave with our new 'dammit doll' in hand, along with Arizona T-Shirts, coin laundromat change, hiking sticks, place mats, and other gifts too numerous to mention. Wow! We love you all, and can't wait to return next winter...hopefully for a longer visit!

Last night before moving on.

The Bee-Gals,

Kathy and Kathy (Red)