Sunday morning, after a quite cool night boon docking at the Saguaro SKP Co-Op, we woke up to a sunny day, but cool. We needed to dump holding tanks and take on fresh water, which we did, and finally got on
the road about 11am. Back on I10 toward Tucson and road construction that we encountered the last two years, but alas, the construction has been completed and we had a nice drive on newly paved and widened roads. What a treat compared to last year trying to stay between concrete barriers that were not very far apart, especially for a wide-body motor home. We picked up sr 87 and past Casa Grande and the National Monument, Casa Grande Ruins. A very interesting study of a culture of long ago. We finally arrived in Mesa about 3:30 and parked in the street for the night and sill settle in tomorrow.
Saturday the sun was bright as you would expect in the valley of the sun, and a high temperature in the low 70's. In the 40's overnight, but better than the night before. We parked the motor home in the space beside the house and in the back yard, and the Orange tree is loaded and about ready to start harvesting the juicy fruit.
We helped Nancy put up some decorations for Christmas and went to the hardware store for some light bulbs and a couple of bolts for the motor home. Tomorrow it is off to Church and a day of rest and relaxation.
Our photos are from our trip to McDonald Observatory near Ft. Davis, TX. the first shows a part of our route up the mountain. The second shows snow that was left after the road was recently plowed. The other photo is of the sun dial showing it is a little past 12 noon. A very interesting place to visit, especially for one of the evening star viewing sessions. The altitude is over 5,000' and it is quite cool and the buildings where the telescopes are is kept at 40 degrees to keep the glass and metal in a stable state as they both change with temperature. Hopefully we can get back and see more of this facility.