Spring Training Wrap Up

We left Seattle on the 27th of February, and returned on the 6th of April. We were in Apache Junction from the 2nd of March until the 2nd of April. During that time frame our average daily high temperature was approximately 80 degrees with a high of 91 and a low high of about 65 degrees. Back home the average daily high was approximately 40 - 45 degrees with a fair amount of rain, and an occasional snow shower. I think we made a good choice. My legs weren't covered by "long pants" until we got to Nevada. By the time I wear shorts again, my tanned legs will be just a memory! The weather in Arizona rates a 10.
We saw 10 Baseball games at 3 different ball parks. We saw the Mariners play 8 times. They lost 6 and tied 2. But hey, it's Spring Training. The Ball Parks were great, our seats were fantastic, and there is nothing like the intimate feel for the game that exists in a small park. Just don't forget to duck when that line drive foul ball comes your way. The baseball rates a 9, and that's only because we never saw a Mariners win.
We put approximately 2000 miles on the car sightseeing in Arizona. We saw a lot of amazing sights from the wide variety of cactus in the desert to the Grand Canyon.
The Scenery is dramaticaly different from the Northwest and we find it extremely interesting. Our favorite plant, the Saguaro Cactus only grows in the Sonoran Desert.
There are Ghost Towns to explore and many miles of scenic secondary highways.
Patrice and Paul hung out with us for a week in mid March, and we discovered that the motorhome doesn't work real well for sleeping 4 adults. Fortunately for them, we only did 2 nights of trying to sleep 4. Other than that, we all had a great time.
We met a lot of nice people at the RV Park that we stayed at. Most of them are there for 4 or 5 months. They are from all over the nortwest and the midwest. There are even a few from the Northeast. Everybody was very friendly, and helpful since we are new to the RV experience. We learned some new "tricks" to make life on the road easier.
I guess that the only negative during the entire trip was that we both got sick the last week that we were in Arizona. We got bit by the cold/flu bug, but it was a lot easier to deal with in the heat of the desert than if we were in the cold rain.
We talked with the folks who run the RV park about getting a spot for March of 2010.
We will call them in October and see if there is anything available, as right now they only book annual reservations.
In the interim we will probably do a couple of short trips in the summer. We would like to spend a little time in southern Oregon, and it's been years since we spent time in Montana.
So now it's time to clean up the motorhome in anticipation of the next journey. Our yard needs several days of help to get it back in shape. I have several other house projects waiting, and once the weather gets good, I want to spend more time perfecting my barbecue. I found a sauce in Arizona that I like a lot. The strange thing is that it's from North Carolina.
Later,,,,,,,,,,,,,Ernesto