We Got the Corner Lot!

So this is how we wake up, like we're parked at a Woody's RV lot. Of course, an RV lot in Calgary has snow piled around the edges and nobody else is there. We missed the coffee and donut social this morning at 9:00 AM. I am sure the singular good looks of our RV has many in the park talking, as does the fact of Liz' morning run and my Highland workout with with a large boulder last night. As Canadians we are certainly representing, and the Americans will certainly think twice of they ever consider coming across the 49th parallel to steal our water.

We stayed in the area for one more day and went to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum (a school field trip, we told the boys). Along the way we stopped in Gates Pass, a beautiful locale to the west of the city on the edge of Saguaro National Park. (Second photo) We discovered that "Museum" is a bit of a misnomer as the facility is more of a wildlife and environmental preserve. The desert is beautiful, but extremely harsh. Everything has thorns/horns/scales/sharp edges, and every second animal appears to be venomous. It makes me think twice about going for a hike.

The saguaro cactus here is very impressive, with some growing to the height of small spruce trees. I wanted to call this post "So weary of saguaro" for the sake of the play on words, but because of the falsity of the statement Liz prevailed upon me not to do so.

We got the wind up a bit with all the concern expressed from various quarters about our decision to expose ourselves and our children to the "dangers" of Mexican tourism, but luckily we are in e-mail contact with our neighbours, Stan and Marian, who are veterans of many years (decades?) of snowbirding in Mexico and who were able to put it all in perspective for us. We look forward to crossing the border tomorrow.

-Remy