The RVs Last Few Miles

1 Nov – Tucson

The RV did the last few miles down to Desert Trails RV park in Tucson where it will be staying for the next 6 months.  We had stayed at this park for a month back in March and met a few familiar faces when we checked in. 

We had been in touch with the jHavelina Hash who were organising the Hash De Tucson this weekend.  So we met up with them for some drinks Friday evening.  They were all dressed up in Halloween/Waking Dead theme costumes and makeup.

2^nd Nov – Hash De Tucson

The Hash De Tucson was to be 4 consecutive trails totalling around 16 miles.  We joined them at the half way halt and did the afternoon trails which took us through the desert for a couple of hours

before arriving at somebody’s house for the ‘Après’.

 

A very friendly bunch and we had an invite to join some of them for the All Souls Parade the following day.

3^rd Nov – All Souls Parade

Mid-afternoon we set off to join Geno and his friends for a pre-parade party and preparations.

This involved food, alcohol and face paint. 
We then walked into Downtown Tucson where thousands of people were gathering to watch the parade in honour of loved ones lost.  The majority of people were dressed up for the occasion.  Many people carried mementos of their lost ones.

We walked with the parade for about 20 mins and then stood and watched it continue down the streets.

4^th – 11^th Nov Desert Trails

We spent the rest of our time here in Tucson preparing the RV for storage including trying out its new cover.  We met several familiar faces at the resort that we had met back in March and did a bit of catching up with everyone’s adventures over the summer. 

  We played bocce ball a couple of afternoons enjoying happy hour after spending a hot 2 hours in the afternoon sun.  The day time temperature is between 25-30C but at night it drops down to 5-8C.  Every evening we listen to the coyotes howling our in the surrounding desert.
The resort had a number of musical evening entertainments that we attended and also a ‘soup & salad’ lunch one day.

On the last Saturday we visited with the jHavelina Hash again for a trail that took us around the northern outskirts of town for around 5 miles. After the hash we joined them at a local pub.

12^th Nov – Last day in Tucson

We have spent our last night in the RV.  We park the RV in the spot where it will spend the next 6 months and secure it and get the cover over it.  We say a fond farewell, and a friend gives us a lift to the hotel near the airport ready for tomorrow’s flight to Austin Texas.  We will be joined in Texas by Louise and all three of us will spend the weekend at the 2013 Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas before flying back to UK on 20^th November.
 

This marks the end of Our Big Adventure which we started nearly 16 months ago.  We return to UK

for 6 months and then will fly back out to Tucson on 29^th May 2014 to begin all over again……….

This has been our home for 16 months, it seem strange to be leaving it covered over.

To be continued…………………………………….