South, West, and Home

Well, Andrew did it. He's convinced (guilted) Mom to head home for Thanksgiving. So we need to wrap up our stay in Arizona and figure out somewhere to store the RV. Since we'd like to head into San Diego and pick up Matthew on our way home, we can head south on I-17 to get to I-8 in Arizona.

This takes us down through Phoenix, which has something I have not seen elsewhere. These signs are literally just outside of Phoenix on I-17, the major freeway into Phoenix.

We pass through Phoenix as quickly as possible (it's kind of like passing through LA quickly) on our way to Casa Grande and Palm Creek RV Resort, pickleball and golf hotspot, that Tom has been hankering to visit.

We don't get to stay long, so Tom has the opportunity to only play pickleball. The bad part about that is that his left shoulder is injured, so he has to play right handed!

I (Tom) had to suffer the indignity of playing with my paddle in the right (WRONG) hand.

After Casa Grande, we continue making our way west to Yuma, AZ for a stay at the Del Pueblo RV and Tennis Resort. This will allow us to drop off our RV at a storage unit a couple of miles from the park and head on to San Diego.

We pick-up Matthew and begin our drive back to Sacramento on Thanksgiving eve. We did have to wait until Matthew got off work, so we stopped for the night in Tulare.

Complimentary breakfast in the morning

Thanksgiving with the family was great! Thank you Cathy, Dave, Vicki, and Brad for your hospitality while we were there!