February 28, 2011

Gilbert Ray Park – Saguaro Natl Park

Feb 22, 2011

Feb 21 – Monday  We’ve moved to SW Tucson and are in Gilbert Ray Park.  We hiked 3 miles today over the mountains and thru the saguaro to the Desert Museum and  had a gourmet lunch on the patio of the Ocotillo Café within the museum.  Think “Blue Corn Pumpkin Chicken” -- breaded chicken breast with chipotle sauce and pumpkin seeds, green chile polenta, and orange jicama salad!  We have splurged the few times we have eaten out and have had some fantastically good food in Tucson.

Most meals we cook in the motor home or on the grill, a $15 wonder (wonder why we paid $15) that Jerry splurged on at Walmart.  He now has his eye on one called the Big Green Egg.  Besides being a beautiful green hammered enameled  metal on the exterior, it has a 1 ½ inch thick stone/ceramic liner for the interior.  Uses charcoal and retails for $1,000!  We saw it in a Patio Store when we were looking for a couple of fold up lounge chairs.  Didn’t take us long to realize we might have to go back to work!

Feb 24 - We hiked for three hours thru Saguaro Natl Park.  What beauty!  Our friends took us up to an area where we found flint and pottery pieces.

Feb 26 – Saturday.  Parted with our friends that we have been traveling with for the last two weeks – they are headed towards home in Humboldt and we continue on towards Bisbee.  It was our intention to stay there tonight BUT we hit the JACKPOT!  While in the Walmart parking lot someone put a flyer under our windshield wiper..  4 days and 3 nights FREE at the St. David RV Resort.  We just have to listen to their 90 minute sales talk on Monday afternoon.  We also got free dinner tonight!  Whoo Hoo!  Laundromat on site, pancake breakfast in the morning, swimming pool and two small lakes!  What more could you ask for??  We’ll take the 90 minute sales pitch.