We are urging him to sign up for the local Extension Master Gardener classes so he can become a desert expert. Sounds like a lot of fun.
After Liam took Tom for his morning walk, we traveled to lunch at Carlotta’s Mexican restaurant, a referral from Ann Hosford. Happy to report that the food was excellent and very affordable, although adding the beers and margaritas did run the tab up a bit. Good recommendation Ann - thanks.
At 1:15 we loaded our bags into the rental for the drive back up to Phoenix for the next phase of our winter vacation. Rather than battle with the Airport Car Rental terminal again, we located a Hertz Rental location north off the Interstate and drive there to drop the car. This saves Dell over an hour of drive by avoiding a pick up at the airport. Something else this elder couple learned - we wasted $425 on a car rental, which we will never do again when we next visit. All of our friends have a vehicle, and there is a Phoenix airport to Tucson shuttle at $45 per person. Since all we did was drive 110 miles to Tucson, park the car in the driveway, and then drive it back, it was a waste of money. Oh well, spend and learn.
We arrived at the car rental agency at 3:15, just as a rain shower was starting, so watches the desert green up. Dell arrived about 20 minutes later to pick us up and deliver to their lovely home in Anthem. Karen stayed at home to tend to the feast of turkey, whipped potatoes, dressing and salad. We were honoured, even though they were just trying to get rid of some stuff in the freezer. Still quite a spread.
We visited for a few hours, lamented the political situation (as usual) and then fell into bed around 9:30, not quite sure why we were so tired, but glad to be on the next leg.
