On the Road Again

    On Friday 2/5/17, we departed Santee Lakes RV Resort after visiting with Liam, Jamo, Ben and Joanne for nearly 2 months.  We had a wonderful time there visiting with Liam almost every day, getting acquainted with our grandson.  I wasn't sure Grammie was going to climb on board Friday morning, but she did, and we headed eastbound on I-8 with our first stop scheduled for Tucson.
     In Tucson we stayed at the Tucson Lazydays KOA, which proved to be on of the nicest KOA's we've ever stayed at.

       The park had a pretty easy on/off I-10, but we went with the directions from the website instead of Satellite Sue.  She had us going 1 exit further, but that probably wasn't that big a deal.  Our site was gravel with a cement pad, and we backed up to a very nice putting green in the back yard.  We also had a nice grapefruit tree out back, and we picked some very nice looking grapefruit.

      On Saturday we headed over to the Titan Missile Museum, located just a short drive south from Tucson on I-19 in Green Valley, AZ.  Now, you might ask why would anyone visit a Titan Missile Silo, but this is the only missile silo in the country, that has a Titan Missile in it!  Who can pass that up!

      After working our way down a flight of stairs and through 4 blast doors, we entered the control room, where a missile launch would have occurred if there was ever a need.  And our very own Debbie Doody, AKA: Grammie, was selected to simultaneously turn one of the two keys necessary for the successful launch of a Titan missile, and destroy the world as we know it!  And after successfully entering the launch code transmitted by POTUS, she, without hesitation, inserted her key, and participated in the destruction of the world!!!

   

     On the way south on I-19 we could see Mission San Xavier del Bac, first founded in 1692 by Jesuit Missionary Father Francisco Kino.  It is the only remaining active mission in Arizona, and visitors can view the ongoing attempts to preserve and restore the interior paintings and sculpture.  San Xavier is an active church, and located next door we found the mission school. The school has been operating since 1873, run by the Franciscan Sisters of Charity.

      Inside we were amazed to find a statue of St Kateri Tekakwitha, and were reminded of her ties to us over in New York.
     From Tucson we continued east, with our next destination being a 2 day visit with Randy and Retha in San Angelo, TX.  Delicious meals and lots of visiting makes the time pass way too quickly.  And now we may have to wait till next year or possibly 2018, before we can get together again.  R&R graced us with a beautiful Dresden Plate quilt, handmade by Randy's mom, which we will cherish forever.
     There is quite a gap in my blog's timeline, but I promise I will fill in the gaps over the next few weeks.  We're headed down to South Padre Island for a few weeks of surf and sun, and should be there on Saturday.  Our friends from Winnipeg, Nancy and Al are awaiting our arrival, and keep sending us pictures of Blue Bell ice cream.  We can't wait to get there!