Made it to North Carolina

We moved the RV from Apache Wells RV Resort over to Towerpoint RV Resort and set up at our usual site. We would only spend one night at Towerpoint before our flight to Raleigh, North Carolina the next day. We left our keys with some great folks at the resort in case of emergency, so we felt so thankful for them! 

As morning broke, we contacted Uber for a ride to the airport. Amazingly we were able to pack all of our stuff into carry-ons, passed through security at American airlines with ease and waited at our gate for our flight. 

When boarding began we worried about being group 6 but thankfully were able to secure an overhead bin for our carry-ons. Sharon and I settled into aisle seats across from each other. Lucky for me no one sat in the middle seat, but Sharon wasn't as a lucky. 

Fortunately, the flight wasn't too bad. There was some turbulence during the flight, but the worst part was the landing. I'm not sure if this pilot's flown very much but it might have been the worst landing I've ever had as we hit very hard. But with that being the worst that happened, we were pretty pleased. 

After debarking, Sharon and I headed down to the departure area where our son in law, Brooks, picked us up within 5 minutes! (Thank goodness as it was already 11:00 p.m) We surely knew at that hour we would not see our daughter awake nor our grandchildren since they had work and school the next day. 

However, the next morning we had some time to spend with the grandkids and the granddog for the first time in awhile before they headed to school. And of course, after school we had much more fun with them. Likewise, we will have plenty of time to reacquaint and watch them grow up a little bit since we will be here for at least the next 6 to 8 weeks while I have my right knee surgically replaced. Stay tuned...

Back in Mesa AZ

Well, it looks like our fun in the mountains would end sooner than we hoped. We wanted to extend longer at Mund's Park RV Resort but were unable to. So, the time came to head down the mountains and into the furnace of the valley below. 

It would be a rather lengthy drive of 150 mi which was pretty much all downhill as we wound down the mountains to the valley where Phoenix lies below. Happily, it was yet another uneventful drive as we pulled into our next stop at Apache Wells RV Resort. 

We have arrived in Phoenix about 5 days earlier than planned because we were unable to secure reservations in other spots. So here we are in the greater Phoenix area in August. Not the time you want to be here with forecasted temperatures of over 110 F on the way. 

We came to Apache Wells to check it out and also because it was considerably cheaper than staying anywhere else in Mesa Arizona for shorter stays. Apache Wells RV Resort is another one of the Cal-Am parks found on the north end of Mesa. It is also the smallest of their parks. After staying a few days, we now know that this is not a park for us for a long-term stay. 

While here we did take advantage of their small fitness room and continued to try to make meals out of what we have left in our refrigerator and pantry that might be perishable as we get ready for our long stay in North Carolina. 

After our brief stay at Apache Wells RV resort, we moved a short distance over to our park where we will be for the winter. We have arrived early because we plan to leave the motorhome at Towerpoint RV Resort while taking advantage of their inexpensive fall special rates. 

We will fly out from Phoenix to Raleigh, North Carolina where we will stay with our daughter and son-in-law for the purpose of surgery on my right knee. Since our daughter is a physical therapist, we will stay there after surgery and let her take care of me before returning back to Towerpoint for the winter. So, get ready for lots of pictures of grandchildren!