Tuesday started off with a bang when we had Arizona Palm Tinting add a slight tint to Gus's front windows. The temps have begun to rise and the 85-90 degree heat is taking it's toll. The building housing the tinting company is rather unique in that behind the tagger front is a building that barely survived the Pancho Villa's incursion into US Territory! It has definitely seen a better day, and isn't in the best part of town, but kudos for doing an excellent job for a very reasonable price!
These Arizona sunsets are getting a bit boring! Once again we have a wonderful evening on the patio watching the day end with acquaintances from the park!
Wednesday we enjoyed the company of our friends Ted and Phyllis for "Lundin". We arrived at the Silver Saddle Steakhouse at about 2:30 and proceeded to demolish three plates of Prime Rib and a 10 oz Top Sirloin. With all the fix in's, don't you know. There aren't any pics of the dinner because we were all too busy eating! Later in the afternoon, over dessert and coffee, we all of a sudden saw that the time had escaped once again, so at 9:30 we wrapped it up and hit the hay.
I have been wanting to explore more of Tucson's excellent bicycle path system, so on Thursday, our Michigan friends, Dale and Lisa, joined us in the morning for a bit of exercise. Donna and Lisa took Sasha for a long walk, and Dale and I took a bike ride. Just short of twenty miles later, my legs were talking to me, and it was becoming obvious to all that Dales' 12 year age advantage was doing him right well. We made it, though, and enjoyed the afternoon with them, calming down after the strenuous activity. In the evening, Rincon West provided an evening program featuring two identical twin brothers in an act called Spittin' Image. These guys have been doing this routine for 30 odd years, and they have it down pat! An evening of music that catered to the demographic (55+), (sometimes a lot +), and comedy kept us entertained for several hours. Great fun!
On Friday, Jorge and Alejandro got here about 10 am to wash and wax Nessie. As we talked, Jorge told me that they didn't have much to do, so "for a few dollars more" they washed and waxed Gus as well. A fine job, if I do say so myself, but they drew the line at waxing the bicycles….. In the afternoon we completed an online drivers safety program for "seniors". It was only a four hour class, but it took us six plus to complete! I guess we really are slowing down!
In the evening we went with Dale and Lisa to the Tucson Greyhound Park. Regardless of your opinion of how these thoroughbreds are treated, it is an amazing sight to see a seventy pound animal accelerate from a standing start to 45 mph in three strides! The track is in a shady part of town, and is a bit seedy, but the environment was totally family oriented. Children were playing football on the edge of the track, and little girls with twinkly shoes were dancing for the crowd. It was a great evening, with perfect temps to be outside!
The finish of the race looks something like this:
Good Luck picking a winner!
Today was a clean up day at the motorhome. Seems like if you have only 300+ feet to live in that cleaning would be easy. Ha! Window screens and windows; floors; and a bit of exterior touchup took care of most of the day. We're reaching the end of our stay in Tucson, and seem to be prepping for the next adventure.
Onward and upward!
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