A Vaca...

Queen Mine RV Park

Bisbee, AZ

Fall has arrived, but it doesn't feel like fall yet.  

I counted 13 more days in the mid to high 90s for Corona de Tucson.  No complaints...it is the desert after all.  I was wishing we could send some of the sunshine east to help dry things out from Helene.  We have children with no water and no electricity near Greenville and Joe's brother and sister in Spartanburg are the same.  No downed trees and home damages in either place...we are so thankful for that.  

Our week began with a celebration.  Chocolate and celebrations go hand in hand.  

We each had a different cheesecake.  My choice was Reeses Peanut Butter Cup!

We met Andra and Jamie last Sunday for lunch and to celebrate their first anniversary.  The year flew by.  

Joe had an early appointment at the eye doctor and we stopped at Baja on the way home for brunch.  Yummy Monsoon Benedict for me and blueberry pancakes and eggs over easy for Joe.  

Fresh avocado, smoked bacon, grilled tomatoes, and poached eggs,  with a yummy basil pesto hollandaise sauce 

Back at the oasis, a handsome Red-tailed Hawk waited patiently for breakfast in the top of the pine tree.  

And the Broad-billed Hummingbirds are keeping us busy replenishing the feeders and aren't very nice to the other hummers.  The poor little Black-chinnned hummingbirds don't get much nectar these days.

Sally has a new bone.  She keeps hiding it all over the house.  It was barely sticking out from under our bed one day, in the corner beside the futon one morning,  and under the kitchen table one afternoon.  It makes us happy to see her busy with a purpose.  

The rest of our week was spent taking our time to get ourselves ready for a little vaca.  For years (and years) I have been wanting to see Bisbee.  We have had reservations a couple of times and had to cancel...once for snow and once last year when we lost Dover and Jack.  The stars aligned this year and here we sit at Queen Mine RV Park excited that we have plans for a Mine Tour on Tuesday,  excited to see friends on Wednesday and lots of exploring to do.  If you have a favorite thing to do in Bisbee or a favorite lunch spot, please share.  

Bisbee is 86 miles from the MH storage with only 34 miles on I 10 East.  The rest of the trip took us thru Benson and Tombstone on Historic Hwy 80.  From November 11, 1926 to October 6, 1989, the Arizona segment of Route 80...also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway...shaped the west as a major transcontinental highway and was an important highway in the development of Arizona's car culture.  This historic route once began in downtown San Diego.  Today it is only 72 miles beginning in Benson and ending in Douglas.  There is a strong sense of western history, buildings from the 1800s, cowboy spirits, copper mining history, and a majestic marbled staircase as you traverse this Historic Arizona Road.   

Queen Mine RV Park is the only rv park in Historic Bisbee and within walking distance.  It is a cozy little hill top park with only 25 sights that form a circle around the perimeter of the park.  It is full hook-up (30 amp only) with mine pit views, mountain views and city views.  The lights from Bisbee were so pretty last night.  And I can't wait to go exploring ! 

I'll close for now...until next time, 

Happy Trails!