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Originally Posted by ependydad
... thoughts as I watched the video ...
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Hugging a cactus- We were warned many times to always carry a comb to
remove barbs when we got stuck. We managed to not get stuck even tho
we hiked and walked among them a LOT.
Route map including all stops-
This is the final route for our January-Feb 2017 Arizona trip
Louisville KY to Chula Vista CA
https://goo.gl/maps/A3VmP4nkJPD2
CA to KY including all stops
https://goo.gl/maps/xzmPQhaaicF2
Time zone changes didn't bother us much. Going west we got an extra
hour to drive each time we crossed. It helped us "get there" before 5.
Coming back east we lost an hour but I gave us an extra day to get home
so the drive distances were slightly less than going.
The San Diego Zoo is expensive- $52 adults and $42 kids. It gave us a
pause but we'd heard so much about "you must go" from everyone so we did.
It was worth it. It's one of the best ZOOs in the country. If you can swing
the cost it's an awesome experience.
It was cloudy and foggy the day we visited Point Loma light house and
Cabrillo National Monument. It was our last day in San Diego and it was
Sunday so I knew traffic would be lots better than what we'd been dealing
with so we went. So glad we did! Tide pools would have been fun and I
can see how that would be mandatory visit with kids. We didn't know....
Hiking is our thing. Even more than sight seeing the tourist must see places.
We don't "do gyms" but we do bike and hike as much as possible.
"If it ain't got hills, we ain't going"! Beaches are the exception!
Pump jacks were pumping Texas crude!
Finally- we visited some places not mentioned in the slide show.
One surprise that we'd have missed if not for our friends recommendation-
Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa AZ.
Google it!! Organ Stop’s Mighty Wurlitzer is one of the largest and finest theater
organs in the world today. 6000 pipes! OMG- don't miss it if you're
ever in the Phoenix area. And the pizza was good and the beer was cold.
The prices were reasonable and they've got soft serve for dessert!
Win win win!!
Gotta shut up now. Thanks for listening!