We got up at 0630 when Diane’s bird alarm started chirping. Since I didn’t have much to do this morning, I stayed in bed like a lump. I stayed there until 0700 when it was determined that I should arise. So, I did. Actually, it was my idea.

Our first stop was Lazy Days RV place where we had an appointment to get the bus’s radiator drained, cleaned and refilled. We got there at 0911 and left the rig with them because Noah said it would take 3 hours or so. An hour into it he called to report that the tech doing the work said the overflow tank had leaks and suggested we get one before dealing with the radiator. The new tank price was quoted at $1300.00 and would take 2-3 weeks to arrive. Yup, that fit right into our plans for the day. So, we went back to pick it up and head north, pretending like it would make it no problem.

It did just fine and didn’t heat up even a tiny bit. To aid in that effort we chose to not pull the car. Instead, Diane drove and I followed. That worked great until we got to Phoenix where the traffic got real dense and all of the agressive drivers seemed to have a problem with Diane. They actually tried to run her over more than once. From my perspective it was pretty frightening because there was nothing I could do about what was going on. Thankfully, nobody hit her.

There was one rest area on the trip and we stopped at it. Both of us parked in the truck section which was a little bit of a walk to the urinals so I took Max along so we could take a trip through the pet area. He enjoyed the trip, stopping to sniff then pee on everything more than 6 inches tall. It took a while. Then, when we made it to the bottom of the area I see the back of a sign that was obviously meant for folks walking into the area from the restrooms. The other side of the sign said “Beware: This area is populated by poisonous snakes and reptiles.” We made it through safely, but it would have been really nice had they also included that sign at the top of the area. I should have taken a photo of that sign.

After that stop is when the traffic got nasty.

We made it to Luke AFB, and through the South Gate, just about quitting time the barriers in the road popped up stopping all traffic in and out the gate. No one seemed to know why, and it took about 30 minutes for someone to figure out how to make the barriers go away. By then, pretty much everyone on base trying to get home after a long day at the office was lined up for miles in multiple directions. Thankfully, we were apparently the last two vehicles that made it through the gate going on the base. The incoming line outside the base must have been just as bad as the lines waiting to get out.

The barrier we needed to get past was around a right turn corner just inside the gate and there were only 4 cars ahead of us. So, when the barrier dropped, we moved on passed the barrier we quickly found our way to the Fam Camp here on Luke.

We got checked in, parked in the front row,

and hooked up our pedestal, cooked a great dinner of leftovers (no photos available) and got Max out for a walk.

Then I seemed to have lost my iPad. I eventually found it, but it took multiple searches of the bus and the car before it revealed itself. The “Find My Device” app told me it was here, but it was illusive. Perserverance paid off. Now I will be able to sleep peacefully.