Miles today: 312.
Miles to date: 5289.
My day started off with a border patrol check as I was leaving Tombstone. A few miles up the road was a WWII-esque checkpoint with spot lights, a small hut, and many border patrol SUVs. I slowed the little blue Audi as mandated by much signage and pulled to a stop beside the guard hut. The Border Patrol Agent recognized immediately that I was "Whitey/The Man" and wished me a good day without even asking to see my papers or search my vehicle. I just don't see what these "illegals" are complaining about, it was a perfectly pleasant run-in with Johnny Law.
Speaking of Johnny Law, the Tucson-Phoenix corridor is chock-a-block with highway patrol rollers and when combined with the blue-hair/AARP crowd, you can imagine that my pace was rather slower than average. When compared to the open Texas roads and generous limits, my leisurely drive through Arizona was positively parade-like.
Once North of Phoenix, the drive turned into another winner as I climbed into the mountains and started to glimpse the oh-so-red rock:
As many of you know, May 5th is Cinco de Mayo, an important day for my people. And to celebrate Cinco de Fusco, I spent the afternoon lounging by the pool and later found really good sushi in the middle of the desert. Perhaps not the most logical of moves, but it paid off in freshness, vegetables, and fish. I'm quite sure it will combat some of the damage done in Texas.
Sedona is nicknamed "Slow-down-a", so I thought I should ease into a more relaxed pace and some more pool lounging is in the cards. I'm also seriously considering listening to the Sedonians that want to tell me all about the crystals and their healing powers....
I have some advice for you now that you are among the "AARP crowd":
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2) Hike your pants up as far north as you can
3) Blue blocker sunglasses that are far too big for any face
4) Change your name to Hank and lounge by the pool with an umbrella drink and complain about the gov't FULL TIME!