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Tim and Linda Bunyan
Woodstock is all packed up and sleeps most of the travel day. Tim has his new driving gloves!
On the road where many are 'going places'.
Tim has found the elusive cabinet hinge (on the right) through contact with Jason and his cabinet man, Steve. Cabinet hinge is identified and on order...
mission accomplished!
Stop at The River mall in a peacefully designed space.
We play tourist for the day at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. This special place is located within a neighborhood a few miles from Mike and Paul's house in RM.
At the Zoo entrance is a Lorikeet free-flying zone where they become your friends .....close up! These parrots prefer nectar instead of seed. This one came in for a sip of sweet nectar!
Mike is our tour guide for the afternoon. Sign to Zoorassic Park, the nature hiking trail.
Mike, Tim and I appreciate your giving us a private, interactive, behind-the-scenes tour at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens!
East out of the Palm Springs area to reach the Chiriaco Summit in tribute to General George Patton's training grounds. The Chiriaco family remains at this roadside memorial keeping it alive suitable to the traveler for an ice cream stop.
We stop for the evening prior to crossing the US Customs and Border Protection at
Nogales, Arizona.
The Highway is nearly completed with new lanes, pavement, and striping.
Welcome sign to Santa Ana, a small city about 100 miles south of the border in the Mexican state of Sonora.
A corner fruit market in the city
Shopping mall entrance and a Drive-thru Coffee Cafe................of course!
Overpasses do exist here in Mexico..........not so much a 3rd world country. Mexico actually is the 15th highest GDP in the world.
Typical look of a Tollgate on the Highway. When the two states we drive through are collecting Tolls, the cost is about $100.00 for about 700 miles: from (U.S. border just below Tucson, Arizona to Mazatlan, Mexico).
Roadside stop.
Giant dancing statue Yaqui or dance of the deer of the indigenous ethnic group in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico
Highway has guardrails.........really!
We found the 'bad road' stories not to be our experience. We remained on the Toll Road for the 700 miles from the US-Mexico border to Mazatlan.
Total toll road cost is nearly $100.00 US.
Bread delivery truck...two trailers!
This Toll gate displays a protest sign from local residents of the State of Sonora.
FREE toll road passage! Here's to The People!
Woodstock the kitty taking a roadside water break.
Here at the Pemex fuel station and roadside stop.
Note the cargo trunk on the back of the Lexus. Bringing necessary items to 'sticks and bricks'.
Nearing the coast, we've arrived Mazatlan!
Note roadside K-rail and also a shoulder on the road. Very nice indeed!
1-22-2019
We are on the road departing Sacramento to head South for the Winter to our
'sticks and bricks' on the Pacific ocean. The RV trailer and truck go into Storage and we load up the car to drive to Mazatlan, Mexico!
'sticks and bricks' on the Pacific ocean. The RV trailer and truck go into Storage and we load up the car to drive to Mazatlan, Mexico!
Woodstock is all packed up and sleeps most of the travel day. Tim has his new driving gloves!
One of our favorite 'hot spots' to stop is at our fuel membership station: Pilot.
We make a stop at Rancho Mirage for a dose of beauty and living large in the Palm Springs area. Mike and Paul own a vacation home listed on AirB&B that is booked the entire Season! Paul is successful in caring for his cousin, Sharon. They have researched and found capable treatments, locally, in Rancho Mirage. Mike continues his diligence on their RM house and enjoying the final touches on the pool and patio area....and continues to work at his job.
Tim has found the elusive cabinet hinge (on the right) through contact with Jason and his cabinet man, Steve. Cabinet hinge is identified and on order...mission accomplished!
Stop at The River mall in a peacefully designed space.
We play tourist for the day at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. This special place is located within a neighborhood a few miles from Mike and Paul's house in RM.
At the Zoo entrance is a Lorikeet free-flying zone where they become your friends .....close up! These parrots prefer nectar instead of seed. This one came in for a sip of sweet nectar!
Mike is our tour guide for the afternoon. Sign to Zoorassic Park, the nature hiking trail.
We got nose-to-nose with the world's tallest animal. In time to feed the giraffes!
Here kitty, kitty. Cheetah....Smile!!!
Once again, a fine visit with Mike and Paul. We must depart this Rancho Mirage oasis and get on the road heading east and then south to the Bordor.
Note: the Cargo Trunk designed by Tim for transporting our goods.
Along the Arizona highway, a train is transporting goods East and West.
We stop for the evening prior to crossing the US Customs and Border Protection at
Nogales, Arizona.
The Highway is nearly completed with new lanes, pavement, and striping.
Welcome sign to Santa Ana, a small city about 100 miles south of the border in the Mexican state of Sonora.
Typical look of a Tollgate on the Highway. When the two states we drive through are collecting Tolls, the cost is about $100.00 for about 700 miles: from (U.S. border just below Tucson, Arizona to Mazatlan, Mexico).
Giant dancing statue Yaqui or dance of the deer of the indigenous ethnic group in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico
We found the 'bad road' stories not to be our experience. We remained on the Toll Road for the 700 miles from the US-Mexico border to Mazatlan.
Total toll road cost is nearly $100.00 US.
Bread delivery truck...two trailers!
FREE toll road passage! Here's to The People!
Here at the Pemex fuel station and roadside stop.
Note the cargo trunk on the back of the Lexus. Bringing necessary items to 'sticks and bricks'.
The final stretch of Highway thru the beautiful, agricultural State of Sinaloa, Mexico.
300 miles of corn, tomatoes, and avocado cultivation.
Note roadside K-rail and also a shoulder on the road. Very nice indeed!
