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Day 3
Sunday, October 3 |
We started off day 3 well rested. Sleeping in a bed for more than 4 hours was awesome! We awoke at 8 or 9 and it was already warm out. I could get used to Arizona weather in October, but the summer weather would deter me. Though we would only be spending half a day in Tucson, Shelly was planning on making those 6 hours eventful.
We started the morning off by heading to Sabino Canyon which was only a 10 minute drive from Shelly's house. We took a tour up and down the main road (we were too lazy and didn't have enough time to do the 7 mile round trip hike). The tour offered some good background info on the Canyon and the area. One cool fact that we learned was that the cactus (pictured below) don't grow their first side arm until they are about 80 years old. Crazy!
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| Sabino Canyon |
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| One eyed tiki man |
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| Cactus older than 80 years |
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| Snoopy on top of his house |
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| Faustino and I at the top of the tour |
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| Shelly and I |
It was a beautiful day and it was a beautiful area. I'm glad that we got to go and see a different part of Tucson. They even had a couple funny signs (below).
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| Showing what could happen when riding your bike across the bridge |
After Sabino Canyon we went to Shelly's old apartment complex to use the pool and lay around. Couldn't have asked for better weather to lay around under the sun. Honestly - relaxing by the pool was just what we needed after two long days of driving.
Finally our stomachs were starting to growl and football was on (it was Sunday of course). We headed to Sir Veza's Taco Garage for what else but tacos and beer. $2 Bud Lights to be exact. Awesome! We sat outside under the mister, drank beer, ate chips and salsa and watched football while we waited for our food. Our food arrived and my shrimp tacos were delicious. :)
After watching the 49ers lose, we headed back to Shelly's to pack up our stuff. After a quick goodbye and thank yous, we were on the road once again. Next destination: Las Cruces, NM. But not before taking a photo with the cowboy pictured below.
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| Ahh, don't shoot! |
Faustino was the driver for day 3 - my legs needed rest. And in no time we were crossing the border into New Mexico. The Land of Enchantment should be known as the Land of Great food!
After the jump forward (time zone change) and 4 or so hours of driving, we made it to our campsite in Las Cruces. We set-up our tent, made dinner and were in our makeshift bed by 9pm. We were even far enough out of town that the stars were illuminating the skies. But soon enough our eyelids were heavy and we were out.
Thought on Day 3: Tucson was cuter than I had originally expected. I didn't think I would care for it much, but the styles of houses showed that there was a lot more culture there than I had originally thought. Even the cookie cutter houses weren't so typical. They each had the southwestern flare that I was so excited to see. It was great seeing Shelly and she showed us a good amount in what little time we had together. We were even able to relax which is exactly what we needed by Day 3.
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