I'm back in Mesa. Arrived here this evening. It was two long days of driving to get here from Austin, but it went smoothly. I stopped at Cracker Barrel, as usual, and got a couple audio books to listen to. It makes the trip go so much faster. You can pick them up at any Cracker Barrel and return them to any Cracker Barrel, for a reasonable rental fee. I stopped in El Paso and had breakfast with a friend there. It's cooler here than it was in Austin, but it still feels good, probably in the 60s. Loved watching the sun set behind the mountains on the way here. It feels good to be back. I left June 15th, so I've been gone over five months, and driven over 15,000 miles. Without any major incidents. If you don't count getting stuck in the sand on the beach in Oregon. :-) Whew! It's been a great trip, a wonderful summer, but I'm looking forward to staying in one spot for awhile. [Photo taken coming in to Phoenix in 2008.]
