After nearly 3 and a half months in Phoenix, it was time to hit the road for home. Bill checks his email one more time on the Tower Point WIFI (ok, it was a little chilly that morning!) and we are ready. A stop at the Schusters in Gilbert to say goodbye (and kiss new baby Emma) and pick up the stuff we'd been storing in Alex's garage. Then we hooked up the Honda, and rode into the sunset. We took highway 87 north, through the Tonto National Forest, and angled over to Holbrook. It's a beautiful drive, lots of wildflowers, and the high point is over 7500 feet (check out the altitude on Bill's Nuvi GPS). Our little 5cyl turbodiesel did very well hauling the loaded Honda over the mountains. We averaged between 15 and 16 mpg towing. There was still snow in spots in the forest, as you can see. Finally, after 3 days and 2 nights in Walmart parking lots, we made it home!

Next trip: Montauk State Park in south Missouri for a family reunion/campout/fishing trip with Nancy's side of the family (Baldwins), and then back-to-back a Roadtrek rally in Branson, Missouri. Will it never end? Nope, not til the money runs out!