Sunday, Nov 9
On the road again at about 10:15. The jump onto I-10 was painless despite the intermittent road construction. And the traffic was light, pretty much all the way.
Our first rest area—in New Mexico—was closed. We ended up at a rest area in Arizona which was only 45 minutes from our destination. The only thing really interesting on the drive was that we went through a dust storm! Ya-hoo! I even got notification on my phone, and there were police cars with flashing lights in the median at the beginning and end of it .
It ended up being anticlimactic, which was fine with us. There was only a little dust and not much in the way of storm.
Dusty mountains:
I made three notes during the drive:
1. When trip planning be more selective about restaurants
2. At least for now, the kick of driving 15 to 20 mph under the speed limit is over. I should have known it would not last.
3. So tired of being cold.
Our destination was the KOA in Willcox/Chochise Arizona. It was a very nice place; my review is below. Molly got a run in the dog park, then a pretty long walk but nowhere near the hour I’d like to see her have. We went around the trail, jogging, then Ed joined us and we walked around the campground. Then we started jogging again, intending to make a second circle of the trail, but all of a sudden there were people walking dogs all over the place. Including a woman letting her dog run off leash.
We immediately reversed direction and I put her inside the motor home while I resumed my jog. Poor Molly.
I think the one thing about this trip so far, that’s really getting me down, is the cold. Inside the RV. Yesterday I rode with shorts on and was miserable for the whole drive. So today I left on sweatpants and a jacket and…was miserable for the whole drive. Even now, I’m sitting outside in the setting sun with the wind blowing, and I’m chilly but not nearly as cold as I was all day. When I went inside just now, it was icicle cold. And I’m supposed to take a shower in this?
I’ve mentioned it to him and he inches the temperature up, but I’m still cold. Like now, it’s set on 78 or so. If I were going to be comfortable, it would probably need to be 82. The other issue is not Ed’s, it’s the placement of the sensors for the thermostats. One is too close to the window in the front, so whenever the sun is on that side of the house, it registers heat. And the other is somewhere in the back so the engine heat persists for hours after we park.
What a nice KOA! Need to review it—
Wilcox/Cochise KOA Holiday site 31 $76.60
Desert convenience for the I-10 traveler
It’s pretty nice—I could see staying here for a day or two. There are things to do in the area, maybe not close, but near enough. And the KOA seems to be excellently well run! But mind you, it’s in the desert which means wind, dust, not a lot of lush greenery (but not bare either!); hot days and cool nights. And it’s right by the Interstate, which means constant road noise.
The sites are very big and spacious; we opted for one of the longer pull-thru sites that cost more. There may be cheaper sites for the smaller rigs. Utilities seem to work fine.
There’s a pool but too cold for now (November). A little bit of a playground. And a really nice big K9 Camp dog playground plus a dog walking trail with poop bag stations in a couple of spots.
The only other thing I can think of that isn’t perfect is the café—it’s reputed to have really good food but the prices are…well…pricey. The breakfast entrees run at about 15-18 dollars, according to the menu. But it did turn out to have tasty breakfast food with generous portions. One of us had an omelet and the other had biscuits and gravy plus a couple of fried eggs. Things tasted a little different from what I’m used to—maybe they used a different kind of sausage or maybe the eggs were fried in a butter-flavored shortening? But quite acceptable.
So everything you could expect from a KOA. Very nice.
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