Tucson, AZ

We arrived at the FamCamp at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ mid-afternoon. It was an easy drive from Demming, NM.

While changing drivers at a rest stop in eastern Arizona we were approached by an electrical contractor with a dilemma. He had driven forty miles to the rest stop to run a video camera inspection of the state’s septic lines to the drain field. Once there he realized that electrical power was not available close enough to the farthest inspection access, despite a hundred feet of extension cord. He was embarrassed that he had failed to bring his portable generator.

After some thought, I found a way to get turned around (can’t back up when towing the jeep) and present the side of the motor home with an electrical outlet to the curb near his work area. We fired up the genset and had him in business quickly. Once powered up he was able to complete his work in minutes, and we were on our way.

The FamCamp here is one of the best campgrounds we have been to, military or commercial. The grounds are very well landscaped, and while the sites are close together, they are very nice. There is an open house at the air base this weekend, so we are to be treated to a performance by the Thunderbirds!

Notice aircraft graveyard in background

We had dinner with my sister, Patricia, and her husband after visiting her mom (my stepmom) who remains in a care facility since suffering from heart failure and pneumonia in December. Huguette will be transferring to a more permanent facility in Santa Barbara where she will be close to my other sister, Jocelyne. The restaurant and care facility were both in the Catalina Mountains above Tucson, and the nighttime view was spectacular.