Good-byes...

We said our good-byes to Steph and Dan this morning.  They are off to work, we will soon be hitting the road again.  Wild Blue and Big Red have one more long stretch to do: 1,348 miles to the Tropical Tip.  Across the desert.  Across West Texas.  We have the air conditioner ready, and will probably need it.

All the stuff we need for "house living" needs to go back in the boat.  We'll take it leisurely with that part, so we don't have to deal with rush hour traffic going through Phoenix.  A bit of population through Tucson, then a lot of open space for the next few days.  We've covered this route a bunch of times... once in a while, we take our time and do some side trips.  Most of the time, we are focused on a destination.  This horse is heading for the barn, this time. ;-)

It was great to spend time with Steph and Dan.

Hugs and "see you soon", while we plan for our next time together at the holidays.  Truth be told, I think Torrie and Jake (their cats) are ready to have their house back.