Who said "The road home is never long"?
Maybe it's that the "road between two homes" can be long. But I'll make the story short: bought house in Tucson, Arizona (this happened some weeks ago but we haven't quite finished the "announcement"). Kathy flew from there to New Hampshire. I am plodding along, solo in our Red RAV4, alternately feeling sorry for myself (my driving days have been a combination of 600 and 450 mile days; a couple of each) and reveling in the Near Bachelor Solitude of it all.
I've made a couple of mandatory stops because you can only drive so far -- safely -- in a day. Tucson. Tucson Airport (drop Lovely Wife). Midland TX (GW Bush's hometown,
la ti da). Then an-ever wonderful visit with our friends in East Texas, then two nights in New Orleans.
As I write, I'm in Knoxville, Tennessee. Our trip planning software mislead us about the distance so today was another 600 mile day. Tomorrow won't be.
I should be back in New Hampshire on March 27th. The weather is already changing (80 in Tucson, 70 in E Texas and New Orleans... 45 in Knoxville.
Brrr.Labels: Arizona, driving, house, travel
Desert Oasis
We've been in Tucson a few weeks now; you knew that from the previous blog, but we really didn't say anything about our "digs" -- we have rented this fabulous house in
Catalina, AZ (in the northwest part of Tucson). After sifting through literally hundreds of houses in the Arizona
Craigslist.com, Kathy found this great place. A summer home for the family (they live in the Santa Barbara area, but he has a business based in Tucson), the place features gobs of space and is in
immaculate condition.
Idyllic location, fantastic views, just a few minutes drive to parks, shopping, restaurants, a few
more minutes and you're in downtown Tucson. That is, if you can drag yourself away from the inviting pool and hot tub.
There's a small shopping center just 8/10ths of a mile away with a great
supermarket and a couple of places to eat; a mile or so
further "up" (north) are several more restaurants as well as a convenient library branch. If eating
out isn't your style, the kitchen features nice granite countertops and premium appliances.
We really lucked out on this property. Dave, the owner, has been super helpful and friendly. We're mindful that we're are guests in someone else's home, so we're being especially careful to treat the place with respect -- not that we'd do it any other way -- but it seems right to meet kindness with kindness.
If you're looking for a place to warm up from the nasty weather in a simply lovely setting, do check out Dave's ad on Craigslist (I'll add a pointer to it if I get one). Tell him we sent you!
Labels: house, rental, Tucson
