Headin' for Texas

With the Gypsy rally over, it was time to start our trek back to Texas. We hooked up and got on the road about 11:00am. We said our good byes to Bob and Linda and Mike and Linda. We have developed a great friendship over the past four weeks, and we will miss them. Here's the three amigos on the last day.....

Our plan was to stop at a Trader Joe's for one last 'stock up', and make it to El Paso, TX. We stopped at a Trader Joe's in Tucson and bought all the banana bread mixes that they had on the shelf (asked to buy a case, but they don't keep any stock at the stores). We also bought as much frozen stuff that would fit in the freezer with our fish and shrimp from Mexico.......... which is not much.

We made it to the El Paso welcome station at about 6:30pm, and promptly raided the freezer for the Trader Joe's shrimp fried rice and chicken egg rolls. I then tested the free WIFI connection and spent a couple of hours on line.

New Travel Plans

While hooked up to Bob's internet connection at the Gypsy Rally, I began searching for RV shows and Rallies. We had been to the FMCA rally in Perry, GA, and remember the great display of new coaches and the chassis manufacturers' displays. It was in 2005, and that is where we got our Brake Buddy for $800 complete with break-away and remote signal right before our Alaska trip.

So, as we drove along, we discussed going to Perry, and before we got out of Arizona, we stopped and called FMCA and got registered. We signed up for a site with electric, and are scheduled to go into the area on Sunday afternoon (18Mar07) Since the Tiffin coach is on our short list, we plan to stop in Red Bay and tour the factory on the way back to Texas after the rally. We hope to see the model we want to buy under construction. I like to see how the tanks and other 'hidden' items are installed and attached.