At 9am (Mountain time) we left Las Cruces, New Mexico stopping at a nearby Pilot truck stop for fuel before getting on I-10 heading west. We were seeing the familiar southwest views of cacti and other desert plants and treeless mountains that change colors as the sunlight changes. We stopped at a rest area as we entered Arizona and had lunch. Continuing our travels through Arizona we were reminded of our previous stays in this area and there was a certain homey feeling. We had planned to stay at the Lazy Days campground in Tucson and for some reason we thought maybe we had better call to see if there would be a site for us. Tom made the call and was told that they were full until the 24th of March. So we started looking at other campgrounds and decided to check with Justin’s Diamond J RV Park, a place we had stayed once before, and they had vacancies. About 2:15pm (Arizona Time) we arrived at the campground, after 286 miles, and we were soon parked and set up. We planned to stay 2 nights. We wanted to visit with my cousin and her husband, Patty and Braxton, if we could arrange a time to get together- they are busy being retired also. We needed to get some groceries, wanted to go to Camping World to return the wiper blades that we purchased several days ago and did not fit, and the kitchen faucet sprayer needs to be replaced as it is leaking badly. And we were hearing the predictions for very windy conditions for the next 2 or 3 days and did not want to be traveling in 50mph plus winds. We are both feeling weary from the rapid time changes – yesterday morning we were in Central time and tonight in Arizona, because they are in Mountain time but do not change to daylight saving time, we have gained 2 more hours essentially we are in Pacific Time. I did call Patty and Braxton and we have arrange to get together tomorrow.
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