What a Welcome to Phoenix

We waved goodbye to San Diego flying with Southwest Airlines to Phoenix. Mary Lou and Roger were waiting with open arms to greet us. They have a lovely home in an over 55’s estate in Mesa which is more like a city within Phoenix than a suburb as there are roughly 300,000 people living in Mesa. Phoenix is home to approximately 5 million. This area is very different to the coast – beautifully rugged. There are many different types of cacti out here – lovely to look at but don’t get too close. On Saturday we took a drive out along Apache Trail with a stop for a cruise on Canyon Lake before popping into Tortilla (Tor-t-ya) Flats a town owned by one person with only 6 residents. The pub has dollar bills covering the walls and saddle or horse butt stools. The restroom is painted out with cancan girls. The ones on the toilet doors have no heads to you can put yours there instead. Couldn't resist a picture. On Saturday night we kicked up our heels at an Oktoberfest night before heading home to pack up for the earlier start on Sunday.