DRIVING TO TUCSON

The drive from Quartzsite to Tucson is about 4 hours on Interstate 10 and Interstate 8. From our desert campsite, we drove the 5 miles into Quartzsite, dumping the holding tanks before heading east on I10 at about noon. The above picture was taken near Picacho Peak, about a half hour from Tucson.

To avoid the Phoenix metro area, we normally leave I10 near Buckeye, and travel south on Hwy 85 to Gila Bend, where we pick up I8. The traffic on I8 is almost non-existent compared to I10. We pick up I10 again near Casa Grande, and from there it's about an hour into Tucson. The Pima County Fairgrounds is about 15 miles east of downtown Tucson, and that has become our choice for parking whenever we take the motor home. We pulled into the fairgrounds at a little after 4pm, and got parked in a full hookup spot, before driving over to Marc, Chandra and Laila's house. After dinner at Buddy's Grill, we said good night, and agreed for Marc to drop Laila here at the motor home on his way to work.

For the next few days, we'll be either watching Laila, or picking her up from pre-school. There was a discussion last night about Chandra possibly flying home this weekend, so we're not sure how long we'll be here. Certainly at least until Chandra gets back. Her mom's illness, and subsequent hospitalization, has been difficult, where she has had to make numerous trips back to CA. We're happy to be here, and in a position to help Marc with Laila. Besides, we don't need much of an excuse to spend time with our Grand Daughter.