Well this was an exciting day with the family. Larisa made a huge breakfast for everyone & then we were off exploring Buckeye and vicinity. Dan took us on a backroad through the desert to see where he and the family do their shooting. He has about 25 guns & is trying to talk Pete into getting one. We went to an outdoor emporium store called Cabela's. This store has everything a boy could want. LOL They had a Desert Museum & a huge fish aquarium that w...

Hi friends! We left home at 7:43, stopped at McDonalds for breakfast, had two rest area stops, 1 fuel stop in Quarzsite, and one ten minute pullover to make salami sandwiches for lunch and arrived in Buckeye, Arizona at 3:00. Dan, Larisa and Bob greeted us with hugs and drinks...yay! Trixie got good gas mileage and performed wonderfully. It's about 96 degrees right now but pleasant. Larisa is fixing us a feast for dinner; beef-barley soup, salad,pot roast & ...

Hi friends! Pete and I are really excited to begin our cross the USA trip in Trixie, our van conversion. Pete is busy playing with doodads on the water system and I'm just trying to keep up with him. We think things may be a little tight in the cabin area so I have agreed to leave my stilleto heels at home. We are planning to leave on Tuesday, April 14th, and travel to Buckeye, Arizona to visit Pete's brother Dan and his lovely wife Larisa. Bob, their brother-in...