Thu - Mar 22/12

Up before 7 a.m. to prepare for a trip to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Rush hour traffic was busy but flowing steadily.

It is almost an hours drive to the airport from Gold Canyon which is at the extreme east end of the greater Phoenix area. The time passed quickly and we were soon arriving at Terminal 3.

Wow! The two weeks just zoomed by. It is always fun to have Catherine visit. We skipped breakfast this morning. With the request to arrive 3 hours before departure Catherine can have breakfast at the food concessions that are situated in the waiting area beyond check-in. This will help the time pass faster for her.

Being we were this far west we decided to save an hour drive time and continue on to the Good Sam Rally that is being held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, AZ. First we stopped at Denny's for the Seniors Breakfast!

There was a continuous stream entering the Rally.

We purchased a "Day Pass" and decided to walk (under the racetrack) rather than wait for the tram.

I drooled over a number of the new RV's on display. In reality, most class "A" motorhomes contain the same basics. I find the 40' - 45' long models actually waste most of the additional space they enjoy (beyond my 35' length). I would rather have extra storage and counter space than an extra "powder room" in the extra length.

The exhibitors tent was huge with 4 double rows of vendors. We found a few items to buy and a few items for which we took info and may look into in the future.

The Rally always has something happening. There is live entertainment as well as featured performers for the "Passport" holders (this year includes Reba McIntyre and Bill Cosby) and a wide range of  seminars and "how to's".

We had a Shaved-Ice Cone to cool down then took the tram back to the parking lot.

We stopped at Camping World (Main St - Mesa, AZ branch) to pick up an RV Mud Guard (Rear) they didn't have at their huge display at the Rally. I then had to stop at Lowe's to pick up the angle iron (actually, aluminum) as both Camping World's were out of stock. I have to replace my current "Dirt Skirt" which broke as we left home in December. Inside of the first 15 miles it had enough frozen slush on it that the angle iron broke on the one side.

Next we returned the rental to Enterprise and they dropped us off at the park.

Later in the evening Catherine phoned to let us know she made it home safely. Wow! Still hard to believe how fast the two weeks passed.