We had such a glorious time here at Cibola Vista in Phoenix even though Mother Nature tried to thwart us day after day of rising temperatures. We fought the good fight with plenty of water and pool-time. After talking with many of the natives, temps of 113-117 are reaching record high. For us Minnesotans, we just thought that it was natural. We picked up Chris last night at the Phoenix airport and he indicated that although it was hot, it was a "dry-heat" and would take 113 degrees here any day over 85 degrees and humid that we normally see in MN.
As yesterday was Jennifer's 45th birthday, she was rewarded with a massage at the spa (thanks to the generosity of the Hansons) and came back to the room to a surprise of cards and monkey bread for breakfast. Yes, the otters were busy in the morning, all with the help of Laura and Al. With a blissful day of relaxed muscles and more pool-time ("swim them until their eyes bleed" was our motto) and a discovery of the bar at the adult pool (which Al found out was a lot more serene than the enormous kids' pool) it turned out to be a good day! On the way back from picking Chris up at the airport, Jennifer also picked up more Joel Gott (paging Dr. Gott - we need a 750 ml, stat!) and surprisingly more gin. Having three adults can take its toll on the limited bar in our kitchen. Thank goodness for BevMo!
Today, June 27th, was a sad day. Jennifer took the Hansons to the Mesa airport to meet Grandpa Jack and the Hanson/Johnson portion of our road tripping has come to an end. The Hansons will make their way northwest to the Petrified Forest National Park (staying overnight in NM) then head to Utah, Wyoming and finally South Dakota before finally returning home by July 4th in time to see fireworks. The Johnson clan will head north to Tusayan, AZ tomorrow and spend 3 days at the Grand Canyon before heading even further in the desert to finish their trip in Las Vegas, NV. The temperature and fun are sure to be on the rise for both parties! Let's hope the water supply, AC and pool time still hold strong for the days to come. Bring on the heat!
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