Christmas 2010 - Bastrop, Texas

This year we decided to leave the trailer and truck in Tucson and drive the Jeep to Bastrop for the holidays. The drive was fairly uneventful, except for a stretch with headwinds that cut our fuel mileage significantly.

We stayed with Tonya, Eric and the kids. We did most of our shopping online and had the packages sent to Tonya and Eric's house, so we didn't have to fight the shopping crowds.

Chris, Megan and the kids came over to Tonya and Eric's house for Christmas Eve. All the kids have grown since we last saw them, especially the twins. There were many presents, and I believe everyone was happy.


Toward the end of our stay, the twins were sick and Jaxon had to spend a night in the hospital for respiratory problems. We stayed an additional day so that Y could see the doctor. She was diagnosed with a sinus infection and I had congestion and coughing.

On our trip back to Tucson, we were met with high winds, dust, cold temperatures and some snow/ice. We arrived in Tucson around 3:30pm and John and Terri graciously had dinner waiting for us. The weather forecast for Tucson is cold nights (below freezing) for the next couple of days, then a warming trend. It's good to be back and hopefully, Y and I can beat this sinus and coughing problems?

Local Site-Seeing - Tucson, Arizona

Today, John Schindler (a fellow RVer that we met in Eagle Nest) picked us up for a tour of some of the local historical spots. John has a home here in Tucson and travels during the hot summer months.

We first went to the Mission San Xavier del Bac. The mission was founded in 1692 by the Jesuit priest, Fr. Euseblo Kino and the present was built under the direction of the Franciscans in 1783. The church is still used today as the parish of the Tohono O' oldham tribe.

We stopped at a local 'dive' called Tiny's for some great burgers. Next we visited Saguaro West National Park and drove over Gates Pass.


John told us that he first visited Tucson in 1952 when he attended Air Force Flight Training at the Marana Air Field. Later in the evening, we had dinner with one of his former flight training classmates at a restaurant they frequented in 1952. We had a great time, and look forward to additional site-seeing after the holidays.