Williams House

Sunday evening - we are trying to settle in to a small house in Williams, AZ. Cute place.

Hum! It is 54 outside and 52 inside. Just found out that we have no heat. The small gas stove that heats the house is not working. We found 2 small space heaters in the bedrooms not sure how good they will be. Owner says he is trying to get someone in on Monday to repair it. Guess it is going to be a cold night.

It is now up to 62. That's a little better.

6:00 PM - Oh my goodness now we are blowing fuses. Another call to the owner because we can't find the electrical box. While we're on the phone we'll also have to discuss the issue of no hot water in the bathroom. ***** Found the fuse box, it's in the back yard on the back of the house... Yup! Outside. One problem solved. Actually 2 problems solved, there is hot water the plumer reversed the lines... Hot is on the right!

Went to the grocery store for dinner items, cooking a chicken and veggies in the oven. Figured using the oven will help heat the house. 

Another day of driving

8:30 AM Sunday morning - Nov 30: the weather is clear and crisp at 50 degrees, another good travel day.

Tonight's destination is Williams, Az. Driving through New Mexico the scenery was amazing. 

On the move again

Goodbye Memphis, next stop Oklahoma.

8:00 AM Friday - Nov 28: leaving Memphis behind us we are in Arkansas! 
Saturday it was Oklahoma and Texas. We hit 70 degree weather but the wind was so strong it almost knocked you over. 

Spending the night in Weatherford... just a place to sleep. Tomorrow we'll be heading for New Mexico.

All we did was drive, drive, drive. 

Thanksgiving Dinner at the Peabody Hotel

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you had a great day.

We had an enjoyable dinner at the famous "Peabody Hotel". 

Make Way For Ducklings

We were just in time (5:00 PM) to catch the ducks waddling out of the fountain... on to the red carpet on their way to the elevator... 

 

to return to the "Duck Palace" on the roof - sky deck.  

The story of the "Peabody Ducks". 

How the tradition began.

Dinner Tonight at Boscos

As we often do, we choose a local pub for dinner. They had so many interesting local beers on tap that I did not know what to choose soooo I decided to try them all.

Graceland: Home of Elvis

You just can not stop in Memphis and not visit Elvis! 

Walking through Graceland was a nice break. Yes it is considered a mansion but once inside it could have been any of our homes back in the 60's. Rooms are modest in size and very reminiscent of the era. 

More pictures of Elvis's estate and memorabilia once I have a chance to organize them. 

Elvis Memorabilia

Everything Elvis!

Memphis - Our home for a few nights

Belvedere Suites

Arrived last night to our studio apartment. 

Cute 50's style French influenced efficiency complex. Just right for a few days stay. 

Projects: How to stay busy in the car

Well I have not had much time to knit lately so I thought this was a good time to catch up. I've already completed my first project. I decided that I should have a hat for when we get to the Grand Canyon so I made one.

Have already started project number 2!
Let's see how long it takes.

Toooo much stuff!

9:30 AM Tuesday - It's getting harder and harder to repack an already full car as things begin to shift. 

I think everything is in. Next stop Memphis, just under 400 miles.

So far so good... We did make it out of the east coast before the bad weather. We are now crossing the states on Rt 40. The days here are a bit crisp at 45-50 degrees, it is almost winter. Looking for warmer days once we leave Memphis on Friday.

1 Down - How Many More to Go? Who's counting!

9:00 AM Monday - 500 miles behind us... 

Only 3000 more to go! 

60 degrees beautiful day for a ride. Tennessee here we come. Next stop Knoxville area. 

NOPE! Couldn't find a pet friendly hotel soooo we took a slight detour to Sevierville.

Had to travel a bit later and further than we expected but we did catch an interesting sunset.

Not sure what this town is noted for but they like the holidays. Even highway 66 is all lit up.

Shippensburg: Just a place to sleep

Today's goal was to make it to Shippensburg, PA... 

and we made it. In 12 hours we'll be on the road again.

We're off!

8:00 AM Sunday - Nov 23: 

On the road...         San Francisco here we come! 

Car is packed, actually over packed. 

Absolutely no room for anything else. 

Bailey's been watching us pack for days, pacing nervous, now that she is in the car, guess she finally realized she was not going to be left behind.