Awake 5:55 am Temp 41 Clear sky Overnight Holbrook, Arizona
Leave the OK RV campground in Holbrook @ 10:13 am. Should be an easy
driving day today. Some 200 miles to go so we take our time getting
started.
Just down the road from Holbrook, we stop for fuel @ a Flying "J" in
Winslow, Arizona. We still have plenty of fuel but this place is
convenient plus I like to have a reasonably full tank when leaving the
motorhome sit for awhile during winter storage.
Descending the steep grades from Flagstaff into the Phoenix basin is
sometimes a handful for me. Our coach is heavy & likes to roll downhill,
but these downgrades frequently have sharp flat curves at the bottom that
must be respected. So I have to not only use my jake brake on max, but
also downshift the transmission to 3rd gear(from 6th)to hold the machine
from gathering too much speed.
Arrive @ our destination for this year @ Al & Wilma's place @ 3:00 pm.
Todays travel: 4 hrs 10 min 232.1 miles 24.38 gallons used 9.52 mpg
56.4 avg speed.
So the total distance from Nicktown to Sun City, Arizona = 2,027 miles in
(5) travel days.
We chat with Al & Wilma for a while then park our coach, open the slides &
settle down for the day. Al allows us to use his fax line for phone calls
& computer use after business hrs....we like that.
7:30 pm Dinner: Leftover Italian sausage with peppers & onions & some
leftover spaghetti.
Lights out: 10:57 pm
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