We got a good start to the day in El Paso. We stopped by the Camping World on the way out of town as they had a dump station. They did not have water, though, so I did my best to clean out the system before we headed to Tucson. We stopped in the Camping World shop and picked up some repair items for Howie; A water spout, a Propane Door Latch, some remote lights, etc. We were looking for a map we could put on Howie, but they only had US maps, and we are a bit more that that for a while.
We made good time and got to Tucson around 2 PM and went right in to see my mom. She was looking better, but was really tired from the medications. We had a good talk with my brother Rick and his wife Terry about the situation, which will keep her in the hospital here for 2+ weeks and them maybe a rehab place after that. They gave us some information on my dad as well, and we all realized things have gotten pretty bad really fast.
We headed over to visit my dad at his facility. He was eating dinner when we go there, and we waited for him in his room while he finished up. We visited for a little over an hour and got some realization of his status. I am glad we came back as there is a lot to deal with right now.
We headed to Rillito Downs for camping overnight. I am looking for a place to hang out during the day that will allow us to keep the dogs cool while we visit with my parents. I found an RV lot that might work until we can find something more permanent. We can set up in Willcox, but that means driving every day, and with diesel now at $5.50 a gallon, it does not make sense to spend $50 per day on fuel.
Rick and Terry are coming up today to visit the parents, so we will have more time to talk and get things figured out. There may not be posts every day for a while so we can get things sorted out. Thanks for reading.
Here is the last leg of the Border Run, Day 5 map; 338 miles in total.
