Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Snowbird RV Adventure Part 1: Bellingham to Tuscon, Arizona

Days 1-6

If you've followed our Snowbird RV Adventures from the last two years you know we follow the same type of schedule. Breaking the trip into three segments works well for us. We are in the sunbelt for three of the cold northern months and back home to take care of business and return to our float cabin home in between.

November 14-19: We left Bellingham on Allegiant Airlines the morning the atmospheric river arrived. We outran it to Arizona leaving British Columbia and Washington State in the path of a 100-year storm that would bring devastating flooding and landslides.

We landed in Mesa and got our Enterprise rental car. Before COVID, Allegiant flew to Tucson. Now we drive two hours down I-10 to our first destination, Lazydays KOA RV Resort. We start and finish our trips here because we store the Sunseeker here.


Allegiant Airlines offers direct flights to many destinations.

The Tucson Lazydays KOA offers a resort style atmosphere. They have two pools, a nature center, activities for kids and adults, and the BBQ Rush restaurant onsite. If you want to stay a month or more, they have lower long-term rates

Tucson Lazydays KOA has a resort atmosphere.

We like the pull-through full-hookup patio grass sites the best. There are hedges on three sides and either a citrus (you can pick the fruit in season) or olive tree for shade. They have a wide variety of site styles including tent, cabin, regular and deluxe RV spots.

For the first three days we had a rental car.

We kept the rental car for several days to make our first Fry's grocery store run and eat out. One of our favourite Mexican restaurant is Aqui Con El Nene. Wayne gets the carne asada plate and I love the bean and cheese burrito.

With a rental car we could go to favourite Arizona restaurants.

We had a relaxing six days to read in the warm sunshine, take evening walks and watch a Netfix and HBOMax movies in the evenings. It's a great way to wind down and make sure all of our RV systems are in working order. -- Margy



We splurged and got an RV wash right in our Lazydays site. The owner and a crew of four from Tucson RV Wax got our Sunseeker spic 'n' span in only thirty minutes.

We opted for an onsite wash with Tucson RV Wax's service.

In April during our last leg we'll get a wash, wax and roof treatment to prepare our RV for storage over a long, very hot summer.

27 comments :

  1. Relaxing in the warm sunshine sounds very appealing. An exciting trip lies ahead which I'm looking forward to reading about.

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    1. Even when it is cloudy it is warm. Sprinkles coming this week, over 40 days with no rain here. - Margy

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  2. I always enjoy your travels and adventures. Sitting in the sun always beats northern storms as far as I'm concereed.

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    1. In the beginning when we moved north from Southern California winter storms were more interesting, now after 20 years we enjoy seeking some winter sun. - Margy

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  3. ...a wonderful place on wheels.

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    1. Thanks. It's small but packs a lot into 25 feet. - Margy

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  4. You have such marvellous adventures!

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    1. We try, but being careful about where we go and what we do has been top of the list for the pandemic years. - Margy

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    2. Yes, we've a breakout here. We are happy at home.

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  5. Hello, Margy. This road trip of yours sounds exciting, with sunshine, blue skies, and the southern feel.

    Yoko

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    1. This leg of the trip we are going to some old favourite, but do have one new location to explore. - Margy

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  6. Really does sound relaxing. Such different terrain from what you left behind in British Columbia. Hope you both enjoy many stunning vistas ahead, Margy!

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    1. How has your area been during the flooding? We outran the storm by luck rather than plan. - Margy

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  7. A wonderful place to stay and enjoy!

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    1. It's funny. Before we discovered Powell River we thought about having a place here in Tucson as our winter home. - Margy

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  8. That car washing looks like a good workout! #SharonsSouvenirs

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  9. On the road again! So glad to have you back at Mosaic Monday, and for my long-time friend, I can ignore the lack of a collage! :-)

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    1. Thanks so much. I'll be sure to have a mosaic next week. - Margy

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    1. We will. I'm sure you will get your share of snow. - Margy

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  11. How nice! Looking forward to your next RV adventure.

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  12. I thought I'd commented here before, hope my "golden words" are getting through. We loved RVing and it is so fun to hear how much fun you are having. .... we're happy to be here in Florida and enjoying our sort-of semi-permanent RV (the Park model isn't going to move anytime soon, but our life style is similar!)

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Thanks for stopping by. Comments, questions, and suggestions are always welcome. - Margy