Snowbird RV Adventure Part 3: Bellingham to Our Favourite Tucson Lazydays

Days 1-8

March 27: The start to our Snowbird RV Adventures has been pleasantly easy and the same for two years. We take a direct Allegiant flight from Bellingham International Airport near our condo in town.

We land in Mesa, Arizona, and take an Enterprise rental car to meet back up with our Sunseeker Class C RV in storage at the Tucson Lazydays KOA Resort.

Tucson Lazydays KOA RV Resort

March 27-29: We had a perfect spring day for both air and land travel. Our early flight made us miss breakfast so we stopped at In-n-Out Burger in Tucson. When we lived in the Los Angeles area it was a staple, but there are none where we now live.

We tested the RV's major systems while still in storage. Fortunately, no dead batteries like last trip. We now disconnect them on departure. It's easy enough to do.

We had a Patio Grass site with privacy hedges reserved for the first week of our trip. Of Lazydays' many choices, it's our favourite.

We kept the rental car for the week so we could explore town and go out to eat. While we travel we do all of our cooking in the RV.

March 30-31: It is tradition for us to do RV maintenance at the beginning of Part 3 of our annual adventures. I made appointments for our mobile RV technician and a wash and wax on Tuesday, but Mother Nature had different ideas. Looks like we brought rain south with us, but Arizona isn't complaining.

A rainy day at Lazydays.

Ryan from Countrywide RV Services rescheduled us for Wednesday to fix our toilet's flush mechanism and replace the shower skylight that was cracking after three summers in the hot Arizona sun.

Ryan from Countrywide RV Services fixing our skylight.

Wayne is an avid amateur astronomer and has two telescopes in Powell River. We've talked about bringing one with us. I suggested we buy one here to leave in the RV. We went to Tucson's Stellar Vision, but that's a story for another day.

April 1-3: When we were at Stellar Vision, we discovered it was under final approach for Runway 12 at Davis Monthan Air Force Base. We returned twice to watch planes land right over our heads. The first time there were C-130 cargo planes like Wayne maintained in the Air National Guard. The next day we saw lots of Warthog A-10 jets coming home from training.

Tucson RV Wax rescheduled us for Friday. They came with a crew to wash, wax and apply a roof treatment right at our site. The wax and roof treatment helps the paint last longer. We feel the cost is worth the convenience and to maintain our RV.

Tucson RV Wax has a self-contained vehicle for on-site cleaning.

On the weekend we went to the University of Arizona to watch women's softball at Hillenbrand Stadium. We took an Uber and enjoyed getting dropped off and picked up in front of the venue on a very hot day.

University of Arizona vs. University of Washington.

Our first week of vacation were busy and relaxing at the same time, We sat in the sun (and shade) to read outdoors in pleasant weather while back home it was rainy and windy. That is what a Snowbird RV Adventure is all about. -- Margy