Another long driving day.....

 08:21 pm - Tuesday - March 18th - Yuma, AZ - 63° F, humidity 24%, wind 4 mph out of the west by northwest.....clear skies with a forecast low tonight of 52° F.  On this date in 2024 we had a surprise visit by Rich and Marnie for whom we worked at Ramona Oaks RV Resort back in 2019-2020.....

.....they visited us at Glamis North Hot Springs.

We were up Tuesday morning around 7 am getting ready for our 285 mile drive to Yuma, AZ in advance of our dental appointments on Wednesday.  Our plan was to be on the road in our 2001 VW Beetle by 9 am, and we were close....we left at 9:10 am.  We rarely, if ever, drive the VW due to the very rough drive on the main north/south arterial road.  It takes us close to 30 minutes to drive 7 miles, as opposed to the 10+ minutes in the Expedition.  I drove us out to US-66 where TLE took over driving duties for the next 2 hours

We made a stop at the Maverick in Kingman to top off our tank, then continued on I-40 to its intersection with Highway 95 southbound where I changed seats with TLE and drove the rest of the way to Yuma.  Highway 95 took us through Havasu City, Parker, Quartzite, and finally to I-8 in Yuma.  We stopped at the local Fry's Supermarket, just off I-8, to buy a few things, then continued eastward to the 4th Street exit and the Historic Coronado Motor Hotel, where we arrived around 3 pm.  We have stayed two times before over the last 10 years.  We like this hotel as it is a short walk (.4 miles) to one of our favorite micro breweries....Prison Hill Brewing Company.

Once we got settled into our room, we walked over to Prison Hill Brewing Company arriving there just before 4 pm.....

....we ordered two pints of their Chango Malo Chocolate/Coffee Stouts, and a plate of their amazing deep fried avocados.  We've eaten here many time over the last decade, and are never, ever disappointed.  The brews and food are always first class! A great way to end a long driving day!

As I write it is about time to head off to dreamland (Tuesday night), so I will bid you adieu until Thursday morning when I write about Wednesday....thanks for stopping by!