Phoenix

Our first stop was in Phoenix; after a relatively uneventful drive we were astounded to find that there was significant traffic on the only road that goes from Phoenix to Maricopa, where we were staying. I received (in the matter of only a minute) two text messages from two different friends who live in Maricopa letting me know that the power had just gone out. With the temperature over 100, there was no way we wanted to wait in traffic only to be in a hot house. Hubs did a random u-turn in the median of the road (legally), and from the backseat came the dichotomous chorus:

"That was awesome!"

"That was illegal!"

After dinner in Phoenix we found out power had been restored to Maricopa and made our way there. We had a lovely late evening visit with friends and went to bed thankful that the first day had gone as smoothly as it had.