Roadtrip Day II - Phoenix, AZ to Las Cruces, NM

Day II - Saturday, December 24, 2011

Phoenix to Tucson, AZ and Las Cruces, NM

As mentioned on previous blog, did not really make much preparations to this trip, mainly because not 100% positive about SW's participation on it. Thought that she was going to cancel last min :)

So, after a pretty good night's rest, woke up and took Bobbie out for a walk. He was super nervous because this would be his first roadtrip and without Baby. He wasn't eating or drinking and therefore not much pooping either.

After shower, we made some breakfast to be eaten later and checked out of the motel and drove to downtown Phoenix. It was deserted, not a soul to be found. Well, for downtown area, it was kinda spooky not to see at least a handful of people, maybe we were early, but then it was well past 9AM. We walked around the City Hall area and snapped some photos.

We finally found a group of people from the "Occupy [City]" protest that were camping by the City Hall. Some seemed hostile and some were friendly. We snapped some pictures and went on with our way.

We were starving by the time we get back to the car, so we ate breakfast made earlier. Next stop was Wrigley mansion few miles away. We turned into the wrong exit at some point and ended up at Sky Harbor airport. Wasn't crazy about the Wrigley mansion at all although it sits atop a hill and overlooks Phoenix skyline which is not that impressive...

What I was enthusiastic about is the huge and magnificent Saguaro cactus! They were everywhere and it didn't take us too long to hunt one down just right in front of someone's driveway... so what else, photo-op! I didn't think we made too much noise, but I saw some heads peering out the window hehe

We have another 6 hours drive from Phoenix to Las Cruces, NM, with a stopver at Tucson. Tucson is about 2 hours drive from Phoenix. I've read a lot about old air planes or crafts graveyard/storage at Davis-Monthan AFB but didn't think we have time to look for it.

Stopped briefly at downtown Tucson to snap some pictures:

I think the cathedral was possibly the highlight of this town hehe otherwise I guess one would describe it as quaint or just plainly old :)

And in the center of downtown lies this park called Veinte de Agosto Park with an Equestrian Statue of the Mexican Revolutionary Figure General Francisco Villa 1877-1923 called "In Friendship".

In the background of the picture to the right is another Occupy [city] group.

After a short stop at Tucson, we continue our way to Las Cruces where we spend a night there.