We bought our tent trailer just a few days before Thanksgiving of 2000. So for her maiden voyage, we took a trip south to Tucson for the Thanksgiving weekend. The campgrounds close during the summer around Phoenix. (Weird!) But the weather was perfect for camping in late November!
We arrived at camp on Thanksgiving Day. I had totally prepared our turkey dinner so it would be easily cooked on a campstove. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get our camp stove to work. Instead we drove into town and had dinner at Sheri’s. A pretty late dinner…
After dinner, we all were ready for bed. Thankfully, the trailer had super comfy beds!
The next day we got the stove fixed and enjoyed our gourmet turkey dinner a bit late…
The following day, we spent the day at Old Tucson Studios. It was built in 1939 for filming westerns and was just a fun place to visit! We were just in time to see all their holiday preparations, too!
Almost immediately we ran upon this gun fight in the street. But even the “bad guy” posed for a picture with the boys! ;o)
canoe ride
Zack gets to drive! He’s always been a very good driver…
pony rides
waving goodbye before they head out on their train ride
and one silly shot before they leave…
After dark, the lights came on and everything looked so pretty and festive!
And then we knew it was time to end our day. It was the perfect ending of a perfect vacation! Sometimes I really miss that trailer… so many fun memories!
