Just after 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday Oct 24 we left Sam’s Town KOA in Las Vegas to continue our journey south. It was a cool morning for Vegas, temps only at 16 ºC (61ºF). The day would take us around Phoenix with a final destination set for somewhere near or in Eloy, Arizona
The day was fairly uneventful until our GPS stopped working. We were in the midst of rush hour traffic going around Phoenix when it happened. Traffic was so busy we almost didn’t realize the GPS had conked out. Thankfully I noticed just before we started to head right into the heart of Phoenix…gheesh! It was a mystery to us what had happened. First we thought the power adapter had disconnected, but no. Then we thought maybe the cord, but no, it turned on the GPS when we plugged it in directly (not through the magnet windshield mount). It was then we realized it must be the magnetic windshield mount that the power cord plugs into. That was a relief as we were initially worried the GPS itself may have died. It would be well out of warranty and had cost a fair chunk of change when we bought it a few years ago. We’d have to wait until we got settled in Mexico to order a replacement mount through Amazon. Thankfully, we could continue using Google maps on the cellphone.
We made it to our destination of Eloy, AZ shortly after 5 pm. After filling up with fuel we parked for the night in a large gravel lot on the backside of the huge TA Travel Center truck stop. It was nice and quiet with a gorgeous view of the sunset.
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| HeyZeus getting a quick walk before the sun sets and darkness falls |
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| Amazing Arizona sunsets! |
From our stop for the night we were only 120 miles (193 km) or roughly 1 hour 50 min from the Mariposa border crossing in Nogales, AZ. This meant we needed to purchase our Mexican auto insurance for the RV and Truck as we’d be crossing the next day. Because we purchased it last year and nothing had changed in terms of our vehicles, it was super easy. Essentially the Lewis & Lewis site just let us renew the policy from last year. All we had to do was select the new six month time frame we needed coverage for. Surprisingly, within a month of purchasing the insurance online, Lewis & Lewis credited us back almost $400 on our Mastercard. They did that last year as well. I’m not sure the reason why, perhaps the online calculator is reviewed and adjusted by a person after the purchase is made. As expected, the price of the insurance had gone up a little from last year. We also increased the liability to the maximum of $1 million which accounted for about $300 Cdn of the $475 total increase from the cost last year. In total we paid approx $2250 Cdn for six months of insurance for both vehicles. It’s pricey but thankfully we get a significant rebate from ICBC when we return to British Columbia that offsets this expense.
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| Some cuddle time with dad. Heffay is getting SO big! He’s approx 120 lbs in this picture at just under a year and a half old ❤️ |
We all had a very peaceful night’s sleep, far away from the highway traffic noise. The next morning, we’d be crossing into Mexico!!
Las Vegas, NV to Eloy, AZ
End Time - 5:10 p.m.
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