We landed at a KOA resort in Tucson Arizona, which turned out to be quite fabulous. It had several heated pools, hot tubs, pickleball courts, and enough streets that we could bike. The best part though was the fruit trees on the property which were all ripe and open for picking.
Orange, grapefruit (including ruby red), lemons, and meyer lemons were all over the place. So off we went picking!! We have to say the lemons are outstanding as well as the grapefruit which we can’t get enough of. We juiced over 30 grapefruits and collected another 30+ to take with us. We also froze over a dozen lemons for future use.
We also met some fabulous ladies from Newfoundland. Kathy & Joanne Coleman (yes part of the Coleman grocery family) were as friendly as one would expect from our east coast neighbours. We had the opportunity to have a little happy hour with them before heading out to an authentic Mexican restaurant. Now, before you think ‘authentic’, really? I will put your mind at ease, this was as authentic as you can get. When walking in we immediately met the 98-year-old lady who opened this restaurant MANY years ago and it is now being run by her son and grandson, even though she is there overseeing things. She was AMAZING, having been married 3 times. The last husband, who we met, was a native Indian and you can see some of the Indian flare in the menu, like the Mexican Taco (which was delish!).
We had great fun with margaritas, food, and lots of laughter. We hope one day we will meet up with Kathy & Joanne again, either down south somewhere or in Newfoundland. One never knows.
Some pics of the 4 of us as well as the two of us with the owner.
