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Normally, we are not big cave people, but Kartchner Caverns are very nice. We took the “Big Room” guided tour which takes and Hour and 45 minutes. Very interesting and informative. We will take the Rotunda/Throne Tour the next time we are in town.

You are not allowed to take pictures or video. In fact they want you to leave all your stuff in your car or a locker to protect the cave. Here is a video showing the Caverns.

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Tuesday night we overnighted at Boogie’s Brewery and Distillery (Harvest Hosts) in Deming, NM. Very interesting place with lots of character. They stopped brewing during Covid, and are only distilling various rums and tequila. They have different food trucks every night; for us, it was Taco Tuesday and we enjoyed the tacos. Stop by and see Entrepreneurial Sprint at its best. These people are working hard make a business. Fun People!

Wednesday and Thursday nights we stayed at Lifestyle RV Resort and Fitness in Wilcox, AZ. Nice setup with an indoor heated pool and Hot tub. They also have a sauna, great workout room and lots a other amenities. We would highly recommend them. All for $40/night. Small park but not small on amenities.

On Thursday, we went to Willcox Playa Wildlife Area in search of Sand Hill Cranes. There is a 2.4 mile loop out to a lake where they like to nest. It was a nice, peaceful hike, but unfortunately we did not see any cranes. Maybe next time. The hike was worth the great views of the desert and the mountains on either side.

On the way back, we stopped at Birds and Barrels for a Wine Tasting. We sampled 6 wines and all were good. We learned that Willcox is the biggest wine producing region in Arizona. There are 6 wine tastings within walking distance, and many, many vineyards.

There are 7 Winery Harvest Hosts in the area. We could have winery hopped every night – idea for the future. Willcox is very nice with a cute downtown. We will return here now that we know all it has to offer.

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We took a day trip to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico with Bob and Ranae. It was fun and easy. It felt safe and was easy.

It cost $2/day to park in the USA. $1/person to exit into Mexico and 25 cents to come back in.

We walked over the International Bridge over the Rio Grand River to a nice town. We did some shopping and had lunch at the Red Snapper. All very nice.

Pam got a Mani-Pedi for $20 (Ranae did just the Pedi for $12).

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Pam and I would like to wish all our friends and family a very Merry Christmas.

Although we will not be having a White Christmas down here in Texas, we will enjoy a beautiful day with sunshine and palm trees.

Everyone please be safe and and enjoy the holidays!

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This week has been about recovering from my surgery (going great – no setbacks).

I also was able to spend some time making some upgrades to the Airstream.

Before surgery, I added LED lights under the Airstream. This has a cool look (see some photos below), and will help to keep critters away when we are boondocking out in the hinterlands.

This week, I added a Smart remote controlled relay to be able to turn on / off the lights with an RF remote. Now turning them on is as easy as pushing a button.

While we were staying at the Range, Stuart Robertson shared a cool hack to turn on your trailer marker lights by simply putting a 5 amp fuse in your 7 way plug. See this photo. Worked great but highly manual.

I also added a 7 way switch receptacle to my trailer and then wired the trailer lights (pin 3) into the same smart relay. Now, we can turn these lights on and off easily as well. Plus, we have a nice, clean place to put the plug when not towing. Bonus.

Finally, I upgraded our clunky 2 zone thermostat with a Wi-Fi enabled unit from Micro Air – EasyTouch. Now, we can monitor / change from our iPhones. If it gets too hot inside for Billy while we are out, it will send a waring, and we can turn the Air Conditioning on remotely. How cool is that!!

Here are our pictures this month while staying at Long Island Village:

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