Cacti!
We are in Tucson, Az and staying at Davis Monthan Air Force base. Our campsite is super cool because it is near the Boneyard. The boneyard is a place where they park old military airplanes. There were 100s of planes all parked there.
First stop was Sagauro National Park. The cool part about this park is that it contains hundreds of saguaro cacti. They are all really cool to look at considering they grow up to 40 feet tall! At the visitor center, we found that Saguaros have these rib-like sticks on the inside to help support their massive weight. Birds and other animals love to make homes inside these cacti. Saguaros can live with only one tablespoon of water every month, which makes them great desert plants!
The next day, Uncle Nate and Aunt Chrissy arrived! My dad and mom have been friends with them for a long time. They live in California. They were staying at a fancy resort near our campground.
The girls went shopping and the boys went to the aviation museum called the 390th Memorial Museum. We got to see over 200 different airplanes. My favorite was the Boeing 387 because it was just massive!
We spent the rest of the trip mostly hanging out at their resort because it had an awesome pool, a massive waterslide, and a hot tub. Mine and Eli’s favorite parts was definitely the water slide. We went down it some many times.
We had a 5-day stay. All in all, it was really cool to see our best friends and spend a couple of days with them.
Next stop Phoenix, AZ!
Current leg: 87 miles
Total miles: 7293 miles