Nov 23rd to 25th - Amado, AZ

Nov 23rd - Fri - to Amado
We got a fairly early start and headed to Amado which is on Hwy 19 about halfway between Tucson and Nogales. Wanda sent us on a non-freeway route which was great. The roads were still fine and we got to see different areas from Hwy 10 which we have driven previously. I will generously describe the RV park as “basic”. But the rate is reasonable and we do have to cut back on some things so we can keep going to casinos!!
We had selected a spot and registered before we asked about the wifi access that was mentioned in Trailer Life and on their web site. Turns out they had problems with wifi and had gone to Verizon cards that you have to rent for $35 a week. We said (truthfully) that one of the main reasons that we chose this park was for the wifi and we were prepared to get our money back and leave. So they gave us a Verizon card to use for the week that we will be here. It works very well and is so nice to have right in our rig.

Nov 24th - Sat - Amado
We went to Tubac this morning. It is a small town with many “southwest” shops - a lot of pottery, patio art, jewelry and home furnishings/décor. We walked and shopped for a few hours before stopping for a nice lunch. Then we continued on to Nogales as we needed fuel and wanted to check it out so we would know where we were going when we leave here. Ended up at WalMart and stocked up on some items that I thought we might not easily find in Mexico. Back “home” for drinks and dessert - didn’t need dinner after our large, late lunch.
I did get more pictures on the internet so check it out.

Nov 25th - Sun - Amado
Lazed around and had a late breakfast today. Then we went to the Desert Diamond Casino (!!) which is back towards Tucson. Signed up for the player’s club to add a card to our collection and we each received an insulated lunch bag which is great as we left ours in a golf cart back on Vancouver Island. The casino allowed us to play for several hours before finally taking our allotted money so it was fun.
On the way back we drove through Green Valley and stopped at Safeway for a couple of items that we could not find at WalMart. I picked up a large package of boneless country style ribs which I trimmed, browned and simmered. Added gravy to part for dinner tonight and added green chilies to the rest to which I will add corn, potatoes and black beans for a stew.
Made use of the internet connection to surf the web and clean up emails.