June 13th to 15th - Show Low

June 13^th – Sat

We were lazy this morning. In the afternoon we went to the library to exchange a couple of books and ended up working on a jigsaw puzzle. We were close to finishing the puzzle when I wanted to leave but Terry just had to finish it. Then we had to make & eat dinner quickly, put together dip & strawberries for a snack and get to the line-dance dance.

We sat with a lady (Betty, husband Ron) who is very encouraging at line dance lessons and knows a lot of the dances so I have made sure I am standing near her at the lessons. Ron doesn't line dance so Terry had someone to talk to since he only did a few dances. It was a fun evening.

June 14^th – Sun

There was no wind this morning so we went on a long motorcycle ride. We went to Springerville (stopped for breakfast at McDonald's) and then south on the Coronado Scenic Biway which is full of curves and hills. We are at 6071 feet here in Show Low and we climbed to 9427 feet which required a jacket at times. Dark clouds were looming when we neared the end of the scenic road so we decided to turn around. We did get some sprinkles and were going to sit it out at a restaurant that was at 9100 feet. The owners were sitting on the porch and said it was probably raining just until we dropped down a bit so we put on jackets and continued to find out that they were correct and we were shedding the jackets fairly quickly. We came back through Eagar & Pinetop which required a short stop at the casino. We were going to have a late lunch but decided to head for home and have an early dinner.

We put on 273 miles with countless curves and wonderful scenery. There is a section where vehicles over 40 feet are prohibited. A great day.

June 15^th – Mon

Another quiet morning with french toast & strawberries for breakfast/lunch – yum! Then it was time for laundry. When the clothes were washing and drying, we worked on another puzzle in the library which is nearby. Actually, most of the activity buildings are located in a central area so it is easy to walk from one to another.

We relaxed the rest of the afternoon. After dinner we were sitting outside when our neighbor returned with her 2 dogs – a retired/adopted racing greyhound and an Italian greyhound (little version). We ended up chatting with her for quite a while. Her husband passed away recently and she just bought a home for winter living at Viewpoint in Mesa.