This and That

It seems like we have really been busy lately; we may not have accomplished a lot, but we have been busy.

We have been reading real estate ads online and in the paper... and we have been checking out houses. NO, we are not ready to "settle down" and come off the road, but with low interest rates and lots of houses on the market and monetary incentives - well, we decided it might not be a bad idea to look. And since we really do love Arizona mountains, what better place to look than in Tucson area and south.

This one has a nice view but may need more work than we want to put into it. (This is really the remains of a silver mine town just outside of Sierra Vista.)

We thought it might be nice to be in a well established community. But, this one might be a little too well established. Besides we don't have our "conceal and carry" permits so we may not fit in. Bisbee is a nice old town; maybe that would be a good place to look for a house. If you look closely at this picture, you can see Barry's "white knuckles" as he navigates the side streets in this 1800's copper mining town. (This was a two lane street!) And this house is already a museum, so I guess we will have to look somewhere else.

While in Bisbee, we enjoyed lunch at the old Copper Mine Hotel.

Now that hotel would convert to a very nice home, great views of the surrounding mountains. OK, back to reality. We had to take a break from serious house hunting so we took to the golf course. Mike was able to do 18 holes with minimal pain - it was a very good day!

Turquoise Hills Golf Course in Benson, AZ is a beautiful Par 3 course. You play up and down the hills and over ponds. This pond just about did in Mike - at least the sign did. We did loose a couple of balls and we did not try to retrieve them.
It was a wonderful way to spend a sunny Arizona day.

Now we have moved to Catalina State Park in Tucson and we spent yesterday looking at a few places. In fact we met with a real estate agent today. It proved to be a great fact finding mission. I don't think we will be doing anything real soon... but, you never know.

If we could find a place for, let's say under a $100,000, with this view - maybe.

It sure is nice to be Mobile!