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Went to the Eloy IGA because Wednesday
is delivery day for the Mexican pastries/bread.
Lo and behold! the shelves are stocked again!! Hot dogs, lunch meat, baby food, eggs, JIF
peanut butter...it’s all there again.
But none of us walked back to find out the status on the toilet paper. Next
time....
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We had a plan for take-out lunch...got notice that the truck was
finished...called to reschedule the take-out.
Kim got back and shortly after we jumped on the bikes to go pick up
lunch.😎
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The Plan: Back in October when my mom said she was
thinking of flying out to Arizona in March and then riding home with us we thought
it was a great idea. I started thinking of all the things we could do and see
while she was here. Take her to some of
our favorite places: Organ Stop Pizza,
the Pinal County Fair, Saguaro National Park, the Spring Arts Festival in
Tucson, Gu-Atchi Trading Post, etc. Or
we could go to Biosphere 2, the Miniature Museum, Old Tucson Studios or many
other touristy places in Tucson that we haven't done yet. I could introduce her to the piggy cookies and
other Mexican pastries that we like. Maybe
we’d go to the hot dog stand. Ooh, this
will be fun!!
The Reality: COVID-19 made an
appearance and most of those plans went out the window. Every event and place where people would
gather has been cancelled or closed and that includes restaurants. We’re still having fun, just needing to use the social
distancing filter when planning the day’s activity. We still go to Saguaro Nat’l Park and the
Trading Post...social distancing isn’t too difficult in either of those
places. When we go to the IGA for the
cookies we try to keep our distance from people and use sanitizing wipes. It’s not at all like I had planned in my head
back in January when we made the plane reservations but it was a great idea and
we’re making it work.
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Today, thanks to take-out, I was able to introduce Marilyn to the #1 BLT
on my list, made by De Marcos Pizzeria in Oracle. Yay! I
called to see about their status...open or closed. So glad to hear that they were open; however,
take-out only. No problem. Called in our
order then jumped on the bikes to go get lunch which was 57 miles away.
When I went in to pick up and
pay, I asked if it would be okay to sit outside to eat our sandwiches. No, you
have to leave the property. It’s the
rule...you can’t eat it on site even outside.
Then he told me about how bad it has been...that they’ve lost 75% of
their business and don’t know how they’re going to do this if it stays this
way. The inside of the restaurant was
roped off just beyond the counter. So sad
to see an empty room...we usually see most of the tables full when we’re in
there.
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Since we had to leave the premises with our food we opted for a roadside
table area back on the Tom Mix Highway.
It wasn’t far and we could sit at a picnic table. Sandwiches were still warm when we started in
on them. Marilyn declared the BLT to be
delicious...I already knew that but it was good to hear that she liked it
too. 😋
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Oracle might be considered to be in
the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains...we gained about 3000 ft. in
elevation from Picacho to Oracle. Temperature went from about 80 degrees
to 71 in the course of that climb...the wind also picked up. By the time we were back on the Tom Mix
Highway, the temperature was rising again but the wind was still present. Back at camp it was breezy but just the right amount of warm.
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Most of the stores I’ve been to in the
past 24 hours have put tape on the floor to help customers maintain the 6 ft.
social distance recommendations while standing in line. Cashiers, baggers, etc. are wearing gloves. At Safeway the carts are being wiped down
before they’re brought back into the store.
Re-usable bags are no longer welcome.
Walgreen’s has shut down all but one of the photo kiosks in order to
help with staying 6 ft. from others...online photo ordering is encouraged. One thing we’ve learned: it’s not easy
pumping gas using a paper towel to prevent direct contact with the nozzle
handle. Also read about ways to sanitize
my groceries when I bring them home. We
sure fell short of that mark when we came back from the IGA today.
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Kim figured out today that as of this my mom had ridden 555 miles. So I’m going to start including her miles
too. He’d really like her to get 1000
miles under her butt before we head back home.
It’s doable if she’s agreeable to ride.
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Bike miles today: 134
Total miles: 1993
Marilyn’s miles: 689
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| Wednesday's ride.... |
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