Prayers have been answered

and we are headed back to College Station. As many of you know, Captain’s brother, Rex, has been on the kidney transplant list for over a year. Many of you have joined us in praying for a donor to appear. What we didn’t know, God apparently had another idea; the donor was already among us. Rex’s 29-year old son, Matt, has completed the extensive testing and evaluation and has been found to be a very close match. The transplant team found this to be most remarkable as Matt is adopted; never have they seen such a close match from non-blood related donors. We ask those of you that are inclined to continue to pray for a successful transplant and a speedy recovery for Rex and Matt.

The Wanderer is pointed toward Texas; we plan to be in San Antonio for the surgeries on February 27^th. We will stay in College Station for as long as we are needed.

The Wanderer has been parked at the base of Superstition Mountain in Lost Dutchman State Park.   

The weather remains unseasonably cool and windy here in Arizona but we did have a few days of sunshine and were able to do a bit of hiking.

Siphon Draw Trail in Lost Dutchman State Park; this is where ABN turned around, knowing she would have to slide back down on her backside. 

Captain continued on the trail up to the basin.

The Basin

We have had a good visit with ABN’s sister, Mary and husband Steve. They introduced us to Barleen’s Dinner Theater

and Queen Creek Olive Mill. After about a 45 min. lecture on olive oil, we “drank the olive oil” and came away with both dark chocolate and bacon flavors. What are we going to do with all this olive oil??? Tipsy Tuesday friends, be warned; there may be some interesting appetizers appearing on the porch this spring!

One thing of which we never tire is the beautiful sunsets in the west

Adios, Arizona!

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