We arrived in Green Valley, AZ, on Memorial Day and were greeted warmly by the home owners and their two dogs — Molly and Maya. We have been even more warmly welcomed by Mother Nature, as a day or two after our arrival it hit triple digits for the first time this year and is projected to be 111 or 112 for the next few days. We are some serious hot tamales!
See Molly and Maya below.
Our hosts have made it very easy for us here for our three-month stay. In addition to their lovely home and yard, we have use of their bikes (which we are using!) and access to their recreation centers. They also left us with a wealth of travel information, coupons for local restaurants and cafes, and introduced us to some of the neighbors. We have subscribed to a local paper and obtained library cards for the public library system. We are starting to feel like locals — especially as we are waking up early with the sun and to get a run in and walk the dogs before the heat of the day kicks in.
We have also begun to explore the local area — by foot, car, and bike. It’s an interesting location with a strong Native American, Mexican, military, and mining history as well as some lovely natural areas and wine regions.
Scenes from a bike trip to a bike trail around a new community and fishing lake in the nearby town of Sahuarita. Many of the roads here have a biking lane, so it’s a fairly bike friendly area. You just need to be okay about biking in an oven!
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