Well I thought I would re-start the Blog just to keep you posted as to our travels as we head home from California to Ottawa...and the adventure continues
we started off on Tuesday November 30 and got lucky to drive in sunshine the whole day but I must say I was surprised to see snow in Arizona and quite a bit of it in Flagstaff. Our destination on that first day was Winslow Arizona ....and we were 2 miles away ....driving down Hwy 40 ...speed limit 75 ....and we were driving along about 83 ....Phil was driving ...No one had mentioned to us that police in Arizona were EVERYWHERE and very strict ....we were passing everyone and i wondered why .....well I didnt wonder long ....we passed 2 policemen about 500 yards apart and Phil jokingly said ...Oh they are coming for us ...I thought he was joking ....but no....there were red lights in my side window ....so over we pulled and the policeman asked Phil if he knew how fast he was going and he said yes...84 heheheheh well the cop said he clocked him at 83 ....so he took my registration...Phil's license and off to his car he went ...a few minutes later the other cop came to my window to "chat' he was from WATERDOWN, ONTARIO CANADA ....he looked 12 ...well we chatted and they let us off with a warning but said all of the cops in Arizona knew and if we got stopped again they would be tough ....we were 1 mile from our hotel ....so off we crawled :) very glad I was from Canada
Day 2 - Dec 1 ....we crawl thru Arizona ....desperately afraid to get pulled over again ....and it was a LONNNGGGG 120 miles to New Mexico ... Finally we get to new mexico and the speed limit is still 75 ...well we have been in NM about 1/2 and come to a construction zone ....speed slows to 45 ...so we do ....then it picks up to 55 and then 65 ...so Phil is slowly creeping along to 60 ...pass 2 cops in the median ....I look up and there is red lights in my mirror AGAIN !!!!!! both of them ...officer says you were doing 60 in a 45 ...we slightly argued that ...and were seriously going back to take photos ...but the officer took my registration AGAIN and Phil's license ....and said he would give us the benefit of the doubt and give us a WARNING again !!!! geeeeeeeez
down the road we go ...cruise set on 75 not a mile over ....look in the rear mirror ...more police lights ...well *I was about to jump at that point ...but this time he went past us ....about 5 cars ahead he tried to pull over a dude in a 1/2 ton truck ....3 transport trucks were in front of us ...trying to move around ...but officer kept coming over in our lane ...truck dude wont pull over so we all pull back ...transport drivers decide to help the officer and box him in ... 1 in front...1 behind and 1 beside and we blocked the other hole ....they bring the truck dude to a stop ....he wont get out of the truck ...officer pulls a gun ....and aims in the window ...still nothing ....opens the door and the man wont get out ...transport driver beside us gets out with a huge flashlight and goes helps the officer ..Phil gets out ...Sharon panics but takes photos ......what a day !!!!
On to Little Rock Arkansas tomorrow ...I can paper the hotel room with speed warnings !!!!!
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