The town of Patagonia is an interesting little town. It is a “blue” town surrounded by a lot of “red”. It is very artistry and shows it off with colorful buildings. Even the one gas station is a political statement against a past corrupt police force (they are called marshals down here)
May 4, 2013 – Patagonia, AZ – The local gas station. Where a group of old men hang around watching traffic go by.
But BIG warning….if you come to Patagonia, do NOT speed!! They will get you, big on speed traps because that is how they fund the police. I’ve seen big rigs hit the brakes hard once they hit Patagonia. So if you are on 82 coming on through this little town, do NOT speed.
There are a few places to eat here in Patagonia. It is a very small town. =)
We ate a pizza place called the Velvet Elvis the first night here. The sauce was amazing on it. We had “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” and I’m not a fan of black olives or mushrooms, but it was good. We had an excellent bottle of root beer. We had to force ourselves not to drink it all before we got our pizza.
We had lunch one day at the Gathering Grounds. The lemonade….wow…it was addicting. The sandwiches were good. ToRn likes their fraps….they make them fresh, no pre made frap mix.
We’ve joined the little cozy library here so we can get movies and we go there and our PO Box about daily.
On one of my runs into town, I saw a dog that looked like rottweiler, but I wasn’t quite sure, I’ve never seen a rottweiler that big before….he was HUGE. He was being walked by an elderly gentleman, I just had to stop and ask. It was a rottweiler alright, with the softest puppy dog eyes. His owner told me that they’ve had a total of four rottweilers over the years and he was the largest they ever had and the most laid back one. It is the first time that I’ve meet a dog named “Bear” that it fit so perfectly. When ToRn finally saw him a week later, he agreed with me on that….grin I’m going to have to get a picture of him next time I see him.
Drew and Sakura are much happier that we aren’t going anywhere. They go into auto hiding when they hear the engine start and slide outs come in. But they have gotten much better at coming out once we stop. They will actually come when we call them, so that is good progress.