You can't get there from here!

A journey of a thousand miles begins with......(or ends with).... or maybe not.....Engine #4 down while we cook on the tarmac. Engines are shut down so no air con.  No magazines in the racks.....fxxk you United....The old road warrior Samsonite Oyster (vintage 1980's)  Was surprised to see four others on the conveyor belt...a testament to sustained quality performance.Back to back flights and the long delays at security checkpoint courtesy of  Homeland Defense.  But if you don't love this place then......No I didn't end up in the Big Apple, but the apples are big here.And something I have yet to get at the end of any meal in Hong Kong.....Now we must provision up........and hit the highway for the real ROAD TRIPHay! Get outta ma way!De rigueur stops at true Americana the truck stop....A veritable oasis in the desert.......And nothing eases road rage or tension like........or being a road memorabilia shopaholic......and the road goes on.....Until the view of a familiar site, the finger....tells me I am home.....Parker Arizona, famous for it beaches....well everything is beach front in the desert.  Cool water of the Colorado River, endless sand, golf courses, off road races, boat races, casino and hoards of sun drunk Californians at the dock side bars and night clubs.Parker was the 2nd unit base for Fast Five last year and home to the original "Operation Desert Strike" (where armor and cavalry practices for desert warfare)".Parker is a resort town in the middle of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation.  Poston 18 miles away was the 2nd largest Japanese internment camp in WWII.Modern industry in Parker?  Video: http://youtu.be/ODVgjdf0VXEIt's good to be home.....temperature range in the day can be as high as 47 but evenings at 25 degress in summer...BUT HUMIDITY IS 6%