Unexpected Times in Las Cruces and Tucson

The morning we headed Las Cruces, I was feeling a little off, but I thought it was just allergies and lack of water, so I grabbed a water and some Advil and didn’t think anything of it. We packed up the camper and headed out early since we knew we had a 9-10 hour drive ahead of us and wanted to get in before sunset. On our way, I started to feel really bad, and ended up getting nauseous and sick to my stomach a few times. Eric kept insisting we go to the doctor, but I told him I was fine and to just keep driving. After feeling this way the entire day, Eric decided we were just going to go to an emergency room in El Paso because I still wasn’t feeling any better.

He dropped me off at the front door of the emergency room while he looked for somewhere to park the camper and take out Charlie. The ER took me in almost immediately (which was shocking!) and hooked me up to an IV to help me get hydrated while they ran some tests to see what was wrong with me. Shortly after, they came back and told me I had the flu! This was the first time I’ve ever gotten the flu, so it was pretty rough until I got some meds.

Since I had the flu and it was supposed to rain in Las Cruces, we just stayed at a rest stop for the night and headed to Tucson the next day. The rest stop had great views, so we were excited to see what our campsite in Tucson looked like.

Our campsite did not disappoint. It was in the middle of the desert, surrounded by mountains and cacti. Charlie didn’t understand why he needed to stay away from cacti, and as much as we tried to keep him away from them, his curiosity got the best of him…and he got pricked…a few times. Eventually, we all ended up getting pricked by at least one cactus!

Since I was still feeling pretty under the weather, we just decided relax the first day so I could rest up and hopefully feel well enough to get some hiking in. Luckily, the I started feeling a lot better the next day so we decided to do some exploring and hit one of the trails that was in the campground. We decided to take Charlie on the hike, thinking he could hang, and at first he did. He was the leader of the pack! He lead us through the trail, until it started to getting pretty steep and he suddenly stopped, gave us a look like “nahh…that’s it” and turned around to head back down the trail! 🤣

It was quick few days in Tucson, but I’m feeling better and we are ready to see our friends in Phoenix for some good ol’ Cubs Spring training baseball!