We finally arrived in Tucson at about 4 in the morning only to wake up 6 hours later to 100 degrees. We decided to attend Sunday morning mass at the San Xavier Mission. The place the pretty cool seeing as how it was built there over 200 years ago. After sitting in there with no A/C for a little over an hour we were beginning to melt and we needed to cool off fast. We quickly put on our suits and made the drive to the nearest lake to Tucson. Unfortunately at this time of year the nearest lake that is not dry is called Patagonia Lake and it is 90 miles from Tucson. It was all worth it once we pumped up our kayaks and got out in the water.

This morning we woke up and headed over to Saguaro National Park to see some cacti and desert wildlife and whatnot. It was alright, but I didn’t get to see a Gila Monster which I was really hoping for. After that we cruised by Old Tucson Studios but we didn’t have time to tour because we had to go pick up Stephen at the airport. Stephen arrived in style, sporting a fanny pack, full hat and a bag in each hand. From the airport we went to purchase a solar panel from a guy who probably steals them at the price he is selling them for, but nevertheless we got a deal. Then we headed back to the bus to get a little work done. We now have a solar panel and a stereo system, things are looking good.

- Carson

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