On Saturday, Denise called me with the sudden, random desire to drive up to Duluth that night. I told her I was in. After waking up and having some breakfast on Sunday, we drove up the North Shore Scenic Drive. And right in downtown Duluth, we visited the somewhat-less-than-impressive Fond-du-Luth Casino. Not only was it pretty dumpy, it literally felt like it was 100 degrees inside.
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I was also obligated to check out a landmark from my youth, the Radisson with the revolving restaurant. Oddly enough, I remember it being MUCH bigger when I was a kid! On the way home that night, we also stopped at the Black Bear Casino.
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Another gorgeous day in AZ. I believe the temps were up around 75 and not a cloud in the sky all day long. It was a little slow going in the morning for Denise and I since we were both still fairly tuckered out from traveling the day before. When we finally got ambitious enough, we headed to my parents house for a delicious breakfast of french toast and bacon, which my mom buys right from the butcher shop. Mmmm… bacon…
Then we made a run for the border. Even though I forgot to bring my birth certificate, we talked to some locals here and heard that you can park on the US side and walk over to Nogales, Mexico, and all you need to get back in is a driver’s license. So we hit I-19 and went about 40 miles south to the border.
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This might sound odd, but Nogales actually reminded me a little bit of New York City. Certainly not in size, but it’s essentially filled with dirty little storefronts and persistent street vendors that relentlessly hassle you to check out their knickknacks as you walk past. Oh yeah, and farmacias. Muchos de farmacias! But we did have a lot of fun exploring and buying some souvenirs. We also made friends with one store owner nicknamed “Fish”–he never explained the nickname, only telling us it was “a long story” (see picture at right).
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