Arizona/Florida Trip - Day 3

We slept in today and set up things around the site. Later on in the morning we decided to drive over to Luke AFB and get a few supplies from the BX and Commissary.

The base is only about 4 miles away in the SW part of town.  When it was first established, it was "out in the desert" with not much around the surrounding area.  As the Phoenix area continued to expand, the base is now almost surrounded by development of one kind or another.  It is a fighter base, home to several F-16 units which conduct operational and training missions.  The RV park is actually near enough to the base to hear the airplanes taking off starting around 8:00 am and continuing throughout the day during the week.

We had lunch at the base (excellent Greek food), did our shopping, got gas ($1.96 a gallon) and returned to the RV park and relaxed for the rest of the day and evening.

Day 3 Pictures