When a Deal is not really a Deal

Dec 13/16 to Jan 11/17  Christmas Trip Home
Weather in Ontario was not that bad.  When we first got home it was snowy but that quickly went away and for a couple weeks was mild enough to walk outside each day with a winter jacket.  The second week into January did get a cold and windy spell.  All in all not that bad.
We thoroughly enjoyed staying in Rondeau at Bye the Bay B & B.  This is a 3 story log cabin home.  We had the top floor to ourselves, and the 2nd floor and the 1st floor.  The owners were gracious enough to let us stay the month while they were in Florida.  How nice people truly are when you tell them your situation.  (We want to come home to see our 90 year old mom for Christmas).  Inside the rooms are all wood too. 

our suite

Weather in Arizona was mostly in the low 60's and down to 33 at night.  This is the neighbours report when we returned back to Casa Grande.  Apparently there were a few cloudy and rainy days too.   So a touch of winter in the desert as well.  Good news is that it was never freezing as we did not winterize our coach before heading home.   We could not find an indoor warehouse in Arizona to store it so we left it hooked up on our site.   The park is gated and secure especially since we have two little dogs next door that literally go crazy everytime we walk outside!!!  Watch dogs........   what can we say. 

Frontier airlines

So the Deal was the flight from Phoenix to Detroit non-stop on Frontier Airlines.  $122 usf inclusive of all taxes.   We could only take a bag small enough to fit under our seat.  No bags, no seat selection.  Really that is an incredibly cheap price for a flight of 4 + hours.   Check out the tail on each plane, they have a different animal painted on them.  We had a Husky going home and a Killer Whale coming back.  The kids flying can also get the collectors card for the animal when they board.  Other than that it is a no frills flight.  Oh yes you do get a free glass of water.  Ha ha.  Bring your own peanuts!

Westin Detroit Airport Hotel

Remember going home is a process.   We had a shuttle from the RV Park to Sky Harbour Airport in Phoenix.  Then the airline ticket.  Then we took Detroit Limo Service from Detroit Metro to Windsor since we didn't get in till almost 1 am.  (Time change of 2 hours).  A night at the Holiday Inn Suites in Windsor.  Next morning our son who lives in Windsor picked us up and took us to the farm.  Then we use the car left at the farm for the month.  Going back is a reverse process.  We take the car to the farm and put it away.  Then my brother gave us a ride to Chatham Bloomfield stop to get picked up by Robert Q shuttle.  The shuttle took us to Detroit Metro Westin Airport Hotel.  Next morning we had a 7 am flight back to Phoenix and then the same shuttle picked us up and took us back to the RV park.  Here is the total cost for that month travel excursion $2500 Canadian funds.  Sounds crazy when you look at the cost but there is no cost that can replace having your Mom at 90 years old.