118 is not the number of cactuses counted from our Aloft Phoenix airport hotel, but the actual Fahrenheit temperature!

The old saying “but, it’s a dry heat” really does make a difference though… no humidity, no sweat, no towels needed after a swim even!  Speaking of swimming, turns out that was a bad idea as the high heat is promoting parasitic growth, eeeewwwwweeee!!!

It’s so hot here the Phoenix airport is considering cancelling flights… looks like we got lucky getting in when we did. On to Flagstaff after crash course in RV operations, and hopefully no more than 2 hours at Walmart!