Travelogue, Road Trip, National Parks

Road Trip 2021: Day 2 — A new friendship blossoms

Meeting of pen-pals was the highlight of the day

P. Venkat Raman
Taking Off
Published in
3 min readFeb 11, 2022

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Photo by Nani Williams on Unsplash

This is an account of what happened on Day 2 of our 11-day southwestern road trip in December 2021. Check this post for an overview of the full trip. Our Day 1 exploits are covered here.

Our first target location on this road trip was Tucson, AZ, to start off by visiting the Saguaro National Park. So, just like Day 1, we planned yet another simple and long stretch of freeway driving from Indio to Tucson. Entirely on I-10, making it even simpler. Unlike the day before, Day 2 had in store an entirely different experience for us.

On seeing that the route took us right through Phoenix, a brainwave struck me.

Day 2: Indio, CA to Tucson, AZ with a stop in Phoenix

Route for Day 2, with a planned stop in Phoenix, AZ (Map courtesy of Google)

But I am getting ahead of myself. First, a little background.

Years ago, my wife Praveena was contacted out of the blue by Angel, a recruiter. The employment opportunity was a good match and Praveena really…

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P. Venkat Raman
Taking Off

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