Touch down in Phoenix and fireworks for 4th of July in Dallas, TX

The day started with scenic views of Arizona from the plane. The seat on this plane was much nicer and more comfortable. No inflight video either, but on the approach to Phoenix airport, I counted eight golf courses from my window seat. Not only the courses, but also the green fields look nice against the dry lands around them.

At Dallas Fort Worth, my golf bag did not arrive at first, but then after a long 45min waiting in line at baggage services of US Air, finally someone assisted me and paged the guys in the oversize baggage department. They checked for the bag and it turned out that it had gotten stuck on the belt. Cannot believe that they would not have any other oversize items in almost an hour. But, I am not complaining, at least I got my clubs.

The highlight of my transfer here though is my rental car. When in Dallas - and by the way, this is the only place on my world tour that I have been to before - I usually rent a bigger car. Here in Texas everything is oversized and sitting in a small car is a bit scary next to all the trucks. I am a bit worried though about the black interior and black exterior of my Dodge Charger: weather forecasts are in the triple digits every day (between 38c-44c for the next couple days).

Cat has rented out her house by White Rock lake and moved to a new neighborhood into a lovely pool house. After unpacking, we headed off to go sailing with friends of hers and get ready to watch the fireworks for 4th of July on the lake. Amazing!