Before I begin today’s story, I have to show you a picture of my gorgeous nephew, Eddie, playing soccer in college. He’s the one on the right, in white.
Okay, now on to our day:
We had a late start to SEDONA this morning, because I haven’t been feeling well. I am pretty sure it is my allergies, but for two days my nose was running and my head was very stuffed. It’s now the third day, and I was thinking maybe it was a cold, but it’s just not progressing the way a cold does. I just keep sneezing and blowing my nose! It feels like allergies, I just never have a 3-day episode like this.
Even though I didn’t feel great, the laundry room was right near our rig, so I wanted to do a few loads of laundry (it just builds up SO fast!) and Eric had a lot of stuff to do outside the RV, so we didn’t leave Williams until after noon.
The ride to Sedona was fantastic. Route 89A off I-17 is gorgeous. We never knew Arizona had so many mountains. We always imagined the terrain as desert and pretty flat, which was why Eric didn’t want to drive through the bottom of the U.S. (through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona). He just doesn’t like flat terrain. He’s a mountain man. So, that’s why we drove north through Colorado, and Utah, and just came south for the Grand Canyon. Eric’s been looking at his atlas a lot, and is always looking for mountainous regions.
The following are pictures of COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST taken in the park and on 89A on our way to Sedona:
See how I caught myself in the side view mirror taking the picture? Cute, huh?
Eric and I thought these rocks looked fake -- like the set of a movie!
Someone told us there was great mountain biking in Sedona, so we researched it on the web and came up with a shop called MOUNTAIN BIKE HEAVEN in the heart of Sedona.
After we stopped at the “Call of the Canyon West Fork” of COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST to take pictures, we headed straight for the bike shop.
It was small and the owner wasn’t there, because he and his wife just had a baby, but the guy working sold Eric a map of the trails and told him he would probably find some people to ride with there tomorrow.
After that, we headed to the RV camp in town, but they were completely booked! I asked the woman why it was so busy, because we’ve only had that happen once or twice in two months, and first she said it was because it was the weekend (it’s Tuesday). Then, when she realized she made a mistake, she said it was because it was November (it’s October) and then she said people come to see the changing of the leaves. All the way down 89A we saw magnificent scenery, gorgeous mountains and streams, cliffs, and rocks, forests and parks, but we didn’t see anything but green. There isn’t any changing of the leaves – at least not yet!
Anyway, they recommended another place, 12 miles away, in Cornville, AZ (yes, Cornville!) called LO LO MAI SPRINGS OUTDOOR RESORT. We drove there and they were able to accommodate us. We registered, looked at our site and then left to drive the 12 miles back to Sedona to have a very late lunch. I also wanted to check out the day spa I had found online, to see if I could get my hair cut and touched-up, massage, manicure and pedicure tomorrow, while Eric rides.
FANGO DAY SPA, also in the heart of Sedona, is a lovely little spa, hidden away on a side street off 89A. The women there were so lovely and I had a consultation with Lomisa, who will cut and color my hair. I also made an appointment for a massage with Faith and manicure/pedicure with Regina, so it will really be a day of beauty and relaxation for me. I’m so looking forward to it!
It was 4:00pm and we were both really hungry. We went to the RED PLANET DINER, which was decorated with aliens, spaceships and anything else you can imagine from outer-space, but also looked like a 50s diner. Cute combination! The back of the t-shirts the staff wore said, “Welcome Earthlings!” and the bathroom doors had giant aliens painted on them and said, “Maliens” and “Femaliens.”
We started with deep fried dill pickles with a ranch dressing, just because it was something we never even heard of before. Delicious! Then, I had the taco salad, which was lettuce, onions, red peppers, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa, beans and shrimp in a taco shell bowl and Eric had a turkey burger with cole slaw. All very good!
It was now after 5:00pm and we didn’t know what else to do. Since I wasn’t feeling well and now Eric had a headache (what a pair!), we decided to just head back to the campground and settle in for the night. I really wanted to lie down, and convinced Eric to take a nap with me. I awoke at 7:30pm, but he was still sleeping. There’s no internet or cell phone service in Cornville (at least not that we can get), so I won’t be able to post this blog until we leave here, or at least find a place where I can get online.
I hope we both feel better in the morning!