Well, we've certainly covered a lot of territory since our last blog - 1000 miles to be precise! (Don't dare to calculate the gas costs (LOL)). As we moved from the Grand Canyon National Park through to Oklahoma City, we have ducked on and off of the old historic Route 66.
Our first stop was an RV Park just south of Flagstaff, Az. Man, was it cold! Jim had to disconnect the water hose each night as night time temperatures dropped below freezing. Daily temperatures weren't too bad. When you're sitting at 7000', you never know what to expect weatherwise.
While here, we took a day trip to Sedona, land of the red rocks. To get a close up view of the spectacular rock formations, we booked on off-road trip with Pink Jeep Tours. Two and one-half hours of bouncing around the high desert-what fun! The rock formations lived up to expectations, and we even managed to catch sight of our first road runner. Apparently they are nowhere near as friendly as the Bugs Bunny roadrunner!
From Flagstaff, we veered a little south to the small town of Datil, New Mexico. Here we spent the night, visiting with Evelyn, Dave Diakiw's aunt (Dave and his wife Joane, are our friends and next door neighbours in Wpg). Evelyn runs a fantastic bed and breakfast, with suites that have a very European flair. We had a wonderful time! Zoe and Benji took advantage of the wide open spaces and ran all over the place, with Evelyn's dog, Sarge, keeping a close eye on them.
Next it was a stop in Albuquerque, NM. The weather didn't really cooperate too much here. On Sunday we were able to visit the Old Town and get in a little shopping, and of course, have a wetalong the way in the Old Church Cantina.
Then we took a ride on the world's longest tram up to the top of Sandia Peak. Needless to say, the view from the top was magnificent. We were pleasantly surprised to find a ski resort on the otehr side of the mountain. Another plus for New Mexico on the "where we might want to spend our winters"list!
Now we're back in Oklahoma City. Got a round of golf in yesterday and took in a AAA baseball game on Friday night. High winds have been a constant since we arrived. Hopefully they will die down as the week progresses.
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