We said goodbye after a good visit with Linda and Joe and drove to Flagstaff. Flagstaff is a very interesting, vibrant city, heavily influenced by the presence of Northern Arizona University and the proximity of the Grand Canyon. We were able to get a room in The Weatherford which is an old Hotel ( 1897 ), right in the center of town. Sixteen feet high ceilings and floor to ceiling huge windows overlooking the main intersection made for great accomodations - never mind that it was a shared bathroom - at least we didn't have to walk down a dark path to get to it - haha. It was Friday afternoon and later we found that our room was directly above the bar and more specifically the band - which played til 2 AM. But that's okay, it was happy noise. That afternoon, after exploring the city we actually went to a movie - wow - first one for me in over 6 weeks ( Bill had seen Harry Potter in CO ). We both enjoyed the familiar experience. We really liked Flagstaff - it's a base for travelers to the Grand Canyon so this is a busy time of year there, but it retains it's own funky flavor.
As we prepared to head west from Flagstaff, we were pondering where we might go for a couple days, as our rental in Santa Barbara didn't start til 8/1. Then it hit us - duh - we can always go earlier and we were really ready to be in one place for a little while and anxious to see Greta, Josh and Rocco. So we gave Greta a call to warn her and started our drive to Santa Barbara. We called our rental and found we could go in a couple days early. We made very good time and arrived in Santa Barbara by 6:15 that evening. Santa Barbara never disappoints. So we are enjoying visiting here and we get into our rental later today. Wow we will actually be in one place for a whole week - what luxury.
We are approaching 10,000 miles on the trip and have decided to reward the "Catdog" ( my pathfinder ) with a day at the Spa - a complete detailing, in and out. She certainly has has earned it!
The pictures are of our hotel in Flagstaff - day and night - and one from Grand Junction of Bill with Linda Bynum and Matt and Jess.
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Hey, what's going on? You guys haven't written anything in a week. You and Scott have finally gone in different directions - he's in Chicago today (Saturday). Hot 9LO 90S)and humid here - not like the dry heat in Flagstaff. Soccer tournament kept me away from Jackson Road this morning. Ocean temp was 77 today!
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