Sunday is Moving Day

We loved our visit with Joy and her mom (Bev) but the heat was just too much for Kyle.  The RV park was quite lovely and we certainly recommend it, but all of the parks close to the cities are mostly  concrete and asphalt.  Simple and easy to use but not nice in the blazing heat.


We had a wonderful day yesterday but the heat took the wind out of us both, so early to bed and early to rise was the order of the day.  It was 82F before the sun came up  (0530).  Phoenix set a record high temp yesterday of 103 for that day in April.  Proves that Dave's weather phenoms can work on the HOT end too.


With it being a Sunday, there was no rush hour(s) traffic.  I would recommend to all of you that if you are holidaying, you travel through major centres on the weekends or after 7pm at night.  Much less traffic and the highways are beautifully coordinated, there is never a stop light on an Interstate.


Joy told us to head for Sedona, not far, only 150 miles, but the elevation changes from 1100 to 4000 and we hit 5000 crossing one of the Mesa's.  Not a trip for the under powered, several gas motor homes and truck/trailers dead at the side of the road.  It was a magical drive of transformation.  The first 70 miles was the same South desert as Phoenix/Yuma but once we started to climb the Mesas, shrubs turned green, there was grass beside the road, and red rock started to appear.


The Ranger Information station about 15 miles from Sedona was tons of fun.  The Boy Scouts had a Sunday 'badge' earning contest on, the station was a mini museum that we could have spent all afternoon at and the volunteers could not help you enough.  The RV park we were trying to find did not show up on the GPS but our 'helper' knew it personally and gave it a 5 Star rating.  I will post pictures of the drive through the little towns and you will be amazed by the building code requirements and the beauty.  They have not let commercial businesses ruin this incredible place on the planet.


Our little escape from the heat is about 14 miles from Sedona, (click for map) right on a small river with flowering cotton wood trees. So much for the allergies.  It still hit 92 in town today but down here we have shade, a river, and a shot through the trees so the Dish Satellite TV works (Canuks we hope to find).


We needed vegetables and fresh dairy plus we spotted a Weekend Bazaar on the way out of town.  So Kyle got a swim, luxury AC in the trailer and we headed to town.  The bazaar had some incredible high end art work and jewellery.   Google Sedona, AZ and read about the history of the artists from this area and the societies that had been formed because of them.  Way out of our price range.


We were solicited with an enticing 'free' car wash by a young lady with a big sign, she had braces but was wearing a bikini!  I dropped off Kaye to shop and took the truck for a bath.  It was a high school fundraiser for summer camp.  Best $10 I have spent so far.  Enjoy the video.


Tomorrow I will be taking a lot of pictures.  I may not post them until I am able to link them to something that can properly explain them.  These are once in a lifetime views.