Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Page Springs, AZ
Nov 16 – 22... Happy Birthday on the 16th to granddaughter, Adriana ~ she turns 11 today! After her early morning, before school call, we drove into Camp Verde to meet with longtime friend and Dixie's airline school and Continental Airlines roommate, Carla. The two of them had a good time 'catching up' on family and friends. Wednesday brought another move day; this time only a short drive of about 22 miles. We first stopped in Cottonwood in order to have a DirecTv technician take a look at our TV issue in the motorhome. We then continued on to a park near Page Springs, AZ. We were a bit anxious to be moving to this park after we paid it a visit a couple of weeks earlier. However, it's turned out much better than we expected. Only downer is we're in a site with no sewer hook-up. Hopefully, we'll be able to make do by using the park facilities as much as possible.
On Thursday we took a hike up the road to the Fish Hatchery and also wondered in a couple of wineries. That afternoon, we drove the 12 miles to the beautiful town of Sedona, AZ. We checked out the visitors center for hiking info, drove to the Village of Oak Valley and then stopped at the Chapel of the Holly Cross. The chapel is built in the hillside with a beautiful view of the Sedona Valley. We then walked through Tlaquepaque Village, patterned after that area of Mexico (outskirts of Guadalajara). There are galleries, shops & restaurants there.
On Friday, Bjorn the DirecTV tech came out twice – first to check out our TV wiring and again to install another receiver. We walked up the hill to the Page Springs restaurant and had B-B-Que ribs while overlooking the Oak Creek & the fall colors of the trees.
Saturday and Sunday we stayed in the park. Saturday we took a walk on a trail & Mike did some caulking on the roof of the motorhome. Sunday it rained off and on all day so we stayed inside. Dixie spent the afternoon working on a scrapbook of Adriana - one of the grandkids.
Monday we drove to Cottonwood to Walmart. We had some sunshine but it was still only in the 50's.
On Thursday we took a hike up the road to the Fish Hatchery and also wondered in a couple of wineries. That afternoon, we drove the 12 miles to the beautiful town of Sedona, AZ. We checked out the visitors center for hiking info, drove to the Village of Oak Valley and then stopped at the Chapel of the Holly Cross. The chapel is built in the hillside with a beautiful view of the Sedona Valley. We then walked through Tlaquepaque Village, patterned after that area of Mexico (outskirts of Guadalajara). There are galleries, shops & restaurants there.
On Friday, Bjorn the DirecTV tech came out twice – first to check out our TV wiring and again to install another receiver. We walked up the hill to the Page Springs restaurant and had B-B-Que ribs while overlooking the Oak Creek & the fall colors of the trees.
Saturday and Sunday we stayed in the park. Saturday we took a walk on a trail & Mike did some caulking on the roof of the motorhome. Sunday it rained off and on all day so we stayed inside. Dixie spent the afternoon working on a scrapbook of Adriana - one of the grandkids.
Monday we drove to Cottonwood to Walmart. We had some sunshine but it was still only in the 50's.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Camp Verde, AZ
Nov 8 – 15 . . . On Monday we did what we've done almost every day we've been at the Camp Verde park, that is, drove into town to either MacDonalds or Starbucks to use their wifi to connect to the internet. Tuesday we took a drive around the area and made a stop in Cottonwood and had lunch at the Hog Wild restaurant. It was excellent pulled pork BBQ. We also took a drive out to the park we go to next- Page Springs. It is a very small park with lots of trees and 'small' sites ~ hope we fit & get satellite! Wednesday – HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! We drove to Prescott and wondered around Costco and Best Buy. Somehow this started our search for a new cell phone. Next stop was Jerome, a small old mining town on a mountain. The road from Prescott to Jerome is famous (at least 12 miles of it is). There are “158 curves in 12 miles”! It is a winding, curvy road with a wonderful view. Once in Jerome we wondered in a few shops and then had a wonderful Birthday dinner in a restaurant called “Grapes”. The front is all windows so we had a beautiful view of the mountain and sunset. On Thursday we went back to Cottonwood and checked out the phones at the Verizon store there. Looks like the best deal is at Costco so on Saturday we went back to Prescott and purchased our “Droid X” phone. We bit the bullet and went to a Smartphone & added a 'data package' so we can get internet. It's been fun learning how to use it & seeing all the cool things it does (wonder how we lived this long without it). On Sunday we finally got access to the parks internet, however it's not great. We can get email quickly but can't get to many websites. On Sun. afternoon we made the 38 mile drive to the little town of Strawberry ~ another curvy, hilly road. A lot of the drive was in the forest. We stopped for a cool one at the Sportsman Chalet. Monday Dixie did another haircut and then it was another trip to Cottonwood. This time to replace our remote extender at Radio Shack (one of the power cords stopped working on our other set). Can't live without it as it allow us to use the remote for the bedroom TV.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
On to Camp Verde, AZ
Nov 1 – 7...Mon...We headed out around 10am with our first stop being Dead Horse Point State Park. This is where many movies were filmed (specifically, Thelma & Louise & Mission Impossible II). The view of the red cliffs, canyon and the Colorado River is phenomenal. After a couple of stops & a walk around the viewpoint we moved down the road to Canyonlands Natl Park (Island In The Sky division). Our first stop was to eat our picnic lunch and then on to the Shafer Canyon Overlook. We made the short hike to an area where you could see trails where cattle were moved to the lower canyon to provide shelter in the winter ~ later the trail was made wider to accommodate mining vehicles. Our next stop was a ½ mile hike to Mesa Arch and then another ½ mile hike to Upheaval Dome (an inverted dome a mile wide & 1500 ft deep believed to be cause by a meteor or slow moving underground salt deposits). Either way it was quite a site. Next stop was the Grand View Point Overlook. We hiked on the rim where we could see for miles! To finish off the day we wander into a few shops in Moab and then stopped at the Moab Brewery for dinner.
Tue...Left Moab around 10am and drove 145 miles to Monument Valley where we overnighted at Gouldings RV Park. We were here 5 years ago so we just hung out at the park and hiked to an arch nearby.
Wed...We were parked in a 'pull-through' space so hooking up the car was not an issue. Our destination today is Camp Verde, AZ, a drive of about 240 miles and included many steep up and down grades of 5 to 8%. Thankfully, all went well and the motorhome performed flawlessly.
Thurs...The wifi in the park is inop and management does not know when it will be fixed. Since we depend a great deal on our computer for email and billpay while on the road, we made a trip into a MacDonalds in the big city of Camp Verde where they have complimentary WIFI. This worked fine on Thursday but when we tried it again on Friday, their system was down. Starbucks here we come. While there we were able to get online and get some things done. We made a trip to Cottonwood (11miles from here) to hit the local Walmart. We've met some of our neighbors who are from Oregon, California and Canada.
Sat...Walked to a neighboring Retirement Park that had a community garage sale going. We enjoyed the walk and checking out their stuff. Of course we made our daily trip to town (this time Starbucks) for WIFI. Mike shot a few baskets on the court in the park & then we hit the tennis court where we managed to hit the ball for some exercise. We attended a spaghetti dinner at the clubhouse and then listened to the entertainment – a family group called “Hired Hands”. They played & sang country and some classic rock music for 2 hours. They were very good and played several instruments. One of the members was a young man about 18 years old who was a Black Belt in Ti Quan Do.
Sun...Nothing specific on the agenda today. I have 3 requests for haircuts for people that are leaving soon so today may be the day.
Tue...Left Moab around 10am and drove 145 miles to Monument Valley where we overnighted at Gouldings RV Park. We were here 5 years ago so we just hung out at the park and hiked to an arch nearby.
Wed...We were parked in a 'pull-through' space so hooking up the car was not an issue. Our destination today is Camp Verde, AZ, a drive of about 240 miles and included many steep up and down grades of 5 to 8%. Thankfully, all went well and the motorhome performed flawlessly.
Thurs...The wifi in the park is inop and management does not know when it will be fixed. Since we depend a great deal on our computer for email and billpay while on the road, we made a trip into a MacDonalds in the big city of Camp Verde where they have complimentary WIFI. This worked fine on Thursday but when we tried it again on Friday, their system was down. Starbucks here we come. While there we were able to get online and get some things done. We made a trip to Cottonwood (11miles from here) to hit the local Walmart. We've met some of our neighbors who are from Oregon, California and Canada.
Sat...Walked to a neighboring Retirement Park that had a community garage sale going. We enjoyed the walk and checking out their stuff. Of course we made our daily trip to town (this time Starbucks) for WIFI. Mike shot a few baskets on the court in the park & then we hit the tennis court where we managed to hit the ball for some exercise. We attended a spaghetti dinner at the clubhouse and then listened to the entertainment – a family group called “Hired Hands”. They played & sang country and some classic rock music for 2 hours. They were very good and played several instruments. One of the members was a young man about 18 years old who was a Black Belt in Ti Quan Do.
Sun...Nothing specific on the agenda today. I have 3 requests for haircuts for people that are leaving soon so today may be the day.
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