Days 124, 125 & 126

20131101. Day 124. Friday

A day off in Dead Horse State Park

We woke up to a still chilly morning, but the sun is bright and warming, and the birds are chirping an amazing amount of happy sounds. Which is actually pleasant. The last time we heard morning birds, it was in California, and there sounded awfully pissed off. Maybe this state aint so bad, huh! 
We brewed up the french press, and savor the flavor. This is the way to start off a lazy day. I cook up the rest of the bacon, then fry up another 1/2 dozen over easy eggs. Oh YEA!!
Lauren had to finish up the curtains she had made for upstairs, and I was cleaning out the two downstairs storage bins. They do get outta control pretty easy. I had a drawer from the bureau I removed in the back bedroom, so I used it as a storage bin. Worked out well. After the organizing, i went into the bathroom to see what I was up against with the flooring. Its a mess, and I cant stand it. The rug is junk. And I find out that its the first thing put down when the manufactures build out the RV. So everything is installed over it. And that means its a royal pain in the ass to get the old rug out. Between the glue, and all the staples, and cutting around fixtures. Yea, it sucks. But, I get the razor knife out and diligently start cutting, and ripping. It takes a while, but finally I get all the scabby rug ripped out. It stinks bad ugly, and I cant wait to toss it out of the RV.
I cant put the tile down though. There is a weird patch on the floor, and there is no way the peel-n-stick tiles will cover it up without problems. So, I figure a peice of sub flooring from the Home Cheapo will be needed. Call it a wrap for today. 
We lounge around a bit, then fix up some dinnah. 
Weather today was warm and sunny, temps in the low 70s

Total miles today was zero and zero. 

Tomorrow we travel north about 20 miles to the next resort in Sedona.

20131102. Day 125. Saturday

Heading up to Sedona.

Another easy morning, woke up to the sun shining, and the happy birds, chirping away, singing some happy tunes. Its nice here, and the weather has finally thawed us out. Sure the nights get chilly here, but the warm days help make up for it. We didn’t have to check out of here until noon time. So we didn’t hurry to get going. 
The french press is always tasty, and we had to get rid of the eggs.
After stuffing ourselves, I hooked up the trailer and got the bike loaded up and tied down. The sun was warming the air up nicely, forecast is calling for 77 degrees today. What a difference a few days makes, ain’t waking up to snow on the ground again if we can help it. 
At noontime we rolled outta the park. I dumped the dumper and Lauren went to reserve a spot for next week when we leave the resort. I succeeded, she didn’t. Well, it was possible to reserve a spot, but they was gonna charge us an extra $5, so we just figured we would wait and take a shot when we needed the space. 
We headed out to RT89A, We stopped at the Supermahkit and got us some fixins for dinner tonight. Lauren is making pasta with a cheese sauce, and a salad with italian type bread on the side. We packed it into the campah and headed north on Rt89A. The ride north is beautiful. Were approaching the Mongollon Rim. Its so cool to see the edge of it. We were on it for several weeks, the Colorado Plateau is up there. Approaching it like this you can really see the obvious edge and the beautiful colors that are layered down. 
We get into West Sedona, and wanna run the campah thru the car wash. Well, once we dropped the tape measure over the edge, we realize at 10’6″ were just a tad to tall. Time to back on outta there. We get back to RT89 and follow it to uptown Sedona. Its where RT179 starts. We do the rotary and get going southbound on RT179, towards Oak Creek. We have to go 10 roundabouts, and we roll into the resort, on the golf course. Snooty is us!
We find Kathleen and Alex at check in, and were pretty happy to find some Row Dylindas. We get our check in stuff, and parking permits, and were good to go. We pull in and unload all our stuff from the campah. Then its time to park in overflow lot. I unload the bike, and the battery is dead. Oh great. Good thing there is a hill here. I bumped started it before I got to the bottom of the hill. Luckily. I left it running for a few minutes in front of the condo. 
Were here, and its comfortable. This is the nicest resort we have been in. Very modern, very clean and comfortable. We relax and just enjoy seeing them and hanging out, with no where to go and nothing to do for a week. Dinner was awesome and tasted great. 
We settle down for the night in a great mood. 
Weather today was great, sunny and warm in the 70s. Chilly tonite, mid 40s.

Total miles today was 28 on the RV, and zero on the bike.

Tomorrow is a lazy day for us all. Time to watch some football.

20131103. Day 126. Sunday

Are you ready for some football.

Nice waking up inside again. This is getting to feel luxurious at these resorts. We cant really sleep in, as Kathleen and Alex are on East Coast Time still. Thats 3 hours different. So there up by 7, which is 10 there time. Oh well, at least Lauren gets up with them and gets the coffee brewed right for us. We had a bunch of Pancake mix we needed to use, so thats on the breakfast menu today. And we had some good organic syrup to go with it. Of course it doesn’t compare to the real stuff my favorite Auntie Joan and Sir George brews up in Maine, but, until we get home, no chance of getting any till 2014 or later.
I wanted a football day. It didn’t matter who was playing, i just wanted to sit on a couch, and relax and watch the NFL. Its strange seeing it on TV at 11am. Lucky for me, New England vs. Pittsburg was on at 2:30, so I got to watch the home team thrash the Steel babies. And yes, I was relaxing for it all. Lauren and Kathleen went to the supermahkit and got us a few days worth of groceries. 
I have been craving some good ribs for dinner, and they loaded us up with 40 or 50 pounds for dinner. Alex knows a thing or two about preparing meat, and after something like 5 hours of slow cooking, we had some damb good damb ribs. Nice
Sunday night football was on early, and its always fun to watch the Texans get there smirks wiped off there faces. Ha! But, sure hope the coach is OK.
We finished the night off with a splash in the pool, and a nice long soak in the hot tub. What a relaxing day. Well deserved!
Weather was outside today, and looked nice from in here. Mighta been warm, but it was sunny. And cool and dark in the evening. Lots of stars around here. Who knew

Total miles today was Zero on the RV, zero on the bike, Sweet!

Tomorrow we drive north and go to the Grandest Canyon.