Leaving Flagstaff and after a bit of a diversion where we thought we'd missed the road to Sedona, we finally reached it. We were really glad we persevered because it's a beautiful place; lots of red rock and earth and known for it's spiritual and metaphysical pursuits. After going up to look at the church carved into the rock - the Chapel of the Holy Cross - we wandered around for a bit in the searing heat, looking for some food (hunter gatherers, us) and after finally eating at about 3pm, we headed onto Phoenix, with a quick stop at the UFO store (sadly closed) who offer UFO tours and sell a good line in bumper stickers.
I'm sure that Phoenix is a lovely city, but it's so hot that you don't actually see anyone on the street; they're all inside with the air conditioning. We arrived at the motel and turned down the first two rooms offered to us because they were dark and dingy and despite being 'non smoking' rooms absolutely stank of smoke. Third time lucky and we bagged a 're-freshed' room. Although considering all the places we've visited in the last 8 months, it was here that I felt the least safe. Something to do with the unsavoury types hanging around in the parking lot and the regular police patrols (which I'm sure are meant to make me safer?) That night I dreamt that we were in the hotel room but it didn't have a door and I was saying 'isn't it a little unsafe to sleep in a room without a door?'. To top things off, in the middle of the night Cliff overheard a man outside saying 'Yo yo baby, you got sumthin fo me?'. We're not sure what the something was though; maybe the lastest copy of Horse & Hound?
We missed out on visiting TaliesinWest, the Frank Lloyd Wright 'campus' because it's closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It's a shame, but Liam cheered me up by telling me that Lego now do a 'Falling Water' set. Not quite the same, but it's a consolation.
No comments:
Post a Comment