Well, we made it to Rancho Sedona RV Campground. Our site backs up to a rocky creek and surrounded by green grass and wonderful sprawling trees. Everywhere you look, there is eclectic art tucked in with the abundant greenery. There is a family of blue herons high up in one of the trees in front of our site that squawk and look like pterotactyls when they fly overhead. It was hot when we arrived but cooled down nicely in the evening. The scenery on the trip here was a mix of flat desert, rocky hills and mountains. Then Sedona’s red color showed up in the hills, which then became red hills, and then red rock sculptured monolyths. And boy, we’ve seen some towns before, but Sedona is unique. Everything seems to have a theme of health and happiness. We’ll have to explore it on one of our three days here.

We had to stop for two new front tires in Kingston, AZ. Boy, does the RV ride better (got prior authorization from Cruise America and they paid the bill). One of the tire guys sang to Angie while he worked. Only cost us an hour.

We were surprised to discover that we were crossing right over the Hoover Dam. We had to stop for a US Customs inspection prior to crossing. The Customs Agent wanted to know if we had any other “Killer Cujo’s” in the RV when he saw Angie. Hoover Dam is a wonder in Engineering. It’s a combination of cement and hilly canyon. We’ve never seen so much cement, steel and wires in our lives. It’s like they took a major city and inverted it to benefit mankind.

We had a visitor for dinner… Bill’s daughter Nikki. We enjoyed hugs, warm conversation, soaked in the quiet beauty, enjoyed Bill’s grilled teriyaki chicken, and devoured Krispy Kreme doughnuts from Vegas. It was a wonderful miracle. We were invited to see her tonight in Phoenix, where she lives and teaches computer skills and game design.

We’re looking forward to absorbing Sedona’s peace and beauty for the next few days.