Day 1 - Friday August 29, 2008
Flight was too early for words - 6:15am. Which means wake up at 3:30am to get ready and head to the airport to get there around 5am. I've stayed up until 3:30am, but I don't think i've ever "woken up" at 3:30am....But in the end, it was a great thing we had the first flight. Our flight was delayed due to a Monsoon that went through the evening before. Note to everyone reading this: July - Sept is Monsoon season in AZ. Big rain, big winds, big danger for driving through the dark desert. In any case we landed and drove through Phoenix to Carefree - yea, the city is called Carefree. It really was a Carefree neighborhood. Lots of cactus, sand, and.....a Target. The resort was SO nice. Room was spacious and very clean. The hotel had a "dive in movie" with smores! Dive in movie refers to a movie playing by the pool - dive into the pool to watch a movie! It was really fun - especially because it was at night. AZ weather is great at night! The Dive in movie ended around 10pm, which was pefectly timed for the Monsoon to head in.
Due to the Monsoon the previous night, we were unable to see many sites. We ended up at the Botanical Garden, which was short, sweet, and HOT.
Richardsons - remember to get the beef enchilada with green sauce!
We woke up late and were worried that we might not make the flight. So, we decided to go with the expensive option of parking at the airport. Bah... And now we're sitting here still waiting for the flight to depart. It was originally scheduled for a 6:15 am departure. I hope the weather gets better.
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More informationTrip Overview
- Notebook
- Pizzeria Bianco
- South Mountain Park Scenic Drive
- Yavapai Restaurant
- Day 1
- Hertz Rental Car
- Carefree Resort And Villas
- Richardson's
- Heard Museum (The)
- Mystery Castle
- Desert Botanical Gardens
- Delux
- Day 2
- Carefree Resort And Villas
- Start roadtrip to Grand Canyon
- Rock Springs Café and General Store
- Montezuma's Castle
- Tuzigoot National Monument
- Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
- L'Auberge Restaurant
- Shop or check into Sedona hotel
- Wildflower Inn
- Day 3
- Wildflower Inn
- Grand Canyon Tour (11 hr, $115)
- Slide Rock State Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- El Tovar
- Cameron
- Drive back to Phoenix
- Day 4
- Fiesta Resort Conference Center

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