Sedona day 3

Today's big event was the 4 hour, 4 winery, party bus tour. There were 19 of us on the bus. We were all picked up and dropped off at our respective locations so no one had to drive. The drive between wineries got wilder as the day progressed until the ride home was a disco inferno. We were the only group with a house and everyone was threatening to unload with us and continue the party at the house. We convinced the driver to close the door after we got off so we dodged a bullet there. There was a short hike this morning before the drinking began. We have nothing planned for tomorrow. 

Sedona day 2

Today was our area tour. We were in an open van with a canvas roof. There was some wind involved. So much wind that my hat was removed from my head and ended up on the road, never to be in my possession again. RIP! Before that tour John and I climbed the hill behind the house (a bushwack) for some 360° views. Really cool. Lunch was a highly recommended food truck. Tomorrow is a winery tour. 

Sedona

Day 1 is complete. The airlines did their job and we met at the house in time for a spectacular meal. Those pics were taken from our back porch. We have a tour scheduled later this morning. Weather is primo. More later.

Verde Valley AZ

Jenny and I are a day ahead of the Aggie group. We have agreed to meet in Sedona for a few days and then transition to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. We flew into Phoenix, rented a car, and headed north for 80 miles to this small town. The Verde River flows through town (See pic) and there was a surprisingly good restaurant. We are only 30 miles from the VRBO and we can't check in until 4 so we are going to have to kill some time. The party starts tomorrow. 

Home

OK, here are some stats from the trip. Jenny keeps a journal and she can pull these numbers out of it pretty easily. We traveled 5,649 miles and we're out for 45 days. You might remember we left a few days late because of my medical issue. We filled up 24 times. There was one leg somewhere out there that there were not any gas stations. We got down to 1/8th of a tank and I elected not to let that happen again so at less than half a tank we started looking and didn't pass a fill-up opportunity. We visited 4 National Parks, 2 National Monuments and 13 State Parks. We stopped at 8 commercial campgrounds, 3 of those were KOAs. We got 1 flat tire and one cracked windshield (the Forrester). The link-up with the kids and Grandkids at Zion was the highlight. Jenny and I both decided that we definitely won't have to hike the Virgin River narrows again. This MP developed a few issues on this trip that we need to address. Our next outing will be Thanksgiving. We have booked the Cidar House again. Davejennyjournal is taking a break. Signing off.

South Point KOA, Yemassee SC

Didn't post anything yesterday. OOPS! We stayed with Pat and Steve. Paula dropped by so we saw everyone. Steve left early this morning to kill some clay pigeons. We stopped here, 30 miles from home, to get the MP ready for storage. My impending Gall Bladder removal is coming up and I need a couple tests and a visit with the surgeon. So I'm having mixed emotions about the end of this trip. We'll get together some stats tomorrow. 

Newport Tennessee KOA

Absolutely nothing to blog about today. There was a car fire that caused a slow down and on the other side there was a parking lot that had to be 5 miles long. We are at Pat's tomorrow. I looked back through the pics and found this one.