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We love the desert! |
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In front of some art at Tlaquepaque |
We got up and Dave decided he would unpack even though there
was still a remote chance we might get a new room. Lynn decided that also. We think that not stressing over it positively affected our karma for the rest of the week. I
figured that was enough unpacking to guarantee us the new room, so I stayed packed. We went over to
the lobby but Nahal was still working on things. They have a nice room with
yoga mats and blocks, so Lynn took us through a yoga class. She has become a
very good teacher and even though it wasn’t a prepared class she had us flowing
nicely from move to move.
After Yoga we headed for lunch at Creekside American Bistro,
a brunchy-kind of place, which was fine. When we got there they told us there
would be a half hour wait, so we walked down to the small side of the Tlaquepaque
shopping area and found a wonderful kitchen store, where I got a small travel
knife and found some wonderful dishes (Casafina Positano). Dave had some good local beer (also good local
beer yesterday at Javalina).
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Oak Creek |
Then we headed out for another walk, this time
down by Oak Creek at the Crescent Moon Ranch. It was very nice to be walking
down by the water, and we climbed up a bit to a place that had good views. The
trail wasn’t well marked, but also didn’t really need to be. We did get on the
wrong side of a small stream and had to cross over on some sticks. I went in
the water since my new Oboz boots are supposed to be waterproof, and they
seemed to handle the small water very well (a note on the Oboz, I got them just
before the trip and had never worn them hiking. They turned out to be very
good.)
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Our new view, at sunset. |
While we were hiking we got a text that Nahal had managed to
get us two adjoining rooms, so we headed back to the resort to pack up (Dave
and Lynn) and move. Our new digs were fantastic, a studio for Lynn and a
1-bedroom for me and Dave with a king sized bed. The 1 bedroom had a big living
room and a gorgeous view from the deck.
Next up was a trip to Constant Evolution Escape Rooms in
Cottonwood. Dave and Lynn had never done a real escape room – Dave had only
done the boxes and Lynn had never done either. We did a room about a
double-cross with an Indiana Jones vibe, and although we didn’t manage to
escape we all had a really good time. They kept feeding us hints which at first
was annoying but then as time ticked away was much appreciated. We’ll be back,
and this time the idol is ours! (We got
a little lost on the way to Cottonwood, but found a convenient carwash to turn
around in.)
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We didn't escape, but we sure had fun trying! |
We stopped at Safeway on the way home and picked up
spaghetti and meatballs and salad for dinner, then relaxed at tour new digs for the
evening. The setup is just perfect.
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