Friday, March 4, 2022

Settling in Sunday

We love the desert!

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). 

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.)

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.)


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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