Sunday, October 5, 2008

VACATION IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN

NOW THAT THE ESSENTIAL MISSION OF THIS TRIP IS COMPLETED, I ENJOYED A LEISURELY DAY HERE. WOKE UP EARLY(SLEEPING IN HAS NOW REACHED 6 AM. NO ALARM, THE EYES JUST OPEN) WENT FOR A WALK AROUND THE HOTEL, HAD BREAKFAST AND HEADED TO THE POOL FOR A COUPLE HOURS. TEMPERATURE GOT INTO THE 80'S BUT THE SUN WAS REALLY HOT SO I DIDN'T STAY IN THE SUN TOO LONG...JUST LONG ENOUGH. MANAGED TO CATCH A FEW CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK I BROUGHT ALONG...

ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE TO GET USED TO IS THE TIME DIFFERENCE... I WANTED TO CATCH SOME OF THE FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL GAMES TODAY BUT I FORGOT THAT THE START TIMES ARE ALL EASTERN STANDARD. SO THE 1:00 GAME STARTS HERE AT 10:00 AM!! I ALMOST MISSED THE GAME I WANTED TO SEE! SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL STARTS AT 5 PM. HOW COOL IS THAT!

AFTER THE GAME, I HOPPED IN THE RENTAL AND CRUISED BACK OVER TO THE NEW "HOOD". CRUISED AROUND CHANDLER ABOUT 2 HOURS GETTING TO KNOW THE PLACE. THEN JUST RODE AROUND DOWNTOWN PHOENIX... THE ROADS HERE ARE ALL 3-4 LANES WIDE. PRETTY EASY TO NAVIGATE TOO, ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF IT.

GOING TO SLEEP EARLY(IF THE RED SOX AND ANGELS COOPERATE). I WANT TO GO BACK UP TO SEDONA AND SEE MORE OF THAT AREA. HOPE TO GET SOME MORE PICTURES...SUPPOSED TO BE SUNNY AND BACK IN THE 90'S HERE, IN THE 60'S UP BY SEDONA. WANT SOME BLUE SKY MOUNTAIN SHOTS TO CONTRAST MY CLOUDY MOUNTAIN SHOTS...

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