Sedona Day 3

What an uplifting day! When Linda looked out our window, she saw 4 hot air balloons floating over our complex. I grabbed my camera and began to click away. About 20 minutes later, more balloons came over. Finally 2 came over so low that you could almost reach up and touch them.

Again the day was bright and shinny, but a little cool this morning. Linda and I had an early reservation for a Hummer ride through the back country. We were with a family of ten--Grandparents, son, daughter, their spouses and 4 grandchildren. We discovered the the son and daughter were from Minneapolis not too far from where Kim and family live.

When we got the the exit from the highway and headed to the back country, we saw the hot air balloons on the ground. The driver of the Hummer was very entertaining and gave us the ride of our lives. It was sort of like riding a bucking bronco bare-backed.

After we got back, we left for old Sedona for a tour of a Museum and lunch at a Mexican Food Restaurant. The food was great with huge portions and we ate more than we should have. We walked the streets of Sedona and passed a Fudge shop. Needless to say, we could not pass it and bought some fudge to munch on. The fudge was great and the rest of the walk was entertaining.

After old Sedona we went to Tlaquepaque, Sedona's Arts and Craafts Village. It reminded me of many cities in Spain. It was a great place to take a stroll.

We left Sedona and went to a National Park called Montezuma's Castle which is an old Sinagua Indian Cliff Dwellers Settlement and Museum. The trails and museum had many pictures and story boards telling of the life and culture of the Sinagua Indians and it was well worth the visit.

We left the museum and went to a winery for a wine tasting. It was a small winery and we were the only ones there for awhile. Later a couple came in and we started talking and found out they were from Columbus, Ohio. She was a teacher on spring break and we had a great conversation with her and the man with her who was a coach at the same school as her.

A little more sight seeing and a few more pictures and we finally went back to our cottage. About eleven hours of sight seeing can be very tiring.

A few of the 256 pictures take today are included in the slide show. Tomorrow we will go to the Grand Canyon and possibly the Painted Desert if we have time.