Sunday was an interesting day. We had decided we would make a day trip to Sedona. My cousin, Shelley, was tickled to go along for the ride. Even though she was currently living in Arizona, she had never been to Sedona. The weather was beautiful and the drive beautiful.
The Thousand Trails park has done some renovations since we were there before. We drove through the area to check it out. We were thinking we might end up moving to Sedona in a few days … maybe. Temperatures in the Phoenix area are expected to climb into the 90’s. We don’t consider the 90’s to be perfect weather. Remember we’re the folks who want everything to be perfect.
Sedona is a gorgeous little town. On the weekends it is packed with tourists. The traffic through town backs up. The town bustles and the restaurants are full. There are several tour companies that offer jeep tours on the back roads through the red canyons. The ones we saw were full with eager participants.
When we’re out for day trips we are always prepared for a little tailgating. We have our own little table and chairs that we carry with us … just in case we stop to eat. On this day we stopped at the Panda Express and had our own outside café in their parking lot. Since Shelley was taking the drive with us, we did remember to pack that third chair.
On Monday we decided to take a trip to Camping World and try to return a defective propane tank we had bought at another Camping World. We had problems with it from day one. It was used once, we couldn’t refill it or use it on our barbecue. The manger wasn’t really receptive but she did give us store credit which is exactly what we wanted. Camping World has always treated us right whether it's been with their products or with their work. At least you know you can always get satisfaction even if you're several thousand miles away.
We have had our eye on a table Camping World carries since we left Portland almost six months ago. The only thing is we didn’t want to buy the chairs with the table. However, that’s the only way to get it. They have other tables but the others aren’t as sturdy. So, with the credit we received from the propane tank, we decided to go ahead and get the table along with the chairs. We considered the chairs a freebie so now we have two extra folding chairs in the car we need to pass along to someone else.
And, we finally have the table at our place! We have learned that if we don’t get what we want in the first place, we end up regretting it. It costs more money to buy something you don't want only to throw it away and then buy what you really did want. We have learned this lesson way too many times.
We also stopped by the ranger station and paid for a couple extra nights here. It's such a beautiful place but we can't stay forever. It is going to get HOT and besides there is no weekly rate. It's all on a day to day fee.
Yum, Panda Express we miss you. Nice table Jeri. I see there are some new pictures in the slide show at the bottom. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI.M. with ya on that tourist town thing. Me and Nilda don't like it niether when we goes to a tourister town on the weekend and thiers a bunch of them touristers they'er. Ya's think if'n they were smart, they'd go on a weekday to make it les crowded for us full timers kind of folks on the weekend.
ReplyDeleteSedona is so beautiful - we would love it if you could send us some of that heat (it's only been in 50's here). Very nice table and chairs.
ReplyDeleteIt would never occur to me to eat outside at Panda Express. But we don't have a dog. As soon as I saw Duchess' bowls I thought, "Oh. Of course. That makes sense."
ReplyDeletePaul always tells me to spend the money now. I tend to go the cheaper way.
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