CANCEL CULTURE
Before anyone gets worried about our health or my misappropriation of a current trendy term, know this, we have saved a lot of money malingering in our deluxe one-bedroom suite at the Sedona Summit Diamond Resort. It's big enough that we were able to sequester in our preferred corner and only meeting up when we both needed the bathroom at the same time. The stomach bug went through us over the course of three days and our Thanksgiving Repast was oatmeal, saltines and chicken bouillon.
We started cancelling or rescheduling excursions Tuesday morning. Don't worry there are no COVID concerns here as we both have our booster shots on top of our vaccines!
STORMY WEATHER
Tuesday was a dreary cold wet day and Sedona Stargazing, the outfit we selected for our much anticipated star-gazing expedition contacted us and rescheduled for Friday when the weather was more conducive to viewing the heavens. Janet laid on the couch all day while I fetched Imodium and Pepto Bismol from Basha's.
WINE NOT
I was still feeling well enough on Tuesday, but Janet figured it was best we cancel the wine tasting tour she had scheduled us for the next day, Wednesday. Sadly I had to agree with her. I phoned the tour and said it was a no go for us.
Later we decided to drive to the Grand Canyon on Wednesday. Janet said that if she felt better she would ride with me, but had suggested I should at least go see it myself. I had never seen the Grand Canyon before, but Janet had rafted down the Colorado River a couple of years ago. At certain spots where there were crowds the wearing of masks was required by the NPS.
I felt good all day at the Grand Canyon and surprisingly Janet was doing well enough, but on the way back I started feeling under the weather. On our return we both fell into bed and slept until morning.
IT'S GONNA BE A BUMPY RIDE
On Monday after our hike and obviously before we got sick, I booked a Pink Jeep off-road tour for Thanksgiving morning. Pink Jeep Tours came highly recommended by several friends, but that would have probably destroyed us. We called, explained our situation and they thankfully allowed us to reschedule for Saturday.
We spent the holiday hoping nothing would come up and watched football in our deluxe one-bedroom suite in the Sedona Summit Diamond Resort.
PYRAMID TO SCORPION
After three full days we left our home away from home weak and disoriented from the bright sunlight and decided to go on a short, moderately difficult hike and we found one literally across the street from our resort. To reach the Pyramid to Scorpion Trail Loop we left the resort and drove down the road a bit and there it was. Even in our emaciated state the stunning views of the landscape were enough to lift our spirits and near the end of the 2 mile hike we were graced with Cathedral Rock views. We went counter clock wise on the route, with the steeper potion on a descent. This way too we could see the majestic Cathedral as we hiked and not have our back to it.
DAY OF THE DEAD
Perhaps emboldened by finally seeing sunlight for the first time in three days we didn't want to return to our deluxe one-bedroom suite and decided to take a short drive down to Cottonwood, Arizona. It's old town looked like a mini version of the main drag in Sedona, but with more rustic buildings. Plenty of bars restaurants and shops.
We stopped for a hearty lunch at Calavera's a Mexican Family Restaurant. Big tasty portions that we could not finish.
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| Calavera's, Cottonwood, Arizona |
We're on the mend! Don't worry. A Margarita is a great reward.
Thanks for reading.
Love, Janet and greg
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By Greg Dunaj
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