Or what I thought was important to note. This is probably the most ridiculous travel blog ever written. I find it hilarious and terribly boring.

Tuesday

• Shopping plazas
• Saguaro cactus
• Bougainvillea
• Leafy spurge
• Palm trees
• Bottled water
• Arizona sycamore
• Mormons – Meacham
• Snowbirds

Wednesday

• Airplane flight
• to house
• Irene’s shop
• Lunch at Mortenson’s – tuna sandwich – beers
• Heatherbrook Square
• Dr. office
• ASU campus – t-shirts
• Plaza – Chophouse – Village shops
• Home – #10 Pasta – Italian sausage and red sauce, sharp cheese, crackers, peanuts, smoked oysters, called home, wine and beer, cannoli

Thursday

• Sweet rolls, coffee, freshly squeezed OJ
• Borgata – galleries – cars – rich people
• Biltmore Plaza – ate outdoors
• Esprit, Gucci, Saks, Sharper Image, Cappricio, Williams-Sonoma, Imagin
• Scottsdale – pepperoni cheese bread
• Nellos
• Larry’s job
• walked
• It. Nacho – Corona and lime
• Fresh
• Cranberry
• Walked in drops (6)
• Knots Landing
• Mikki volleyball – Won

Friday

• Toured Ghetto
• Spaghetti Co.
• Heard Museum
• Chips and salsa and guacamole – margaritas
• Ahwatukee – exclusive homes
• Chimichanga ****

Saturday

• Fresh squeezed OJ
• Mikki, Larry, Jack and Karen
• Apache Junction – the mining camp
• Superstition Mts.
• Botanical Garden
• Canyon Lake
• Mikki sat on a cactus “gets cold” and sleeps in car
• We ate gourmet lunch
  • fresh tortilla chips
  • ham and turkey and cheese – Kaiser roll
  • Tortellini salad
  • Claussen pickles
  • Pepperocini
  • Cheese bread
• Salt River for tubing
• Twins won
• Hors-d’oeuvres -Jack took nap
• American Bar and Grill – new buildings but 20’s or 30’s, live jazz, good drink
• Bed

Sunday

• Juice and coffee – left
• McCormick Ranch
• Boulders
• Coffee, sweet rolls (free) (unbelievable)
• Montezuma Castle – scenery changes
• Oak Creek Owl
  • fag Mexican waiter (did I really write that?)
  • Outrageous food and drinks
    • Cajun Tenderloin
    • Nova salmon
    • Beef tenderloin grill
    • Salad
    • Bread
• Through Sedona to Oak Creek scenic drive
• Learned Apache from Larry
• Slide Rock – Jack does Apache elbow dance
• Ferrari caravan (20)
• Sedona, good ice cream, chocolate, big rattler
• Arroyo Pollo – Canyon of the Chickens
• Tlaquepaque – galleries, shops
• Spanish villa
• Pepper wreaths, pottery
• Drive home
  • Radio stations: Utah, Wyoming, Texas, S. California, Colorado
• Got 8:00 home
• Hebrew National hot dogs
• Barbecue 10:00 – 90 degrees
  • Salad
  • Pasta
• Little Larry talked ’til 1:30 AM

Monday

• Ate outside with mist – 91 degrees
• Bare Covers
• Skateboard 8 store
• Tip Top Nursery – Eucalyptus, cactus, etc.
• The Island – Luxury waterfront living – 2 sets – model homes
  • Val Vista Lake – Breckenridge Homes, clubhouse, lagoon, two boats, bars, racquet room, weight rooms, recreation rooms, receptionist, exclusive
  • Ahwatukee – House of our Dreams
  • Santa Fe Dreams – right on South Mts., Two pink Spanish, unbelievable house, out of sight
• Returned – outrageous eucalyptus tree
• Came
  • hors d’ouvres
  • shrimp croissant, yummy
  • marsala lemon
  • salad
  • Pesto fettucini
• Fell asleep on the floor

Tuesday

• Irene and I walk
• Burger King
• Left for Mogollon Rim
  • Bee Line Highway to Payson thru Indian Village
  • Pine forest
  • 60 degrees on Rim
  • Heard elk singing
  • We yell from Rim
  • Pine tree hit by lightning scored spirally
  • Fountain on Fountain Hills 100”
• Ate Mediterranean chicken salad
  • Fresh French bread
  • brewed coffee
  • Too cold to drink wine
  • Kahlua and beer
• Saw Dymaxion Automobile
• Mikki won game

Wednesday

• Larry, Irene work, and play
• Casa Grande Indian Ruins
• Phoenix Zoo
• Cactus place

The End

Then we flew home.