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.
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