Good Morning Sedona

                         DAY TWO

                          6/21/12

Good Morning Sedona….

We are up bright and early to head over to Slide Rock.  It is a Park that has a natural slide built into the river and it is a blast!  People come from all over the world to see this natural beauty.  You must get there early if you want to ‘get a good spot’ to plant your things.  There are natural ‘pools’ that are not too deep, so we found a spot to put our things and headed into the water…the temp was around 68 degrees, which is VERY warm for this river, and once you were used to the ‘chill’, it felt incredible.  People come bearing cabanas, drinks and their picnic food, for a day of fun in the sun.  There was one hitch however, today had been somewhat cloudy which made it even more perfect, and dangerous for us ‘easily burned types’.  We had already decided to leave, we had been at the park about 3 hours, sun-screened and all, but were not willing to take the chance of the major burn, so we packed up and were heading out, stopped to pick up an ice cream for the kids at the Slide Rock Market when the Heavens’ decided to let loose, slowing at first, then huge drops.  Perfect timing, we were in the car and once again, enjoying the rain! 

Arriving at the Lodge, the weather “up here”, was a bit nicer, just a few drops, and the kids were itching to go to the pool, once we were sure there was no ‘lightening’ danger, we headed over and the kids jumped right in (I might add that the pool was heated, so they were quite happy about the temp.).  Sitting by the pool, we had some good news that one of Erin’s oldest friends Melissa and her daughter, lived close by and we were thrilled when they were able to come and visit with us.  We so enjoyed reminiscing and having a good laugh about old times and old friends.  I loved seeing the two of them with their children lamenting on ‘how different things are today’.  We all headed out to an organic Italian/pizza restaurant, ate, enjoyed the night air, then it was time to say good-bye till next time.  We love you Melissa and

Perfect end to a perfect day!  Time to hit the sack and get ready for a day of shopping and hitting the town of Jerome nearby.

Happy Adventures…