Nous traversons le Nouveau Mexique rapidement malheureusement avec un seul arret pour voir l'endroit ou Billy the Kid a ete condamne a la prison a vie!
We finally get to Arizona around Dec. 20th.
We crossed New Mexico too fast unfortunately with only one stop to see the courtroom where Billy the Kid one of the worse desperados of the Wild West was sentenced to life in prison.
Then we went to the famous Tombstone, where the battle at OK corral happened. It was the end of the day when we got there and so things were shutting down, so it wasn't as great as we were hoping. We ate dinner in a saloon while watching the film Tombstone about Wyatt Earp.
Slept in the Coachise Valley which is gorgeous and good for rock climbing but we ended up getting a flat tire (this time on the truck). boo.
Nous avons dormi dans la vallee de Coachise qui est spectaculaire mais a la place d'escalader le lendemain matin, nous avons tout juste eu le temps de reparer une autre crevaison, cette fois-ci sur le camion et non la roulotte.
Saloon:
Again, don't be fooled by this picture, Gareth really changed the tire, I tried to be a little helpful..
Off to Tucson to get the puncture fixed at the Ford dealership...they said it was free, no charge...until they told us it was unfixable and had to order a brand new tire! Anyway, we felt like we were had but what can you do.
Did a bit of Xmas shopping at the mall in Tucson and off to Sedona we went!
Nous sommes alles a Tucson pour faire reparer la crevaison a la concession Ford. Ils nous ont dit que c'etait gratuit...jusqu'a ce qu'ils nous disent que la crevaison etait irreparable et que l'on devait acheter un nouveau pneu. On pense bien qu'on s'est fait avoir mais bon, pas vraiment d'option. On a fait un peu de magasinage de Nouel pendant qu'on etait a Tucscon et ensuite on a filé au nord vers Sedona.
We camped in one of the national forest outside of Sedona and were surprised on the first morning to see hot air balloons taking off meters away from our trailer! Surprise!
Sedona was lovely and picturesque as I remembered but oh so touristy!! we stayed two days before heading out to Flagstaff for Christmas eve and Christmas day.
Sedona fut tres agreable avec des vues incroyables comme je m'en souvenais mais tellement touristique! On est resté deux jours avant de se rendre a Flagstaff pour la veille de Noel et Noel.
We climbed Bell Rock one day which was very fun and a little dodgy. Basically scrambling up these slabs with regular shoes amongst tourists from all over the world. I am surprised nobody fell to their death looking at the yahoos that were trying to get up really high with loafer shoes!
Nous avons grimpé Bell Rock ou la Roche Cloche comme on s'amusait a l'appeler. Il y avait plein d'autres touristes de partout dans le monde qui essayait de grimper la roche plutot a pic avec des souliers pas toujours adequats...je suis surprise que personne n'est tombe dans l'abysse!!
Veille de Noel a l'hotel. Voici notre petit arbre de Noel pour cette annee...
Christmas eve in our hotel in Flagstaff...here's our pathetic little Christmas tree!
Santa did come to deliver presents! Le pere Noel est venu livrer nos cadeaux, meme a l'hotel!!
I got a tea mug decorated with black birds on a wire but when you put hot liquid in it, the birds change into beautiful colours! Wow!
J'ai recu une tasse de the couverte de petits oiseaux noirs sur un fil mais quand j'ajoute du liquide chaud dedans, les oiseaux deviennent colores! Wow!
Gareth got a fancy beard soap! Santa must have felt like this was needed (erm)
Gareth a recu un savon pour sa barbe! Le Pere Noel a du penseé que c'était necessaire!! (hum)
Un hamburger en bonbon pour les garcons de leur lutin de Noel qui n'est pas venu cette annee. :(
A candy hamburger for the boys from their elf who did not come to us this year.
Nerf guns. beuh.
We spent a lovely Christmas day in Flagstaff, rented bikes for a mellow bike ride and went to a 5* restaurant for a decadent Christmas dinner buffet. Wow, yummy. Still wasn't nearly as nice as the Red Barn Lodge Christmas meal!!
Nous avons passé une belle journee de Noel a Flagstaff. Nous avons loué des bicyclettes et avons fait un petit tour bien relaxe. Nous sommes alles a un resto tres classe pour le souper de Noel, style buffet. Delicieux mais pas autant que nos soupers de Noel chez nos amis Helen et Anthony a Rossland!
Nous avons adoré Flagstaff et nous y retournerons au retour!
We loved Flagstaff and we will return on our way up!
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