Flagstaff to Albuquerque

The motorhome was rocking all night, and not from bedroom activity.  Fierce wind gusts periodically woke all of us up, scared the dogs, and made the humans wonder if it was going to be safe driving to Albuquerque.  Not only that, but there was no water that morning for showers or flushes.  The water supply was frozen.  I began to think that this cold weather experience was not going to be as much fun as I had thought.

A few days earlier we had bought a heated water hose from Camping World at $104.  (Ouch!)  And in fact, plugged in to electricity, it worked great the first two days and was still keeping its water contents liquid on our last morning in Flagstaff.  But when the temperature dropped to 15 degrees that night, it was the RV park's water supply that was overwhelmed and froze up.  You don't realize how much you count on working spigots until they run dry.

In spite of the frigid temperatures, we liked Flagstaff, but it didn't make us want to live there.  Incidentally, we had made a side trip to Sedona the day before.  Only an hour away, but at a much lower elevation, Sedona had delightful weather that day.  It is a beautiful little town, known for the magnificent sandstone formations scattered throughout.  I thought we should consider moving there and suggested that we visit a realtor.  Nancy said, "Not interested.  This is strictly a tourist town.  Why, there isn't even a college here!"

But I did an internet search, and there indeed is a University of Sedona.  It is a college of metaphysics - extra sensory perception, psychic research, spiritualism, UFO studies, past lives therapy, and new age mysticism.  I told Nancy about this fine institution, but she wouldn't budge.

One of the highlights of our time in Flagstaff was dinner at the Black Bart Steakhouse, which is associated with the Black Bart RV Park we were staying in.  The food was mediocre, but the singing waiters were fun.  Periodically the entire corps would break into Broadway show tunes.  Surprisingly, some of the singers were quite talented.  Don't miss it the next time you're in the area.

And even though those winds continued through most of the day, the long drive to Albuquerque was relatively easy.  Not much traffic (mostly long distance trucks) and good freeways all the way to the American RV Resort.  Albuquerque is slightly lower (5300 feet) and slightly warmer than Flagstaff, and it will be fun exploring this interesting high desert city.