Amerisuites Tempe Phoenix Airport

... any pictures as evidence, though, do you. No no, we were incognito cute.

Here's a tip for anyone coming to Phoenix: get signed up on the Internet for Groupon and get email alerts for special deals in the valley. We saved a bunch of money by getting half price tickets for tonight. It works like this, you have 24 hours to purchase and if they get enough buyers the deals on, if not, you're not charged. So you either buy or ignore with a new deal coming out every day.

... Canyon Lake and 80 miles from Phoenix, Roosevelt Lake and Dam, built in 1911 to control flooding.

The whole Salt River to Roosevelt Lake area lies within the Tonto National Forest and every parking lot requires you display your $6 Recreational Pass. We probably saw 200 signs, "Did You Buy Your Pass?", "Cars Without Passes Will Be Ticketed," "Cars MUST Display Tonto National Forest Recreation Pass," with the closest place to purchase such pass being BACK IN PHOENIX. I'm sure ...

... Jewish population until the mid-80's when Mengistu overthrew Salassie and during the great famine of 1985 thought it was also a good time to try to wipe them off the face of the earth. The Israeli government with aid from the US, airlighted some 30,000 individuals - almost the total survivors of the various wars and persecution they endured in the late 20th century. Much of the history and architecture in the 'northern circuit' is ...

... line that went all the way along the building, down the footpath and around the parking lot – so we gave up on that and went to Walmart instead and got some of the things that were at Toys R Us at the same prices by showing checkout girl the brochure price for Toys R Us!!

By the time we got back to Janine's place it was 3am, and decided to stay awake and then hi Walmart/Target & Toys R Us simultaneously – Janine had to go to Target ...

... of fries, 1 soda & 1 milkshake. Not to worry. On the road again we had been seeing billboard signs since just out of El Paso advertising 'The Thing' at exit 322 on the Arizona Interstate, with hints that it could be an extraterrestrial and some spooky eyes in picture also...
Of course us being us, we just had to go there and pay out $3.50 entry for all of us to go and see ...

We leave for Ethiopia on December 15th and are getting very excited. This is one of the first steps
towards keeping friends and family updated while we are gone.
This is our first trip to an African country so we are extra excited for a completely different experience.

... staying at a nearby hotel so came for a visit. After they left we headed out to Outback for dinner. Charlie feeling pretty good and finally hungry. Wandered about for a while after, watched a bartender juggler-he was terrific! Bought some Starbucks coffee, watcher a spray can street artist and finally home to bed, but some how didn't get there till after 10. Feb 5- An overcast day-yesterday was a perfect blue day. Going on 8 AM and just getting my day started. I am not ...

... boneyard, past the 1000 mile mark where we stopped for a treat at the DQ in the middle of nowhere, past Texas Canyon with some cool rocks, past a whole bunch of nothingness until we hit El Paso. We were a little early so we went exploring and found a cool bar downtown in a hotel. (Dome Bar in Camino ...

... just a fun couple. We did Box Canyon and the 'notch' on jackrabbit trail plus a bunch of side trails. Just a beautiful day- blue sky, no clouds or wind and 73 degrees! We also found 6 caches along our routes finishing off a fun day with friends. Home a bit after 4, relaxed and at 8:30 we were off to the clubhouse for a New Years Party. As much as a bunch of seniors can party!! We sat with Diane and Lyle and Diane's cousin Clifford and his wife Patty. Cliff and ...

... to Las Vegas to teach and take yoga. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with a twist of yoga, wha. But I hope to get some gambing, drinking and pole dancing in. And if the pole dancing doesn't pay enough I might even strip for a few books. More people than I deserve to see me naked, I shouldn't be so selfish. Feck it, why not, the world is my lobster. Have only till the 10th of Dec before heading home.So more to follow, watch this space. The Yoga Pimps