We spent a lot of time riding around and getting the lay of the land that first day.
Or more accurately, the lay of the rocks.
Conclusion?
They’re really big….
And really red.
And people will build houses right on top of them.
I know I’ve said this before…. but get ready because I’m going to say it again.
The colors are amazing in Sedona.
And we hadn’t even seen the sun yet.
For a coastal flatlander like me, this was impressive stuff.
We have friends who had a spiritual wedding at a vortex in Sedona 2 years ago and they told us they stayed in a neighboring small town.
Small?
Small doesn’t begin to describe it. The only thing I found worthy of a photograph was a line of John Deere tractors wearing Santa hats.
Granted, you don’t see that every day….but still, we headed back to Sedona.
Where someone was giving my husband a sign to slow down.
Much more subtle than my fingernail imprints on the dashboard, but equally as ineffective.
It really was too cloudy and too wet to fully appreciate the natural beauty….
But Sedona’s businesses were pretty colorful in and of themselves.
Trip Advisor pointed us to Cuchina Rustica for dinner….
Which means rustic kitchen….
And looked anything but.
I started with a prickly pear margarita….
( Hey, when in Rome… )
The Christmas decorations were a little heavy handed for my taste….
But OMG, the food! A delightful scampi like dish with homemade fresh pasta for the husband…
And the most decandently rich veal with gorgonzola mushroom sauce, parmesan risotto with steamed broccoli for me.
We happily waddled out….
But not before the husband had to check if the fire pots were hot.
Tourists.
What can I say?
River's world..... 
And we’re back to an adult beverage made with prickly pear. I sense a subtext to this vacay.
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You know me too well…
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I’m with you on the veal and prickly pear margarita! No surprises there!
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Both were lovely….
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They food looks amazing, and I’m very happy it was to your liking. Prickly pear anything is good but when you add liquor, what can I say? Perfection!
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I found that out pretty quickly….
😉
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I’m glad you ordered your margarita . . . on the rocks! 😀
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Prickly pears are my new friends….
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And is Michael eating rocks????
That food really looks good and the restaurant inviting!
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I don’t think I want to closely examine what Micheal ate. He was a strange little dude!
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Wonderful photos, truly. I think you got some marvelous shots of the colors. Food looks nom 🙂
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It wasn’t for lack of trying, but they never quite did it justice….
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so what’s the conversation every time you eat? You can have two bites then I need to take a photograph? Wonder what he says to his friends when you’re not there. To they give each other knowing looks, as all men have their meals photographed these days..
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I get the occasional eye roll and sneer… but nothing will deter me from documenting the frivolous minutiae of our trips.
You’re welcome.
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…….thank you. Really. You didn’t have to . No really……*smiles*
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