We got up quite early . . . . I was up by 4:00am as I could not suffer the bed any longer. While Jon showered I took Sparta for another walk around the inn grounds . . . .the grounds were beautiful and the morning was cool and crisp. Coffee was not available until 7:15 so we made our way to the lodge at exactly 7:15 . . . the electricity went out a bit earlier and the innkeepers were busy trying to brew coffee and make breakfast in the dark. Thankfully they had coffee ready so we sat in the dark until the sun warmed the porch enough to sit outside. For breakfast they served a yummy fruit salad followed by an egg, veggie, and feta souffle sort of dish (the souffle was not particularly tasty but it was edible so we ate it.) They prepared Sparta some plain eggs that she would not eat. We enjoyed chatting with others who were seated around us, but the highlight of breakfast was watching Sparta and a small lab named Obie play in the grass just outside the porch area . . . everybody seemed charmed by our dogs having a playful rumble . . . . Sparta became a contented car traveler with her energy spent.
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| fall leaves near Sedona |
The drive from Sedona to near Flagstaff is a lovely one . . . again we saw beautiful leaves . . . fall leaves are at their height . . . lots of people were photographing, but we just drove slowly and enjoyed.
We arrived in ABQ at about 4:00pm . . . after unloading the car we decided to take it easy for the rest of the day. Sparta enjoyed her evening walk in the soccer field and we bumped into Miya, the little mixed breed puppy Sparta has semi-adopted. Miya is big enough now for play so we set the dogs free and let them wrestle for a while.
What a vacation! Who could want more than we experienced? We'll be remembering this trip for a long time.
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