kolamblog: What else did we do while in the Phoenix area?

Besides the visits described in previous posts, we went to a lot of used book stores so John could search for the last 8 or 10 of the books on his reading list of 100 best novels ever written.

I spent 3 days in bed nursing a sore throat and a bad cold.

Paid a visit to the Bead museum in Glendale. The museum is privately owned and very low key. There was an excellent exhibit on the history of beads and a special exhibit on beads from the victorian era to the 40's. Unfortunately I could not take any photos as I did not know how to turn the flash off in my camera.

We visited the Rock Art Center - a big disappointment. You walk through a 150 ft trail alongside a mountain and at intervals they had a metal cylindrical tube mounted on a post. The tube (shaped very much like a telescope, but it was not) was directed toward a rock (among a whole pile of rocks) that had petroglyphs on it. We could hardly identify the said rock, let alone decipher any drawings on it.

We did very much enjoy a visit to the museum of musical instruments. We spent a whole day there and barely scratched the surface. This museum has been in existence for a mere 3 years and it seems to be the best kept secret in Scottsdale. If you ever happen to be in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, be sure to visit the museum. The lay out was very nice, with a section dedicated to each part of the world.

In general, we stayed in every other day to relax and it gave me a chance to work onWebAssign related projects. The cats were of course happy to have us around for an entire day on the days that we stayed in.

We left Phoenix on the 23rd (last Sunday) in the worst possible weather conditions. The wind had howled all night, gusting up to what felt like at least 40 mph. In the morning, while we were trying to get the truck hooked up to the RV, we were subjected to a veritable sand storm. It was good to get into the RV park in Tucson and take a nice long shower to wash all that sand out of my hair.

Here are some more photos of our stay in Phoenix. The hot air balloons were up almost every morning and every evening and we saw them often as we drove to the city and back. I would so loved to have taken a ride in one of them. But, never got around to it. It will probably be on the "I should have done itwhen I had the chance" list.