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DC Pedicab Tour

I have had a DC Pedicab Tour groupon forever! I have scheduled and rescheduled this a million times ... well we finally made it and during a weekend that actually was somewhat nice out for a change! I don't know where Spring is in DC ... but it better get here soon!   Afterwards, we spent a little time at the Smithsonian Castle gardens - beautiful magnolia trees.  The crowds were out for the Cherry Blossom festival as well; however, they weren't quite at peek, so we didn't really get too many pictures of them this year. 

Spring Break Day Eight - Scottsdale and family

We spent the night at Teresa and Andy's place. They have a lovely home. In the morning we woke up to go to my Aunt Darlene and Uncle Dennis' church to see my cousins and their kids and for an Easter Egg hunt.

Afterwards we went back to their house for a visit. Afterwards we drove back to Teresa's house for lunch and a swim in their pool. Around 3pm Adam and Jenny and Eden came over for a visit. We drove to Scottsdale for a fun stage coach ride through the desert.

Then topped off the evening at a Mexican restaurant, and my nephew Paul joined us as well. It was such a great day seeing my family and familiar places since I was born there. That was our last day of an awesome Spring Break adventure!!

Spring Break Day Seven - Sedona and Jerome

We left Grand Canyon around 10am to get back on the road towards Sedona. On our way we happened to past the Flintstones park and I remembered that was the park my Dad took me too when he came to visit me in Az for the first time when I was 3 years old. Too long of a story to explain in this post why I saw my biological father for the first time at 3 years old - that's a story for another day. It was really cool to see this park as it brought back a ton of memories!

We drove down Oak Creek Canyon with our convertible top down and enjoyed the awesome views and sunny Spring day! First day of our vacation that the weather was actually hot out! Our first stop in Sedona was to the Church of the Holy Cross. It was a very beautiful church and it supposedly sits on tip of four convening vortexes which enhances the spirituality of the place. We light a candle and said a little prayer. Then we headed for lunch in Sedona. I ordered a Prikly Pear frozen margarita that was big pink and wonderful. Dan had prickly pear fries - yum.

We did a little shopping and then headed towards Jerome. In Jerome we went to a ghost town full of old cars and trucks. A photographer's playground ... just a step below old barns in my book. then we walked around the town of Jerome for a bit and did some shopping.

Then it was time to head towards Phoenix to drop off our rental car at the airport and see my sister Teresa and family.