We left Gallup at 8:00 am. It was 36 degrees outside… We stopped briefly for a mid-morning snack. We are driving west along the 40 through northern Arizona…
At Winslow we turned south on tiny highway 89; the sign said, “No services next 51 miles”… They weren’t kidding:
We turned west again and soon arrived at Camp Verde, site of Historic Fort Verde (1865). Camp Verde is a working class town, a few miles south of Sedona.
We parked and set up at a very nice RV Park, then we drove to Sedona. Sedona seems like they took Santa Fe and dropped it into the middle of Bryce Canyon…
Sedona, like Santa Fe, consists of hotels and shopping areas aimed directly at tourists: gift shops, art galleries, spas, restaurants, and bars. Compared to Santa Fe, it has a little less Indian culture and a lot more spiritual culture…
Being tourists, we found a nice restaurant. Lynda ordered a small margarita…
I was still pondering the menu and the Yelp ratings…
We had a nice, but small and simple lunch, then walked through the shops amongst the other tourists. I was surprised by the number of families in town; I would have expected more well dressed ladies of a certain age (with tiny yippie dogs) and their equally well dressed male companions…
We returned to the Villa. Internet service was bad, so I had to hang out at the office to get anything done. We walked around the RV park. It is very nice, mostly seasonal and long term visitors. There were six other Airstreams in the park… Oh! Wait! We just noticed a brand new Airstream Atlas! Make that seven other Airstreams in the park…
At dinner time we sought out all the fine dining options in the area. There was one.
We went to Moscato, a fine Italian place in Camp Verde, about four miles from the RV park…
We arrived early and we walked a bit in the town, such as it is…
We found a liquor store that carried all the essentials…
We’re not in California any more…
The restaurant was VERY nice – it soon became our favorite restaurant in Camp Verde…
The food and service were great. The room is beautiful. They also have a lovely outdoor patio, but it was a bit cool for that. There were several large parties and families celebrating something or other…
We made a reservation again for tomorrow night…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 
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