The Red Rocks of Sedona - May 31

After our experience at the Thunderbird Motel last night, my mother and I had a small fight. I called her a "cheapskate" and she called me "ungrateful" and said that I would have to pay for everything today since I was "acting like such a big shot". I told her that wouldn't be a problem- I think it's worth spending a bit more money and having a good time. After all, I may never travel cross-country again for the rest of my life.

Our next destination was Sedona, Arizona and we immediately went to the visitor's office and inquired about local hotels. The man there was very friendly and said he would give us a free hotel room if we agreed to attend a marketing seminar the next day. I thought it sounded too good to be true, but he assured me that I wouldn't have to buy anything and it would take only an hour or two. So I signed all the paper work and drove over to our hotel, where they gave me an "Executive Suite" that had a private balcony, a jacuzzi and a great view of the mountains. Talk about contrast! Last night we stayed at the cheapest motel in the world and now we're living in style at a fancy hotel. My mother told me how lucky I am- on the one day I was supposed to pay for everything, we get a FREE room.

We had a great view from our suite in Sedona.

Sedona is famous for its red rocks, energy vortexes, and metaphysical resources. I had seen dozens of photos of Sedona before arriving but none of them were as pretty as the real thing. It's always nice when a location exceeds your expectations and Sedona definitely did that. The town is tucked between dozens of red mountains and its streets wind up and down the hills and offer great views.

The town of Sedona is surrounded by beautiful red mountains.

One of the red rocks around Sedona. Many are believed to contain energy "vortexes" with spiritual and healing properties.

Sedona also has tons of metaphysical shops with crystals, books, music, jewelry, vegetarian food, juices, massage, reiki and other healing modalities. We went to the airport to watch the sunset and then I went back to the hotel and jumped into the jacuzzi. Not surprisingly, we both slept like babies that night.