Hello!
This is our final post for the trip, because we didn’t have internet access in our room last night!
Up Saturday morning and down at 8:30 a.m. for the B&B’s communal sit-down breakfast. Place was full – one long table for 10, a round table for 7. Lovely food – a frittata with homemade salsa and link sausage, toast, variety of jams, fresh O.J. -- all excellent! However, at the end of the meal, one of the other guests asked who had a red Toyota – because one of the tires was flat! UGH!!! So, rather than getting off about 9:30 for our journey back to AZ, it was almost noon by the time our tire had been changed (to our “faux” tire) and we had driven in to Loa, UT to have the flat tire fixed…only to find out that of course the puncture was on the sidewall, and could not be repaired, and we had to buy a new tire! Didn’t need that added expense, thank you very much!
Finally ready to go, but decided that as rain had finally caught up with us (it had threatened for days, but never done anything!) we didn’t want to risk taking the graded gravel road that had been the plan. So, instead, we drove through Escalante canyon (incredible sight!) and back through Mt. Carmel Junction and Kanab back into Arizona. From there, it was through Page, down to Flagstaff and finally – long day! – to Winslow and La Posada Hotel.
La Posada is one of the old Harvey hotels (remember the Harvey Girls movie anybody with Judy Garland?) and has been beautifully restored to some of its old glamour. The architect was Mary Coulter who also was responsible for Hurst Castle near Cambria, CA.
Checked in at La Posada about 7:30 p.m. and went to our room to change for dinner. This is the third time we’ve stayed there, and this time, we had Room 218, the Manager’s suite. It was FANTASTIC! There was a huge balcony on the second floor looking over the back garden AND the train tracks! We had trains going by all night – it was GREAT! Besides the balcony, there was a lovely sitting area, as well as a HUGE Jacuzzi tub and flatscreen TV – the works! (Except wifi!) The hotel has done some upgrades since we were there last summer, and is looking even better than ever! We changed quickly and then headed downstairs to the Turquoise Room, the hotel’s fabulous dining room. We got our favorite table, right by the window (so we can watch the trains!).
R had his favorite soup to start – corn chowder and black bean, side by side. I had an heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad; excellent. R had the bison steak, which he loved, and I had their chicken breast with poblano chili salsa accompanied by a sweet corn tamale; outstanding!! All washed down by a lovely bottle of French red wine (a cross between a merlot and a syrah)…ah…much better ending to the day!
As we were both ready to collapse by then, we headed straight upstairs – and regardless of trains or whatever else may have gone past, we both slept very well!
Downstairs by 7 a.m. for breakfast – my favorite, machaca beef chiliquillas – way too difficult to describe – with their green chili potatoes…YUM! On the road about 8, and home about 1 p.m. So – a great ending (except for the tire!) to a great trip!!
Until next time!
Much love,
m
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