Travel planning fun!

In between rearranging pots under my house leaks this weekend, I made plans for my trip to Arizona. Travel planning is one of my favorite parts of a trip . . . I'm flexible with the plans once I arrive, but like to have a nice framework for the trip and options in place. Sometimes I think I enjoy the planning and looking forward to a trip almost as much as the trip itself!

I decided to attend baseball games on Saturday and Monday only, skipping the Sunday game. I'll arrive early Saturday morning and spend a few hours exploring downtown Scottsdale, finding my hotel, seeing if I can cajole them into early check-in, etc. Then I'll go to Ho Ho Kam Park, where the Cubs play, check out the place and see if I can snake a few player autographs before the game. After the game I'll go back to my hotel and relax a bit, perhaps taking a swim. Restaurant for dinner that night is yet to be determined--I really want to go to Don and Charlie's, but right now they appear to have no available reservations.



My Sunday will entail a day-trip to Sedona, which is about 2 hours north of Phoenix. I may stop on the way at a place that has African-style photo safaris, to photograph some wildlife. In Sedona, I plan to look around, partake of some of their mysticism (aura reading, anyone?) and perhaps attend a yoga class out in the wild on the red rocks the area is known for. There is horseback riding, a jeep tour of the natural rock "vortexes" at sunset that permits time for photography, and an astronomy outing after that. Yes, this is a lot to squeeze into one day, and I'm sure I'll whittle down the choices quite a bit.



On Monday, I'm sure I'll want to sleep in a bit following a long day in Sedona, perhaps having breakfast by the pool, perusing the paper and lolling in the sun a bit before packing and heading to the ballpark for one last game: Cubs v. White Sox.



I can't wait!