Flagstaff got to 24 degrees overnight but we stayed pretty toasty inside. I was pretty beat and slept until about 9am. I then remembered about getting that sticker for the transmission that would show what temperatures it was reaching. I popped up then Bob and I went down and got one. It doesn’t exactly work like a mood ring where it changes colors based upon heat. This one has dots that change turn a color when it reaches each temp level but do not change color back. It will show what the max was. Fine with me.
Some other Airstreamers were going to have breakfast in Flagstaff then stop for lunch in Winslow. Now Winslow is only 50 miles away from Flagstaff so we thought that is awfully close to have breakfast and then lunch. We decided to leave a bit closer to lunch so we would be in Winslow at lunch. The planned location was the La Posada hotel. A former railway hotel that fell into disrepair but now is being restored to its full glory. We pulled up and found 3 Airstreams already there. The hotel is beautiful. We headed straight to the dining room and got a table. Bob went over to the only table that had more that 4 people at it and found those were the Airstreamers. We talked a bit with them but they were already finished eating and were preparing to leave. Not a problem. We went and sat down to check the menu.
The waitress had a suggestion of the tacos made with Filet Mignon. 3 of us chose those. Roxie chose red corn tortilla taquitos. None of us were disappointed and the prices were very reasonable. Roxie also tried their Black Bean/Creamed Corn soup which she loved. The chance for dessert came, Bob and Phyllis ordered a bread pudding with many types of nuts and fruits in it (terrible description). We had creme brule. Both of them were very good but the bread pudding was the best.
There is another thing Winslow is famous for. Do you know it? The Eagles made this town very popular with their song “Take it Easy”. There is a reference to ‘standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona” (sing it if you know it). Well we had to go to THE corner. We had to take some pictures. I had to play the song for Roxie afterward on the iPod. It was a weekday so it wasn’t busy at all. We did the photo exchanges (all these will be on Flickr when I return). Here is one of the corner that the city has setup.
When we looked at the clock we realized that we had spent 2 1/2 hours in Winslow. Wow! We still had 180 miles to go. Time to get on the road. We left Arizona, eventually and entered New Mexico. We got to the Grants KOA around 7pm (their time). We were the last two RV’s in the campground as they were full! I am glad I made that reservation 5 months ago. There are approximately 20 Airstreams here and we are heading to Camping World to join up with the rest and all go en masse. Should be fun!
Oh and about my sticker? Not even the first dot has shown up (190 degrees). I am not sure if that is good or bad now…
