Day 17 Tucson to Sedona

We left our "Casita" early this morning for the 260 mile drive to Sedona. It was a beautiful day so we decided to go by way of Prescott, a pretty little town that has been ruined by AARP who recommended it as one of the ten best places to retire. It was lunchtime when we got there so we stopped by the main square and had lunch at a place called the Palace Saloon which advertised itself as America's oldest saloon (though not as old as the lettuce on my burger). The food really wasn't very good, but the memorabilia was very interesting. It seems as though Doc Holiday and the Earp brothers frequented the Palace prior to going to Tombstone where the gunfight at OK Corral occurred. They must have slept in more beds than George Washington...or Bill Clinton. After lunch we spent a little time walking Whiskey Row and two hours later we were in Sedona.

We checked into the Matterhorn Inn and were given a room with a great view of the mountains. Sedona is a small mountain town known for its beautiful red rock formations. After admiring the view from our balcony (picture on right) we went for a stroll around town. It didn't take long to walk what they called Uptown Sedona so we stopped at a little bar called Overlook and chatted with the Kevin the bartender. After a lengthy discussion, he suggested we have dinner at a little local place called Heartline Cafe and to request a table at Jay's bar. So that's what we did and it was a brilliant recommendation. We sat next to two women from San Diego, one of who owned the Ramona Cafe which was featured on the Food Channel's Diners,Drive-Ins and Dives. Jay was a treat, when we asked what the specials were, he said "don't bother, none of them are any good." He was as low keyed as any bartender I've ever seen. The women next to us were having trouble deciding what to order, so when they finally did decide he replied, "too late, I already decided and put in your order", and he had! They loved it. The food was terrific and they even had a great two hundred bottle wine list. We'll be back.