WEDNESDAY- Back to Sedona

Wednesday was not a day of high activity. We stayed in Flagstaff overnight on Tuesda night, and Wednesday was spent getting rested up a bit, doing laundry, and then driving back south to Sedona.

The day definitely started on the right foot with our best breakfast ever: vanilla and chocolate ice cream, milk (for milkshakes), chocolate syrup, sugar and cinnamon buns. A bit of fruit was thrown in just to keep things legal. Clearly the food police had had the day off. Here's Keir, Josh and Asha reveling in their opportunity to experience such fine cuisine

Much of our drive south Flagstaff was through the Navajo reservation. While much of the land was sparse and dry, like everywhere else in Arizona, the proper sunlight could bring out its natural beauty.

It felt ironic to see rain storms over the desert, but August is a time when they have monsoons almost every day for a short while, usually in the afternoon. Given the expansion sky and the flat terrain in northern Arizona, it was always possible to see rain happening somewhere.

After driving through the national forest, we emerged into the land of the red rocks once again.


The view of Sedona. As the elevation dropped, the temperature soared back up, so it was a bit of a shock to feel it again after two days in cooler northern Arizona



Emma sets the standard for impromptu gymnastics
Keir does his best to meet it
We managed to squeeze in some much-needed shopping along Sedona's main street. Here, we gathered to compare notes on our findings
We wrapped up our day with a home-cooked dinner at the Church of the Red Rocks. This congregation has been SO generous to us, in letting us use their facilities so freely (literally and figuratively).
After dinner, we had some teaching time in the sanctuary of the church, where we looked back at the questions we had at the outset of the pilgrimage, and spent time journaling and reflecting on where we have each come in our personal journey so far.

Ottawa seems like such a long time ago!

GROUP LEADERS REPORTS

KEIR: "Today we were given the opportunity to sleep in. Then, one of use had the brilliant idea to have milkshakes for breakfast. That hero shall remain nameless. Cough cough KEIR cough (Koley helped). Anywhos, then we drove back to Sedona, and went shopping. After our brief excursion to the land of shops, we ate at the church. While the food was being prepared, some of us got to see a barbershop choir. The best experience today. One of us was even invited to sing, but she\he chose not too….haley…"

SEB: "We had a great morning because we got to sleep in and enjoy a good night’s rest. The breakfast with the cinnamon buns muffins and milk shakes was one of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had. Then we drove back to Sedona, got new rooms and settled in. The “Foodies” got the food for supper and then everyone left to go shopping. The salad for supper was great and we got invited to go hear a barbershop choir and it was quite the choir."

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