Saturday, December 13, 2008

Rode the Bull

Barry's company Christmas party was at Rawhide this year. He rode the bull for the first time. He bought a hat. Why does he look pregnant and with man breasts?

Hard Dismount

Monday, November 17, 2008

Greer, AZ

If you've never heard of Greer, AZ, don't feel too bad. Most people here in Phoenix that were told we were going there had never heard of it either. We found it when we googled "Dog Friendly Cabins AZ."

Greer Lodge Resort from their web site
A little too much sun for breakfast time

Out of the 3 of us, we think Simone had the best time.

Simone just wishing the window could be open

We got one of the older dog-friendly cabins. It doesn't look like much from the outside but it was cozy and we liked it very much.

Hunter's Retreat
On Main St, Greer, AZ

From Saturday afternoon, through Monday morning, we just walked and hiked around through the pine trees and the Little Colorado river. Simone showed surprising stamina for a greyhound.

Pine trees for as far as the eye can see
By the Little Colorado
Simone's first taste of snow. She likes it!
In the woods at Butler Canyon
The really little Little Colorado river
Mule Deer near Big Lake

Except for the little incident near Big Lake when we hit an ice patch and the car almost slid off the mountain and we all almost died, it was a great weekend.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

August, 2008

Our cousin Julien came from Auray, France to visit us and to see the wild west. This was his first trip to the U.S.

We did lot of things while he was here as you can see from this small sample of photos. Most of them were taken by Julien. That's why you won't see him in the pictures very often.

Tucson
This is a shot of Old Tucson Studios. Julien and Barry went down there for the day while Cécile was working. Barry didn't really want to go but he ended up having a surprisingly good time.
If you've seen the movie Tombstone, you've seen this street.

Grand Canyon
Although the drive up to the Canyon gets a little boring after the 10th or 11th time you do it, we're always awestruck by the sight of this place.
Southeastern End of the Canyon
The South Rim
The South Rim a little further west
Us
We saw 4 Condors this time. This is one of them.
White-tailed Deer
Julien et Cécile
Julien et Barry
The Watchtower at Desert View

Page
After the Grand Canyon, it was off to Page. If we had known that there was so much to do there, we would have planned to stay longer than a day.
A double rainbow through a bug-splattered windshield near Cameron, AZ
View From the Carl Hayden Visitor Center
Glen Canyon Dam
Horseshoe Bend
Us at the Dam Overlook
Racing out to Upper Antelope Canyon
So cool!
More coolness
Cécile at Upper Antelope Canyon

Flagstaff
We left Page and spent the night in Flagstaff. The Hotel Monte Vista was kind of a special place for us but we don't think we're ever going to stay there again.
The best thing about the Hotel Monte Vista
La gare de Flagstaff

The Storm
There was a huge monsoon storm Thursday night with lightning and thunder and hail. We watched it from the street before it reached downtown Phoenix (that's what we do for fun in Phoenix). It was pretty intense.
The lightning just starting
BAM!

Puerto Peñasco
After all that driving, we thought we needed a little relaxation time so, of course, we got back into the car. This time, we headed south to Rocky Point for a 3-night weekend. We returned on Labor Day and it took an hour and 50 minutes to get back across the border. Totally worth it, though.
Another picture of Julien (with Cécile).

Bella Sirena 360

Blurry Night

Friday, June 27, 2008

June, 2008

Simone waiting for Barry to wake up
June in Arizona...this picture, pretty much, sums it up.

The highlight of this month was that our friends Tracy and Jan joined Couch Surfing. Their first house guests were a couple from Rennes, France...Jean-Marie and Gaëlle. We only got to spend a couple of hours with them but they were very nice people and we both really enjoyed meeting them. We hope to see them again some day.
Tracy, Gaëlle, Jean-Marie, and Jan

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Puerto Peñasco Trip

Cécile had the weekend off for the first time in a long time so we went to Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point, to the Zonis') in Mexico. We had the best time there. We're going back soon. Sandy Beach, Baby!
Road side
Purple...you don't see a lot of purple...
Oh, there's another pool?
It's not all about luxury.
Bella Sirena
Outside our suite...Bella Sirena Main Pool Area...wow!
Our suite. Sweet!
Wow, she's so hot.
It's so nice to see a 10 year old so assiduous.

All of a sudden in walks this chick in Mexico
Joe starts playing on a Latin kick in Mexico
Around her waist she wore three fishnets in Mexico
She started dancin' with the castanets in Mexico
I didn't know just what to expect in Mexico
She threw her arms around my neck in Mexico
We started dancin' all around the floor in Mexico
And then she did a dance I never saw before.