Flagstaff, AZ

2 Chicas on Route 66

So one chicken nugget meal later, the 2 Chicas were on fire headed north. Thanks to Chica 2’s steady hand at the wheel, we safely arrived at the Embassy Suites Flagstaff. It was a welcomed sight; all three of them from Chica 1’s delirious perspective! 

Chica 1 had to admit that she was too sick and too tired to do anything else, so off to bed.  So much for an adventure, of course, Chica 2 said the drive up was quite an adventure all by itself. 

The Embassy Suites was a really nice choice, with loaded suites.  We had the double bed corner variety with a separate living room, nice kitchen area, luxurious bathroom, and separate double vanity area outside of the bathroom. 

The bedroom is separated by a pocket door, and although the beds are to die for, the breakfast creates sweet dreams for a quick sunrise! 

A hot omelet station, waffles, and other goodies make this a slam dunk in terms of a comfortable place to stay and a great free breakfast to kick off your day.  The 2 Chicas grabbed a bite to eat at Busters a little restaurant not far from the hotel.  Enough said…. 

Chica 2 was soundly asleep, really almost comatose. Poor Chica 1 was in the living room in so much pain, she just felt like letting out a howl like an old, broken alley cat.  After staring out into a cold, snowy parking lot, scratching her claws on the sofa, and holding her throbbing head, Chica 1 curled up and fell into an oxygen deprived sleep.

Morning always comes so the 2 Chicas hopped up, showered, and headed downstairs to a hot breakfast. With both of our tummies full and ready for a day trip adventure, we threw the cooler on the backseat and set off to explore the surrounding area.

Flagstaff is such a beautiful mountain town, but why oh why did Chica 1 have to be sick at such a high elevation? 

Sometimes there is no answer, but Chica 1 let it be known that it is true misery to have a sinus infection at 14,000 feet and climbing. 

Chica 2 wished she had brought a muzzle, some gloves, a bat,  a stun gun, aloe vera tissues laced with sleepy time juice, and Flagstaff's finest escorting poor, sick Chica 1 to a jail cell! It was about to get ugly....

Flagstaff is home to lots and lots of trees, Ponderosa pine trees no less.  But it also has the Lowell Observatory, Route 66, the San Francisco Peaks, a dormant volcano, and it is really close to the popular South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

It is also a hop and a skip from Sedona which was Chica 1’s number one bucket list trip.  The old fashioned downtown took the 2 Chicas back to a forgotten time, which wasn’t all that great to begin with, but we survived.

Driving down Route 66 was funny because Chica 2 understandably did not see the big deal, she quizzically asked “Isn’t Route 66 on the side of one of the cars in the movie Cars?” 

She took a picture out of the window while waiting for a train to pass. So, at least your young ‘uns can use the movie to identify  this famous road.

The 2 Chicas challenge – what’s the main line in the Route 66 song?

There are lots of kitschy tourist attractions playing on the name, but if this show or movie had meaning to you, be sure to take a drive on ….

Next stop, the 2 Chicas roll to the drugstore to obtain some much needed over the counter meds for poor little Chica 1.

Then, with a skip and a hop, a twirl, and two snaps, off we went, burning up the asphalt road to the Grand Canyon, Chica 2’s dream destination.

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