The appointment.....

6:26 am - Wednesday - January 30th - Winslow, AZ - 27º F, 71% humidity, wind 6 mph out of the southwest......partly cloudy today with a forecast high of 56º F.

Tuesday I had my first doctor appointment in Flagstaff at 3:15 pm, but what to do until it was time to make the drive?  When in doubt, take a walk, and that is what we did around 11 am.  We just set out with no particular goal in mind just walking west down Route 66 about 1.9 miles then turning around......here is some of what we saw that was interesting.....

     

   
.....we continued walking east on Route 66 until we came to the La Posada Hotel, then returned to 'The Corner' to the Sipp Shoppe (4.5 stars on Yelp, and the same on Tripadvisor) for some coffee, and people watching time.....

An Americano for moi

Watching the tourists take the obligatory pictures by the 'Standing on the Corner' statues

.....we returned home from our walk around 12:30 pm having covered 2.9 miles.  Essentially the most prosperous part of Route 66 through Winslow is contained in a 4 block stretch (two blocks either side of 'The Corner'), and if that is where you spent your entire time in Winslow you would come away thinking Winslow was doing alright, but it is not.  Once you get beyond that 4 block stretch you find about 70% of the storefronts are shuttered, and about 40% of the homes.....and the homes being lived in appear neglected.

We were in the VW heading to Flagstaff by 1:50 pm for my 3:15 appointment.  It's about 55 miles to Flagstaff from the Elks Lodge in Winslow, and we arrived at the surgical center around 2:45 pm....perfect!  The drive was beautiful......

......I met with my doctor (ENT specialist) who will perform the parotidectomy (removal of the saliva gland cyst).  My surgical appointment was set for February 25th, so now we know the 'when'....now we have to figure out where we will stay until that date....we have some great ideas, and I will talk about that soon!

We were back in Winslow by 5:30 pm, and decided to head directly for the Turquoise Room at the La Posada Hotel, and specifically to their Martini Bar......

The elegantly intimate setting

.....I am not a Martini kind of guy.....in fact I do not believe I have ever had a Martini, but who doesn't want to say just one time to a bartender....."....shaken, not stirred...", right?  TLE ordered the Sea Salt Caramel Martini, and I the Desert Orchard Martini.  Both were spectacular, and a great way to end our day.....

....we enjoyed our Martinis and then headed for home, arriving just in time to catch this wonderful sunset.....

.....thanks for stopping by!

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