We arrived at our Airbnb in Prescott by 1430. We met our host, Nicole and her 4 year old son, Johnny, as we brought in our gear. After talking to her, we learned there was a section of the Airbnb website available after reservations are accepted that we had missed (gotta read ALL the way to the bottom of the page...). She had referred to a 'manual' in our email correspondence, which we thought was the 'house rules' leaving us unclear about where to park and find the key since that wasn't in the rules section. We both learned something as she'd never seen what her guests get on the website after reserving a place. Johnny was more interested in the cookies on the counter than anything on a computer screen - he received two.
As advertised, it was modern and chic. Although small, it worked for us - the kitchen was one of the largest I had on the trip - while the living/dining area was small. The floating shower (perched over the lower level) was novel, interesting and worked great.
We were once again close enough to walk to town. We'd arranged to get together for a rendezvous (the first for the 2018 season) with several LCYC friends for dinner at the Prescott Brewing Company. We were the only ones without an RV, but after hearing their problems, we had no regrets that we'd chosen the Airbnb route. Bob and Barb Schumacher had to be towed back to Portland,OR for repairs before coming south, Mary and Chuck Finn had ongoing problems, and Paige and Mike Caldwell spent more time in Tucson than planned, getting their coach repaired. RVs, like boats, a;ways seem to have something that needs fixing, and we've all spent time working on our boats.
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L-R, Mike and Paige Caldwell, Bob Schumacher, Chuck and Mary Finn - Barb Schumacher and I were hiding and Leonard was the photographer
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Monday, March 12, 2018
Monday we joined the Finns and Schumachers at Point of Rocks, their RV park, to hike some of the nearby trails at Watson Lake. It was a nice day and we had great views as we climbed the rocks along the lake and down to the dam. Supposedly there was a 5 mile hike around the lake, but one segment wasn't obvious on the trail map, so we backtracked after exploring to the creek below the dam.
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| RV's - Schumacher's on the left, Finn's on the right - Our rental (R) is basically the same jeep as Schumachers (L) |
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| Heading out for a hike |
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| Lake Watson |
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| Lake Watson Dam |
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| Female common golden eye |
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| Western whiptail lizzard |
After lunch we all drove into town to check out the shops on the streets surrounding the courthouse. We spent more time than I'd planned, with everyone finding something in one place or another as we poked around. While the courthouse anchors the town center, all 4 sides look the same making it easy to get disoriented if you aren't paying attention - usually my problem, but even Leonard got confused. The 6 of us had dinner at the RV park as the Finns planned on heading for warmer climes (the nightly readings consistently had been dropping into the 30's) in the morning.
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