Day 1

Were up early next day with only one thing on our mind SKILLETS! and DENNYS.

Another breakfast at Denny's

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suffiencently stuffed with breakfast greatness we hit the road for a lazy day of shopping , the first night of the festival had been canceled so we were at a lose end, we found ourselves in a few of the large malls around Pheonix, mainly to stock up on Pants, a long story but someone packed lots of camera equipment, but no pants typical! The girls went tosapporro and I went to best buy to take in a some make up and cheap tech.

Shopping!' ??

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A little bit of shopping was done and we visited a nice local “English Pub” for some drinks and nachos! Eventually ending up in Scotssdale taking in quiet americana life,  It was cool, strange and almost like a modern “thank you malm” wild west.

#murica #roads

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We ended up in an apple store at one point and a carl vordaoen moment happened. Some maths were done and we all traded in our old hand handsets and left with new shiny ones with a profit in hand. Work that one out!

it was quite late now so we hit a cheese cake factory and got our sugar and caffeine on! We booked an uber to get back to the hotel and deal with our jet lag, We were all at breaking point. Eventually an SUV pulls up and an old woman called Gracey gets out and start talking to us.

OH MY GOD Gracey is a legend! she is in her 70s and is such a motherly character she gives us all bottles of water and some sweets for nothing! she recollects old times in Arizona and regales us with stories of her youth, We are instantly recharged and filled with an expectation and un bewildering hope tat one day we will be as awesome and as crazy as Gracey. We may have been more awake due to other factors as well, her driving was terrible and you didn’t feel safe at all! but thats probably the adrenaline that woke up up! She’s lovely and so humble! we get dropped off at the hotel and we each get a hug… we really feel that Arizona is an amazing place, the people are beautiful and still have a wild western air about them. This place is a dream. We give her a wave as she clumsily makes her way out he parking lot at 4 mph … its a long good bye but we feel warm n fuzzy inside after it. we have a few beers in the motel and turn in, tomorrow we see TOOL, it our 8th time  seeing them but and a 1st for Ainsley, exited.

Day 4 ——–

we head back down through cotton wood and stop off at the Arizona strong hold tasting room.

#atizonastronghold #laststop #wine and rhis begins the trip home 🙁 all 24ish hours

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Gillian pulls in at Arizona strong hold and Im glad she’s driving! I didn’t get a good chance to try the wine last time we were here I esd tr nominated driver, so I’m very happy to finally to get to taste some of these amazing wines. We got a red tasting flight and I ended up buying some nice pieces of wall art, and a few other bits and pieces; an hour well spent.

We had such an amazing time at @azstronghold I need to get back for another visit ASAP! Thanks for looking after us three #scottish #drinkers ??❤️ #arizona #wine #bloodintowine

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It was almost home time, this trip was over way to quick, we had a long day and flight ahead of us. we were say to be going home. We had one last thing to do and see.

We went and dipped our toes in the Famous River Verde, the band we had came to see wrong songs about the beauty of this place, they had captured it and captivated it so well.

#wearing #green at the #verderiver

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Hello stranger, can you tell us where you've been? ?

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#theverde #river #slowmo #verdevalley #water #life #memorys #forever #life

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Time for our long road home! As we joined the high way the heaven opened, it was like being back n Scotland, thunder and lightning, hail al of it! we were definitely homeward bound so sad to be leaving but what a unique experience we would talk about and reminisce for the rest of our lives

#heafty #rain #storm #arizona

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What a trip, what an adventure what a friend ship! until our next road trip! Puscifer will come to the uk and we will once again experience this and we cant wait!

Final thought: Uber home?

Well played #uber see you in #glasgow in 18ish hours including stop over #catchyae

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Jaimsley Signing off.