Friday 16th September

Today we drove for about 4 hours from Sedona to Needles. The first part of the journey was very scenic through Oak Creek Canyon

and then onto the freeway through a barren semi arid plane and then through rocky areas to the desert. Needles seems to be a pit stop rather than a town - no supermarket and just a few eateries and motels. The room we have at Rio del Sol Inn is well appointed with everything we need and they also have a nice pool that we used. We ate at a local diner where the food was surprisingly good, so we will probably go back there tomorrow when we return from exploring the Mojave desert.