Wednesday:
After a good, on time, flight to Phoenix we had a confusing wait for the luggage, as the signs in the baggage claim were not working. We rented a Nissan Altima – after a bit of a wait whilst the agent tried to find us a Mazda 6. As far as I can tell the Altima is not available in the UK – it is the intermediate sized car they have over here – in between the Sentra and the Maxima – neither of which are available in the UK either.
We went from the airport to our hotel in Scottsdale (a town that has kind of merged with Phoenix). We had lunch, checked in and found our room. Later we went out for a walk round Scottsdale old town. It was a bit touristy but very into arts and crafts. There were a lot of galleries and one very interesting store of glass sculptures and vases. All were very well made and some quite beautiful and expensive.
The hotel proved to be very noisy. We called reception to ask them to ask the door slamming corridor conversation holders to keep the noise down. We were awakened several times during the night by loud conversations and door slams in side and outside the hotel. Next morning when we checked out I complained about it under their 100% satisfaction guarantee. I was presented with a bill for $0! Not bad as this was an expensive hotel!
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Tuesday, March 09, 2004
BBC NEWS | UK | Twitchers watch robin served rare
BBC NEWS | UK | Twitchers watch robin served rare: "Birdwatchers from all over Britain who gathered in Grimsby to catch sight of a rare American robin were horrified to see her eaten by a passing sparrowhawk.
They were still setting up their cameras when the predator swooped down from a row of drab factories and warehouses on an industrial estate.
The young bird, from the southern US, 'didn't really live to enjoy her moment of fame,' a twitcher told the Guardian.
The robin's vivid red breast made her an obvious candidate for a lunch date.
'It was a terrible moment,' Graham Appleton, of the British Trust for Ornithology, which had spread news of the bird's arrival, told the newspaper. "
They were still setting up their cameras when the predator swooped down from a row of drab factories and warehouses on an industrial estate.
The young bird, from the southern US, 'didn't really live to enjoy her moment of fame,' a twitcher told the Guardian.
The robin's vivid red breast made her an obvious candidate for a lunch date.
'It was a terrible moment,' Graham Appleton, of the British Trust for Ornithology, which had spread news of the bird's arrival, told the newspaper. "
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