'All aboard the Jen Shah express': How the 'Housewives of Salt Lake' vacationed in Arizona
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The Southwest drama continues as the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” cast vacations in metro Phoenix in Season 3, which filmed earlier this year and is currently airing.
In Episode 3, which aired Oct. 12, Jen Shah, Whitney Rose, Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks and Heather Gay ventured outside of the Deer Valley “ultra-luxury mansion” that they rented for several days to see what else the Valley had to offer.
Turns out, their idea of a good time included playfully throwing drinks at each other on a motorized bike in Old Town Scottsdale and riding horses in the escaramuza charra tradition in Laveen Village.
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The ‘Real Housewives’ ride a party bike in Scottsdale
It’s “all aboard the Jen Shah express” when the women venture down the Loop 101 and arrive in Scottsdale to hop on an Arizona Party Bike.
Because “booze and bike rides is what this group needs right now,” according to Lisa.
(We already knew about this development, though, because fans posted photos back in February.)
With their captain, Kevin, at the helm of the motorized bike, the women enjoyed boxed rosé and hard seltzer while aboard. Not only were the drinks consumed, they also ended up all over the women — and Kevin, an innocent bystander.
It wasn’t all in good fun, though. As Whitney said, “Watching Lisa and Meredith passive aggressively throw cheap wine at each other, I’m living for it.”
Lisa says, 'When you think Arizona, you definitely think rodeo’
The cast’s next destination was arguably more of a cultural experience than the party bike.
Since Lisa’s a fan of horses (and showing off the Dior cowboy boots that her husband bought her), they headed to Corona Ranch and Rodeo Grounds in Laveen Village to see escaramuza, a Mexican rodeo-like sport (which is the female version of charrería).
“When you think Arizona, you definitely think rodeo,” Lisa says. “Well, at least I do. And these women are amazing.”
Local group Escaramuza Charra Rayenari navigated various choreographed formations in the stadium while sitting side-saddle as the Housewives, who were the only ones in the crowd, debated whether it was polite to clap.
Later, the “RHOSLC” cast tried their hands at riding the horses as the escaramuzas patiently led them around the venue.
Heather Gay keeps up the Arizona jokes on RHOSLC
The quips about Arizona haven’t stopped since Heather called the state “the redheaded stepchild of Utah" in the previous episode.
In episode three, she managed to mock both her fellow castmates and the Grand Canyon state in one fell swoop.
“I mean, a glam team? In the middle of Arizona?” she commentates as Jen and Meredith have their makeup professionally done ahead of the day’s outings. “Isn’t that an oxymoron? Like, who are you going to impress, the cacti? The tumbleweeds? The girls on the girls’ trip?”
Besides this outburst, Heather ends up being the voice of reason in the episode when she tells Jen, as an argument ensues around them, that "This trip was for you. It was to have fun and celebrate you."
Is this episode about Lisa and Meredith resolving their rift after Lisa’s hot mic moment last season? Is it about Jen contending with potential time in prison? Is it about Whitney uncovering deep-seeded trauma?
Who’s to say?
The fun is in marveling at how the stars so spectacularly make mountains out of molehills on this show. And there's a good chance of more of that to come in episode four, when part three of the women's Arizona trip airs on Oct. 19.
Last episode: Heather Gay calls Arizona 'the redheaded stepchild of Utah'
'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' air time
New episodes of "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" air Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: RHOSLC recap: Lisa, Meredith throw cheap wine at each other
