Friday, March 28, 2008

The Grand Canyon, How AWESOME

Hello there,
What a beautiful day we had! Got up at 7am, got ready and went to the clubhouse for a continental breakfast, then at 8:30 we were off to the Train! Got dropped off, at the arena and witnessed a gun fight, then were loaded onto our cars. It was pretty cool being on an old diesel train, and we were right behind the engine. During the trip they offered drinks, and had people talking and an occasional person playing an instrument and singing. Approx. 2 hrs later we arrived at the canyon, and after a small climb up the stairs we witness the most beautiful piece of land I have ever seen! I put a picture on the blog, but that did not hold a candle to its amazing height, depth, width and beauty. We were mesmerized, but really hungry. What ever you do, unless you are prepared, TAKE YOUR OWN LUNCH! We paid almost $3. for a plain hot dog. Next time we pack a picnic lunch! (Cheap, aren't we) Couldn't get within 10ft of the restaurants, and they were quite spendy as well.
We had from 11:30 until 2:30 to see as much as we could, so Bill and I walked, and walked, and walked, and it is hard because you are so high, the air is thin, which makes it a little hard to breath. We went into a few of the gift shops, but found nothing that really was worth what they were asking for it. Took lotz of pictures, but could only get my computer to download a few, so may try more tomorrow, OK? We were both so pooped, went out to dinner, had fish & chips, came back and when I finish this blog I am gona collapse!!
By the way, Sassy did just fine, she wouldn't let the lady out of the bus, she(Sassy) was down in the stairwell, and just kept barking! Finally she jumped up the stairs and let the gal put her leash on and take her outside, but only allowed this once, the next time the gal couldn't get her out of our bed without messing it up pretty bad, so she just left her alone! Said she knew now how she earned her name, cause she certainly WAS Sassy! Funny how a 6# dog can do that!!
Anyhoo, Nighty,Nite from us 3, Arlette & Bill too Yep & BIG DOG Sassy

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Arlette:
Why don't you bunch up our pictures? Having them all down the right side really takes a lot of paper.

Bill