Starting with last night and Page, Utah—we stopped by the hospital and picked up our fellow traveler who had a splint on her arm and headed down the road. It was after 10:00 pm MT when we pulled into the hotel at Grand Canyon Village, Arizona. Crazy day of gaining an hour because of time change but losing an hour because of schedule change. Everyone slept very well last night. Gene took pity on us and let us sleep later. Left the hotel at 9:00 am and checked into Grand Canyon National Park. Parked the bus and from then on used the shuttle which was a ‘hop on, hop off’ bus- very handy. We immediately went out to Mather’s Point on the South Rim of the Canyon and took a good look. Even if you have seen pictures of Grand Canyon all your life, it is still a sight to behold. Next we visited the Geology Museum which Chuck particularly enjoyed. Visited other points of interest, saw a film in the Visitor’s Center and had a light lunch. Met the bus at 2:15 and started for Phoenix. Ate our farewell meal at Bobby Q’s—delicious barbecue, of course. Now we are packing for the trip home.
Strange observations: 1. Last night the bathroom door would not open all the way because the stool was in the way. Open the door as far as it would go, step in and stand beside the toilet, close the door and proceed. 2. It is fun to hear all the different languages being spoken. 3. Everyone comments that this week has fewer people because kids are starting back to school. 4. OK here is my favorite outfit. N. Spotted this one. A young woman was dressed in black shorts, black tee, fishnet stockings, and then had her very small dog in a dog carrier strapped to her chest.
Tomorrow we leave the hotel at 7:30 am and fly back to OHare. It has been a great trip, but I think we are all ready to go home. I will probably post one more time after we get home. Signing off until then. SLS
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