Sunday, 6/8
Our morning starts slow.....Daisey slept with me on the couch all night and did fine. When we woke up I took her out, walked her just a little and brought her in. I made a small breakfast and we decided to take a ride just south of here to a town called Tusayan and see what was there. It's 10 miles south on 64. Well it was a small town and early in the morning on a Sunday...Johnny wanted to find a car wash and gas station and he didn't realize there are no car washes around. So we decided to drive 50 south back to Williams. Gas stations, car wash and the great restaurant we ate breakfast in had a wonderful Hot Roast Beef Sandwich. Wish we could bring this restaurant back home with us.
On our return ride back we stop at a neat gift shop area that had vintage cars. We took pictures and then went next door to another gift shop that has more cars and sculptures made from metal. Angie's Murphy would have loved the wagons that were there.
We have returned to our coach and I am attempting to let Daisey out on the floor and she is really scared. I'm hoping that she is relating the pain she had with areas in the coach and just needs to get confidence that she won't be hurt. I have her on the couch with me again and it took her about 20 minutes to calm down.
We have called ahead to Monument Valley and made reservations in Goulds Camp Ground for 2 nights. Then we may plan our trip to start home and stop in Branson, MO. We cut our stay here in the Grand Canyon 1 night. We have been to almost everything. Our Sunset was not great as the smoke from the North Rim Fires came in and dulled the colors. So we are done for the day. I hope to grill burgers tonight and just enjoy the rest of the day relaxing, napping, laundry, and sewing.
Oh....did I tell you.....I quilted and put the binding on my two new RV Placemats. On my little Janome. Came out great. Now I'm sewing up the clothes to my little people ornaments..........later
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
More Of the Grand Canyon
Saturday, 6/7
I got up and looked outside this morning and I really don't think trailer man ever came home last night. No vehicle and no sign of him. Hubby can't decide what he wants to do so instead of making breakfast we shower quick to go out early. I get out of the shower and he's playing with his drone. So I started sewing a little. We then head out east along the rim to a geological museum. You can see the path we took with the mules from here. And a small part of the River can be seen. A ranger talks with us a while and give me more information on how the canyon was actually formed.
As we walk along the path we come a cross a little baby squirrel. So tiny and cute. And then an older one feeding in grass not caring we are taking pictures of it.
We come back to the coach and I cook us a breakfast. Then Hubby goes outside to play with his drone and I sew a little and then try to take a 15 minute nap. Between 11-4 is very hot and not good for walking around. So this is good for us. I'll keep doing small loads of laundry and eventually catch up again.
I decided to make a late lunch-early dinner so we can drive out to the farthest point and catch sunset. I'll also maybe sew a little more. I have finished one of my RV Placemats and if I can quilt and sewing the binding on the other, it will give me handing sewing when nothings on TV.
I got up and looked outside this morning and I really don't think trailer man ever came home last night. No vehicle and no sign of him. Hubby can't decide what he wants to do so instead of making breakfast we shower quick to go out early. I get out of the shower and he's playing with his drone. So I started sewing a little. We then head out east along the rim to a geological museum. You can see the path we took with the mules from here. And a small part of the River can be seen. A ranger talks with us a while and give me more information on how the canyon was actually formed.
As we walk along the path we come a cross a little baby squirrel. So tiny and cute. And then an older one feeding in grass not caring we are taking pictures of it.
We come back to the coach and I cook us a breakfast. Then Hubby goes outside to play with his drone and I sew a little and then try to take a 15 minute nap. Between 11-4 is very hot and not good for walking around. So this is good for us. I'll keep doing small loads of laundry and eventually catch up again.
I decided to make a late lunch-early dinner so we can drive out to the farthest point and catch sunset. I'll also maybe sew a little more. I have finished one of my RV Placemats and if I can quilt and sewing the binding on the other, it will give me handing sewing when nothings on TV.
Off To See The Canyon
Friday, 6/6
Up before the sun again, but this time I refuse to go outside with Lacey till it's light out. With all the different animals walking around here I want to be able to see them.
We all finally get up, Daisey is carried out to pee and returns to her room. She eats ok and takes her meds. I do a few very small loads of laundry, and then make Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches outside on my griddle for lunch. Then we are off to see the Canyon. The free shuttle picks you up at the entrance to the camp ground but we drive to the first stop. It's where the big grocery store is. So we hop the shuttle and drive from look out to look out. Shuttles come every 10 minutes so you can take as long as you want. This is so much better than driving your own car. They are air conditioned well so you could skip a stop if you want to ride and cool off. We passed the cabin we stayed in 20+ years ago and the barn where the mule are kept. A few of the stops have toilets and one has a gift shop. We ride around for a few hours and return to the coach to check on the girls. This time when Daisey is taken out she takes one step, yelps and wants Johnny to pick her up. So back to her room she goes and I decided to feed the girls and then take a nap.
We are 7,000+ feet above sea level so it does make you tired more with less oxygen and it is hot and no humidity. My skin is so dry and my eyes and throat. You must keep drinking water.
We decided to eat at the cafe near us for dinner which was really good. Only thing was we saw on the menu small dinner salad .06. So we each took a salad. When we go to the register it was by the pound. Johnny's salad cost $5. What???????
We are back at the coach resting....I'm working on my ornaments. I tried to paint a face to see how cute it is, but I really need the face to be sewed and stuffed. I am sewing the clothes up and they will be ready. I can also sew the clothes and just have to stuff little bodies. Nothing on tv now so sewing will be done while we are here.
Up before the sun again, but this time I refuse to go outside with Lacey till it's light out. With all the different animals walking around here I want to be able to see them.
We all finally get up, Daisey is carried out to pee and returns to her room. She eats ok and takes her meds. I do a few very small loads of laundry, and then make Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches outside on my griddle for lunch. Then we are off to see the Canyon. The free shuttle picks you up at the entrance to the camp ground but we drive to the first stop. It's where the big grocery store is. So we hop the shuttle and drive from look out to look out. Shuttles come every 10 minutes so you can take as long as you want. This is so much better than driving your own car. They are air conditioned well so you could skip a stop if you want to ride and cool off. We passed the cabin we stayed in 20+ years ago and the barn where the mule are kept. A few of the stops have toilets and one has a gift shop. We ride around for a few hours and return to the coach to check on the girls. This time when Daisey is taken out she takes one step, yelps and wants Johnny to pick her up. So back to her room she goes and I decided to feed the girls and then take a nap.
We are 7,000+ feet above sea level so it does make you tired more with less oxygen and it is hot and no humidity. My skin is so dry and my eyes and throat. You must keep drinking water.
We decided to eat at the cafe near us for dinner which was really good. Only thing was we saw on the menu small dinner salad .06. So we each took a salad. When we go to the register it was by the pound. Johnny's salad cost $5. What???????
We are back at the coach resting....I'm working on my ornaments. I tried to paint a face to see how cute it is, but I really need the face to be sewed and stuffed. I am sewing the clothes up and they will be ready. I can also sew the clothes and just have to stuff little bodies. Nothing on tv now so sewing will be done while we are here.
Houston, we have landed in the Grand Canyon
Thursday, 6/5
Our morning started slow. Packing up getting ready to leave. I was able to make us a quick breakfast and walk the girls. Daisey got up in what we though was better condition. She slept well, was able to stretch, roll on her side for a rub and she ate.
Our drive was easy and slow. As we traveled down the road we started noticing some Indian Trade Shacks on the side of the road. The land started changing a bit also.
We made it to the entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park and showed our senior park card and entered for free. OMG I have a Senior Card.....Now the map we had of the Grand Canyon wasn't marked too well with all the roads, and of course you know the GPS wasn't as up to date either. But between the signs on the road and GPS we actuall found the Camp Ground. It's really nice. Paved spots and very clean. We are on the end and there is a corner next to us with trees that I noticed is where deer bed down. It's shady and great for walking dogs.
We set up camp and got into the car to drive around and seek some info. We stopped at this huge Market that was the size of a Walmart. One third souvenirs, one third groceries (with wine), and the rest a nice deli. So we ate personal pan pizzas for lunch and motored down the road seeking the hotels.
We finally found them and walked behind the El Tovar Hotel and walked to the rim.....OMG. Our Lord hit the jackpot on this one. Only God could make this beauty. What a sight....we were here 20 something years ago and we decided to walk down to the cabins where we stayed. Now we are up over 7,000 feet and our breathing isn't what is use to be so we had to take it slow. We stop and talk to a Ranger who give us information on how to see the best of everything. How sweet of him.
We stayed out for a while and went back to camp to walk the girls...this time Daisey came in and when I placed her on the couch to sit with me she let out two screens and jumped in my arms shaking again. Her back must really be bad this time. So in her playpen she went and I gave her a pain pill. The remainder of the evening she stayed calm and was only taken outside the door to pee and brought back in. I'm praying that being here for 5 days and not driving anywhere with her will give her plenty of time for her back to start feeling better.
Tomorrow we have to decide if we want to see the Canyon at sunrise or sunset. There are now free shuttles from the camp ground all over so we may not have to drive much.
Our morning started slow. Packing up getting ready to leave. I was able to make us a quick breakfast and walk the girls. Daisey got up in what we though was better condition. She slept well, was able to stretch, roll on her side for a rub and she ate.
Our drive was easy and slow. As we traveled down the road we started noticing some Indian Trade Shacks on the side of the road. The land started changing a bit also.
We made it to the entrance to the Grand Canyon National Park and showed our senior park card and entered for free. OMG I have a Senior Card.....Now the map we had of the Grand Canyon wasn't marked too well with all the roads, and of course you know the GPS wasn't as up to date either. But between the signs on the road and GPS we actuall found the Camp Ground. It's really nice. Paved spots and very clean. We are on the end and there is a corner next to us with trees that I noticed is where deer bed down. It's shady and great for walking dogs.
We set up camp and got into the car to drive around and seek some info. We stopped at this huge Market that was the size of a Walmart. One third souvenirs, one third groceries (with wine), and the rest a nice deli. So we ate personal pan pizzas for lunch and motored down the road seeking the hotels.
We finally found them and walked behind the El Tovar Hotel and walked to the rim.....OMG. Our Lord hit the jackpot on this one. Only God could make this beauty. What a sight....we were here 20 something years ago and we decided to walk down to the cabins where we stayed. Now we are up over 7,000 feet and our breathing isn't what is use to be so we had to take it slow. We stop and talk to a Ranger who give us information on how to see the best of everything. How sweet of him.
We stayed out for a while and went back to camp to walk the girls...this time Daisey came in and when I placed her on the couch to sit with me she let out two screens and jumped in my arms shaking again. Her back must really be bad this time. So in her playpen she went and I gave her a pain pill. The remainder of the evening she stayed calm and was only taken outside the door to pee and brought back in. I'm praying that being here for 5 days and not driving anywhere with her will give her plenty of time for her back to start feeling better.
Tomorrow we have to decide if we want to see the Canyon at sunrise or sunset. There are now free shuttles from the camp ground all over so we may not have to drive much.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Tuesday and Wednesday, 6/3 and 6/4
Tuesday seems to be a blur to me. We were just so worried about Daisey's health. We headed to Petsmart to buy a new toy to see if she would respond and we wound up talking to a dog trainer who gave us some ideas and suggested we call a vet. He gave us the name to his Vet in the area, and we came back to make calls. First to ours and then to the local one. We wound up taking her to a third Vet as the others were all booked. They did blood and X Rays and saw more discs in her back injured. We were given meds and she was put on complete bed rest for four to five days. Great, try to keep an active Yorkie from jumping on the couch......came up with the idea of putting the playpen in the living room for her. So that's where she's been since. Her bed, food, water and pee pee pad. The meds made her sleepy so she really didn't want to come out. Seems like she knew this was what she needed. We would pick her up occasionally to get her out to pee, but I'm guessing the pain was bad cause she would come right to us to be picked up and go back to her bed. I slept on the couch with her, keeping the leash on so she couldn't jump off. She did really well. Here she is confined to her playpen in the living room area. She knew she had to rest and never cried to come out. She has everything she needs in there including pee pee pad. She is such a good patient.
I spent the rest of the day doing laundry and house cleaning which was needed bad. Even though I do have a washer and dryer, I have not kept up with laundry as I packed enough of everything for 10 days. So I decided to do big loads in the laundry room.
Wednesday we decided to drive down to Williams for the morning and have breakfast and walk around. Great breakfast was had at a really nice restaurant. We walked around and Johnny wound up buying some stuff and I a small bag to just carry water and money while I walk around the Canyon taking pictures. Then I went into a wonderful art gallery which had great artists from different mediums of painting to fiber art, metal, glass jewelry. To see it and the artists go to www.thegalleryinwilliams.com. There was also a doll maker Sherry Jacobs...www.etsy.com/shop/MyArtsyFartsySelf.
She make wonderful art dolls like the ones I use to make before moving up to Tennessee. Then my last stop was a cute quilt shop where I bought a yard of Route 66 fabric and a pattern. Fabric out here is now $15 a yard. So I will be very choosy at what I buy.
The rest of the day was spent cleaning, laundry and sitting with another couple talking outside comparing stories of the Motorhomes. You think We had problems. This couple say they go to open cabinet doors and they fall off, drawer fronts come unglued and they have a switch and panel that they have no idea what it's for. Noting in all their books shows it and when they call their service, no one returns phone calls. At least Tiffing calls you back and the service guys are wonderful to us.
These Stellar Jays were all over the Camp Ground. Related to our Blue Jay, they are a little brighter in color and have the darker heads. Big birds, musical and not afraid of anyone.
These Stellar Jays were all over the Camp Ground. Related to our Blue Jay, they are a little brighter in color and have the darker heads. Big birds, musical and not afraid of anyone.
So the rest of the evening I will spend starting to pack up a little as we leave for the Grand Canyon in the morning. On this time we don't have to leave at 7 am as we are only 2 hours away and we can't check in too early.
I'll let you know when we get there.......later. Jo
Monday, June 2, 2014
Heading To Flagstaff, AZ
Again we start out at 7:00 am. We seem to time it the same every day so far. Stopped again at Pilot for fuel and Denny's Grand Slam.
Our ride was quiet, no wind, sunny, but the landscape was beige and boring. It is so sad to see so many abandon homes and buildings. Makes you wonder where the people are and what happened. Quite a few Casinos on the way and now starting to see Indian Shops. Quite a bit of I40 again was once Route 66. So sad that this too is almost totally gone.
We arrive at our KOA, and again I was glad I read the KOA Book. I checked the book directions and compared them to the GPS. Two different directions. So I called and the GPS kinda took us into a shopping mall. We are hear now for several hours and guess what........wait for it......wait for it.........you guessed it. Something went wrong. The refrigerator is not working. Was this morning at the other camp ground. I call several repair shops and hubby is on the other phone with Tiffin Service. Short story.......from all the bouncing around, the frig shifted and crammed itself against the wall, smashing the plug. After pushing the frig in a little and straightening out the plug it worked. Another thing for a Red Bay trip. Add that to the list along with the door that locks you out.
Now we are settling in for the next 3 days. Get out the grill, put out the chairs. I'm sure as soon as hubby finishes hooking up water and sewer we will head out In search of a new coffee pot. I did pretty good this morning pouring hot water into the dead one. It was drinkable. The sewing machine comes out tonight for sure. Tomorrow we head to the welcome center for info on places to see while we are here. So until then.......enjoy the rest of your day...
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Not A Way To Start The Day
Sunday, 6/1
I woke up at 5:30 am this morning and just had to get up. I walked the girls in the dark and came in to start coffee........OH NO!!!!!!!! The dang coffee pot died. You must have coffee to start your day. I had to heat up water in the microwave and pour it thru the pot. Not too bad. It had to do for now. We went up the road some and stopped at a Pilot for gas and went into the Denny's for breakfast. When we stop we will look for a place to buy another coffee pot.
The rain has stopped and last night the wind picked up. Now I'm not complaining, but do you have any idea what it's like driving in 20-30 MPH winds. Wellllllllllll you get blown all over the place. But I must admit, that either the winds were not as bad or this new diesel pusher and the other stuff Hubby added to it has helped. Little Lacey hates walking in the wind. It blows her hair flat against her face. And it almost knocks her over. So we started out again at 7 am and headed towards New Mexico. Hubby wasn't sure he wanted to stop in Albuquerque so we passed thru and ended in Grants. Population 6,000. This town and KOA is actually sitting on a lava flow from a small volcano 45 miles away. Hope to take and post pictures. No grass growing here so I have to walk to girls on hot pebbles. I will walk them quickly and wait till the sun goes down and it's a little cooler. There is only a small Walmart here which didn't have the coffee pot hubby wanted. So we will improvise again in the morning and wait till we land in Flagstaff. The manager Susan is cooking a dinner special tonight, so again I decided to take advantage of a Turkey/dressing/green beans/mash potatoes with apple pie for dessert special. I do plan to cook while in Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
After we arrived while Johnny was talking with the manager I went on to walk the girls and put Daisey inside to calm her down and walked over to join the conversation a while. When we went to go inside our coach, the door was jam stuck shut. DRAT!!!!! Everything so far, with the exception of Daisey's health has been going great. Now this happens. I know all of you have been waiting for something to go wrong. I almost started crying.......not this....Daisey is inside, with the air on and we are outside in the hot sun....I got one of the guys who worked here and him and hubby pushed hard on the door and it opened. But you can see it's starting to have a problem. Now we have to be very careful of closing the door. And I think keep the driver window unlocked just incase I have to climb in.
I woke up at 5:30 am this morning and just had to get up. I walked the girls in the dark and came in to start coffee........OH NO!!!!!!!! The dang coffee pot died. You must have coffee to start your day. I had to heat up water in the microwave and pour it thru the pot. Not too bad. It had to do for now. We went up the road some and stopped at a Pilot for gas and went into the Denny's for breakfast. When we stop we will look for a place to buy another coffee pot.
The rain has stopped and last night the wind picked up. Now I'm not complaining, but do you have any idea what it's like driving in 20-30 MPH winds. Wellllllllllll you get blown all over the place. But I must admit, that either the winds were not as bad or this new diesel pusher and the other stuff Hubby added to it has helped. Little Lacey hates walking in the wind. It blows her hair flat against her face. And it almost knocks her over. So we started out again at 7 am and headed towards New Mexico. Hubby wasn't sure he wanted to stop in Albuquerque so we passed thru and ended in Grants. Population 6,000. This town and KOA is actually sitting on a lava flow from a small volcano 45 miles away. Hope to take and post pictures. No grass growing here so I have to walk to girls on hot pebbles. I will walk them quickly and wait till the sun goes down and it's a little cooler. There is only a small Walmart here which didn't have the coffee pot hubby wanted. So we will improvise again in the morning and wait till we land in Flagstaff. The manager Susan is cooking a dinner special tonight, so again I decided to take advantage of a Turkey/dressing/green beans/mash potatoes with apple pie for dessert special. I do plan to cook while in Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
After we arrived while Johnny was talking with the manager I went on to walk the girls and put Daisey inside to calm her down and walked over to join the conversation a while. When we went to go inside our coach, the door was jam stuck shut. DRAT!!!!! Everything so far, with the exception of Daisey's health has been going great. Now this happens. I know all of you have been waiting for something to go wrong. I almost started crying.......not this....Daisey is inside, with the air on and we are outside in the hot sun....I got one of the guys who worked here and him and hubby pushed hard on the door and it opened. But you can see it's starting to have a problem. Now we have to be very careful of closing the door. And I think keep the driver window unlocked just incase I have to climb in.
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