Give me your valuables!

Oh No, a Train Robbery

Pretty countryside

Departing Depot on return trip

Canyon View

Alligator rock and the Colorado river

Stu at the Grand Canyon

Tippy at the Grand Canyon

Entertainment on the train

On the way to the Canyon

Grand Canyon by Train

We had an awesome time on our trip to the Grand Canyon!! The train trip was quite comfortable and the staff on the train were exceptional. We took a 1.5 hour bus tour that took us to viewpoints that we couldn’t have gotten to by foot. We also spent some time at the El Tavor hotel and viewed the canyon from the village area. We had a box lunch after the bus trip and then waited for the return train trip to Williams.

The return trip was also great! We saw some Elk on the return trip and, if you can imagine, experienced a train robbery. Fortunately we spent all of our money at the canyon so we had nothing to put into the bag. When the Marshal came into our car hot on the trail of the bandits he assured us not to worry and that he had some good news – you guessed it he has saved 15% on his insurance.

We drove straight back to Flagstaff as we were concerned about Alex. Harvey, the park owner, was scheduled to walk her a couple of times but she was a little skittish when they met the night before. When we arrived home there was a note from Harvey that said Alex wouldn’t come close to him so he wasn’t able to take her out at all. She seemed fine but had shredded most of the roll of paper towels. I took her for a walk and we gave her lots of love that evening and she seems to have forgiven us.

I will post a few pictures from our canyon trip for your enjoyment and we will be off to Tucumcari, NM tomorrow. More later, be safe.

Flagstaff, AZ

After a great week of seeing family and getting some medical things completed we departed Las Vegas on Thursday for Flagstaff, AZ. We have been working with a couple of real estate agents in Texas, at different lakes, to help us find the house we are looking for. It is still pretty hot there so we have holed up here in Flagstaff for a week to give it a chance to cool down a little. The temps have been in the 70's here and much cooler at night. I was snuggled down in the covers this morning trying to get a few extra winks but Alex wouldn't hear of it. When she is up everyone is up and she's not happy until that happens.

We are staying at the J & H RV Park and it is very nice. They have a potluck dinner scheduled for this evening and since we are staying for a week we are able to borrow DVD's without a rental fee. They also have a dog run where the dogs can be off their leash and Alex enjoys playing in this area.

We have made reservations to take the train from Williams, Az to the Grand Canyon on Wednesday. We will ride in an observation dome car, take a 1.5 hour bus tour at the canyon with a box lunch, have another 1.5 hours to wander around the villlage area, and then board the train for the ride back to Williams. It sounds like a pleasant day and since we haven't been to the Grand Canyon in many years we decided to make this trip. Hopefully we will have a nice day so we can really enjoy the trip. The folks at the RV park will take care of Alex so we won't have to worry about her being alone all day inside the coach.

We continue to enjoy our new coach. Everything is working fine and as we continue to organize stuff inside and out we get more comfortable since we are able to find things much easier. We have had several folks stop by and admire the look of the coach which only reinforces our own feelings. We have a guy coming on Tuesday to fix the electric step at the door which is currently the only problem we have. I will post some pictures from the Grand Canyon next week so until then be safe.

BTW, I found a neat new program called Google Earth. It is like a spy satellite that allows you to zoom in on any spot you would like to see. I was just looking at our old home in Henderson and you could see a lot of detail. Give it a try, it is free. Just go to Google.com and look around a bit and you should find it or just do a search for Google Earth. Have fun.