Today started out by waking up on Route 66 in a town that looked exactly like Radiator Springs from the movie Cars. There was an Italian tire shop, a hotel that had teepee rooms (just like the cone rooms from the movie), cars that repressented almost every character, a statue at the end of the road, one stoplight, an army surplus store, and a gas station that was almost identical to the one in the movie...it was pretty cool (except we don't know the name of the town).
We then took off! We drove until we hit a little town called Alpine that was right on the border of Arizona and New Mexico. This town was very unique. There was a grocery store with no produce and a lot of candy. The store also had pickles that were packed singularly in plastic packs with pickle juice... yuck!
There was also a store called the Lollipop Shop. We though that it was going to be awesome; it turned out that almost every single solitary piece of candy was hard (we even saw mold on some of them). And, there were no lollipops! None!!!!!!!!!!!! But we still had fun because it was definately a new experience.
We drove a few more hours, crossed the border to New Mexico and made a little further south to Silver City. We are now camping in a little campsite called Rose Valley Ranch. It is actually quite a cute little place. Once camp was set up we decided to look around at the "sites". We went to Albertson's and bought some detergent. On our way out of the store, we ran into two senior missionaries that were from Logan, Utah (Cache Valley area). They were really nice! And it turns out, Granddad Larsen worked on the sister missionaries teeth...what a coincidence!
After our little reunion, we went bowling at Silver Bowling. I got the first strike, Coby perfected his spin on the bowling ball, Sadie...nothing, Dad had perfect form, Sam was the cheerleader, and Coby won the game for mom. It was exciting! We were going to play another game, but we ended up getting kicked out by some lady who was part of the bowling league...practice was about to start. A lot of senior people came in with their fancy bowling shoes, balls, and special gloves for their wrists. I guess they were pretty serious about it.
When we were back in camp, we had a Nerf gun fight...no big deal.
Now we are in camp...relaxing while mom and dad are getting some change for laundry, and I am writing on my blog, drinking hot chocolate, and living the good life.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Day 3, April 1...April Fools
Day three we woke up and planned for a cold day at the Grand Canyon. I do not think that it would have been cold if it weren't for the stupid wind! When we were getting ready to leave, some dude who was up all night in the cold, got mad at dad because we had our generator on. I think that he didn't get very much sleep, he was mad about his curcumstances, and that he wanted to pick a fight... it was funny because dad didn't even let him fight with him.
We rode shuttle buses to the "points" and took many looks at the Grand Canyon. We were right near the edge, so mom was yelling at us the whole time telling us not to run, stay back, and watch our step or we will die by falling off the edge (what else would we die from mom?) After checking out some of the views, we decided it was time for lunch. We ended up eating at this really nice lodge that was built in 1906. Mom made sure we did not sit by the window so we were not able to see the Canyon (it really was quite large). It was there where I had the best hot chocolate that I have ever had in my life. The waitress brought out the coco cup with a swirl of whip cream and dark chocolate chocolate chips. She then poured the hot chocolate out of a kettle into the cup. IT WAS DELICIOUS! The hot chocolate melted the whip cream and the chocolate chips so the melted dark chocolate was at the bottom of the cup making every sip soooooooo worth it.
After lunch, mom decided to go back to camp with Sam. On her way home, Sam was screaming. The stupid bus driver was being a jerk and told mom that he wasn't running a nursery and she made her go to the back of the bus so that he could "hear his radio." Mom was so embarissed, that she started to cry. Sam screamed the whole way home. Meanwhile, dad, Sadie, Coby, and I went up to Hermits point and got one more view of the Grand Canyon... then we went back to camp.
After we warmed up a bit, we were able to go to the convenience store, buy a few suvaneers, and make a few hotdogs and s'mores. While we were roasting hot dogs and experimenting how to make smoke signals, a big Samoan family pulled in...they were extremely loud. Because we were freezing, dad decided to take off early for New Mexico and he left at 1 o' clock in the morning while we were still sleeping...crazy. That is when Day 4 began...
We rode shuttle buses to the "points" and took many looks at the Grand Canyon. We were right near the edge, so mom was yelling at us the whole time telling us not to run, stay back, and watch our step or we will die by falling off the edge (what else would we die from mom?) After checking out some of the views, we decided it was time for lunch. We ended up eating at this really nice lodge that was built in 1906. Mom made sure we did not sit by the window so we were not able to see the Canyon (it really was quite large). It was there where I had the best hot chocolate that I have ever had in my life. The waitress brought out the coco cup with a swirl of whip cream and dark chocolate chocolate chips. She then poured the hot chocolate out of a kettle into the cup. IT WAS DELICIOUS! The hot chocolate melted the whip cream and the chocolate chips so the melted dark chocolate was at the bottom of the cup making every sip soooooooo worth it.
After lunch, mom decided to go back to camp with Sam. On her way home, Sam was screaming. The stupid bus driver was being a jerk and told mom that he wasn't running a nursery and she made her go to the back of the bus so that he could "hear his radio." Mom was so embarissed, that she started to cry. Sam screamed the whole way home. Meanwhile, dad, Sadie, Coby, and I went up to Hermits point and got one more view of the Grand Canyon... then we went back to camp.
After we warmed up a bit, we were able to go to the convenience store, buy a few suvaneers, and make a few hotdogs and s'mores. While we were roasting hot dogs and experimenting how to make smoke signals, a big Samoan family pulled in...they were extremely loud. Because we were freezing, dad decided to take off early for New Mexico and he left at 1 o' clock in the morning while we were still sleeping...crazy. That is when Day 4 began...
Day 2, March 31
Sorry about the long wait, I haven't had service for two days because we were in the Grand Canyon (I will elaborate later).
Anyways, day two...We woke up and left Leed's RV at about 10:00am, kinda a late start. We stopped off at a Walmart in Hurricane to grab a few things; dad pronounced it Hurricin' the whole time we were there. The Walmart was in the middle of nowhere, but it was a super Walmart...plus! Coby and I had a fun time running around the store going on "impossible missions to find supplies for the trip (some of the tasks were seriously impossible). Once that was done, we were on the road again. We drove for a long time and eventually made it into the state of Arizona. I took a nap and then we were at lake Powell. There, we stopped off at the Glen Canyon Dam. Coby loved it because he was allowed to swear a little and not feel bad about it. We got to see the dam people, look through some dam windows, and see the dam visiting center. We thought that was cool...I don't know if Sam did.
We took off and began driving through desert wasteland. What we thought was going to be a two hour drive ended up being three because of the uphill climb. Then, we were in Grand Canyon National Park. When we pulled up to the entrance of the Park, dad was asking directions on how to get to our campsite, a place called Grand Canyon Village. Dad asked the man and said, "Do you know the way to Grand Teton Village?" The park ranger gave dad a silly look and told him the directions anyway... Silly dad.
When we pulled into our campsite, the wind was blowing something fierce! Surprisingly there were campers who did not have anything but tents and sleeping bags (most of them ended up leaving that night). Unfortunately, there was no service or wi-fi, so I couldn't blog! We got into camp late, so we went to sleep pretty quickly after being there... it was a cold, hard night for Sam and mom.
Anyways, day two...We woke up and left Leed's RV at about 10:00am, kinda a late start. We stopped off at a Walmart in Hurricane to grab a few things; dad pronounced it Hurricin' the whole time we were there. The Walmart was in the middle of nowhere, but it was a super Walmart...plus! Coby and I had a fun time running around the store going on "impossible missions to find supplies for the trip (some of the tasks were seriously impossible). Once that was done, we were on the road again. We drove for a long time and eventually made it into the state of Arizona. I took a nap and then we were at lake Powell. There, we stopped off at the Glen Canyon Dam. Coby loved it because he was allowed to swear a little and not feel bad about it. We got to see the dam people, look through some dam windows, and see the dam visiting center. We thought that was cool...I don't know if Sam did.
We took off and began driving through desert wasteland. What we thought was going to be a two hour drive ended up being three because of the uphill climb. Then, we were in Grand Canyon National Park. When we pulled up to the entrance of the Park, dad was asking directions on how to get to our campsite, a place called Grand Canyon Village. Dad asked the man and said, "Do you know the way to Grand Teton Village?" The park ranger gave dad a silly look and told him the directions anyway... Silly dad.
When we pulled into our campsite, the wind was blowing something fierce! Surprisingly there were campers who did not have anything but tents and sleeping bags (most of them ended up leaving that night). Unfortunately, there was no service or wi-fi, so I couldn't blog! We got into camp late, so we went to sleep pretty quickly after being there... it was a cold, hard night for Sam and mom.
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