West Coast Diary: Waking up at the Grand Canyon (Day 7)

The hotel breakfast was a buffet, so there were no issues with service, thankfully (see previous post). We drove in the two vehicles to the Grand Canyon where Jorge then got his car looked at (not that they could do anything about it) and went to Verkamp Point.

Following the path towards Trailview Outlook was a tricky business, and in fact we ended up having to turn back as the ice became impossible to walk on. It really was a matter of two steps forward one slide back.

Despite this, we managed to get some great views of the deep canyon and the levels of rock colouring that are beyond belief. Many a photo later, and the children has started to get cold so we decided to start our journey back to Scottsdale.

We stopped off at Flagstaff where Jorge got some glue to fix the split coolant tank. As we had to wait a while for it to dry, we headed off to a local brewery-restaurant  to have some lunch (what a coincidence).

I had some raspberry ale, which was very tasty indeed, and a good burger to accompany it. Olga also had a very nice salmon. I was too busy with my food and drink to notice what the others ate, but they were all happy afterwards, so it must have all been good.

The trip back along the I80 was very scenic, with views of mountains and snow turning into cacti and desert. Of course, we got to enjoy it more as we couldn't travel fast in case the pressure split the tank again. We also crossed the historic Route 66, but we didn't get any kicks.

We eventually reached home and Olga made us all a lovely lasagna before we went off to bed.