Day 5 - Grand Canyon to Page
Today we travelled by coach from the Grand Canyon to Monument Valley; and on to Page, AZ by scenic flight.
Even if you've never heard of it, you know what Monument Valley looks like because you've seen it feature as a location in movies starring everyone from John Wayne and Clint Eastwood to Chevy Chase and Michael J.Fox; and now you've seen it feature in this photo taken by Kerry during the scenic flight.
On to Page, where we are overnighting in an excellent golfers' hotel.
This hotel features an excellent restaurant.
That's Good.
The restaurant and room-service a la carte service is closed for the off-season.
That's Bad.
But they've opened the kitchens to do a buffet for this tour.
That's good
Nothing on the buffet appeals to either Kerry or me.
That's Bad.
There's a McDonalds just up the hill from the hotel.
That's good
The only ways there are a) to trek in pitch dark across a stretch of desert which may or may not contain jumping cacti, tarantulae and rattlesnakes; b) to walk along an unlit highway with no pavement; or c) call a taxi out to the hotel to drive us 200m along the highway.
That's really bad
Thank God for Pizza Hut delivery.
Memo to Pizza Hut Australia: You guys don't appear to have cinnamon sticks on your menu. Please look into rectifying this situation because, quite frankly, Trumpet Ice Creams do not even remotely compare to these little sticks of heaven.
Even if you've never heard of it, you know what Monument Valley looks like because you've seen it feature as a location in movies starring everyone from John Wayne and Clint Eastwood to Chevy Chase and Michael J.Fox; and now you've seen it feature in this photo taken by Kerry during the scenic flight.
On to Page, where we are overnighting in an excellent golfers' hotel.
This hotel features an excellent restaurant.
That's Good.
The restaurant and room-service a la carte service is closed for the off-season.
That's Bad.
But they've opened the kitchens to do a buffet for this tour.
That's good
Nothing on the buffet appeals to either Kerry or me.
That's Bad.
There's a McDonalds just up the hill from the hotel.
That's good
The only ways there are a) to trek in pitch dark across a stretch of desert which may or may not contain jumping cacti, tarantulae and rattlesnakes; b) to walk along an unlit highway with no pavement; or c) call a taxi out to the hotel to drive us 200m along the highway.
That's really bad
Thank God for Pizza Hut delivery.
Memo to Pizza Hut Australia: You guys don't appear to have cinnamon sticks on your menu. Please look into rectifying this situation because, quite frankly, Trumpet Ice Creams do not even remotely compare to these little sticks of heaven.
posted by JJ Glamma at
1:13 AM
2 Comments:
No, for most of the trip we will be unsupervised: the tour we are on was simply one that we noticed went to a lot of the places in the Southwest and California that we both wanted to go to; so we decided that we might as well see those things as a package.
It's also worked quite well - I can't speak for Kerry, but I'd never heard of Bryce Canyon, and although I'd heard of Monument Valley, I probably wouldn't have thought to go there. Both places were highly enjoyable.
And of course, it's kept us from causing too much harm to ourselves and others while we get over our jet lag and low-level culture shock; so that we're not committing minor social faux pas such as driving on the wrong side of the road, or major ones such as failing to tip.
By
JJ Glamma, at 6:44 PM
What would I do without you, Mr Chopped Liver?
The USS Midway T-shirt is still wrapped up in its shopping bag, along with all the other souvenier T-shirts. (It seems a shame to wear a brand new T-shirt under six other layers of clothing.) When it comes out, I promise that the camera will as well.
And, for the record, there was indeed also a cap.
By
JJ Glamma, at 11:41 PM
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