Grateful

5/19/23

It’s rather appropriate that we have been on the road 46 nights…Paul and I have known and loved each other for 46 years and today we have been married 44 years! We spent our anniversary in Meadview, AZ.

We are also grateful for the experiences we have had together, the ups to celebrate and the downs to learn from, thankful for our family, and very blessed to have made this trip a reality.

We arrived in Meadview after a day of driving from Death Valley. You know the 9 mile uphill mountain in the last post? Well we made it up the 9 miles and did pretty well maintaining 35-40 mph in the rig. I followed and was way behind Paul in the 15 mile downhill trying to save the brakes! Oh look, another 7 mile uphill climb! Like I said before, Paul is a champion motor home driver. 🥳👏

We literally rose to the challenge (haha, get it?) and made it to Vegas by lunch. We hung out there to figure out if there was anything we wanted to see but decided to get going and head to Meadview. We arrived, met the neighbors who live here permanently and commenced celebrating our anniversary.

Apps, naps, Harley playing with the neighbors dogs and a steak dinner completed the day.

Up early tomorrow for the Skywalk over the Grand Canyon! 😬

Satellite pics of the adventure to come!

5/20/23

Up at 6:30 am to beat the crowds at the Skywalk. Our dastardly plan worked. There were only 11 other people on the Skywalk with us! We could take our time and soak up the environment, so amazing! Some facts: Skywalk hangs 4000 feet from the canyon floor and it is strong enough to hold 7 fully loaded 747 airplanes! So they say anyway!!

Eagle point is where the skywalk is located. It’s called Eagle Point because of the rock formations . It looks like and Eagle in flight. The head is in the center of the pic and wings spread wide on each side.

It’s now time to do the deed! Ok, phones, water and extras in the lockers…put those booties on and wear them proudly! Go! 😬🤪

Sitting on the glass to some convincing… I was sort of ok walking but getting down even closer… a little nauseous I must say! It is wonderful that the edge of the glass has an opaque 2 foot rim so you don’t have to be looking down all the time. It was funny to watch people walk tentatively grasping very firmly on a loved one. Just like I did!

But WE DID IT! 😅 And really enjoyed it! Nature is unbelievably spectacular!

Back at the RV park, we rested until a huge storm came through. It’s raining, lightening and thundering right now, first rain we have seen since Alabama (day 6, I think) and now, to add to the excitement, it’s hailing pea sized hail, with a vengeance! Maybe it will wash the salt, dirt and sand from the car from the last 3 weeks!

Tomorrow we are headed to Page, AZ for a few days. See you then!