Day ?? - Traveling the Navejo Nation

It's Saturday night. I really can't believe it. We've finally made it to AZ. The girls are asleep and Marcia and I have been coordinating the use of a Super 8 hotel laudramat with folks from Holland, Japan and France. A timed laundry was put into our 2 week schedule. We started the trip in SC looking for all of the US state license plates (up to 45 now) - but we might as well attempted to count the people from the different European nations we'd meet. I've lost track now.

First - let me give a great shout out to the folks who have hosted us on our adveture so far - Royce and Patti Rose in Fort Worth were our Sunday School teachers, professor and friends. We've seen them at various Baptist events, but it was good to be in their home again. Then - for our educator extraordinares in Farmington, NM - Liesl Dees and her two children - Marissa and Orien. Liesl went to Samford with Marcia and Me. We decided we had not seen each other in 17 years - since Scott and Beth's wedding. it's amazing how we age - but we all stay the same in some way - no matter what life brings at us. We had a great time with Liesl and family. we made sure to take some pictures of them (forgot at the Roses'), but don't have the camera in the hotel room. Sorry, Liesl, will try again tomorrow night.

We traveled from Farmington today across the northern portion of the Najevo nation.

We visited the 4 corners marker and had our picture's made. Surprisingly - we had to wait in line - and then negotiate with people in line to take each other's pictures. We started the day shopping for jewlery and spent the day doing so - from high end trading post in Farmington to dealers on tables beside the various view points in Monument valley. I think Sarah loved looking at the jewlery more than the natural wonders. Go figure 12 girls.

We then made our way to the Monument Valley - here is the infamous timed camera on the car hood - just a little crooked. Finally - a road to give our Honda Pilot the workout it was designed for - not just carting girls and family around. 17 miles of pot holes and beautiful sites. Can't wait to see Chevy Chase's version of this in vacation.

Tomorrow we combine two days of plans because of the late start and hold up in Amarillo - see picture below. We'll be touring a slot canyon called Antelope Canyon and rafting down part of the Colorado below Glen Canyon Dam.

Blessings to All.

Eric