Archive for 2018

Oct 17, 2018

A quick change of plan

We are not known to be spontaneous.  However early Sunday morning as I was reading my emails I got the thought to check the weather.  Big change.  Our plan was to visit the Grand Canyon  Monday and Tuesday based on weather.  The weather had changed  and now the two best days of our six day […]

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Oct 16, 2018

Heading West on I 40

We are staying in Williams, AZ at the Grand Railway RV Park for six nights ( it was supposed to have been for seven nights  ) but we stole an extra night to stay at the Balloon Fiesta so we could see the Special Shapes Glow Thursday night, which was cancelled.   This is a […]

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Oct 15, 2018

Friday, Oct. 12 ~ Day 7 of the Balloon Fest

Friday, we awoke to the sound of generators, which are allowed to run from 5AM to 10PM.  They really need a section for those of us who do not need to use a generator.  Sadly I realized that we did not need to rush and head out to the field.  It was time to say […]

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Oct 14, 2018

Thursday, Oct. 11 ~ Day 6 of the Balloon Fest

Fortunately Thursday was not as cold as Wednesday had been but still nippy at 42F.  More people had arrived and the shuttles were full.  We ended up taking one coming into the park but between us and others doing the same we were quickly full and after a half loop of the RV park we […]

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Oct 13, 2018

Wednesday, Oct. 10 ~ Day 5 of the Balloon Fest

It was a downright chilly morning Wednesday morning at 38F/3.3C 🙁   As we walked down the road, the wind bit into my forehead and I instantly recalled having a scarf wrapped around my forehead as a child.  We had to wait a bit for a shuttle but while not toasty warm we were not […]

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