We had a very nice breakfast at Gouldings. Our table setter was a young Navajo
named Cheyenne. She looked and spoke like a China Doll rather than a Navajo
Indian. We then went into the Valley after paying our $5 per adult admission. We
followed a large bus and were wondering if this thing was going to drive the
Valley. The passengers got off and boarded jeeps for a narrated tour of the
landscape. We drove it in our Toyota. The road was unbelievably rough and loose
sand on the downslope. I pulled off at the first turnout because I was riding
the brakes and I could feel the brakes fading or was it my imagination? The rest
of the way was OK but very rough and bumpy. I thoroughly enjoyed the landscape
and the large rock outcroppings. We bought a necklace from one of the Navajo
ladies vending on a lookout. After our 2 hour drive of the valley we saw the end
of a trail ride with many Indians arriving by horse at a Diabetes awareness
tent. We went to the visitors center and shared a turkey sandwich and had a
bottle of lemonade each while sitting at a bar overlooking the valley. It was
wonderful and beautiful. Libbie asked a French lady to take our picture. The
woman said she was from Paris. We got our stuff together and headed for Bryce.
Could not find Bryce Canyon City on the GPS so Libbie called the lodge. They
said the city is new and not in our GPS yet. We headed for tropic, UT instead
which got us close. After a little bit of driving around we then found our hotel
and the new city. The Best Western is beautiful. Very spacious and clean. Our
room is by the elevator so we do hear a lot of talking however. We drove to the
visitors center at the park then picked up some maps for info. Stopped at Rubys
Inn for dinner. I had a Flat Iron steak with 2 glasses of wine, house Cabernet.
All of it was good. Earlier in the day Libbie and I shared the German Chocolate
Biti cake finishing the last of the Biti pies and cakes.