Today Leila is taking a turn at writing the blog.

What a wonderful way to celebrate my 65th birthday—at the Grand Canyon with Greg and 42 fellow travelers. I actually started the festivities by buying cakes to share with the group the night before. On Friday, we started the day in Monument Valley, Utah but quickly crossed over into Arizona. This meant dropping back to Pacific Time, except on the Navajo Reservation.

The roads were good which made driving easy. We each took a turn at the wheel. When we reached the national park, we caught glimpses of the canyon, which was spectacular. After set up, we drove to the visitors’ center to walk a little around the rim. At our daughter, Dana’s suggestion, we reserved rental bikes to ride some of the rim Sunday morning.

Upon returning to the motor home, we found balloons and a gift from the tour leaders. We finished the day with an accordion concert by a fellow traveler.

Tomorrow we start exploring the Canyon with a bus tour. It’s going to be fun!