Estimated Mileage: 350 miles
Estimated Driving time: 6.7 hours
This day was QUITE the adventure. It took us more like 12 hours to get there because:
1) My older daughter, Rachel, got car-sick and barfed yogurt-chunks all over her carseat. We tried to clean it off, but in the end we decided to drive to the next town and get her a new one. We also changed her position in the car so she could see outside better and thus prevent future episodes. The car still kinda smells like strawberry yogurt in some places...
2) My brother-in-law, Tommy, had been having sharp pains above his left eye for a few days. They didn't last very long and he ignored them until this day, as they were getting more frequent. As we drove, I had a chance to put my doctor skills in action. I asked him lots of questions, took a focused history, and did a VERY focused physical exam. Driving with my left hand, I tapped him above the eyes with my right hand - he was quite tender above the left eye, but not above the right. That physical finding was so classic, I was pretty sure it was a left frontal sinus infection. We stopped in Flagstaff to take him to an urgent care. Yup - it was a sinus infection. He took Zithromax for 5 days and Mucinex for a couple days and everything was fine after that. Hopefully this is a sign that I will do OK as an internal medicine intern in a few weeks...
Around 8:30 pm, we finally rolled into our campsite and madly dashed around, set up our tents, unpacked our car, made dinner (chili dogs... yummmmmmmm), cleaned up, and went to bed by midnight. Luckily, it stayed light until around 9:30 or 10, and our lantern helped out after that.
The 2nd day, we drove around to a few spots to look out at Bryce Canyon. All the spots were amazing, but Bryce Point was the most spectacular. Incredible view and amazing rock formations!
Picture highlights:
Our campsite
Rachel playing in the campground
Rebekah playing in her portable crib
Rachel, Tommy, and I
The family of four
Bryce Point
Rachel and Tommy at Bryce Point
It was a beautiful day!
Katie and Rebekah
"Natural Bridge"
Storm clouds are brewing...
In fact, during our drive around the Bryce Canyon lookout points, it rained back at our campground. It was a good thing we covered everything up in anticipation. It also rained briefly that evening after everyone went to bed. The following morning we had to deal with wet tents, tarps, etc.
It was also very cold the next morning, thus Rebekah had her bear suit on.
...and Rachel had her "footy pajamas"
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