Day 3

We moved to mile 42. This will be our turn around point. The wind has returned. Believe me when I say it causes problems. There is a multi million dollar house boat just around the corner from us that got blown up on the rocks on Saturday. It is half submerged. We are hoping we have enough fuel to get back to Wahweap. We have to run the generator for at least 10 hours a day to keep the batteries charged. Nothing like a little stress to add to the vacation. We have two more nights on the lake and I'm pretty sure everyone still likes everyone. Amazing!

Day 2

Today was interesting. We found out last night that the owners of this boat rental establishment let us leave the marina with an empty propane bottle for the grill. We got on the radio and were assured that they would drive a boat out here (25 miles) and replace the empty bottle. The only problem with that is they won't drive out 26 miles. We were stuck at the 25 mile marker. We found a place to hang out that was close to some cliffs for the kids to jump off of. We did that for awhile and roamed around the 25 mile marker for what seemed like a long time. Actually, it was a long time. Eventually the boat showed up with the propane and we motored up lake until we found a nice spot at around mile 31. There was the issue of the forgotten shovels at the last campsite but I prefer not to address that at this time. Everyone seems to be having fun. The grandkids enjoy the water. Scenery is spectacular, as always. The winds have dropped dramatically. All is well, as it should be, except maybe my liver. 

Day 1

We kinda lucked out yesterday because we got our orientation when we boarded instead of the morning of our departure. Because of that we were able to get up and go. That we did. Sleep deprived and hungover we left at 6. We did around 25 miles and I'm not exactly sure where we are. The chart I have is probably 20 years old and this Lake Powell is not the same lake depicted on my chart. We've had a few hiccups today but nothing major. It's a learning curve that we have to repeat every time we do this. The wind has been a problem but it's supposed to drop off tomorrow. We have no Internet and I'm seeing only 1 bar on my phone so I might have to post this at some later date. Let's see what happens.

On the Lake (sort of)

Today was, has been, is, very hectic. The mob arrived, we got the houseboat at 5. We picked up the wave runner in Page, launched it and parked it near the house boat, the kids went to Walmart for groceries. We used 4 carts to get them down the hill. I hope you get the idea. Transition days are always a mess. Once we get on the lake and establish a routine hopefully things will settle down. I'm not sure about posting anything for the next few days. We are on the lake until Thursday.

Lake Powell day 2

Everyone made it to Phoenix and they are spending the night in Flagstaff. It was 106° in Phoenix and 76° in Flagstaff. Staying there was probably a good idea. We had some rain yesterday which produced a bright Rainbow. I rode my bike around the park this afternoon and took those pictures. Those houseboats are privately owned. That's a lot of houseboats. I am somewhat concerned about the wind. The wind has been so strong it is difficult to stand. Securing a 60 foot houseboat to the shore in a strong wind might prove difficult. We are on the boat, in the marina, tomorrow so I should be able to post something. While we're on the boat out in the lake probably not.

Lake Powell

We are camped in the Wahweap campground. This is, I think, the 4th or 5th time we have camped here. The kids land in Phoenix tomorrow and will spend the night in Flagstaff. Seth is in Idaho on business and will land in Charlotte late tonight. He will immediately have to turn around and go back to the airport. That's only if his flights are operating and on schedule. Cross your fingers. There has been some significant weather around us all afternoon. There was a flash flood warning on our phones with a list of slot canyons that needed to be evacuated. Kinda exciting. We will all spend the night on the boat in the marina on Saturday and head out on Sunday. More tomorrow.

Kanab (Best Friends Animal Sanctuary)

We have had our first hik-up on this trip. We drove in here to retrieve the MP from temporary storage. I did quite a bit of searching, trying to find a place with a 15 amp electric hookup that we could use. The plug in question was ground fault protected. When we first went out to that storage unit 10 days ago, that plugs breaker was tripped. No one was using that circuit as far as I knew so that was a red flag. I reset the plugs breaker and everything worked fine. Well, when we got here this afternoon the breaker had popped and the MP was without power for who knows how long. Everything in the fridge was warm. We had to throw it all out and there was an unpleasant smell. The coach batteries were dead and we had to jump through some hoops to get everything working again but I believe we are back up and running. God, I love RVing. That pic was taken moments before that Chipmunk crawled up my arm. We are in Page Az tomorrow.