Page - April 30 - May 11

We are finally on the road! Yay!

We checked into our first "home away from home" at the Wahweap Campground where we had a site that looked directly over Lake Powell. The view changed constantly throughout the day as the weather changed and the clouds rolled through. I know we won't have such spectacular scenery everywhere we go. .

Ez's family lives in Page, so we spent a lot of time visiting with his brothers and sisters, playing golf, and visiting his old childhood haunts. Ez's sister Rosemary got married on May 6th at Lee's Ferry on the Colorado River. Her husband David told us they chose that site because that's where he got his "first serious kiss." It was a charming, simple ceremony set amidst jaw-dropping views - couldn't have been more perfect!


We took one day trip to Kanab, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona where Ez lived until he was 12. We drove up to the old Robinson Ranch where one of his great-grandfathers kept a home for one of his wives(!) for a time after polygamy was outlawed. Today it's a small ranch set up against the red rocks with a pond filled with baby ducks, fruit trees in bloom, and one very friendly dog. Across the road is an old movie set built over 50 years ago where several old westerns were filmed. It looks like a ghost town now. We watched a 1952 movie with Ez's sister Joyce called "Westward the Women" starring Robert Taylor that was shot at the movie set and in the Kanab area. The movie didn't win any awards, but the scenery was spectacular!

Another day we went out and did some four-wheeling in the Durango. We drove high up on the bluffs that look down on the lake and a site where a developer is beginning to build an exclusive resort. We saw some cool rock formations and more stunning scenery. I had a few "heart in your throat" moments when we came down a steep hill over some big boulders - but we made it!

I have to confess that not everything has been rosy. . Driving up from Phoenix we realized that we had an oil leak that was blowing oil all over the back of the motorhome and the Durango. We made to call to Lou of Lou's Roadside Service who (with help from Ez and his brother) diagnosed the problem as a cracked dipstick housing. Lou ordered a new dipstick assembly, but it couldn't be installed at our campsite, so he sealed up the dipstick housing so it wouldn't leak. We'll be making a little side trip to Farmington, NM to have it installed. In the meantime, we're good to go - just can't check the oil. I suspect that we'll often be faced with the "problem du jour" and will have to just make the best of it. .

Our next leg has taken us to Monument Valley. We'll be here about three days before moving on. Watch for our next post soon - and we'd love to hear from any of you who are following our trip.