July 25, 2009

Our summer vacation!

What a nice surprise to see you here! I know, I know I haven't been around at all in the last month or two. But I wanted to share our summer vacation! We were gone 10 days...July 2 thru July 11. Here is the simple recap:

Thursday
  • leave San Diego at 7am, arrive in Camp Verde, Arizona at 5pm
  • lunch: Yuma at Carl's Jr.
  • dinner: Camp Verde at Johnny Rockets
  • on the road all day
Friday
  • leave Camp Verde, Arizona at 9am, arrive in Mancos, Colorado
  • breakfast: Camp Verde at Cliff Castle Casino
  • lunch: Sandwiches on the road
  • dinner: Hamburgers on the grill
  • play minature golf
Saturday
Sunday
  • leave Durango on the 8:30am train, arrive in Silverton at 12pm-2 hours for lunch
  • breakfast: McDonalds
  • lunch: Mother Cluckers
  • leave Silverton at 2pm, arrive Durango at 5:30pm
  • dinner: at the motorhome
Monday
  • leave Durango and drive through Silverton, Ouray, and Telluride
  • Durango: Honeyville
  • Silverton: One hundred Gold Mine
  • Ouray: Lunch at Goldbelt Bar & Grill
  • Telluride: rode the free gondola and Lild did the Bungee Trampoline
  • long short cut home (off road excursion in an HHR)
  • dinner: in the motorhome
Tuesday
Wednesday
  • Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
  • looked around in the shops in downtown Durango
  • played on the railroad tracks!
  • get ice cream at Dairy Queen
Thursday
  • left Durango at 7:30am, arrived in Williams, AZ at 4pm
  • lunch: McDonalds
  • watch the Grand Canyon Train arrive
  • dinner: in the motorhome
  • eat smores
  • go for a trike ride before it got completely dark
Friday
  • went to the grand canyon
  • lunch: peanute butter and jelly sandwiches in the motorhome
  • leave williams, AZ at 1pm, arrive Phoenix, AZ at 7pm
  • dinner: McDonalds
Saturday
  • leave Phoenix, AZ at 8:30am, arrive San Diego, CA 4pm
  • drive all day
  • unpack, wash clothes
Hope you enjoyed the recap. It really was a great vacation!!