Adventures by Disney Day 5 – Monument Valley Part 2

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Our time in Monument Valley continues……. I decided to play with the camera settings a bit and changed the light source from outdoor sun to indoor Tungsten. You can see how it really brought out the blues and created a neat effect. This spire formation is called the Three Sisters. Here’s a view of the … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Day 5 – Monument Valley Part 2"
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Adventures by Disney Day 5 – Monument Valley Part 1

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Saturday, August 18, 2007 – Part 1 t was time to move north and change hotels once again. Today would be the longest day on the bus. Two long trips of 3 hours each! We traveled from our lodging outside the Grand Canyon in Arizona, to the Red Rock Cliffs of Moab Utah!. Luggage had … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Day 5 – Monument Valley Part 1"
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Adventures by Disney – Grand Canyon Day 2

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I have fallen woefully behind in the blogging, but that’s because our days are really full of great activities. I really do hope to get caught up. After another “buffet” breakfast at the Grand Hotel, we loaded the bus about 8:00am for the Grand Canyon. We met up with our local guide, Robin, and proceeded … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – Grand Canyon Day 2"
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Adventures by Disney Grand Canyon Day 1 Part 2

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We were up early this morning and had breakfast in the Grand Hotel restaurant. We arrived at the hotel yesterday after our fantastic 1 hour taste of the Grand Canyon. We were all feeling pretty great when we arrived at the hotel. I must admit, I had no idea what to expect from the hotel. … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Grand Canyon Day 1 Part 2"
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Adventures by Disney – the Grand Canyon

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Today was an incredible day, with lots of great stories to share…but allow me to skip ahead to this afternoon……. about 4:00pm. As we pulled up to the entrance of the Grand Canyon National Park, I already felt my body about to explode with anticipation. Seeing the Canyon in person has been on my “life … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – the Grand Canyon"
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Adventures by Disney Day 2

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Our first full day on the Adventure. We all arrived at breakfast around 8am, much more rested than the travel day. Once again, the Amara Resort provided us with outstanding service and excellent food. (dinner the first night was as awesome). Our breakfast buffet included great coffee, delish fruit, Eggs Florentine, Smoked Bacon, sausage, oatmeal … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Day 2"
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Adventures by Disney – It has begun!

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It is time! We have been at the Phoenix airport for a couple hours waiting for everyone in our group of 36 to arrive. There are 19 folks in the group I am part of, honcho’d be Beci of MouseFanTravel. After arriving at the airport, we were eventually greeted by one of our Adventure Guides, … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – It has begun!"
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Adventures by Disney Day 1

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We finally left the Phoenix airport about 1:30. Loaded ourselves onto a motorcoach and off we went to Montezuma’s Castle. The drive was about 90 minutes. Along the way, both guides, Mike and Tiffany, talked about the area and introduced us to some of the geology, scenery and customs we’d learn about during our week. … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Day 1"
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Adventures by Disney – Phoenix Day 2a

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(Click on any photo for larger image) We woke up bright and early this morning. Linda told me that the message light was blinking on the phone “It’s your suitcase I bet!” So I immediately called bell services and sure enough, Southwest had delivered it during the night. YEA!!!! I wanted to hug and kiss … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – Phoenix Day 2a"
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