Without WiFi from Williams to Zion ...

In a nutshell, we saw an amazing sunrise at sunset point in Bryce, hit record temps in Zion (112)- where we rode horses and hiked up the virgin river to the narrows - and then hauled up to Alpine and are just moments away from Yellowstone. This trip is amazing. We lost our One World Futbol over the cliffs of Bryce Point (1550 feet and we know the ball survived); we caught a canyon frog, met lots of great people, rode on horses named: Dean, Buckshot, Vivian, Elvis and Little Joe; ate Prickly Pear Jelly; played a ton of black jack, and have (since July 4) been thru Calif., Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho ... Such fun. Stay tuned for more updates from the Four (now Five) Winds. Next Stop YELLOWSTONE!

Got Our Kicks on Route 66

Here we are in Williams, AZ - the last town on Historic Route 66 to be bypassed by the interstate (40). We left Sedona (in the midst of a monsoon) and headed to Williams where we road the GCR into the Canyon.

Makana said: "We went on a train that went to the Grand Canyon and there were entertainers. The first one had super small harmonicas and played them super good. Before the train ride there was a cowboy shoot out - they didn't really shoot anyone. We saw antelope, bulls, squirrels, a bunny - it was fun. We went to the Grand Canyon. There's a rim and you have to be very careful - if you fall off the rim, you would go one mile down and die! We also got robbed on the train by Gus - the outlaw we really liked. We gave him money ($1) to take a picture! He called us his 'little cow girls and his angels'. There was also a sherrif!"

We're uploading pictures of our "GRAND" ride and of Route 66 Williams - it's like "Cars" only way better!

Sedona - Our Room with the View

Maile says: "I loved staying at the Hilton in Vegas because it had a humungous pool. We also ate saimin and spam musubis. After Vegas, we drove to Sedona in Arizona. We went on the wildest jeep tour with Cowboy Cody. It was bumpy and wild, like Thunder Mountain. We saw a jack-a-lope. A jack-a-lope is rabbitt and has deer horns, and they like to take the smallest child in the car, which was Ke'ale. We got three good luck rocks, and we saw Snoopy Rock, Three Finger Rock, and we saw Lucy Rock. I would love to go back to Sedona again, which we are going to do with Papa. We didn't try the snake yet. We did eat cactus -- i did like it because it tastes lots like asparagus. Then we want to Mesa, Arizona.

On the road again ... we have officially kicked off our Summer RV trip! We started in Cameron Park, loaded up the RV and headed to Truckee to enjoy an evening of fun with the Viadros and friends, and then landed in Calpine with our buddies the Swinneys! We hit Sand Pond and captured 36 bull frog tadpoles, a water snake, and a wounded dragonfly named "buttercup." (Note: our silk worm moths are all officially RIP and will be laid to rest in Bryce. Mama died after a record 34 days!). On day two, we headed for Bodie (after a little vehicular incident in Tahoe -- more on that tomrrow), and LOVED looking for ghosts and treasure in the "wildest town in the west" (circa 1880). We hauled down 395 with gorgeous scenary all around (and some dare devil wildlife we fear did not survive the length of our rig -- poor whittle wabbit). We're in Lone Pine and getting read to head for Vegas -- where our blog will be quiet ... because what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!! Love the Four Winds (that's also the name of our motorhome!)

Honus of Kukaua (Big Island)

As the waves hit heights (several beach closures and high surf alerts), we headed to Kukio to see turtles nesting and feeding. Video coming soon!

Swim with Dolphins

Aloha!

We swam with dolphins and one of them was named "Makana." He was six years old. The dolphin felt soft and Makana's belly was pink. There are 13 dolphins at the Waikoloa -- 7 of them are girls. The oldest dolphin is named "Eva" and she's 38. The biggest dolphin there weighs 400 lbs. All of the dolphins are bottle-nosed dolphins. We swam and then had ice cream. Later that night I got stitches (four) in my head but not from the dolphin swim. I am doing very well.

Love, Makana

Climbing the Diamond

Hi class!
On Friday (New Year's Day), we climbed Diamond Head. It is a dead volcano. We also climbed 168 steps all the way to the top. We saw a helicopter rescue a man who passed out on the climb. He was OK. We also went to sushi and shave ice. Yum did that taste so good! Aloha, Ke'ale