Mittwoch, 23. November 2011

Monument Valley to Kayenta (51 km)

Ready to leave Monument Valley
A bit sad we left Monument Valley, it is a magic place. We recommend it to anyone, especially the View Hotel, where the view to the valley is unique. Soon after leaving, driving on Highway 163, we entered our next state, Arizona. Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving, which is one of the biggest Holidays celebrated in the USA. It´s the traditional family holiday, on this day families reunite and traditionally eat together a stuffed turkey. This means, it is one of the busiest travel weekends here and we could certainly feel it on the road. Many cars passed us, loaded with bikes and other outdoor gear. The ones with bikes often waved at us, thumbs up!
The road ahead, still with special mountains
We just made a short distance today, because the next hotel is 120 km away. With sidewind and some hills along the route, we didn´t dare to drive the remaining 120 km today, we would have driven right into the night. So we settled early in a hotel and will use the time to wash our laundry. This is an always very important task, we carry few clothes with us so we need to wash often. Most motels have a laundry, it just takes time to wash and dry. 
Last glimpse of Monument Valley, about 25 km away

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