b***** all sleep from the previous night in the fantastic motel (NOT). Off to Monument Valley about 200k down the track today. Very interesting drive through Navajo Indian Tribal Lands, there is a lot of poverty out there. Some parts of the drive I could have been back in WA around Meekatharra or Cue. Monument Valley stands out from miles out, very imposing and massive. Paid our fee to enter and was excited to see the cliffs and Mesa's and also a bit disappointed...

Off we go to Williams Arizona. We were originally heading to Flagstaff but decided to stay in Williams then off to Grand Canyon the following day. We decided to take the Mojave Desert/29 Palms (part route 66) drive to Williams rather than the modern I40 (Interstate 40). The first 200k of this drive is through the Mojave Desert and provides some spectacular views with temp's reaching 41C. This route really shows the effect of the building of the I40 in the 70's an...