More encounters of a close kind today! It all started on a cold morning in Kaibab Park. We both slept very well at the campsite. It's REALLY basic but also very quiet and clean. Wendy and I had made a bet the night before on the chance of it raining. Of course, being an ex-goth and having both read and heard about the summer thunderstorms in these parts, I bet on it raining today. Wendy, being a hopeless optimist reckoned that we would probably not have any rai...

So, this morning, after yet another night of interrupted sleep - this time, courtesy of our hillbilly neighbours in the next tent who were having sex very loudly - we woke up at sunrise and got ready to get to our 8:30am tour in time. The Antelope Canyon lies on Navajo territory and you are only allowed to access the area with a guide. The reasons are twofold: mainly because 11 people died a few years ago when a flash flop washed them away and also because people...

There was thunder and lightning in the distance yesterday evening but it managed to sidestep our immediate area at night and we woke up early to a beautiful sunny morning. The red sandstone cliffs around us complimented the blue skies and we cooked the rest of Wendy's sausages for breakfast before setting off to the Monument Valley park. I had wanted to do a Navajo-guided tour of the park but their prices were very expensive - upwards of $50/person for a couple...