We got the time zone right but nobody told us that Arizona doesn't go on daylight saving time so we arrived an hour early for the play. Poor Mindy got dropped off at doggy day care early too. Anyway the little production was cute with cowboys and horses and cap guns. Then we all boarded the train for our 2 1/4 hour ride to the Grand Canyon. We opted for the luxury car with continental breakfast. It was really nice and we met some great people and had a nice time riding on the train.

What can I say about the Grand Canyon? It is spectacular! I've seen it in pictures but still couldn't imagine how breathtaking it really is. The ride here on the train was flat and even though we were climbing to higher elevation you couldn't tell it by looking. What must the early settlers have thought when they came to this HUGE canyon with little warning that it was there. I can't imagine.

We asked another tourist to take our picture and here it is. I didn't know my hair was blowing so bad or I would have fixed it or borrowed Bill's hat but anyway here is proof that we stood in this amazing place.

This is a picture of the whole train as it went into a turn. I am standing out on the back deck leaning out to take this picture! It was such a beautiful sight that I didn't even think about the perils of falling overboard!

Oh no!! The train is being robbed! We saw the robbers riding by on horses to rob the train! The train stopped to let them on! Jack (the guy who took care of us on the train) said that the union won't allow the cowboys to jump from a horse onto a moving train so they now have to stop the train to let them on. I thought this was funny! Anyway they walked through the whole train and people gave them money (you didn't have to but who is going to NOT give them a dollar or two?) It was a fabulous day! We were all exhausted and fell into bed early. Woke this morning to BIG wind. Glad we aren't leaving till tomorrow.