Today it was quite hot. Peggy and I hung around the trailer all morning long, mostly loafing, until my sister, Julie, arrived. She had come to join us all the way from Los Angeles, through a big portion of Arizona and into southern Utah’s Monument Valley because she really likes the scenery. Can’t say that I disagree with her.
After her arrival before noon Arizona time but after noon Utah time, we decided to take another spin on the 17 mile loop road through this amazing place. Since we went to the Valley later today than yesterday, all the colorful rock formations looked different in the afternoon light than they did yesterday morning. The wonderful, different views today were spectacular but the road conditions were no different. The road is shit, particularly for vehicles with low ground clearance. It is fortunate that Goulding’s Hospitality complex has a car wash because everyone exiting the Valley has a pink car due to the abundant dust from the dirt roads.
By late afternoon we were back at the trailer with both air conditioners attempting to lower the inside temperature below 100 degrees. Various alcoholic beverages were killed in the early evening in an effort to keep hydrated. We were enjoying the cool temperatures and watching a movie when the trailer’s electrical system took a dump, killing all the shore power energized components like the air conditioners, the TV, and any devices plugged into receptacles. Much stinky smoke emanated from the area containing a device known as the converter which all modern RVs have.
We now were forced to live with the 12 volt portion of the system which means some lighting, the refrigerator and the water heater. Movie watching went right out the window. We were in bed a bit earlier than expected tonight. I made some foolish efforts to contact mobile RV repair facilities to schedule a visit for tomorrow but there do not seem to be any such services near Monument Valley. It appeared we were screwed for getting any timely service in this part of the world. Bummer.
We did get a few pictures before electrical disaster struck and you can see ’em if you click here