In Moab, Utah
We have reservations at the extremely nice Canyonlands Inn. Lauri Stocks is the General Manager and she went out of her way to accommodate us including serving us breakfast the next day at 5:30 am! (Breakfast doesn't start until 7:00 am.) Lauri got our rooms cleaned fast and got us into the rooms right away. The rooms are very large, hot tub, swimming pool, great situation, two blocks from Moab Adventure Center which is where we depart from tomorrow, and right on Main Street.
It was raining hard which meant digging out the cheap ponchos that I was positive no one would need during this trip. Ponchos on, it's time for Subway sandwiches. Something they all like and will eat!
Visiting Canyonlands National Park was out (now I'm glad we didn't get in a day earlier) since it was pouring "cats and dogs" and everyone was tired. Lauri called this a "gully washer" and said it hadn't rained like this in three months. Great! The next most important thing to do in Moab for our bunch? Shopping...the kids had to find souvenirs. Fortunately, Moab is not exactly loaded with wonderful souvenirs and five to six shops filled the bill. The boys were thinking: arrows, knives, guns that shoot rubber bands, etc. All the souvenirs that their parents would think were inappropriate. But everyone found something...
a raccoon hat would be nice
The rain stopped, hot tubbing, Pizza Hut for dinner, and 8:00 pm Rafting Orientation at Moab Adventure Center. There are over 40 persons at orientation which makes me a little nervous until Western River explains there will be two launches tomorrow on the Green River. We be at the center by 6:15 am for a 20 minute bus ride to a small airport outside of Moab! That is early! Then fly on small planes to Sand Wash, transfer our gear into big dry bags and hike down to the put-in. That was the gist of orientation.
Bed, we have to get up at 5:15am...and everyone conks out immediately...
