Our friends Jeff and Nereyda came up from Phoenix and wanted to try out their sailboat on our lake....
So we started the day sailing.
It was my first time on a sailboat, but Shay apparently has had a catamaran ride in the past.
It felt like being a Kennedy. Sort of.
Once the wind picked up, we felt it would be better if we got off the water. I know, I know, sailboats are supposed to enjoy the wind but we were in 30 mph gusts and it was making the ride a little uncomfortable.
We trailered the boat, then Shay and I hit the road to go visit a destination I've wanted to see for 20 years: The Grand Canyon Caverns! It was a 2 hour drive, and of course on the way we enjoyed a fine dining experience with Wendy's.
We had some time in the lobby before our tour began, so we read all the articles they had posted--we learned as much as we could about the history of the caverns.
Oh, and then there was THIS guy:
Once inside, we were mesmerized. The elevator takes you more than 200 feet down, and then you begin walking in this beautiful, silent atmosphere with soft lighting around and different shapes of rock and crystal formations.
Shay and I were the only ones on the tour (the advantage of going on Superbowl Sunday) and we had the full attention of our tour guide.
She took us around to one of the "big rooms" they have, were there's a hotel suite set up in the middle. It's flanked with blue lighting to set it apart from the rest of the cave. There's a t.v., beds, sink, CD player, and living room furniture:
I was about to make a reservation but then I found out the price tag: $700 for one night. So I'll have to save up for that.
In the "big room" there were openings in the ceiling, which used to be waterfalls before the cave dried out:
Could you imagine how beautiful that would be? To stand in this enormous cave room with the water cascading down from the ceiling....too cool for words.
