Greetings from Virgin, Utah

Yes I did type that correctly.  This is a small town just 12 miles from Zion National Park.  On Friday we drove way too many miles. We arrived at our campground by 7pm but had been driving since 9 that morning.  Though we went to bed early, we woke up today, Saturday, too worn out to do anything.  So even though we were just 12 miles from Zion, we chose to take a day off from having fun and just stayed in our campround.  We did use this time to do some much needed cooking, French toast for breakfast and homemade spaghetti for dinner. Chris used the time to install two 12 volt sockets so that we could run our sleep machines without electricity.  This will allow us camping opportunities in the parks with great views and will save us lots of money.

We did take a dip in the pool which is something we have never taken the time to do in other campgrounds.  The pool was very cold even though today was extremely hot.  We have had such changes in temperature.  One day we wear long pants, sweatshirts, and socks and the next day we are wearing shorts, bathing suits, and staying inside the AC. 

We met our camping neighbors.  They are from Germany and he is an FBI equivalent.  We met a lovely woman from Japan that fell in love with the dogs.  She and her family are doing some kind of exchange with a family in Salt Lake City. It was hard to follow the conversation because her English was weak and our Japanese was nonexistent.  While we were at the pool  we observed  two Italian couples.   It is interesting to see so many foreigners traveling to our national parks. 

Chris found an Episcopal church about 35 miles away so we will be getting up early and heading to the town of St. George.  There we will get supplies and then come back to Zion.  I am not sure if this will happen but we hope to hike a riverbed that goes to the "narrows". 

I love all of the comments. It makes writing this blog worthwhile.  At first I thought it would be a great way to let my children know where we are each day.  Now I feel that the blog keeps us connected to our family and our church families--Holy Spirit, St. Georges, St. Stephens.  I don't feel so alone out here.  Thanks for sharing this trip with us. 

Peace to my family and my friends,  Barbara