Arizona part 2

Well, the Honda dealership in Tucson was able to get the truck in immediately on Monday morning. They were driving it in to start on it less than 5 minutes after we pulled in. The problem was with the ignition switch, and sometimes it would just cut out while we were driving down the road. We had no warning signs at all, just dead instantly. The first 2 times it happened, it started right back up, but the more times that it happened, the harder it was to get started. We found the problem by googling the symptoms online, so the dealership had a good idea of where to start looking without having to make it do it themselves. Fortunately, the part was a recall part that we never got fixed, so after about 2 1/2 hours wait, we left with a fixed truck and no charge to do it. What a relief and a blessing.

We got on the road about 6 hours later than we should have to make it all the way home at any reasonable time of day or night. But the truck worked perfectly, and we made good time. Because of the car repairs, we didn't have any time at all to stop to see anything on the way. This is what we saw of the Grand Canyon. The picture doesn't do it justice, but the bottoms of the clouds were pink from the reflection of the red rocks.. Amazing.
As we continued on the trip, we got just through Kanab as the sun was setting. It was a beautiful site. Again the picture in no way compares to what it actually looked like.
We arrived at Greg's house to pick up the kids at about 1:00 in the morning. Brian had to be back to school today, and the kids really needed to be also since they missed Friday, so we loaded them in the car and drove the rest of the way home. We got here at 2:00, so I told the kids that when they were ready for school, I would take them even if they were late. They only missed the first 20 minutes.

Thank you Angie & Dave & family for the place to stay. It was so fun to spend some time, and see you again. Also thank you Aubrey & Cris & boys. It was fun to get to know your family and learn a little more about Brian's life in Tucson.