The Long Ride Home...

We spent 14 hours in the van getting across the border and all the way to Flagstaff on Friday. Saturday morning we awoke with renewed energy and excitement to see the Grand Canyon. I have never seen it and I found myself getting more excited the closer we got. We arrived at the South Rim about 2 hours after leaving Flagstaff...That was an easy ride. The canyon did not disappoint. WOW!
After about 2 hours there we forced ourselves back into the van and hunkered down for the long, long ride home.
We made it. Daylight Saving Time didn't do us any favors since we were in Mexico last weekend when it changed and they don't recognize it. So we got home even an hour later than we thought we did.
All that matters is we are home. We are safe. And we are tighter as a family and better as individuals for having spent the past week having fun and giving of ourselves to those who are less fortunate.

Our Last Night in Guaymas

A week on the Ocean wouldn't be complete without a lot of great seafood...served with tacitos, guacamole, salsa, chips and fresh veggies.
On our final night there we didn't have dinner plans with any of the group so I decided to buy fresh lobster and shrimp from a vendor who parked his truck in the parking lot of the condos every evening.
Upon arriving at his truck I realized he sold a whole lot more than fresh fish! It was heaven..fresh asparagus, fresh guacamole, pico and refried beans (made that day by his wife)He had garlic, onions, limes and everything else I may have wanted to season the meal to perfection. It was so much fun cooking up a delicious meal of fresh food while Brad and the kids played on the beach with the sun setting.
After dinner we caught up to the group (who Cairo had been with for the past 2 days) for a final farewell bonfire on the beach. They had ingredients for s'mores and we all talked and reflected on the great week we had in Mexico.