Written Sunday 1 June
God only knows how much wine I consumed last night but the worst thing I woke up with was a cut toe. Hangover non existent woohoo - maybe it's because I'm in holiday mode and not letting anything spoil it or maybe it's because the wine isn't as strong here - either way I'm glad I lucked out, nursing a hangover in this heat would be less than ideal. Not that I did much until this afternoon - spent an hour and a half on the blog, strolled back to camp taking in the stunning surroundings (dusty orange slopes with snow capped mountains in the distance) and munching on mac 'n' cheese wedges I discovered in the supermarket - yes they are amazing. NOM.
Ran head first into the language barrier again - asked whether a certain section of the rubbish area was for general waste and got a confused look and a 'no, it's for trash' in response. Dude had NO idea what I was talking about. Got to spend a leisurely hour by the campsite pool before driving to Arches National Park. Made a few interesting stops - one at a huge boulder weighing the equivalent of 27 blue whales balanced somewhat precariously on a much smaller rock beneath, and one at a giant arch which towered far above us and was totes awesome. Did a 40 minute steep uphill trek to see Delicate Arch at sunset - was such a slow and arduous climb that we only just made it before the sun sank behind the hills. While the arch itself was a sight - not to mention absolutely ginormous - the surrounding landscape was equally incredible: huge cave like indentations carved into vast rocks by the wind, a medley of reds/greens/browns/oranges and snow capped mountains set against a beautiful blue sky to top it all off.
Nice chilled out day and looking forward to a v.lazy one tomorrow - plan is to sit by the pool and read from dawn to dusk. Sweeet!
Nice chilled out day and looking forward to a v.lazy one tomorrow - plan is to sit by the pool and read from dawn to dusk. Sweeet!
