The hotel is surrounded by mountains so wherever you look, there is a fantastic view.
We arrived here in the early evening of yesterday and decided to stay put. The kitchen is well equipped, so my mother made us a nice warm dinner: Thai rice, dahl and snap peas. The reception desk offered us a list of films that we could borrow and we chose The Magnificent Seven. This film suited the trip because it is a classic old west; it had a great story and very good actors. I strongly suggest it.
This morning we hung around the hotel. We had a lot of catching up to do with work, and the room in the hotel was so big and beautiful that we actually enjoyed staying in. There is also a patio with a view of a river that goes through the property.
I wrote on my journal and the blog, as well as answered questions people had posted. My mother had to download pictures from the camera, update the blog and organize videotapes. My father did the laundry, filmed around the hotel, cleaned and organized all film and tape equipment. Yes, we worked a lot.
When my father and I were done, we went down to the river and looked for worms to use as bait for fishing but no luck there.
We then went out and got take-out lunch from a funny dinner called Blondie’s. They had a lot of signs making fun of fishermen and hunters. Some of my favorites were: “Gone Fishing, be back for Deer Season.” “God must love stupid people because he makes a lot of them.”
With a late start, we only had time to do a couple of short hikes.
On a scenic drive on the way we got to see a couple of bighorn sheeps, and right by where we parked our car to Riverside Walk, deers and wild turkey.
Riverside Walk was disappointingly easy but worthwhile. The high point of the walk was seeing a blue herring from up close catching and eating a fish. We stood on the edge of the river watching it for a very long time, and the bird didn't seem to mind our company.
Riverside Walk followed the river up to the Virgin River Narrows. From there on you needed a dry suite and poles to continue the walk in the water. We were not equipped but I didn’t want to do it anyway because water now is really cold, it only warms up in the summer.
Our second hike was to a place called Weeping Rock, which was a bit more advanced. It is called Weeping Rock because it is a giant Rock that literally cries, I mean, water pours down this great rock and it is not a waterfall. I took advantage of the water coming down and took a "shower".
Another night at Desert Pearl Inn.
ps: at the hotel my mother was very excited to have a shower available after three days without one while camping. But nobody else seemed to care.
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