Where Are We Sleeping Tonight: America's Budget Inn, Cortez, Colorado This morning I emptied the motel's ice machine to fill our esky, and then we filled our drink cooler with 2 gallons for 60 cents - bargain!! We are set for a day of driving in the hot desert. You know its hot when McElmo Creek makes you laugh...
Continuing Eastward, our first stop was the town of Kayenta where we had Burger King for lunch. The best thing about this Burger King is that they have a Navajo Museum in the restaurant! They had details about the WW2 Navajo code talkers, a breakdown of what plants are used to create dyes in their clothing, and the whole place had a native American theme - it was great to see.
It is so hot today that we thought we might have a break from driving and sit in an air conditioned cinema and watch a movie. Clearly the people of Kayenta don't watch a lot of movies...
Heading North took us through monumental valley which was breathtaking. It is funny how the place looks just like it does in the movies. At one stage I honestly thought I was going to see a coyote chasing a roadrunner!
Crossing back into Utah, we passed Mexican Hat Rock on our way towards Montezuma Creek, which looked like a ghost town that wasn't aware that it was a ghost town.
Next up was the Four Corners Monument - Clare was so excited to have her photo taken while she stood in 4 different states - the only place in the USA where four states meet in one spot.
In preparation for tomorrow we decided to stay in Cortez, Colorado. We unfortunately picked the dodgiest motel possible - the sink had no running water, one of the light switches in the bathroom zapped Clare, one of the lamps had a blown globe, stained sheets - and this was the best of the 3 rooms they showed us! Note to all - AVOID THIS PLACE!!
We had all you can eat Pizza Hut tonight for dinner and while the food was nothing flash, I finally found a lemonade like what we have at home. Up until now I have been drinking Sprite, which in the USA is a lemon & lime blend. I have asked for lemonade at various places and have been served lemon squash like Solo. Tonight I found Sierra Mist - it's still a lemon-lime blend but it is "naturally sweetened" so I guess it is that everything else is over sweetened! Guess what we are buying next time we find a Walmart!
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