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Last night after naps, we headed to the Stagecoach Dining Room for Navajo cooking. We learned that no alcohol can be sold or served on the Navajo reservation. Fry bread was a hit, and our Navajo tacos were delicious. Everybody enjoyed their dinner. Navajo Taco, Monument Valley The girls demonstrating “chaotic evil” drinking style. If that doesn’t make sense to you, feel free to ask either one of them for an explanation.  The meal dragged on awhile, and after waking up between 4 and 4:30 AM, we were all pooped. We opted to skip the star tour and go to bed early again. The service was glacially slow, partly due to the strong sense of hate we received from the waitress (toward everyone, not us) and the restaurants obvious knowledge that they were the only place to eat anywhere nearby.  To demonstrate the general atmosphere of the restaurant, see below the list of prohibited activities.  Premium Villa at Goulding’s Lodge, a highly recommended destination and hotel We opted in...

 We woke up at 0400 and roused the girls at 0430 for a 0500 departure from our Grand Canyon hotel. Everybody had gone to bed early (around 7pm), so we weren’t even grumpy.  We ate breakfast in the car which produced some pretty creepy pictures.  We were surprised at the sheer number of people awake and beginning a multitude of adventures at 0500.  We drove straight to Goulding’s Lodge at Monument Valley, arriving just as the eclipse began. A dog Carmen named Fin became our instant companion. He even rolled over and shook, hoping to share some of our lunch. He was an entertaining and gentle companion.  Fin kept looking toward the sun too, and we wondered if he sensed the eclipse somehow. Carmen tried to put the glasses on him but he didn’t understand.  Lots of folks were out looking at the eclipse, but nothing felt crowded because there were plenty of spots along the road to stop at.  We ate car sandwiches for lunch as we watched the eclipse.  Thou...