Grand Canyon Trip: 5 Oct 2010
By EricMesa
- 2 minutes read - 323 wordsWhile on my trip to the Grand Canyon I kept a journal of my experience in order to create an after-the-fact travelogue. Presented over the next few days is an edited version + photo essay of my trip. ---
5 Oct 2010
Tomorrow I get to see the Grand Canyon! I’ve been waiting to see it for years. Today was pretty awesome because I got to see another thing I’d wanted to see for a while now - I saw a hummingbird for the first time. The best part is that it was completely accidental. We got into the rental car and, as Danielle set up the GPS, I looked up at the some flowers and saw a hummingbird. It quickly left, so it was just being there at that exact time that allowed me to see it. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me. Hopefully I get to see it again.
We ate lunch at Barrio Cafe, an award-winning Mexican restaurant.
The food was good and the ambiance was great.
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The guac was weird - it had pomegranate seeds - but it tasted good. I had carne asada tacos and Danielle had fish tacos. It was way too much food. Interestingly, for a Mexican restaurant, they brought bread when we sat at the table instead of chips and salsa. It had a pimiento and green olive spread that was very interesting. It was tasty and different from anything I’d eaten before.
[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“375” caption=“Interesting Guacamole - with pomegranate seeds”] [/caption]
[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Danielle’s Salad at Barrio Cafe”] [/caption]
After lunch it was pouring rain. Just our luck that it would rain IN THE DESERT when we visit. It rained so hard that I-10 flooded and it took us forever to get back to the hotel.
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