First Days

Thursday
May 2, 2013

No adventures to report...yet.  Reasons [excuses]:  getting settled, working, chilly and very windy weather.  All should be resolved soon.

WooHoo--we're on our way to becoming full-fledged Front Desk Clerks!  Diane, who is training us, realizes there's a tremendous amount of information to master so she's scheduled us for reduced hours during our first two weeks.  Parry Lodge has 89 rooms, a small gift shop and a restaurant that serves breakfast and lunch so the front desk is a busy place.

Thus far our adventure has been marked by traffic issues--the hours-long back-up in Tennessee, the detour up to Jacob Lake and now the repaving of Route 89 through Kanab.  The town is hoping the project will be finished by May 15th, opening day for the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the beginning of the tourist season.  Everyone complains about the dust and smell and noise and especially the difficulty of getting around town--side streets open and close several times each day and travel lanes change frequently without being clearly indicated.  Arriving anywhere in town safely and on time is challenging!

We joined the fitness center in town.  It is neither as big nor as well-equipped as the Brevard facility but we're happy to have a place to workout.  I tried a Zumba class yesterday---definitely not the 'gold' (i.e., senior)  variety I'm used to.

We're trying to adjust to Mountain Daylight Time (two hours behind EDT) and to being on duty by 6 AM.