Attack of the drone......

I mentioned the arrival of fellow nomads Steven Dempsey and Linda Gray Davey in my Tuesday post.  Steven happens to be a very accomplished photographer, and one of his passions is using his drone to get pictures us 'ground hitched' folk cannot.  Please click on his name to get a sample of his work (All the pictures in today's blog entry were taken by Steven Dempsey, and used with the expressed permission of Steven Dempsey).  Steven is an early riser of necessity.......the light before, during and after sunrise is unique.

 I walked outside to find out what that 'buzzing' sound was to find Steven's drone in flight......

 Great shot of our proximity to the abyss

 Taken just before sunrise Wednesday....

 Altitude of the drone here is about 600'

If you look closely you can see my 'Hockwald' rock creation in the lower part of the frame....it's upside down.

The temperature at this time was about 35 degrees with a still brisk breeze left over from Tuesday's winds, and I would imagine it was under 30 when taking into consideration the wind chill factor.......my hands and ears began to hurt within minutes from the intense cold.  Over night the low temperature was in the high 20's.....by far the coldest night we have had since Cottonwood back in February.

After the drone affair Linda and Steve decided they would take a drive to familiarize themselves with the area more, and ended up driving all the way to Kayenta and back with a stopover at Goulding's Campground to check out their site for Friday.

I loitered around the coach putting stuff away for our Thursday morning departure, and ultimately it was time to put the VW in the trailer.....of course it isn't running right now, so TLE and I were turning it around in preparation for it's insertion later in the day.  Just as we were muscling it around a caravan of 7, or 8 vehicles came into the park, and one of the drivers stopped and asked if we needed help.....he said "...there are 10 of us....let us give you a big push and get her in!".....I quickly accepted their offer, and in less than 35 seconds the VW was in the trailer and I was strapping her down......I love serendipity!  I thanked everyone profusely for their help and watched them drive down the dirt road to check out the view.....the entire entourage was gone within 10 minutes!  It was like they were sent to help us, did their job and left......thank guys!

The rest of the day I continued to putter around putting stuff away, and then read for a while.  Around 3 pm (AST) Linda and Steven returned and suggested we convene to 'Scoopy' (their Travel Supreme class A) for a chili dinner and beverages around 5 pm (AST).

As it was the first time we met in Cape Blanco, and then this past Tuesday night, the conversation was endless.  We got to know each other a little bit better, and Linda's chili was....OMG.....I cherished every bite!  You know how with some people it takes work to get to know them, and get beneath the surface.....and then with others it is just plain easy peazy?  Well, that is the way it is with Linda and Steve, and we look forward to meeting up with them many more times as we continue our wandering ways.

Around 8 pm (AST) we excused ourselves for the evening and walked back to our coach.....by this time the temperature had plummeted into the mid 30's and by the time we finished our walk we were both shivering.  We spent the rest of the evening watching 'Survivor' and 'Idol', then called it a night.....it's going to be a cold one!

Thanks for stopping by!