After six weeks of trying to make it work, Ann & I decided that working at the North Rim wasn’t such a great idea (for us) after all.

There are lots of little reasons things didn’t work out. We never adjusted well to the high altitude. As a matter of fact, Ann seemed to be suffering more as the weeks went on. Since we were working a lot, we didn’t have as much time for sightseeing as we would like, and what sightseeing we did do was very rushed. Add to that the fact that living in a 24 foot trailer is a lot of work! You are constantly doing dishes, washing clothes or cooking. Taking a shower is also a chore because the cat box lives in the shower, so it and everything else we store in the shower has to come out, and is in the way till we are done and the shower has dried out.

We also had a few issues with Forever Resorts, the company we worked for. In our humble opinions, they did not place a high priority on keeping their employees happy. Most of the times, half the employee washer & dryers were not working. We didn’t have internet access in the employee area for more that two weeks (they told us to either pay for our own DSL line or to use the Wi-Fi at the General Store, which required us to spend time waiting for the employee shuttle to get there and back).

It was not a horrible experience, however. We both really liked our jobs. And the best part of the whole thing were all of the new friends we have made there. Leaving them was really hard for us.

So, what’s next? Well, we are currently en-route to Ann’s Mother’s home in Montgomery, TX, with stops along the way in the Petrified Forest National Park, Albuquerque, Amarillo and Ft. Worth. We will spend the 4th of July there, then head back home to Cincinnati for a few days. After that, we are driving to Ormond Beach, FL to house sit for some North Rim friends till the end of October. Living a mile from the beach sounds like a good idea to us

We plan to take weekend trips to various locations in the area, so we will be keeping you updated!

If you havn’t looked lately, we now have Grand Canyon photos in our photo gallery (link on the right), so check them out an be on the lookout for more!