We woke up after a not so great night. Each of the kids took a turn waking us up, and Paola had to tend to them. I got up at 7am to do a little jogging along the main valley road. You could already feel the heat waves in the air. When I got back to the campground we quickly got organized and headed out of the park. Our last point of interest was Dante’s point, an amazing lookout over Death Valley from 5500 feet (1700 meter).
We bid farewell to this great park, drove back to Las Vegas, and then continued to Lake Mead, an artificial lake and now national park, created by the Hoover Dam. Before checking in to our campground, we mistakenly took a wrong turn that led us to a beachfront on the lake. We took the kids to throw rocks into the water, but Ron and Orr had different ideas, and although the water was rather chilly, they proceeded into the lake. We took off their cloths and they splashed around for a while.
We arrived at the campground rather early compared to previous days, around 4pm. This place does have a full hookup, but no internet, bummer. I put some wood to burn in the firepit near our RV and we took the kids to the washroom to bath. When we got back, we put some steaks and corn on the grill, and 30 minutes later we were feasting on our Shabbat meal. We then went to a nice vista and took some family photos with a beautiful backdrop of the lake and the surrounding mountains.
We have a long day of driving tomorrow, so we wanted to settle in early tonight. It is 8:30pm and 2/3 of the kids are sleeping. Come on Shir, you can do it…
Good night.
Hemi