Bearizona

 After leaving the Grand Canyon we headed to Bearizona in Williams, AZ. It is an animal habitat/zoo that you can drive through and see many different animals. Then they also have a walkable part of the park where you get to see a bunch of other animals as well as different informational shows etc. The park was pretty expensive $155 for all 6 of us and Eden was even free.  We paid and started to drive into the park and we crossed into the first section and the RV quit. Brad kept trying to re-start it and it would restart and then die again. This went on the entire way through the drivable part of the park. We had to keep stopping (which you are not supposed to do) and we would let it sit and then restart. The temp. gauge kept getting higher and higher and we realized that it was probably overheating. The last section we told the kids that we needed to just get to the parking lot but if it cooled down we would drive around again. It didn't help that while this was happening over and over, the kids were fighting constantly over the windows and who could see and who took someone else's spot etc. It was really frustrating and the tension kept growing. 

Once we got Tina to a spot to cool down we went inside the "zoo" or walkable part of the park. It was really nice and we got to see a bunch of different animals. Porcupines, beaver, otters, foxes, jaguars, a raccoon, peacock, bears etc. Overall we really enjoyed the park and all that it had to offer. We got there around 4:00 and left around 6:30. We did end up driving around to see the animals one more time. The RV cooled down and it was good to go. 

 When we left the park, Brad was making a turn and we heard a bunch of things fall in the RV. The fridge door had not been shut all the way and the Eggs flew out of the fridge and 12 of the 18 eggs smashed all over the RV floor. I got that all cleaned up and then had to get dinner on the RV while we were driving. Tonights special dinner was microwaved pizzas. While it was not ideal, everyone ate and it was all good. 

When we were leaving Bearizona we had to make a decision on how far to drive because we either needed to get a spot to stay right near where we were or we would need to drive about 2 hours to Kingman, AZ because there was NOTHING in between. We decided to head to Kingman, AZ. I called Sunshine RV park and we were able to get a spot. We just had to do the night check in and slide the paper in the door with money. We arrived by 8:30 and we were all exhausted. We wanted to hook up and go to bed. Well, I got this realization that our AC says zone 1 on it but the back of the RV usually has zero air coming out. I  figured there had to be another zone that worked the back. Well I did a little internet digging and figured out how to turn on the back unit. Well turning it on smelled like a dead animal and then it all the sudden died and the ac wouldn't work at all. We opened the windows and did what we could to try and figure out what happened but nothing helped. I was so mad at myself for even trying it and making it shut off. The RV was getting HOT and the windows didn't help. I finally said I wonder if it flipped the breaker outside. The lights still worked though so it didn't seem likely. We decided we would just have to deal with the heat and go to bed. I went to plug in my pone and it wouldn't charge. Brads phone wouldn't either, so I said I am going to check the breaker outside. I went out and sure enough it had flipped the breaker. I flipped it and immediately could hear the AC unit kick in. It was such a relief after the other things going wrong today. 

Today was also one of those days where I think the tired of this trip has set in a little and the grumpy side of everyone started to come out. Eden has been whining for two days now about EVERYTHING!  She is so feisty! Caleb tends to get really pestery and just doesn't know when to stop. Benjamin gets annoyed by everything (I am not sure if this is just him being a teenager or just because he was a bit extra tired) and Elijah tends to get loud and also gets his feelings hurt easily. I was grumpy because I started my day off worried about getting an offer in and the internet etc. Brad was getting frustrated with everyone else being snappy and grumpy etc. It was just an endless cycle that came in waves today. 

I knew at some point living in tight quarters and just lack of sleep etc. it would happen at some point. Hopefully we can recover and move on. The day wasn't bad either, we packed a lot into the day. Hopefully everyone sleeps well tonight and we can re-start tomorrow. Tomorrow is a new day and a new adventure.