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| - There is ALWAYS a silver lining.
I just want to say first that though Amy P.'s experience wasn't the best, you can always make lemons out if lemonade.
My bus yesterday had it worse off but ultimately had the best experience of everyone who had taken their buses earlier than me.
We arrived around 7:30am at the Info Center and the men who instructed us where to go did it in such a nice, humorous and very detailed manner that you couldn't get lost unless you didn't pay attention. After grabbing our wristbands and buying some water we headed out to our bus which acts on a first come, first serve basis.
My mom and I had decided to take the tour to Grand Canyon's South Rim and were actually the first bus to go. Everything was smooth sailing from our narrator to Hoover Dam to even our stop at Mickey D's. Everything was so pleasant until 2.5 hours into the bus ride.
Lemme tell you now that I have always had bad luck follow me, on this particular day it was supposed to rain for a start.
Our bus' computer broke down and had to be re-started; a process which took a little less than an hour yet yielded no results. One backup bus was called which later had to be moved back on it's course so the company sent another bus. The bus was going to arrive in an hour. By the time it arrived we had sat in the bus for 2.5 hours.
Everyone in the bus could have been irate and complained bitterly, but we didn't. The reason? Ryan, our amazing, superb and wonderful bus driver. Our bus driver was so calm, so collected that the mood of everyone in the bus was of great patience. He made our terrible predicament into an enjoyable time.
After we switched buses, our hero, Ryan, told us that we were going to make lemons our of lemonade. He didn't lie about that. Sure, some people were not able to make their tours, but the pink jeep and the helicopter tours cancelled all their torus all day due to the bad weather. People who had booked these tours were actually okay with that. Everyone realized that it was the bus that broke down, not the fault of a single man and the company had been punctual to dispatch another bus for us.
We got to the Grand Canyon and before we reached the first viewpoint he told the bus that since we are the last bus arriving, we get 100% visibility. Apparently the buses before who arrived on time got 0% visibility due to the rain. We got there, it was 70 degrees, sunny and the clouds were clearing over a MAJESTIC scene. It was SO WORTH IT. Everything which had led up to seeing the Grand Canyon- the commentary, the scenery, the bus breaking down; it made finally seeing the Grand Canyon the most worth it sight.
We were able to see the Grand Canyon at sunset, the most beautiful time of the day and yes, you can't beat seeing it for yourself.
Our ride back consisted of a 4-5 hour journey where pretty much everyone slept aside from the movie time. The only part I didn't like was our replacement driver, Mike who gave Ryan a break half way so he could go home. He should; it was already 12:08am and we arrived at our hotel around 1:30am. Mike was alright, but lacked the humor and patience that Ryan had. (This is probably why he drove the night bus since we're all sleeping.)
It was a crazy day. Like they say, life is about the journey, not the destination.
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