After breakfast we drove from Vernal for a while then we got to a museum. At the museum we saw a giant bison skull. We also saw a mammoth skeleton. In the middle of the museum there was a utahraptor skeleton. On the other side we saw an allosaurus and a stegosaurus. On the top we saw ankylosaurs which were cool.
When we got to Moab we sat around. Next we went to a fossil shop where we bought a model utahraptor claw and a mosasaur vertebra. For dinner we had tapas.
After breakfast we drove to Dinosaur National Monument. We saw a lot of fossils; more fossils than I have seen in one place. It was gigantic wall of fossils, and this was what had been left after 3 times as much had already been removed. The removed fossils were more impressive and are in 7 or 8 other museums around America, including the Smithsonian in Washington.
There were lots of Sauropod bones in the wall, mainly Stegosaurus and Camarasaurus, including a head and neck, and in the room there was also a complete Allosaurus skeleton. Then we went on a walk, and saw some fossils in the rock face outside, including neck vertebra and a large leg bone. We also saw bunnies hopping around.
We then drove back into Vernal for a Mexican lunch and then onto the “fabulous” petroglyphs. When we got to the petroglyphs, we had to walk up a pretty steep slope. When we reached the top, Dad stepped over a snake, that I then saw. We saw some petroglyphs there, but they were not the best ones we saw, we had to scramble along the cliff to see more of them, which was terrifying and these were more impressive.
On the drive I watched a lot of TV.
On the drive, in the desert we saw snow on a mountain which we drove past. After lunch we drove to Vernal where we sat around for a little bit. When we got to the museum we saw a diplodocus. Next we saw an allosaurus and a stegosaurus. We saw a entire wall of fossils. Plus we saw some of the creatures after the dinosaur era. Finally we went to a pizza place.
In the morning I played Craft the World which is a game were you get dwarves and kill monsters. Next we went to the airport but it took a while to check in and get seats together. On the plane I just watched a lot of TV. When we got to the hotel we just sat around. We had dinner at the hotel and it was pretty good.
First I got up at 6 and played with Harry, again. We played Town of Salem and they were great games. It was the last day in the Bahamas and we had a swim in the morning until it started raining.
When we got to the airport we went through security which was quite simple. After a while we went to the plane. Unfortunately I felt terribly ill. For dinner we went to the place we were in last time we were in Miami.
In the morning I played Town of Salem with Harry past breakfast. After lunch Harry had to go but then I played with Jacob for a short time. In the afternoon we went for a swim in the quiet pool. For dinner we went to Agave and I had steak which was fabulous.
After breakfast we went to the snorkelling boat but it was closed because of bad weather on our side of the island, so we got to go to Paradise Cove. When we were there we got the equipment and went to the water but my mask didn’t fit so I got water up my nose and in my eye. But we saw some sunfish and a lot more fish.
Next we had lunch which was very cheap. Afterwards we went to the water and saw a puffer fish. This time my mask fitted. Soon we reached the reef. There there we saw a bunch of parrot fish and other species. On the way back it got very choppy but we got to see some turtles. In the bus we dropped most people at their boat then came home and ate at Agave which was delicious.
After playing some games we went to the hotel buffet for lunch. Next we went to the dock and took a boat to the dolphin sanctuary. When we got there we got some flippers. Dad and I were the first people in the water. We swam with the dolphins and patted them. The dolphins felt like soft wet rubber. When I put my head under the water I could hear their clicking sounds.
After we finished the other people swam with them and patted them. Finally we did some tricks with them. At first I was nervous about hopping in the water with the dolphins but in the end it was a lot of fun. After the dolphins we went to see the birds and held a parrot. When we got to the hotel we had dinner at the hotel.
In the morning I played video games, online, with Jacob and Harry, as soon as I got up, but at 9:30am we went down to breakfast, but we were a little late and there was not much I wanted to eat. We came back and I played more video games.
After lunch we all went down to the pool for a swim. It was a little overcast but still nice in the water once you got used to it. For dinner we went to a pizza and seafood place and I had a delicious pizza, then we went back to our suite and I had a better night’s sleep.
We got up at 5 o’clock then immediately got to the bus. When we got to the airport we had a bit of trouble with the bag tags. We had to go a long way to go through security but in the end it was quicker. We got some food and took the shuttle. When we got to the Bahamas we went for a swim but the pool was cold as the heated pool was not open for the afternoon, and it is just outside our room. Next we went to the beach which took a while. The beach was nice but hard to walk on.
We had dinner at the hotel and when we got back to the room, we found out why the heated pool was closed. There was a party going on and I was sleeping right next to it in an uncomfortable bed, but I managed to get to sleep eventually, with the aid of listening to Matilda.
