Originally, I had rented a jeep for the day for us to do some off roading. My husband was so excited because we live in NW Ohio and he had never had the opportunity to do anything like this. I got an email 2 days ago saying that the company had overbooked and our reservation was cancelled.
I booked this half day tour after the cancellation, not realizing that it said YOUR OWN SUV or jeep. As in one that you own or rented separately.
I spoke with Captain John and he offered to take us out in his Jeep. Part of the fun though was for my husband to do the driving.
I started calling around and found what was probably the last Jeep rental in Moab on a Saturday.
My husband was worried because we were spending 2x the money that we originally planned on by renting the jeep AND having a guide.
We met up with Captain John at the rental place, swung by and got the kids from the hotel and we were on our way!
We did the Fins and Things trail, which is a moderate to difficult trail. We were up, we were down, we were sideways. John did a great job of guiding and encouraging my husband on some of the more difficult parts.
After our tour was over, my husband told me that spending the extra money on an experienced guide was the best money we spent on this trip
because he never would have been confident enough to try a more difficult trail like that on his own. We even watched some other people in rentals approach the obstacles we had just went over and decide to go a different route.
If we ever make is back out this way again, we would 100% book another tour with Captain John, only this time the longer full day tour with hike.
Response from Host
Jul 2021
Ah, yes. When plans go awry, the adventure begins! One of my favorite things is watching first time off road drivers emotions change from fear, to disbelief, to all smiles! So glad this worked out for you.