You know that feeling I was telling you about? Well today I got to relive it all over again as we paid another visit to the magnificent Grand Canyon. A small group of us got up early and watched the sunrise. We sat in amazement as the golden sun gradually rose above the jagged rock face sending regal colours of red, yellow and orange through the sky. The dark outlines of the rock face, contrasted beautifully with the bright array of colours interspersed across the sky. For such an early time of the morning I couldn't have felt more alive. We even managed to spot some elk and two stellar blue J birds. After that we headed back to our hotel where I raced around like a maniac trying to locate some batteries for my upcoming helicopter ride through The Grand Canyon. When we arrived at the airport we were placed in our groups and taken to our helicopter. I was assigned a window seat in the back and was completely thrilled. The instant we left the ground we were filled with excitement. In unison we exclaimed "wow!" We then proceeded through the large forest and made our way to the Canyon. The transition from the forest to the Canyon was exhilarating. Yet again we all stared speechless at its sheer beauty. Most of the flight was silent as we each took in the spectacular view and attempted to capture the experience with videos and pictures.
When the helicopter ride finished, we walked back into the room, wide eyed and buzzing. It was then time to head to Las Vegas Nevada. Or should I say 'lost wages'. When we finally reached the welcome to Nevada sign, it was a hopeful symbol of how close we were to Vegas. I have now been two 18 of America's states and three of Canada's provinces.
On the way to Las Vegas we stopped at a beautiful little place by the Colorado river. When we turned off the main road we never imagined we would drive for about two miles through sheer mountain ranges. Just as we were about to give up we saw the glistening water in the distance and let out a mighty cheer. It was probably the coldest river I've ever swan in but its icy cold flow was a beautiful contrast to the scorching hot Arizonan sun. We then continued our journey to Las Vegas, driving past Lake Mead, the largest man made lake in the USA.
When we arrived in Las Vegas I couldn't help but laugh at the ridiculous amount of wedding chapels and more specifically the drive through wedding chapel. We settled into our hotel 'The Stratosphere' and at 6:30pm we made our way to the roof to watch the sunset over Vegas and see the lights. Being in the tallest building in Nevada (107 floors high) we could see the whole of Las Vegas right up to the mountains.
At 9:30pm the fun really began. We waited out the front for what we assumed would be your average black Limo but it was far from that. We watched as the longest limo I have ever seen rolled out the front. It was called 'The Batmobile'. As we saw it we chuckled to ourselves and said "Imagine if that was ours and Derick (our tour guide) just rolls down the window". Well we spoke to soon because at that very second Derick rolled down his window and we all screamed with delight. The limo ride was exhilarating. It was big enough for 30 people and we had it all to ourselves. We danced, we sang, we drank, we laughed and we had a whole lot of fun. I may or may not be married...
Viva Los Vegas!
Amazing
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