That Grand Canyon

The story starts in Las Vegas. We left San Diego and many happy times, the wedding celebrations and my birthday, lots of site-seeing  and family time. 

Then we went to crazy town, Las Vegas.  We went there primarily because  Don really wanted  to see the Grand Canyon.  We had teamed up with Cousin Iris and we went all out.

by bus- 4.30am pick up, 

plane to boulder City 

My tiny mind couldn't grasp the size of it all.  the plane flight over Hoover dam made me appreciate how dry everything else is, rather like flying to Longreach.

Helicopter down into the canyon was an adventure. though the pilot didn't speak at all, I guess he didn't have to 

After boat ride with an indigenous guy on the Colorado river itself, which was my highlight

We went back up the top

A bus ride around to a couple of spectacular lookouts.  At one of these spots is an ancient sacred site.  It is a massive eagle with it's wings spread open wide. At this spot were lots of security guys in high viz jackets, right at the edge of the canyon, who were telling people to keep back away from the edge, any time they came to close.  A Hong Kong guy had  died there just the day before trying to take photos too near the edge and he fell.

So, while Don took care, he also took some great photos, but it's hard to do justice to landscape on this scale.

By the way, cousin Iris was stricken with a bad tummy bug on the day we were leaving San Diego and she gave it all a miss.  She went to hospital instead to get treatment and, of course, a doctor's certificate to claim on her travel insurance. 

Meanwhile, Don will attach photos of the Grand Canyon in a later post

Stand by for the next episode. 

See you soon

Ann