Saturday 22nd September 2012

We are having the holiday of a lifetime - enjoying perfect weather so far.  America is an amazing place for more reasons than one.  In this last week or so we have moved from Nature on steroids at the Canyons to entertainment on steroids at Las Vegas.

Thursday 13th september 2012 we travelled from San Diego to Scottsdale, Phoenix.  The flight was very short and easy.  Our accommodation at Scottsdale was excellant with a golf course next door.Temperature was 102 degrees F.

Friday 14th september 2012 we played golf next door to our accommodation at McCormack ranch Golf Course. We were fortunate to have a nice breeze which kept the temperature down a bit. We had a lovely day and a swim in the pool afterwards.

Saturday 15th September 2012 we travelled from Scottsdale to the Grand Canyon via Sedona where we had a 4 wheel drive drive to the Sedona Canyon which was excellant.We had one of our best highlights enjoying a helicopter ride over and inside the Grand Canyon which was awesome.

Sunday 16th September 2012 we had a free day at the Grand Canyon to explore the rim walks of the Canyon.

Monday 17th September 2012 Col and I were up early to witness the sunrise at the Canyon before we left for Lake Powell which was a very interesting trip with beautiful scenery.

Tuesday 18th September 2012 we enjoyed a day trip to Monument Valley which was another highlight enjoying the familiar (cowboy movie) sights and the Indian villages, returning to Lake Powell for the evening.

Wednesday 19th September 2012 we travelled from Lake Powell to Zion National Park via Bryce Canyon which was propbably the best views (up close) of the canyons and was very impressive.

Thursday 20th September 2012 we had an up close and personal view of the Zion National Park which was very beautiful before tyravelling on to Las Vegas where we spent the night at the Treasure Isalnd Resort in  the middle of the Las vegas strip.

Friday 21st September 2012 we moved from the Treasure Isalnd resort to the Mandaly Bay Resort at the Airport end of the strip.  We were very impressed with our rooms and it was a lot quieter than the middle of the strip and literally had a beach of its own with a wave pool and 4 other choices of pools.
There is plent of transport of various kinds to get us along the strip so we were happy where we were.

Saturday 22nd September 2012 (today) we had a late breakfast and spent the day along the strip, went to see Menopause the Musical at the Casino next door.  We are enjoying the entertainment and had a dabble at the machines in  the casino coming out square for the night which was a good result.

It has been very hot. Hotter than I expected it to be (near the 100 degrees each day).  Hopefully it will be a little cooler when we get to Boston to start our Canada (Niagara Falls experience).