Day 91 Grand Canyon-Las Vegas, USA

Wednesday 7th September 2005

7.9.05 38 °C

In the end even after an early night i still only managed to get about 4 hours worth of sleep and that was with waking up about 6 times in the night.Every time i know ive got to get up for something or have big plans the excitement kicks in and i always end up never being able to sleep properly.By 5.15am we were out of the door and ready to see the sunset and for the first time since being in america i got one hell of a shock weatherwise.It was freezing cold this morning and that was even though i had 4 layers of clothing on and a hat as well.
Everyone else seemed to have the right idea and stay in there warm beds and part of me wished i was still in mine but once we got on the bus and then over to the point where we would see the sunset i was glad i did get up early.The sunrise was pretty good but it all happened so quickly and you didnt get much of a good view as this time there were to many clouds covering it to get a decent photo.
We then walked along the path by the side of the canyon and back to the village for breakfast before starting the drive to Las Vegas.Along the way we stopped off at the Hoover Dam which was another pretty amazing thing to see and compared to how cool it was at the canyon you really did notice the heat now and the sun was blazing hot.The other thing you noticed was how low the water level was and whether its usually this low at this time of year or whether theres been a real shortage of rain im not sure.So after a look around it was onto Las Vegas and i wasnt sure if i would love it or hate it but i guess in a few days i would know.

Grand Canyon