We were so happy packing up camp as it was the last time we will do it! Yeah! We set off for Vegas and we were all so excited as all through the trip we were saying how mental Vegas will be. When we drove in we were listening to Elvis' 'viva las vegas' and some jets blowing out smoke flew over us as the strip came into view. We had no idea which hotel we were staying in so when Anne asked if we fancied sleeping in a castle we all freaked out- The Excalibur! On ...

We went on a couple short walks around the park and had a wander into the park museum. We saw the virgin river and weeping rock, where water seeps out from the rocks. The whole area was stunning and even our campsite was surrounded by towering mountains and the river. We went for dinner in a diner in Springdale where Ash had a burger and Becky tried chicken fried steak(steak fried in southern fried chicken crust) it cost $20 and was such a bargain for two massiv...

We set off late after a breakfast of pancakes and no one seemed to have a hangover(weird). We stopped at Wendy's to have a burger which was possibly the nicest we have sampled yet over here. We visited Bryce canyon which was absolutely stunning and did a short walk along the rim as we couldn't be bothered to hike, Ash especially after his scary Grand Canyon hike! We headed towards our campsite and the scenery on the way through Zion National Park was breathtaki...

We packed up camp in freezing temperatures which was pretty miserable! In the morning we went on a walk called Horseshoe bend which had great views of the Colorado river. Then we went to Wal Mart to stock up on beer as we were headed into an area in Utah where there is a high Mormon population and you can't buy any alcohol over 4%! This country is nuts every state has different laws! We also bought some face paints and Ash bought a werewolf costume as we were hav...

We got up a little worse for wear and headed out for a full day at the Grand Canyon. Ash had decided to do a hike called the bright angel trail that goes halfway down into the canyon 12 miles and on average a 9 hour round trip. Becky decided not to do it as there were so many steep drops and no hand rails it was making her feel dizzy! So we will write today from two viewpoints. Beckys day - I went with Naomi from Melbourne for coffee and then we headed out to wa...