We went to Flagstaff to enjoy some more healthy outdoors living and to see some natural wonders. With that in mind we rented a car through an English company so that we could drive ourselves to the Grand Canyon the next morning. Although we saved money by renting through an English company we didn't actually get a car! So on the one sunny day we had in Flagstaff we spent about 2 hours on the phone to Trudy's mam in a three way conversation with customer service! ...

The road to Hell is apparently paved with good intentions, and this sums up our first night in Tucson perfectly. It is clear to us that we are unable to drink only one beer - once the flood gates are opened, they are well and truly open. Shortly after checking into our hostel (filled with strange creatures once again) we were told that the University of Arizona Wildcats (ice hockey) were playing Michigan State "this very night", so off we went to purchase "two of...