It rained overnight but this morning was dry, cold but dry. After breakfast, no fire alarms thankfully, we set off for Big Cottonwood Canyon. The temp there was noticeably cooler, about 15C. We explored a few areas, following animal trails nod checking out beaver dams. We saw some signs of life coming from under the water but didn't spot any beavers. There were clear signs some big animals had slept there though and what looked to be moose scat. Once we were at ...

I spent some time last night trying to book a room for tonight and tomorrow night in Salt Lake City. I'd find a room at a half way ok price and by the time I'd checked out the reviews the rooms were all gone! It was mental, I've never seen anything like it. I finally managed to get a place but not cheap $90ish first night & $125ish the second. Bit of a scam they put the price up cos there's a high demand. We woke to a clear sunny but not hot day. St George i...

After a slow start we went for breakfast before packing the car and setting off. First stop the USS Midway. We parked on the pier. Amazingly it is $10 for the day to park there, super cheap. We boarded after paying, 50% entry reduction for Pete so $30 for us both. It was my first time on a military ship so I found it quite interesting. We checked t all out including the flight decks where we ran into Joe & Laura, his boys and the Abyzz guys at different time...

The Sunday at MACNA is always a bit odd. There's the last frantic rush to see a few talks, get last minute bargains on the floor and make last minute connections. Our usual morning catch up on what's on line included finding Petes article in the reefs.com magazine was published which was awesome. We took the day very slow starting off at breakfast with the Abyzz boys and James Fatheree; a bit of an odd combo but interesting. We took a few more turns round the ...

It was a late night, 1.30 for me & 3.30 for Pete. The after parties are a bit more subdued this year mainly due to the way the complex is laid out. It was a fun night though, lots of talking which in my case meant a very croaky voice this morning. It all seemed too hard to sort our own breakfast so it was eggs benedict in the restaurant at about 10.30. We were just finishing up when Sanjay and Boomer came in and joined us so we had another couple of coffees a...