Vegas - part 2 - 5th July

Apparently we missed the 4th of July. It was over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd.

So we went out expecting big things but there was literally nothing happening. A bit disappointed but then it isn't really a celebratory day for the English. We did get ribbed by the ticket girls at Drive.

Anyway, today was a very surreal day, one where we got to tick off 2 of those big things you have on your 'Big List of Things To Do'. Admittedly we did them at the same time but they both count. So we flew into the Grand Canyon in a helicopter.

That was the coolest thing ever! I need me a helicopter!

I thought I was going to cr*p myself over the height thing after the Stratosphere but it didn't bother me at all. It was so good. And the best thing was the pilot was Austrian and spoke just like Arnold Swarzenager. Imagine Arnie saying 'we are just coming up to ze Hooover Darm' as we flew over the Hoover Dam. The Grand Canyon is big, real big, really really big. We flew over it and thought hmmm, but then we flew into it and about half way down you can look down and think, that is a long way down. Then you look up and you see the top of the cliffs and you think, that is a long way up! The canyon is a bout 8000 feet deep and sometimes 2 miles wide. Big. I'll try to post some pictures.

We were served a champagne picnic by the Mini-Arnie near the bottom of the Canyon and then we flew back to Boulder City, just outside Vegas. Some poor woman in the back hurled everywhere.

So after the canyon we headed into the strip to try and see a show. We managed to get tickets to see Cirque du Soleil's Mystere. Again excellent with lots of flying around people and moving stages. Sarah loved it. Then we headed back to bed, exhausted, at 2 am, again.
We never got to sunbathe once, or go to the pool, or the gym. We were barely in the room, and we walked miles. All fun though.

Gambling was actually minimal, Sarah more than me in the end, as she loves the slots. I lost about 20 dollars at Black Jack but that was it.
I recommend vegas! Go there now, it's hot, about 100 degrees each day and there is lots of stuff to do.

Right travelling tomorrow.

Laters

Pricey

The Hoover dam

The Canyon