Song of the day: Michael Charley’s Best of John Faher mix. Thank you, Michael.
Sooooo we have not written in a long time. Sorry, I know you’re all devastated (Moms, if you read this, please cite this blog post). We woke up early in Phoenix and set off to the Grand Canyon via Sedona, which is a shockingly beautiful area of red rocks and forest. As we drove, we listened to Michael’s CD of guitar music which lasted the perfect amount of time to get through Sedona; we’d been saving it for the West Coast and figured we’d finally reached it.
We thought we had seen amazing in Sedona but the Grand Canyon was…well, grand. We pulled over as soon as we reached the rim and stared into the abyss for a long time, blocking many a tourist’s picture. After toying with the idea of a short hike in the 110-degree blazing sun, we settled for just walking around the rim and leaning over cliff edges.
As we headed over the border to Nevada, we crossed the Colorado River and the Hoover Dam.
After all of the natural beauty, we decided it was time for a little gambling and cheesy neon lights. On to Vegas!
We got off to a slow start in Vegas. After arriving at 8pm, we ate some Whole Foods salads purchased at the shopping center off the highway, watched tv, and tried to get our party ducks in order. It took a little cajoling, but we got ourselves out of the hotel room and off to the Bellagio, where we put our dollar bills to work at the slot machines. Finding ourselves out of luck there, we moved on to Paris and played a few slots while waiting for the shuttle back to our hotel. Sophie put one dollar into a slot machine, pulled a lever, and we watched with wide eyes as the numbers rolled up to $41.35. We decided it was time to cash out. Thanks, Vegas.
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