Lunch Captain Ryan had decided it high time to take it upon himself and clear out the car of all garbage, it's just unfortunate that he placed our $20 Park pass in this category. Having taken our Sun fire for a brief paddle on the beach we retreated to grab snacks, but most importantly beer and decided to finally pitch up our tents on the sand even without our newly purchased and newly trashed pass. This decision was quickly abandoned when a thunderstorm threatened overhead. We cosily looked out onto the flashing and rumbling storm as we stuffed our faces with takeout pizza and guzzled our beer from the comfort of out motel room. Our tents live another day undisturbed.
An early morning trip to Antelope Canyon enlightened us to a changed time zone, unbeknown to us we had in fact been getting up at 6 and not our desired time of 7. In hindsight we had thought it a little dark. Antelope Canyon however was well worth the extra hour of early morning rays. Shuttled onto the back of our 4x4 we were warned of an off road expedition to the Canyon entrance.... it was more like a 20min scenic drive down a dirt road. But, nevertheless, it was just as fun merrily bouncing around the back on route. The Canyon itself was a stylish display of mother nature at her very best. The Canyon walls were smooth and silky, with an almost polished finished. They were rippled with a wave like design that catches and delicately reflects the suns beams from the crevasses above. The Canyon herself decided what we could and could not see but we were never disappointed with her verdict.
Next stop?.... The fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. This was always going to be a big one on the map and it certainly didn't fall short. Despite at first being horrifically overwhelmed by the Vegas demeanour (after all I am travelling with a bunch of country boys), we soon found ourselves easily settling into this lifestyle of primarily drinking and gambling (two things country boys are very much accustomed too). We loved it. What we loved even more was Vincent's choice of hotel. The Pyramid. Upon entering the Luxor we were immediately confronted with an overload of activity. The inside of our triangular shaped accommodation was bursting with everything Vegas. Slot Machines, betting tables, bars, restaurants, shops, shows, nightclubs and even a Titanic exhibition. The hotel rooms simply lined the inner walls of this homage to ancient Egypt. It was a pretty impressive set up, but then everything we encountered in this city was. We set out to explore the strip further in our search for supper. We travelled through other hotels equally as captivating as ours. We settled on New York, New York, as our chosen eatery as we wont be making it there, and this was a rather fitting tribute. Food turned to drink and before we knew it Vincent and I were travelling in glass ceiling elevators, very berry vodka slushies in hand. We did make it to the slot machines before our judgement became too intoxicated and probably became the first people ever to walk away with a profit. Pretty small time with a mere 30 bucks, so perhaps we wont be buying our own desert island just yet, but it's a start.
An early morning trip to Antelope Canyon enlightened us to a changed time zone, unbeknown to us we had in fact been getting up at 6 and not our desired time of 7. In hindsight we had thought it a little dark. Antelope Canyon however was well worth the extra hour of early morning rays. Shuttled onto the back of our 4x4 we were warned of an off road expedition to the Canyon entrance.... it was more like a 20min scenic drive down a dirt road. But, nevertheless, it was just as fun merrily bouncing around the back on route. The Canyon itself was a stylish display of mother nature at her very best. The Canyon walls were smooth and silky, with an almost polished finished. They were rippled with a wave like design that catches and delicately reflects the suns beams from the crevasses above. The Canyon herself decided what we could and could not see but we were never disappointed with her verdict.
Next stop?.... The fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. This was always going to be a big one on the map and it certainly didn't fall short. Despite at first being horrifically overwhelmed by the Vegas demeanour (after all I am travelling with a bunch of country boys), we soon found ourselves easily settling into this lifestyle of primarily drinking and gambling (two things country boys are very much accustomed too). We loved it. What we loved even more was Vincent's choice of hotel. The Pyramid. Upon entering the Luxor we were immediately confronted with an overload of activity. The inside of our triangular shaped accommodation was bursting with everything Vegas. Slot Machines, betting tables, bars, restaurants, shops, shows, nightclubs and even a Titanic exhibition. The hotel rooms simply lined the inner walls of this homage to ancient Egypt. It was a pretty impressive set up, but then everything we encountered in this city was. We set out to explore the strip further in our search for supper. We travelled through other hotels equally as captivating as ours. We settled on New York, New York, as our chosen eatery as we wont be making it there, and this was a rather fitting tribute. Food turned to drink and before we knew it Vincent and I were travelling in glass ceiling elevators, very berry vodka slushies in hand. We did make it to the slot machines before our judgement became too intoxicated and probably became the first people ever to walk away with a profit. Pretty small time with a mere 30 bucks, so perhaps we wont be buying our own desert island just yet, but it's a start.
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